"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete."
Buckminster Fuller, philosopher, futurist and global thinker (1895 - 1983)
"If there are to be problems, may they come during my life-time so that I can resolve them and give my children the chance of a good life."
Kenyan proverb
"History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives"
Abba Eban
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Prof. Zvonimir Guzović, Dean, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Croatia
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Prof. Ivo Šlaus, Honorary President of the World Academy of Art and Science, Chair of the SDEWES Scientific Advisory Board, " Science and Politics Facing SDGs "
Prof. Maria Graça Carvalho, Chair of the SDEWES Centre International Scientific Committee, "Policy for Science, Science for Policy: the case of Energy"
Benchmarking the performance of cities across energy, water and environment systems related metrics presents an opportunity to trigger policy learning, action, and cooperation to bring cities closer to sustainable development.