BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Green European Foundation - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Green European Foundation X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://gef.eu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Green European Foundation REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Brussels BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210621T030000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210711T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210621T120743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210705T183221Z UID:10001668-1624244400-1626026400@gef.eu SUMMARY:Call for Applications: Finances and Office Manager DESCRIPTION:About us\nThe Green European Foundation (GEF) is a European-level political foundation funded by the European Parliament. GEF is affiliated to and independent from the European Green Party and Green movement in Europe. Our mission is to encourage European citizens to participate in European political discussions. As a forum for cooperation at the European level\, we work closely with our national member foundations and thereby aim to strengthen the Green political movement and green ideas in Europe. See www.gef.eu. \n  \nAbout the role\nThe GEF Finances and Office Manager is a key role within the organisation\, which is working directly with the GEF Managing Director and the entire team to ensure a transparent implementation of the GEF budget\, in accordance to national and European legislation. On top of this\, the GEF Finances and Office Manager is responsible for keeping our office running smoothly and overseeing administrative support. The role reports directly to the Managing Director and works with the entire GEF team. \n  \nMain tasks and responsibilities\nBudget and grant management (70%) \n\nOversee the GEF annual budget implementation.\nPrepare transactions and develop financial and auditing reports.\nEnsure financial records are kept up to date in the accountancy system (Admisol).\nCoordinate the GEF financial audits.\nCheck financial reports from GEF projects.\nPerform periodic financial analysis to detect and resolve problems.\nMaintain records and receipts for all financial transactions.\n\nOffice management (20%) \n\nManage contacts with suppliers\, organise calls for tender.\nMaintain inventory of office supplies and place orders as needed.\nEnsure a smooth running of the GEF office.\nProvide administrative support to the organisation.\nEnsure the confidentiality and security of files and filing systems.\n\nAdministrative support (10%) \n\nHelp coordinate schedules.\nSupport the GEF management in the organisation of Board and General Assembly meetings.\nMinutes-taking from GEF statutory meetings.\nDistribute memos and reports.\n\n  \nWhat we are looking for\nRequired skills\, knowledge\, and attitudes: \n\nBachelor’s degree in finance\, accounting\, or another relevant field.\nA minimum of 5 years experience in a similar role.\nKnowledge of general financial regulations and accounting processes.\nBudget planning skills.\nExperience with invoice processing and payment systems.\nOutstanding analytical skills.\nStrong attention to detail.\nFluency in French and English.\nComputer literacy (Microsoft office package)\nExcellent time-management skills\, ability to structure and prioritise work independently.\nService-oriented attitude\, open to work with a variety of actors (team\, project partners\, office suppliers\, etc.)\nAffinity with the values of our team: openness\, solidarity\, autonomy\, respect\, sustainability.\n\n  \nDesired skills\, knowledge\, and attitudes: \n\nExperience working in a multicultural environment.\nExperience working with non-profit organisations.\nAffinity with political ecology.\nExcellent written and verbal communication skill\nDutch language skills.\nExperience using tools such as SharePoint.\nExperience using Admisol or other accountancy platforms.\n\n  \nWhat we offer\n\nA paid position and a permanent contract\, salary starting from EUR 3507.92 brutto\, depending on experience.\nFood vouchers amounting to 7 EUR/worked day and full reimbursement of public transport in Belgium.\nPaid mobile phone subscription.\n250 EUR/year eco-vouchers.\n2 extra holidays on top of the Belgian legal framework\, plus the period between 24 December – 2 January.\nFlexible working time and hybrid office.\nAn open\, positive\, and engaging working atmosphere in an international environment.\n\nGEF is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to non-discrimination\, diversity\, and inclusion; all qualified applicants will receive fair consideration regardless of gender\, race\, religious beliefs\, nationality\, ethnic/national origin\, sexual orientation\, age\, marital status\, disability\, and minority status. \nHow to apply\nCandidates are requested to send a short motivation letter and a CV\, both comprised in a single pdf document including your name in the document name\, to this link. The application should outline your motivation\, skills\, areas of interest and availabilities Deadline: 11th July 2021 18h CET. \nInterviews will take place on 19 or 21 July 2021 online.  For questions\, please contact farah.makarem@gef.eu. URL:https://gef.eu/event/finances-and-office-manager/ CATEGORIES:Call for applications,Vacancy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/work-with-gef-2-1200x1200-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210619T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210619T153000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210614T161031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210614T162523Z UID:10001666-1624107600-1624116600@gef.eu SUMMARY:Feminist Climate Ambassadors – Fourth Training DESCRIPTION:About the Event: \nOur aim is to build bridges across Europe for feminist climate change advocates and activists. This training will equip selected Feminist Climate Ambassadors with the tools needed to get their message through in their own region and media\, to support sustainable and feminist community-level impact across Europe. In addition\, the training provides space for more political level conversation on the intersections of gender and climate change.  \nThe fourth meeting is all about taking stock as we head into summer and start preparing the study trips to Brussels and Glasgow. Participants will discuss the European Parliament’s Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025\, as well as Goals for COP26  \nContext: \nThis training is part of the project Feminists in the Climate Movement\, organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Visio\, the Green Economics Institute\, Strefa Zieleni\, and Oikos. While the training is for selected participants only\, the project also features a webinar series and summer school\, which are open to the general public.   \nSpeakers: \nMiriam Kennet – Green Economics Institute (UK)  \nElviira Välimäki – entrepreneur and yoga teacher at Studio Laive in Jyväskylä (Finland)  \nProgramme:  \n13:00 Welcome  \n13:10 Group work and discussion on assignments – EP’s Gender Equality Strategy 2020-25 and goals for COP26  \n13:30 Study trips Q&A\, with Adele and Miriam  \n13:50 Break  \n14:00 Mindfulness and chair yoga for stress relief\, with Elviira  \n15:00 Wrapping up and next steps  \nPracticalities: \nThis event is for selected participants only and will take place online via Zoom and Howspace. Applications for the training programme are now closed. \n  \n\nThis training is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Visio and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. URL:https://gef.eu/event/feminist-climate-ambassadors-fourth-training/ CATEGORIES:Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Femnist4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210618T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210618T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210602T135510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210610T071317Z UID:10001661-1624024800-1624032000@gef.eu SUMMARY:Metals for a green and digital Europe DESCRIPTION:About the event:\nThis online roundtable is invitation-only. You can still contribute to this project by commenting on the online draft text: http://www.metalsforeurope.eu \n\nContext:\nWhile the energy from the sun and wind is nearly infinite\, the resources we need to capture this energy are not. Solar panels\, wind turbines\, batteries\, and power cables all contain metals. These have to be extracted from ores that are dug up from the ground. Some metals are rare or becoming depleted. Most mining is dirty business. \nThe climate crisis leaves us no choice but to make a swift transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies. Already\, solar and wind power have entered the phase of exponential growth\, as have electric vehicles and the batteries that power them. The European Union will need up to 18 times more lithium and 5 times more cobalt in 2030 than it consumes today in total\, for electric car batteries and energy storage alone\, according to the European Commission. By 2050\, we would need almost 60 times more lithium and 15 times more cobalt. \nThe digital transition\, a second spearhead of the EU\, also relies on metals. Digitalisation can enhance our quality of life. But all digital technologies require energy and materials. Despite the ethereal metaphor of ‘the cloud’\, the data economy has a heavy material footprint\, which includes a wide array of metals. Gains in the energy and material efficiency of devices and networks are outpaced by the exponential growth of data use\, which doubles every two to three years. European demand for rare earth metals for digital technologies\, and for electric cars and wind turbines\, could increase tenfold by 2050. \nThe EU is between 75 and 100 percent dependent on imports for most metals. This creates risks for Europe’s security of supply and for its strategic autonomy. It also raises the issue of climate justice since the greatest burdens of metal mining are falling on the Global South. Therefore\, metals might well become the Achilles heel of the energy and digital transitions. \nShould we make a more sparing use of joules and bytes to save metals? How do we stop valuable metals from ending up as waste? Can we procure those metals that we really need in a way that is equitable for developing countries and future generations? This project aims to develop an Agenda for Action at all political levels\, which charts a course towards a responsible sourcing of metals for a green and digital Europe. \nThe roundtable will be moderated by Suzanne Kröger\, former MP for GroenLinks\, Netherlands. \nDate and time: Friday 18 June\, from 14:00 to 16:00 CEST \nAudience: This roundtable is invitation-only. \nContact: Richard Wouters\, rwouters (at) groenlinks.nl \n  \n\nThis project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event. \n  URL:https://gef.eu/event/metals-for-a-green-and-digital-europe/ CATEGORIES:Online event,Round Table ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/MetalsEvent5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210616T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210616T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210519T112304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211027T134100Z UID:10001950-1623862800-1623866400@gef.eu SUMMARY:Food Policy in Barcelona Metropolitan Area DESCRIPTION:About the event\n\n2021 marks Barcelona’s year as the World Sustainable Food Capital. A catalyst for a food transition towards sustainability that strengthens local economies and improves the health of both people and the planet. \nIn this context\, the webinar will focus on different safe and affordable\, sustainable food production and how to support local farmers. \n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\nSergi Alegre\, Fundació Nous Horitzons\, welcome words\nSusanne Rieger (Green European Foundation\, Co-President)\, Introduction of the Green European Foundation\n\n\n\n\nAlvaro Porro\, Commissioner of social economy\, local development and food policy of the City of Barcelona\nAnna Martin\, Vice-Mayor of El Prat\nGemma Frances\, Director of Agricultural Parc of Baix Llobregat\n\n\nQ&A\n\n\nPracticalities:\nDate and Time: 16th June 17:00 – 18:00 PM CET\n\nLanguage: English/Catalan with simultaneous translation\n\nRegistrations are now open <<\n\n\n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of  Fundació Nous Horitzons and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of these workshops. URL:https://gef.eu/event/food-policy-in-barcelona-metropolitan-area/ CATEGORIES:Online event,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cities.