Let us cooperate from the local to the global to ensure that we can reach a globally sustainable way of life by 2025. The immediate years ahead of us are crucial. We are one people on one planet with one future. We have the exponential power of one.

1. Renewable Energy, America, and the Globe
One could sense the new found energy among the more than 2800 plus
participants at RETECH2009 which took place March 25-17, 2009. Not
only was the energy vibrant, it was infinitely renewable.
The American Council for Renewable Energy (ACORE) does a fantastic
job since its inception in 2001 to put the building blocks and alliances in
place for accelerated take off of an industry that will significantly lower
the carbon portion of humanity’s Ecological Footprint. Planet2025
Network
was proud to be a supporting organization of this milestone event.
Participants were particularly energized by the stimulus package and
timely leadership from President Obama, who understands the strategic
importance of a strong and dynamic renewable energy industry for the
future of America in this 21st Century.
During high-quality sessions we witnessed visions of industry leaders
that painted the picture of an emerging future in which renewable energy
may provide 25% of energy needs by 2025 going hand in hand with
reaching 30% energy efficiency by simply using today’s technologies.
Despite recent turmoil in the financial markets, this industry appears to
have reached a turning point. Its future appears to be bright. Importantly,

2. consumers are getting it; they want sustainable solutions. Old energy is
no longer cool.
National security and oil independence are intimately linked to what
happens globally as everything and all things are connected as
components of one whole system. My DREAM message in response to
President Obama’s challenge to the industry is that as the US is working
towards the goal of Doubling Renewable Energy production and
efficiency in AMerica in three years, it also needs to stimulate and invest
in:
 demand creation for its products, services, and technologies in
developing economies around the world to achieve a truly
sustainable economic recovery
 global cooperation on lowering humanity’s total Ecological
Footprint everywhere, such as by putting a price on carbon and the
scarcity value of natural resources
 using its comparative advantage in film, media and advertising to
communicate to raise global consciousness that big positive change
is possible in the US and around the world, that it can be achieved
rapidly knowing change has to start within you, me and all other
global citizens in the world taking responsibility for creating the
future now, and linked to all of the above
 engaging communities around the world to regenerate the planet’s
ecosystems, remove CO2 from the atmosphere by planting of
billions of trees as part of integrated agro-forestry initiatives that
create sustainable livelihoods to alleviate poverty and convert CO2
into things people need, such as food, feed, fiber, fuel, fertilizers,
and fertile soils.
Let us cooperate from the local to the global to ensure that we can reach
a globally sustainable way of life by 2025. The immediate years ahead
of us are crucial. We are one people on one planet with one future. We
have the exponential power of one.