The World Future Council (WFC) is an independent body formally founded in Hamburg, Germany on 10 May 2007. "Formed to speak on behalf of policy solutions that serve the interests of future generations", it includes members active in governmental bodies, civil society, business, science and the arts. The WFC's primary focus has been climate security, promoting laws such as the renewable energy Feed-in tariff.
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