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210614T030000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210624T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210614T155559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210621T120932Z UID:10001665-1623639600-1624557600@gef.eu SUMMARY:Call for a GEJ intern DESCRIPTION:About us\nThe Green European Foundation (GEF) is a European-level political foundation funded by the European Parliament. GEF is affiliated to and independent from the European Green Party and green movement in Europe. Our mission is to encourage European citizens to participate in European political discussions. As a forum for cooperation at the European level\, we work closely with our national member foundations and thereby aim to strengthen the Green political movement and green ideas in Europe. See www.gef.eu. \nThe Green European Journal is Europe’s leading political ecology magazine. The Journal stands for an open\, sustainable\, social and feminist Europe. In print and online\, it publishes quality articles which track political currents and ideas offering fresh perspectives and frontline analysis. Editorially independent\, it has been published in over 20 languages since its foundation in 2012 and collaborates with partners across Europe to connect with new audiences and open up spaces for real debate. Based within the Green European Foundation\, the spirit of the magazine is that of a broad conversation about political ecology and what it means for our society\, today and for the years to come. See www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu \n  \nAbout the role\nWe are currently looking for an intern to support the publication and communication activities of the Green European Journal. The successful candidate will be willing to learn about the different processes behind the running of the journal and provide assistance in various tasks in support of the Deputy Editor-in-Chief\, the Editorial Assistant\, and the Communications and Outreach Manager. \n  \nMain responsibilities\n\nPublishing articles and translations and general website updates\nLiaising with contributors\, translators and service providers\nAssisting with practical and administrative tasks (for example\, archiving\, invoice management)\nSupporting the journal’s communications and outreach efforts\nCarrying out monthly reporting and conducting research for communications and outreach\nPutting together visuals for website and social media\nSupporting the organization of events\nAssisting the Communications and Outreach Manager in implementing the dissemination strategy of the print editions (i.e. administration\, responding to queries\, posting\, and liaison with postal service)\nOccasional proofreading\n\n\nWhat we are looking for\n\nEnthusiastic candidates with proficient written and oral command of English\nProficiency in the use of digital media and social networks\nTechnology-savvy\, with a demonstrated interest in communications work\nGood organisational and administrative skills and openness towards a variety of tasks\nAvailable full-time for 6 months as of August 2021 in Brussels\nAn interest in and affinity with green issues and EU politics\nAble to function in a political and intercultural environment\n\nGEF is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to non-discrimination\, diversity and inclusion; all qualified applicants will receive fair consideration regardless of gender\, race\, religious beliefs\, nationality\, ethnic/national origin\, sexual orientation\, age\, marital status\, disability and minority status. \nThis position is open to EU and non-EU citizens. \n  \nWhat we offer\n\na paid internship\, under a Belgian “convention d’immersion professionelle” in our Brussels office (1200 EUR/month net)\, food vouchers amounting to 7EUR/worked day and full reimbursement of public transport\na full-time placement for 6 months (starting date is slightly negotiable)\nflexible working time with possibility for teleworking\nan open\, positive and engaging working atmosphere in an international environment with connections to other European organisations\na working and learning experience adapted to the intern’s skills and interests\n\n  \n\nHow to apply\nCandidates are requested to send a short motivation letter and a CV\, both comprised in a single pdf document including your name in the document name\, to this link. The application should outline your motivation\, skills\, areas of interest and availabilities Deadline to submit your application: 24 June 2021 18h CET. \nInterviews will take place between 6-8 July 2021\, online or in Brussels. URL:https://gef.eu/event/call-for-a-gej-intern/ CATEGORIES:Call for applications,Vacancy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/work-with-gef-2-1200x1200-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210611T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210611T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210519T092318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210610T160408Z UID:10001948-1623420000-1623427200@gef.eu SUMMARY:Mining our way into a climate-neutral future – Metals & climate justice DESCRIPTION:About the event:\nThis webinar is for you if you are interested in learning more about the international and intersectional approach to climate justice. \nContext:\nThe wind turbines\, solar panels and electric vehicles that Europe needs to become climate-neutral require plenty of metals. We usually take for granted that these metals will be available. However\, they have to be dug up from the ground and some of them are scarce. The EU countries have largely outsourced metal mining to the Global South. This creates supply risks\, but also a responsibility for the social and environmental abuses associated with mining in countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (cobalt)\, Chile (lithium) and China (rare earths). \nDo local and indigenous communities in mining regions in the Global South pay the price for our green ambitions? Are women disproportionately affected? Where is the climate justice in that? Do the supply chain due diligence and the recycling initiatives that the EU is promoting represent a break with neo-colonial extractivism? What if developing countries decide to make their own cleantech instead of selling their raw materials to us? \nWe will tackle these questions in a webinar with experts and activists. The insights gathered at the webinar will be used for the upcoming GEF publication Metals for a green and digital Europe – an Agenda for Action. You can already contribute to this publication by commenting on the online draft: www.metalsforeurope.eu \nSpeakers include: \nJojo Nem Singh (@jnemsingh)\, Assistant Professor of International Development\, International Institute of Social Studies\, The Hague \nShivant Jhagroe\, Assistant Professor of Public Administration\, Leiden University \nBenito Walker (@benito_wlkr)\, chair of Youth for Climate Netherlands \nRichard Wouters (@richardwouters)\, Project leader ‘Metals for a green and digital Europe’ for the Green European Foundation & Weternschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks \nMatlhogonolo Mochware – Provincial coordinator Northern Cape for Women Affected by Mining United in Action (WAMUA)\, South Africa \nNicola Soekoe – Paralegal and researcher at MACUA WAMUA Advice Office\, South Africa \nKelly Groen (@kelly_derkiena)\, Public affairs adviser at MVO Netherlands\, movement for new economy entrepreneurs; expert on women’s rights in global supply chains\n\nThe webinar will be moderated by Kauthar Bouchallikht (@kauthar_)\, MP for GroenLinks\, Netherlands. \nPracticalities: \nDate and time: Friday 11 June\, from 14:00 to 16:00 CEST \nAudience: This webinar will take place in English and is open to the general public. \nRegistrations: Click here \nThis event will be organised through the Zoom platform. \n\nThis project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event. URL:https://gef.eu/event/mining-our-way-into-a-climate-neutral-future-metals-climate-justice/ CATEGORIES:Online event,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/visual-webinar-11-June.