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Limiting the global temperature increase to well below 2°C – if to 1.5°C: this is the international community's objective. Governments, civil society, researchers and the private sector all around the world are working together to achieve it.

This will require a significant reduction in emissions from agriculture, industry, transport and many other sectors between now and 2050. How can we make our energy supply secure, accessible, emission-free and sustainable? The answer: through a global energy transition.

Energy derived from the wind, the sun, geothermal heat or the sea; technologies that allow energy to be stored right up until it is actually needed; coupling sectors so energy is used as efficiently as possible; creating completely new forms of mobility that allow people to reach their destination faster and more conveniently than ever before using a small amount of clean energy – the energy transition has the world on tenterhooks and is constantly opening up new opportunities and possibilities on a truly global scale.

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Then visit the Energy in Transition – Powering Tomorrow travelling exhibition organised by the German Federal Foreign Office.

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The global energy transition has many sides

We can only achieve the global energy transition together. In addition to restructuring the energy systems, it is essential to transform the transport sector and mobility in general. This structural change must be designed to be fair and equal.

Get to know the diverse aspects and perspectives on these topics.

Start by selecting one of the three topics and click your way through the perspectives of politics, business, science and society

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Society

Politics

Economy

Science

Society
How is the energy transition changing our urban and rural landscapes?
How is the energy transition changing life in society worldwide?
What can I do as a citizen to contribute to the energy transition?
How will the energy transition progress going forward?
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Politics
What goals has the international community set for expanding renewable energy?
How can politics enable large-scale expansion of renewable energy?
How does politics ensure a secure energy supply in the course of the energy transition?
What does the expansion of renewable energy mean for international cooperation?
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Economy
Energy is at the heart of every economy. How much energy do we need in the first place?
How will jobs change as a result of the energy transition?
From energy suppliers to energy service providers – how will business models change as a result of the energy transition?
What will the renewables industry look like in future?
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Science
What role does science play in the energy transition?
How does science contribute to the acceptance of the energy transition?
Hydrogen is being talked about as an indispensable element for the global energy transition. What makes this transparent energy source so unique?
What other developments will science advance?

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Society

Politics

Economy

Science

Society
How do people worldwide move about – both to get to work and in their free time?
How are the mobility needs of urban dwellers changing?
How can I as a citizen contribute to transforming transport?
What factors does the mobility of tomorrow have to take into account?
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Politics
What role does politics play in transforming transport across the globe?
Does politics have to participate in transforming transport?
Does politics take into account the needs of different stakeholders to shape the transformation of transport?
Are the different nations able to transform transport on their own?
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Economy
What is the significance of the transport sector for the global economy?
How is the transport sector changing?
Won’t the switch to electromobility create huge job losses?
What does the mobility market of the future look like?
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Science
How does science contribute to the transformation of transport?
Hydrogen propulsion systems for ships: Will science advance a green future on the high seas?
What ideas is science providing for optimised local public transport in rural areas?
What questions must science provide answers for in future?
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Society

Politics

Economy

Science

Society
We implement climate protection and civic participation through citizen-owned renewable energy projects.
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Politics
Policymakers must ensure energy supply in a fair, secure and affordable manner. For present and future generations.
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Economy
Creating new jobs with good working conditions and diverse innovation, for example in the field of renewable energies are also part of the economy´s responsibility.
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Science
For an energy transition of the citizens, we need information. Science provides us with the necessary knowledge base.
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Exhibition venues

The global energy transition cannot happen overnight. We need joint solutions to create a secure, sustainable and affordable energy supply. With the Energy in Transition – Powering Tomorrow travelling exhibition, we highlight the various perspectives held on the transformation of energy systems. We make a contribution at local level to the global dialogue on the energy transition together with our European neighbours and international partners.

Take a look at where the exhibition is due to stop off and follow the debate on the energy transition around the world.

You will be able to see the exhibition in these 5 selected locations in 2023.

This page is updated regularly.

