Sustainable Energy Visions
- Visions for a Renewable Energy World

INFORSE has developed the "Vision2050" scenario models for global, regional and national scales for the period 2000 - 2050. With these models, the scenarios show how we can move towards supplying 100% of our energy needs for renewable sources in 20 to 40 years, starting from 2010.
Explore the models:
• Global Vision
• EU-27 Vision, New Scenario for Phase out of Fossil and Nuclear Energy Until 2040 (updated July 2011, presented on December 2, 2010)
• EU-25 Vision (versions from 2004)

• Belarus, transition to renewable energy and economic calculations (2011)
• Region of Belarus - Latvia - Lithuania, transistion to renewable energy (2011)
• Bulgaria, transistion to renewable energy (udpated December 2010)
• Denmark, (updated in July 2011, presented in September 2010)
• Estonia, transition to renewable energy (November 2011)
• Hungary, transition to renewable energy (March 2013)
• Latvia, transition to renewable until 2040, economic calculations until 2020, (update December 2010)
• Lithuania, transition to renewable energy (December 2010)
• Romania, transition to renewable energy
• Russia, transition to renewable energy
• Slovakia, transistion to renewable energy
• Ukraine, transition to renewable energy, (version 2003)
• UK ZeroCarbonBritain phase put fossil fuels until 2030 New (2010 version)

INFORSE Susatianable Energy Vision Brochure
Download Updated Vision Brochure, Version December 2010, (891 kB).

Low Carbon Societies Network:
INFORSE-Europe is partner on an FP7 Project, where Civil Society Organisations and Researchers working on Low Carbon Scenarios. The project is in 2009-12. Read more on the project at: www.lowcarbon-societies.eu .


INFORSE Scenarios Presented at the
Zero Carbon Road Show 2010
Brussels, Paris, Barcelona

Read more in the Articles of Sustainable Energy News:

100%- Renewable Energy in the EU by 2040 - A New Vision from INFORSE-Europe
By Gunnar Boye Olesen, INFORSE-Europe
Sustainable Energy News, No. 71, December 2010, 1-page article on page no. 5
Sustainable Energy News, No. 72, December 2011, article on page no. 10.
SEN No. 71 ( 2.9 MB 12-page issue)

100% Renewable Energy in 2030 with Good Economy - Denmark
By Gunnar Boye Olesen, INFORSE-Europe/VE
Sustainable Energy News, No. 70, October 2010, 1-page article on page no. 6.
SEN 70 ( 1.96 MB pdf 12-page issue)


ZeroCarbonBritain 2030
By Paul Allen, Centre for Alternative Technology & INFORSE-Europe Board,
Sustainable Energy News, No. 69, June 2010, article on page no. 11.
SEN 69 ( 1.6 MB pdf 12-page issue)


INFORSE Sustainable Energy Visions
By Gunnar Boye Olesen, INFORSE-Europe/OVE
Sustainable Energy News, No. 62, October 2008, 2-page article
(2-page pdf 211 kB)

# Energy Watch Group Reports on Declining Oil, Coal and Uranium Resources
Sustainable Energy News, No. 59, December 2007, 1-page article (pdf 583 82 kB)

# Sustainable Energy Vision 2050: Vision 2050 is INFORSE's campaign for a global transition to renewable energy by 2050. Possible? Realistic? Historical Change in the Industry?
Sustainable Energy News, No. 58, October 2007, 1-page article (pdf 533 82 kB)

# Record Uranium Price: What is Behind and What are the Consequences
Article in Sustainable Energy News, No. 57. August 2007, 1-page article (pdf 350 kB)

# Global Sustainable Energy Vision 2050, How Fast we can Change?
Phase our Nuclear, No Need for All Resources, A Vision for EU
The Challenge of Reducing Heat Consumption, Efficient Transport, Decoupling Growth, Renewable Energy, Nuclear and Fossil Energy
Sustainable Energy News, No. 55, December 2006, 3-page article (pdf 82 kB)

How Can NGOs Use Sustainable Energy Visions, Scenarios and Plans
Since the 1970's NGOs have made alternative energy plans and visions, and have found that they are able to improve their work and be better accepted in the society, when they have well prepared plans and visions that support their proposals.
Read an overview of "How to use Sustainable Energy Visions" (pdf 28 kB) for NGOs.

Developing National Visions
INFORSE-Europe has developed a serial of spread sheets that can be used to make energy balances decade by decade, illustrating a possible development 2000-2050. With inputs in the form of a current energy balance and trends for development in energy service demand, energy efficiency, fuel shift and development of renewable energy, it is possible to make possible future energy balances, following the Vision2050. The tool also calculates CO2 emissions.

The tool is available free to INFORSE members and cooperating European networks. If you are interested in more information about the tool, and eventually to use it, please contact INFORSE-Europe by email to ove@inforse.org.

INFORSE has also compiled Planning Tools to be used in conjunction with establishing Vision 2050 models, including a guideline for assessment of renewable energy potentials, employment etc.

INFORSE has been involved in the development of a wind power strategy for EU. This is one of the inputs for the European Vision 2050. Read more: wind strategy and campaign.