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210610 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210612 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210527T092407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210531T132114Z UID:10001951-1623294000-1623380399@gef.eu SUMMARY:Call for participants: Training ‘Cities for all-How?’ DESCRIPTION:About the Event \nThe training will take place between the 25th and 31st of July in Serbia. Participants will arrive on the 24th of July and depart on the 1st of August.  \nObjectives:\n· To develop the participants’ skills to design creative and efficient campaigns that reach the wider public; \n· Exploring new tools and strategies for lobbying the demands of women and young LGBT+ individuals to different stakeholders; \n· Equipping participants with appropriate skills to work with local communities and organising outreach activities at a local level. Encourage young people’s active mobilisation around the topic of Cities for all. \nThe programme will be based on the principles of non-formal education and intercultural learning. We strive for an active and inclusive environment for direct communication and sharing of knowledge. The sessions will be balanced between theoretical inputs\, work in small groups\, workshops\, discussions\, training\, and other interactive methods of non-formal learning. \nWho should apply?\nWe are looking for participants up to 30 y/o from Albania\, Armenia\, Azerbaijan\, Belarus\, Bosnia\, and Herzegovina\, Bulgaria\, Croatia\, Cyprus\, Czech Republic\, Estonia\, Georgia\, Greece\, Kosovo*\, Latvia\, Lithuania\, Hungary\, Moldova\, Montenegro\, North Macedonia\, Poland\, Romania\, Russia\, Slovenia\, Slovakia\, Serbia\, Turkey and Ukraine interested in looking for different urban approaches and questioning the existing urban planning status quo that neglects inclusivity\, human rights\, and needs of the city dwellers\, would like to contribute to the discussions with their local perspective and are willing to reproduce the gained knowledge on the local level.  \nPracticalities: \nLanguage: This activity will take place in English. However\, not being comfortable interacting in English should not prevent you from applying. CDN strives to create an inclusive atmosphere at the events\, where participants are encouraged to express themselves and ask for clarifications or translations of terms from peers that speak the same language. \nCosts: The cost of travel (80% or 90%)\, PCR tests\, visa\, lodging (accommodation in multi-bed rooms\, vegan food\, and refreshments)\, and working materials during the event will be covered by the organisers. In exchange\, we ask for a participation fee of 20 EUR from participants coming from non-EU countries and 50 EUR from participants coming from EU countries. Applicants for whom paying this fee is an obstacle for participation\, should still apply and mention this in their application (no selection criteria). CDN will try to find a solution together with the applicant after the selection is finalised. \nCDN will reimburse 90% of the travel costs for the participants from the non-EU countries and 80% of travel costs for the participants coming from the EU countries\, within reasonable limits and within Europe\, with the condition of combining the most economic and environmentally friendly means of travel (lowest price + travel time + CO2 emissions). \nDEADLINE for submitting online applications: 10th of June 2021 at 23:59 CEST.  \nYou will be informed about the results of the selection within two weeks after the deadline. Please add project.coordinator@cdnee.org to your contacts\, so that you do not receive our reply in spam folder. \n*All references to Kosovo\, whether to the territory\, institutions\, or population\, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo. \n  \nApply Here \n\nThis project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe\, with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation and supported by the European Youth Foundation of Council of Europe. URL:https://gef.eu/event/call-for-participants-training-cities-for-all-how/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ignore-or-delete-A-glimpse-into-the-world-of-online-content-moderation.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210603T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210603T140000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210416T121417Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210519T104040Z UID:10001649-1622721600-1622728800@gef.eu SUMMARY:Which metals for a fair transition? 2/2 DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nWhich metals for a fair transition? \nDuring the months of May and June we will organise 2 webinars on this topic. While the first debate will focus on the aspects of extraction in the south (extractivism\, working conditions\, regulations\, due diligence\, etc.)\, this one will tackle the issues of consumption and production in Europe (reopening mines in Europe\, lower consumption\, circular economy\, recycling\, technology design\, low tech…) \nOur main guiding questions will be to: \n\nBetween the efforts for supply chain responsibility and the development of new technologies\, can Europe ensure a fair supply of metals? Can we move beyond extractivism?\nCan Europe make a more sparing\, circular use of metals for its transitions? What would that mean for our lifestyles?