Berlin

Shanghai

Bangkok

Hanoi

Ho Chi Minh City

Khon Kaen

Yekaterinburg

Moscow

Vilnius

Hotspot Prague

Hotspot Dublin

Hotspot Kattowice

10 November 2020 - 17 November 2020

Berlin, Germany

11 January 2021 - 22 January 2021

Shanghai, China

05 March 2021 - 14 March 2021

Bangkok, Thailand

19 March 2021 - 25 March 2021

Khon Kaen, Thailand

19 April 2021 - 28 April 2021

Hanoi, Vietnam

06 May 2021 - 14 May 2021

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

07 June 2021 - 20 June 2021

Yekaterinburg, Russia

28 June 2021 - 30 June 2021

Kaluga, Russia

14 July 2021 - 22 August 2021

Vilnius, Lithuania

01 November 2021 - 21 November 2021

Prague, Czech Republic

21 February 2022 - 13 March 2022

Dublin, Ireland

28 March 2022 - 03 April 2022

Berlin, Germany

21 April 2022 - 15 May 2022

Kattowice, Poland

01 October 2022 - 21 October 2022

Tunis, Tunisia

11 January 2023 - 03 February 2023

Muscat, Oman

28 February 2023 - 19 March 2023

Manama, Bahrain

01 June 2023 - 30 June 2023

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

11 September 2023 - 01 October 2023

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

11 November 2023 - 01 December 2023

Alexandria, Egypt

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No future exhibitions present.

Impressions

Opening of the travelling exhibition in Tunis, Tunisia

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at the station "Mobility", which deals with the global mobility transformation, August 2022

Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visiting the exhibition, August 2022

A woman is standing at a waist-high touch screen element of the station "Mobility". She is looking at the screen. In the background, there is the Info Lounge. June 2021.

A visitor informs herself about sustainable mobility in Yekaterinburg. June 2021.

Two men and a woman are cutting a red band to open the travelling exhibition in Yekaterinburg, Russia, while standing on a stage. June 2021.

Opening ceremony of the travelling exhibition in Yekaterinburg, Russia. June 2021.

Two women are standing at the "Renewable Energies" station and are looking at a screen. June 2021.

Visitors at the "Renewable Energies" station in Yekaterinburg. June 2021.

Two women and a man are looking at the Energy Transition Cube in Ho Chi Minh City. In the background, there is the "Info Lounge". May 2021.

Visitors at the Energy Transition Cube in Ho Chi Minh City. May 2021.

View into the "German House" in Ho Chi Minh City. We can see two floors. On the top floor there are the elements of the travelling exhibition. On the ground floor, there is the entrance hall. There is a tall screen stretching over the two floors with the title of the travelling exhibition "Energy in Transition - Powering Tomorrow". May 2021.

The travelling exhibition at the German House in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. May 2021.

The German Consulate General Dr. Josephine Wallat inaugurates the travelling exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City is standing at the stage behind a lectern decorated with flowers and is speaking. May 2021.

Consulate General Dr. Josephine Wallat inaugurates the travelling exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. May 2021.

At Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), five male students inform themselves about new mobility concepts at the station "mobility". They are leaning over a waist-high touch screen. April 2021.

At Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), students inform themselves about new mobility concepts. March 2021.

Eight guest of the travelling exhibition's opening ceremony in Hanoi, Vietnam, are standing at the stage in front of a big screen. On the screen, there is the title of the exhibition "Energy in Transition - Powering Tomorrow". April 2021.

Opening ceremony of the travelling exhibition in Hanoi, Vietnam. April 2021.

In the forefront, the photo shows one side of the "Energy Transition Cube". In the background, there are a man and a woman standing at the "Info Lounge". Both are looking at the touch screen.

Visitors at the Info Loung in Khon Kaen. March 2021.

Four male students from Bangkok are standing at blue waist-heigh cube with touch screen of the station "mobility" and inform themselves about the mobility transition. March 2021.

Students from Khon Kaen inform themselves about the mobility transition. March 2021.

A woman is standing at the "Info Lounge" and looking at her phone. In the background, there are students exploring the station "Mobility" and the "Energy Transition Cube".

Visitors of the travelling exhibition in Khon Kaen. March 2021.

Video impressions of the travelling exhibition in Bangkok. March 2021.

A women is standing at the Renewable Energies station in Bangkok and looking at a screen. March 2021.

A visitor at the Renewable Energies station in Bangkok. March 2021.

