Climate Alliance Annual Conference "Beyond Growth: Steps towards a 2000 Watt Society" - St. Gallen, Switzerland, 23-26 May 2012

Measures and projects for climate protection on local level are on the agenda of the Annual Conference and General Assembly of Climate Alliance from 23 to 26 May 2012 in St. Gallen. According to the motto “Beyond Growth: Steps towards a 2000 Watt Society” Roland Stulz, director of the Swiss Institute 2000 Watt Society, will introduce the concept and the implementation of this energy policy scheme. Concepts for a post-growth society will be presented by the director of the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Dr. Irmi Seidl. The Ecuadorian economist and politician Alberto Acosta will demonstrate the link between good life “Buen Vivir” and climate protection.