\n\n  \nContext\nLike all European countries\, Belgium imports large quantities of rare metals such as cobalt\, germanium\, lithium and coltan through complex and opaque supply chains. \nThese metals are now the subject of particular attention in European policies. This is for at least two reasons which raise some rather contradictory issues and involve very different actors: it is in fact on the one hand to ensure a constant supply to support the growth of the development of renewable energies and digital technologies (solar panels\, electric cars\, wind turbines\, smartphones\, smart cities…) and on the other hand to make sure not to contribute to socially and ecologically objectionable forms of mining (work conditions sometimes close to slavery\, child labour\, destruction of ecosystems in producing countries… ). The Democratic Republic of Congo\, with which Belgium has a tumultuous historical relationship\, illustrates the current difficulties in reconciling these two issues. Between neo-colonialism and extractivism\, Congo provides 60 per cent of the world’s cobalt and 40 per cent of coltan\, but still remains one of the poorest countries in the world. \nHow can mining be technically and socially modernised to stop child labour and minimise environmental damage? How to deal with the limits of due diligence in Europe? What is being done today in European and Congolese policies to improve the conditions for metal extraction? \nAs far as demand is concerned\, can the EU limit the need for imported virgin metals while ensuring a rapid energy transition and a responsible digital transition? For example\, by stimulating the recycling and substitution of rare metals\, re-opening mines within its borders or reducing the overconsumption of kilowatt hours and megabytes? \n\n\n  \n\nSpeakers\n\nDr Peter Tom Jones\, from KU Leuven (https://kuleuven.sim2.be/dr-peter-tom-jones/) \nRomain Gelin (Research group for an alternative economic strategy- Gresea) \nGéraldine Duquenne (Policy and advocacy officer at Justice et Paix) \n  \nPracticalities\nDate and time: Thursday\, 3rd June from 12:00 to 14:00 CET. \nAudience: This webinar will take place in French and is open to the general public \nFacebook Event: Available here \nRegistration: Click Here \n  \nThe event will be organised through the ZOOM platform\, with Facebook live\, Etopia Radio and the local Brussels Radio station (tbc). \n  \n\nThis project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Etopia and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event. URL:https://gef.eu/event/which-metals-for-a-fair-transition-2-2/ CATEGORIES:Online event,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Affiche-GEF-English-2-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210527T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210527T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210426T160715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210527T155519Z UID:10001940-1622138400-1622143800@gef.eu SUMMARY:The European Green Deal and The Need for Metals DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nThis webinar is for you if you are interested in the future of Europe’s metals industry and its legal/social/environmental implications. \nContext:\nThe energy transition has been placed at the top of the European political agenda\, with the digital transition closely following suit. But to successfully implement these two priorities\, the EU needs to examine and adjust its supply and use of metals. \nA renewable energy supply requires far more metals than a fossil one. As to the digital transition\, another EU priority\, it also relies on a wide array of metals. \nIt is for this reason that GEF and Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks will be leading this project\, which will deliver a comprehensive Agenda for Action at all political levels\, aimed at a sparing\, circular use of metals and responsible sourcing of the virgin metals that we really need. \nSpeakers:\n\n\n Raúl Gómez\, Director\, Transición Verde – Introduction to the GEF ”Metals for a green and digital Europe” project\nGuillaume Pitron\, Author of the book ”War of the metals”\nProf. Joanna Kulczycka from the Institute of Mineral Resources and Energy Management of the Polish Ministry of Defence and Energy and the International Panel on Resources (IRP)\nMiriam Kenneth\, Director CEO\, The Green Economics Institute\, UK\, Global supply chains and the metal supply dependencies\nDr Krzysztof Dudek\, Mining and Metallurgy Academy\n\nModerated by: Ewa Sufin-Jacquemart\, (Fundacja Strefa Zieleni) & GEF Board member \n\nProgramme: \n18:00 – 19:30 pm CET \nThe main goal of this webinar is to answer the following questions/issues: \n– what are the optimal solutions concerning the problem of metals? \n– what is the direction/are the directions where we should seek solutions that would satisfy both social and climatic interests? \n– is the need for metals fully satiated by import\, if yes who is the main source? \n– the problem of mines in the EU \n– global metal connections \n– recycling of metals \nPracticalities:\nDate and time: Thursday\, 27th May from 18:00 to 19:30 CET. \nAudience: This webinar will take place in English and is open to the general public \nRegistrations: Click Here \nFacebook event: Click Here \nThis event will be organised through the ZOOM platform. \n  \n\nThis project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Fundacja Strefa Zieleni and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event. URL:https://gef.eu/event/european-green-deal-and-the-need-for-metals/ CATEGORIES:Online event,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/PRIOR-REGISTRATION-OR-ON-ETIOPIA-RADIO-1-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210527 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210622 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210528T114045Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210607T114704Z UID:10001952-1622084400-1624244399@gef.eu SUMMARY:Open call: Be Brave Decentralised Summer Camps DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nThis call is an invitation for FYEG Member Organisations (MOs) to submit applications to hold Decentralised Summer Camp on democracy and youth participation during August to October 2021.  \nThe decentralised activities will respond to the following objectives: \n\nExplore the struggles with active participation for youth-led organisations\, movements and informal groups in different parts of Europe;\nPromote and develop skills of community organising;\nExchange successful online and offline tools to expand and improve youth participation in political decision-making\, as well as increase participation in their organisation; and\nDevelop young people’s skills to organise activities and/or campaigns in their local contexts.\n\n  \nAbout the decentralised summer camps: \nEligibility and selection: The call is open for candidates and full MOs\, as well as groups that are either part of FYEG network or have previously worked with FYEG. Based on the feasibility of the action plan as well as a realistic assessment of the budget\, the project’s Coordination Team in consultation with FYEG Executive Committee will select the four best activity proposals among the received applications. \nThe activity: The summer camp must be 5 days long (6 nights)\, gather between 20 and 40 young participants and can be either a national or regional activity. \n– A national activity shall be organised by one Member Organisation and gather mainly participants from one country (possibility to invite a few international participants). \n– A regional activity shall be organised by two or more Member Organisation based in neighbouring countries and can gather participants from these countries. Only one application should be submitted by the Host Organisation and should