The way cities are organized and the urban life style make energy a central element, together with water and food security. To discuss the stress nexus in cities, Shell promoted the debate “The cities of the future”, that took place in June 2015, following the partnership between Catavento and Shell Brasil in 2014 for the seminary Powering Progress Together. The event was conducted by Catavento and was divided in two debate round tables.

The first round table, with Milton Costa Filho (IBP – Brazilian Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Institute), Lavinia Hollanda (FGV Energia) and Tom Burke (E3G), discussed the supply challenges, including the need to stimulate the use of clean, flexible and accessible energy sources. It mentioned the role of traditional energy sources – such as oil, that is still essential to transportations – as well as new possibilities, including gas and its role in a transition to a low carbon economy, and clean energy sources that have been growing in some regions worldwide.