Venice Climate Week 2026

In June 2026, Jeremy Rifkin was a keynote speaker at Venice Climate Week: Planet Aqua, Planet Peace. Organised by the Future Food Institute and part of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (UN Ocean Decade), the initiative put water at the centre of the conversation on climate change. A landmark moment was the presentation of Mr. Rifkin’s Planet Aqua Resolution, which calls for a new paradigm where water is not simply a resource to manage but the guiding principle for rethinking governance and economic systems.