Speaking at the Algae Fuels Forum of the World Biofuels Markets 2009 conference in Brussels this week, Eckelberry said that current business models would not replace fossil fuels until 2060, which he believes is too late to address climate change and petroleum depletion issues. Eckelberry advocated a new model under which technology innovators could export their breakthroughs to producers all over the world, instead of trying to roll out production on their own.