The theme for the EfS 2013 is "Sustainable Cities: Designing for People and the Planet" which is dedicated to debating the challenges posed by the increasing concentration of the world's population in cities. Up for discussion are topics grouped under four main categories: Smart Cities,...

Topics: Climate change and energy industry; Clean energy technologies; Design of energy markets; Distributed generation issues; Effective CO2 removal; Electricity prices and uncertainties; Energy and development; Energy efficiency challenges; Energy policy under Kyoto and post-Kyoto...