Welcome to the Pathways to Low-Energy Society VCC. The mission of the Low Energy VCC is the development of pathways to a low-energy society with high socio-ecological benefits ensuring the welfare of the people and safeguarding the Earth's life-support system. To achieve this goal, the CoP in the Low Energy VCC is developing a comprehensive metrics for ratio of socio-ecological benefit to energy usage accounting for all energy used include the primary solar energy usage. The metrics will be used to assess current technologies, methodologies and the resulting socio-ecological benefits. Pathways will be assessed based on social, economic, technological, and methodological scenarios.
[Jun 04, 2026] ‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: This is what the Global Justice Report published today makes very clear. Read the article by Jonathan Watts in the Guardian as an introduction. While this equal and habitable world is still possible, it is very unlikely that we will transition to this world as long as greedy and unethical billionaires supported by governments they own compete to be the first trillionaire. The report underlines that the fight for an equal and habitable world has to be a fight against a system that rewards extraction and depletion of all resources and requires infinitely growing consumption devouring the Earth's life-support system; a system designed to increase inequality and sustain the exploitation of almost all to serve the greed of a few!
[May 28, 2026] No King Day on June 14, 2026: The No Kings movement has announced a nationwide event on June 14, 2026, directly counter-programming the 80th birthday celebrations for Donald Trump and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bout on the south lawn of the White House.