indicate the other participating Member Organisations. \nExpected timeframe for project implementation: August 15th to October 10th 2021 with reporting to be finalised within one month after concluding the activity (i.e. at the latest by November 10th 2021) \nSummer Camp Programme: To make sure we all have coordinated actions that are recognised as a joint effort of Young Greens all over Europe\, we created a template programme to be implemented. Session outlines will be provided to local prep teams\, describing methods to facilitate most sessions\, while some slots are left free for the organisation of personalised sessions (i.e. invite local speakers and/or trainers\, discuss local context and more). Ideas on the content for the customised sessions should be shared as part of the application. \nPartners visibility: This granting programme is organised in collaboration with the FYEG\, Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament\, GEF\, EYF and CoE. Therefore\, their logos should be visible on all the outcomes\, materials and the venue. Live presence or virtual intervention of the Green European Foundation OR of a member of the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament should be ensured. FYEG will support reaching out to these partners and coordination with them. \nTraining opportunity for organisers and Member Organisations: The local prep teams and participants of each decentralised summer camp will receive a fully-customised training held by professional national or international trainers to follow-up and implement the plans and strategies identified during the activity. \n  \n  \nAbout the application and reporting: \nBudget: Applicants can find a budget template HERE and should submit an updated version recalculated based on local prices\, envisioned number of participants and other activity needs. \nThe activity’s budget should include the following costs: \n\nPreparation: one live Prep Team meeting for 3 or 4 people including 2 nights accommodation\, meals for 2 days\, national travel and working space rental)\nImplementation: one live national or regional summer camp for 20 to 40 participants\, including the 3/4 members of the local Prep-team + 2 international participants (for FYEG’s coordination-team live presence) for a 5-day long activity (accommodation 6 nights\, meals 5 days\, travel)\, 5 days venue rental\, 2 local speakers (all covered expenses + fees)\, material and visibility expenses\nFollow-up: service providers’ fees to finalise activity (graphics\, layoutting\, designing etc.)\n\nThe total budget allocated to each activity/summer camp will take local costs and prices into account and will thus be decided upon on a case-by-case basis. Nonetheless\, the total grant per project will be maximum EUR 15\,000 and can of course include additional co-funding. Shifts in budget that are considered to add value to the activity can be accepted if justified in the application. The Coordination Team may come back with follow-up questions if the budget lines are not clear in the application. \nBe mindful that\, as any other source of income\, this grant will also be considered as income for the calculation of the member organisation membership fee to FYEG. \nNarrative and financial reporting: It is the responsibility of the applying organisation to collect and submit a full financial report listing all the costs (together with the corresponding proofs) within a month after the end of the activity. FYEG will process payments directly (for venue rental\, accommodation\, catering\, trainer fees\, to service providers etc.) whenever possible and will reimburse all other expenses within the activity’s approved budget upon the submission of the financial report and eligible proofs. Direct transfers of part of the grant might be possible where necessary and will be agreed upon on a project-by-project case. \n\nPracticalities:\nDeadline for application: June 20th\, 2021 at Midnight CEST (successful applicants will be notified by June 31st at the latest). \nHow to apply: Open the APPLICATION FORM and the BUDGET and duplicate them: go to File / Make a Copy. Fill these application documents and forward them to project.manager@fyeg.org by the deadline June 20th\, 2021 at Midnight CEST with Decentralised Summer Camp proposal in the subject. Organisations that have less experience with grant applications and reporting can be supported by FYEG Office in this process if necessary. \nIn case of any further questions\, do not hesitate to contact project.manager@fyeg.org. \n  \n\nThis summer camp is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of the FYEG and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. URL:https://gef.eu/event/open-call-be-brave-decentralised-summer-camps/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants,Summer Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Call_Festival-Host_IG-01.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210525T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210525T123000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210518T080503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210518T083629Z UID:10001946-1621938600-1621945800@gef.eu SUMMARY:Just Transition in Spain and Next Generation funds- Session 1 DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nTransición Verde is working in Spain within the framework of the Prosoxi Alliance\, an Observatory for a socially fair ecological transition\, that aims to participate\, as civil society stakeholders\, in the design\, evaluation and monitoring of the projects that are designed and implemented in Spain under the Next Generation EU Plan. \n  \nThe objectives of the workshop are: \n• To analyse national and international Just Transition experiences. \n• Building evaluation and monitoring indicators for Just Transition in order to review and analyse the projects presented to NG. \n• To improve the communication to society of everything related to Just Transition in order to encourage greater involvement of civil society in these policies. \n  \nWith these sessions we intend to take advantage of the experience of the initiatives implemented by the Spanish Government through the Institute for Just Transition (mainly focused on the abandonment of the coal industry in Spain\, guaranteeing a fair exit for the regions historically linked to this industry) to project it onto the transitions that will or must be entailed in some cases by the projects implemented within the framework of the Next Generation plans. \n  \nSpain has acquired international prominence in the application of Just Transition policies due to the aforementioned plans\, which is why the GEF has decided to collaborate in promoting these sessions with the aim of analysing their approach and execution and also trying to draw lessons so that social actors in other