The World Energy Congress is a global platform whose 24th edition was held this year from 9th to 12th September in Abu Dhabi. In addition to world experts dealing with the topic of energy efficiency, the congress also created a special space for youth, called the Youth Energy Zone, which actually worked as a Youth Congress where young professionals had the opportunity to engage in constructive and inspiring discussions with world leaders in this industry. This is another example that vividly illustrates the importance of educating young people for the future of our planet.
Under the theme “Using The Energy of The Youth”, the Youth Energy Zone brought together global and local experts of all generations to engage in a series of interactive high-profile sessions and workshops, with the aim of encouraging additional discussion and meaningful dialogue focused on available energy sources and the development of skills and leadership within the industry itself. As a result of numerous workshops, the 24th World Energy Congress has produced a valuable and dedicated youth zone that will continue bringing together the clearest young minds from all around the world. Some of them are already recognized worldwide because their newly established companies have brought the industry very successful and innovative business models, when it comes to managing renewable energy.
A particularly inspirational lecture was brought by a young leader, Jeremy Crane, the founder of a company that offered a rarely seen approach to energy use. He works on a strategic approach to the energy consumption of large companies, which are offered a solution in the form of renewable energy leasing, ultimately resulting in huge savings of up to 40%. A collateral benefit is the fact that energy is produced from renewable sources and therefore the pollution that the companies have been producing up to that point has been completely eliminated. That’s why his company also made it to the list of best ideas within the Clean Energy Initiative of this year, as a candidate for the prestigious award of the Best Energy Efficiency Solutions Competition in the Middle East in 2019, confirming that young people really do play an extremely important role in conservation of the planet Earth.
An example that shows the education of young people and their involvement in energy efficiency dialogue is not only a transient trend, but a multi-beneficial investment of knowledge and time, is also present within the work of the Bosnia Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP), implemented by the Federal Ministry of Physical Planning. At the end of last month, another educational and entertaining tour of Beepster superheroe began in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s elementary schools, with the aim of educating the youngest about the importance of energy efficiency. The basic idea of this superhero is to teach the youngest generation about the importance of smart energy use through an educational and entertaining workshop. It is for this reason that Beepster talks to students about the process of global warming and its consequences for our planet. In this way, seemingly complex concept of energy efficiency becomes something that young people can grasp even at a young age. Developing awareness of energy efficiency in younger generations opens up a great opportunity for them to devote their energy to these topics in the future, and to join young people from all over the world to prove with their innovative solutions how our planet can be saved.
