Risk

Our energy systems turned into a high-tech marvel. And this development does not come to an end. The intensity of the energy flows to provide the growing demand for energy services increases, the complexity of the interlinked network and the vulnerability of the sophisticated system can hardly be managed. We did not succeed so far to get a grip on the negative effects and risks of anthropogenic energy utilization; despite all efforts politics did not achieve sustainable results in the energy economy; despite all insight, the consumer does not visibly change his energy consumption pattern significantly.

Since 1997 the Energy Talks Ossiach have been an independent forum for energy issues in the fields of politics, science and economy. The Energy Talks Ossiach ‘08 will analyze energy systems from different risk-oriented perspectives and we will develop eagerlythe chances of this fundamental change process.


Albrecht Reuter
Scientific Director Energy Talks Ossiach


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