countries\, which will also benefit from the Next Generation EU Funds\, can intervene to ensure that Just Transition is not displaced in those countries. \n  \nTo do this\, we have planned two working sessions which are detailed below. The organisations invited to participate will be the promoters and partners of the Prosoxi alliance\, as well as GEF member foundations or partners that are currently working on Just Transition. Sessions will be held in Spanish and English (with simultaneous translation). \n  \nOrganizations part of the GEF Just Transition Project: \n  \nGreen European Foundation \nOikos (Belgium) \nInstitut for Political Ecology (Croatia) \nSunrise (Macedonia) \nNetworked (Serbia) \nVisio (Finland) \nGreen House Think Tank (United Kingdom) \nFYEG (Federation of Young European Greens) \n  \nSpanish organizations: \n  \nTransición Verde \nFundación Renovables \nRetorna \nCentro Ibérico de Restauración Fluvial \nFundación Nueva Cultura del Agua \nSociedad Española de Agricultura Ecológica \nForo Transiciones \nFundación Savia \nPromoció del Transport Públic \nInstituto Int. de Derecho y Medio Ambiente \nAmigos de la Tierra \nEcologistas en Acción \nEconomistas frente a la crisis \nAsociación Española de Operadores Públicos \n  \nProgramme: \nTuesday 25th of May. From 10:30 to 12:00 \nJUST TRANSITION IN SPAIN. LESSONS TO LEARN \nGuest organisations: ILO and Instituto para la Transición Justa (Ministry for Ecological Transition) \n  \nSpeakers: \n• Dirk Holemans\, co-chair of GEF\, Oikos thinktank – Lead partner at GEFs Just Transition project. He will briefly comment on the importance of Just Transition and the importance of it being taken into account in Next Generation projects. \n  \n• Joaquín Nieto\, Director of the ILO in Spain\, will frame the session with the situation of Just Transition initiatives at the international level. \n  \n• A representative of the Just Transition Institute\, who will comment on the planning and development process and the current situation of the Just Transition plans addressed by this Institute. \n  \nThe speeches by the guest speakers will be short (from 10 to 15 minutes) followed by a debate among the experts and the participants. \n  \nPracticalities:\nWhen: 25th May 2021 \nThis is a closed workshop. \nLanguage: Spanish (simultaneous translation to English) \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Transición Verde and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of these workshops. URL:https://gef.eu/event/just-transition-in-spain-and-next-generation-funds-2/ CATEGORIES:Online event,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/pexels-tom-swinnen-695342.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210524T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210524T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210519T080024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210527T082805Z UID:10001947-1621882800-1621886400@gef.eu SUMMARY:Green jobs and airport expansion campaigns DESCRIPTION:About this event\n\n\nAirports seeking expansion across Europe are subject to growing scrutiny and organised opposition in light of stricter climate targets. Supporters push back that they are engines of local employment. Meanwhile a huge wave of redundancies accompanies the ongoing pandemic restrictions. If it wasn’t obvious before\, it is now: jobs are a critical element of our relationship to aviation. \nA recent report on Gatwick Airport\, the UK’s second largest\, showed that at least 16\,000 alternative green jobs could be created in the surrounding region via a Green New Deal. This event will hear from the authors of this report\, trade unionists and local airport campaigners on how to challenge the local jobs case for airport expansion and make the case for a different route. \nSpeakers will include: \n\nTahir Latif\, former aviation group president of the UK trade union PCS\, and co-author\, ‘A Green New Deal for Gatwick’\, which called for urgent investment in green jobs and retraining in the region surrounding the airport.\n\n\nAlex Chapman\, a Senior Researcher at the New Economics Foundation\, and author of recent analyses of the economic case for expansion at Leeds-Bradford and Bristol airports.\n\n\nAnne Kretzschmar\, an organiser with the international Stay Grounded network\, and co-author of its ‘Just Transition of Aviation’ discussion paper.\n\nThis webinar will be hosted on Zoom – details below: \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://zoom.us/j/92892981279?pwd=eUpRdStVMk5WYVZNTHhvWWphU3Qrdz09 \nMeeting ID: 928 9298 1279 \nPasscode: 195673 \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Green House and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-jobs-and-airport-expansion-campaigns/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/green-jobs-and-airport-expansion.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210522T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210522T133000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210416T125656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210521T082313Z UID:10001651-1621677600-1621690200@gef.eu SUMMARY:Feminist Climate Ambassadors – Bottom-Up Activism DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nOur aim is to build bridges across Europe for feminist climate change advocates and activists. This training will equip selected Feminist Climate Ambassadors with the tools needed to get their message through in their own region and media\, to support sustainable and feminist community-level impact across Europe. In addition\, the training provides space for more political level conversation on the intersections of gender and climate change. \nThe theme of the third meeting is bottom-up activism: how can we promote a change towards an equal\, just\, and viable world from the grassroots level upwards? \n\nContext:\nThis training is part of the project Feminists in the Climate Movement\, organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Visio\, the Green Economics Institute\, Strefa Zieleni\, and Oikos. While the training is for selected participants only\, the project also features a webinar series and summer school\, which are open to the general public. \n\nSpeakers:\nOliver Varmanen – Trans ry (association for the rights of gender minorities)\, Finland \nDevika Partiman – Stem op een Vrouw / Vote for a Woman\, the Netherlands \nTaru Anttonen – Green Women’s Association\, Finland \nLeen Schelfhout – XR Belgium and Citizen’s Spring\, Belgium \nKati Juva – Vihreät De Gröna\, Finland \nFatima Verwijnen – human rights activist and Instagram blogger\, Finland \n\nProgramme: \n10:00-10:05 Welcome \n10:05-10:20 Discussion on assignments \n10:20-11:00 Guest Expert: Oliver Varmanen on Oikeus olla / Right to Be campaign \n\nThe hugely successful Right to Be citizens’ initiative launched in Finland in the beginning of August and achieved the minimum number of signatures in a mere 2 days. It strives to establish a trans law in Finland that respects the fundamental and human rights of all who amend their legal gender. A member of the social media and communications team behind the campaign\, Oliver Varmanen\, joins us to discuss why and how the campaign was put together and why it is so successful.