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The World Future Council (WFC) is an independent body formally founded in Hamburg, Germany on 10 May 2007.〔("Vandana Shiva elected to World Future Council" ), Boloji.com〕 "Formed to speak on behalf of policy solutions that serve the interests of future generations",〔(ECI Congratulates the World Future Council )〕 it includes members active in governmental bodies, civil society, business, science and the arts. The WFC's primary focus has been climate security,〔("WFC accuses industrial nations of putting brakes on climate talks" ), People's Daily Online, Dec. 8, 2007〕 promoting laws such as the renewable energy Feed-in tariff.〔("Klimaschutzfinanzierung: IWF greift Vorschlag des World Future Council auf" ), Oekonews.at, June 2, 2010〕 The World Future Council has special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council.〔("Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Recommends Status for Nine Entities, Defers 33" ), un.org, May 22, 2014〕 ==History== The World Future Council was founded by the Swedish writer and activist Jakob von Uexkull.〔("We are taxing the lives of future generations" ) Deutsche Welle, October 5, 2007〕 The idea for a global council was first aired on German radio in 1998. In October 2004 the organisation began in London with funding from private donors in Germany, Switzerland, USA and the UK. Since 2006, the organisation is based in Hamburg, where the World Future Council is registered as a charitable foundation. Further offices are located in London, Brussels, Johannesburg and Washington D.C. The Council meets once a year at the Annual General Meeting.〔http://www.worldfuturecouncil.org〕
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