In 50 years, the capacity to develop, produce and export cleaner energy and energy-efficient technology will be decisive for a country’s economy. Not only for its competitive position, but also the security of energy sources, employment and the quality of the environment. The RCC is starting at the right time. There is a sense of urgency and the learning curve needs to become steeper quickly.

Rotterdam Climate Campus

Launched in October 2008 by Al Gore, the ‘Rotterdam Climate Campus’ is set to become a future breeding ground for water management and clean energy research and innovation by knowledge institutes and government authorities. The campus has been pinned as ‘the Clean Tech Delta of Europe’. To add weight to this endeavour, the campus will be housed in a futuristic, floating building.

Said to evolve Rotterdam into the ‘Clean Tech Delta of Europe’, this unique institute acts as a hub for research and development of sustainable and innovative technology in water management and clean energy. The institute relies on the collaboration of Rotterdam’s business sector, universities and government authorities. A particular feature of the campus is that it will be housed in a futuristic floating building.

Organised by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy and Transport, the European Institutions and major stakeholders concerned with sustainable energy, the EUSEW is the key annual reference point for sustainable energy issues in Europe.

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Environmental sustainability