His Excellency Ambassador Georg Schmidt is standing at a lectern and inaugurates the travelling exhibition in Bangkok, Thailand. March 2021.

H.E. Ambassador Georg Schmidt inaugurates the travelling exhibition in Bangkok, Thailand. March 2021.

Visitors are standing in the entrance hall of the German Center in Shanghai for the opening of the travelling exhibition. They are looking at the exhibition elements. Two men are talking to each other while standing next to red Chinese decoration. January 2021.

Visitors at the opening ceremony of the travelling exhibition at German Center Shanghai. January 2021.

A man and a woman at the station "Just Transition". In the forefront, one can see two screens of the station. On one screen, one can see a man talking, on the other one there is a woman talking. January 2021.

Visitors inform themselves about a Just Transition at German Center Shanghai. January 2021.

Two men are standing the station "Renewable Energies" and are looking at the screens. January 2021.

Visitors at the Renewable Energies station at German Center Shanghai. January 2021.

A visitor to the travelling exhibition pressing a touchpoint at the Energy in Transition introductory station. Pressing the touchpoint starts up an animation, which a woman standing alongside is watching.

Energy in Transition Cube: Visitors to the travelling exhibition in the atrium of the Federal Foreign Office. November 2020.

A woman stands at the Energy in Transition station of the exhibition and starts up the animation. In the background a woman and a man are standing in front of a monitor at the Renewable Energy station.

Woman visiting the travelling exhibition in the atrium of the Federal Foreign Office at the Energy in Transition Cube. November 2020.

A visitor starts up the animation at the Energy in Transition station and is fascinated by the light-up display of a freight train powered by electricity and an electric car on a production line.

Man visiting the travelling exhibition in the atrium of the Federal Foreign Office at the Energy in Transition Cube. November 2020.

A side view of the Renewable Energy station. Between two of the station’s pillars you can see a woman clicking her way through the station’s content on one of the three screens. In the background you can see a second, unoccupied screen at the station.

Renewable Energy station: Woman visiting the travelling exhibition in the atrium of the Federal Foreign Office. November 2020.

A snapshot of visitors at the travelling exhibition. The cube-shaped Energy in Transition station is in the foreground. Visitors are standing at the different sides of the cube and are pointing at and viewing the cube’s animations that are lighting up. In the background you can see visitors standing at the other stations.

People visiting the travelling exhibition in the atrium of the Federal Foreign Office November 2020. The following stations are in view: Renewable Energy, Energy in Transition Cube and Info Lounge. (from left to right)

Two women and one man are each standing in front of one of the four monitors of the Just Transition station. On one of the monitors a video is being shown in which Ms Hou Yuhan is speaking. On the other monitor that can be seen, Ms Sara Engström is speaking. The woman at the monitor is scrolling through the other videos that are available.

People visiting the travelling exhibition in the atrium of the Federal Foreign Office at the Just Transition station. November 2020.

A bird’s eye view of visitors to the travelling exhibition. Visitors are standing or sitting at each of the five stations.

People visiting the travelling exhibition in the atrium of the Federal Foreign Office. November 2020.

An energy expert is presenting a talk at the large monitor of the Info Lounge station. Visitors are standing in front of the station listening.

People visiting the exhibition listening to a talk about the impacts of the energy transition on existing working conditions at the Info Lounge of the travelling exhibition, in the atrium of the Federal Foreign Office. November 2020.

A snapshot of visitors at the Renewable Energy station. A woman is clicking through the content on the monitor. Two other visitors are standing in front of the monitor across from her and are viewing the content.

People visiting the Renewable Energy station in the atrium of the Federal Foreign Office. November 2020.

You can see two of the four outer walls of the Energy in Transition station. The science perspective is displayed in green on one of the two outer walls. Animations that light up use diagrams to demonstrate how wind energy is generated and used. The wall presenting the perspective of politics, symbolised by the colour blue, features the Eiffel Tower, the founding year of the United Nations, and symbols of climate change, each lit up.

Radiant Energy in the Transition Cube in the atrium of the Federal Foreign Office. November 2020.

A woman visiting the travelling exhibition is sitting at a monitor at the Mobility station and is viewing the content of the science perspective.

Mobility station: Woman visiting the travelling exhibition in the atrium of the Federal Foreign Office. November 2020.