New collaborations for future work

The last hours of the summit Thursday gave the possibility of organizing new grass roots movements and further work on influencing the decision makers. After the last lunch the participants were spread in several workshops to learn and create new methods of dealing with climate changes.

The workshops were very different where some focused on how to organize voluntary climate work and use internet tools to help movements move forward. One focused on leadership for sustainable development were the participants in a series of assignments discussed the role of a leader and yet another focused on how to make a telecommunications SmartGrid where everything is connected which makes it easier to optimize energy efficiency at the lowest price for any end user. The workshops made it possible for the participants to engage in new collaborations and develop new ideas that hopefully will lead to some sort of result for the benefit of the climate.

In the end we met in the auditorium for the last time, where Mr. David from Uganda showed us his work with a Energy Crossroads conference in East Africa which included students from the neighbouring countries. The climate changes have consequences for the whole world, so everybody needs to pitch in. The direct consequences can be seen in Africa by the fact that the ice on Kilimanjaro is disappearing causing landslides that destroys houses. So a focus on this subject is very important in Africa too.

After this inspiring presentation it was time to say goodbye to our participants. In one and a half year the members of Energy Crossroads Denmark had been working on making an inspiring and exciting summit happen, and without the participants engaging input it wouldn't have been such a success as it was. Three days of enlightening speeches and heated but qualitative discussions was over, and it was finally time for the organizers to relax and start focusing on their studies again.

A massive banner with encouraging thank you-goodbyes was handed over from the participants to the organizers making it all worth it. This also brought out a small tear or two from some of them...