\n\n11:00-11:20 Guest expert: Devika Partiman on Vote for a Woman \n\nVote for a Woman / Stem op een Vrouw dedicates itself to improving women’s political representation and emancipation by\, amongst others\, getting more women elected and politically active. We will be joined by the Chair\, Devika Partiman\, to discuss campaigning for equality in politics.\n\n11:20-11:50 How to deal with online harassment? – Taru Anttonen presents the booklet “SAFE – What is online violence? A guide for people targeted by online violence.” \n\nPolitical participation is everyone’s right. Harassment and silencing are not parts of a thriving democracy. Women\, LGBTQI+ people\, persons of colour\, and persons with disability who are active in politics are increasingly targeted by silencing and threats of violence.\n\nFollowed by a short presentation of GEF’s Green Academy e-learning course: “Combatting Online Hate Speech” \n11:50-12:30 Break \n12:30–13:15 The Spectrum of Environmental Activism \n\nRound table discussion with Leen Schelfthout\, Kati Juva\, and Fatima Verwijnen – moderated by Louisa Mandt and Ana Díaz Vidal.\n\n13:15-13:30 Summary and next steps \n  \nPracticalities: \nThis event is for selected participants only and will take place online via Zoom and Howspace. Applications for the training programme are now closed. \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Visio and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event. URL:https://gef.eu/event/feminist-climate-ambassadors-bottom-up-activism/ CATEGORIES:Online event,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Picture2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210518T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210518T183000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210428T154859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210615T152459Z UID:10001941-1621357200-1621362600@gef.eu SUMMARY:Transformation Towards Energy Democracy DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nWith this event\, we will discuss the need for a more democratic and inclusive society by addressing the state of democracy in the EU and the candidate countries with the economic alternatives and the urgency of climate change. \n\nContext:\nDuring the last four years\, The Green European Foundation with the support of Sunrise has been leading the discussion on Energy Democracy in North Macedonia. With this 2021 event\, we will continue elaborating on the European experiences in the energy sector and stimulating positive change in North Macedonia and the region. During this open Webinar\, we will discuss energy transformation and set a path to a participatory\, inclusive\, and decentralized green economy through the promotion of the Energy Democracy concept. Together we will contribute to the debate and practices on the EU level with experiences and challenges from the Balkans. \nSpeakers:\n\nAleksandar Gjorgjievski\, Sunrise\, North Macedonia\nMelani Furlan\, Green Energy Cooperative in Zagreb\, Croatia\nProf. Stefan Bouzarovski – Professor of Human Geography at the University of Manchester\, where he directs the People and Energy Programme within the Manchester Urban Institute\, UK\nStevan Vujasinović\n– Executive Director\, RES Foundation\, Serbia\n\n\nVisual Facilitator: Alejandro Gil (Greenr Visual Interpreter) \n  \nProgramme: \n17:00 – 17:10 Introduction of the event \n\nAleksandar Gjorgjievski\, Moderator and National Coordinator\, (Sunrise\, North Macedonia)\n\n17:10-17:25 Energy \npoverty in South-eastern Europe \n\nProf. Stefan Bouzarovski\, University of Manchester (United Kingdom)\n\n17:25-17:40 The role of citizens in the Energy Transition \n\nMSc. Ing. Melani Furlan\, Project Manager at ZEZ Croatia (Croatia)\n\n17:40-17:55  Green Agenda for Decarbonizing the Western Balkans \n\nStevan Vujasinović\, Executive Director at RES Foundation (Serbia)\n\n17:55-18:30  Q&A and display of the Visual Art: Alejandro Gil (Greenr Visual Interpreter) \n  \nPracticalities:\nDate and time: Tuesday\, 18th May from 17:00 – 18:30 CET. \nAudience: This webinar will take place in English with simultaneous translation to Macedonian and is open to the general public. \nRegistrations are now open.  \nThis event will be organised through the ZOOM platform. \n  \n \nThis graphic recording from the event was designed by Alejandro Gil\, one of our Greenr Visual Interpreters. \n\n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Sunrise and with the financial support of the European parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event. \n  URL:https://gef.eu/event/transformation-towards-energy-democracy-2/ CATEGORIES:Online event,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Transformation-Towards-Energy-Democracy-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210517T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210517T200000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210426T101646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210517T150943Z UID:10001654-1621274400-1621281600@gef.eu SUMMARY:Agroforestry & Ancient Forest protection DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nAgroforestry and small scale traditional farming systems as well as multi- functional forest landscapes survived in many rural areas in Europe (as in mountains and islands) that escaped the large scale agricultural transformation that has been supported by the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). In order to make the agricultural landscapes of Europe more resilient to climate change\, funds like the NextGenerationEU must be appropriated for only sustainable projects. \nThis event will gather experts in the fields of nature conservation\, agriculture science & policy and will provide best practice examples from Greece and Romania. \nA summary report / booklet produced based on the outcomes gathered in the previous three events organised by GEF and the Greek Green Institute will be presented. The focus of these previous webinars was mainly on productive reforestation in Greece and will show best practice examples from all over Europe. \nContext:\nThis event is part of the Green European Foundations project Deforestation and Climate Change with the support of FREDA and the Green Institute Greece and it follows the three events held in March on productive reforestation\, climate change\, desertification\, erosion and the EU Recovery and Resilience Fund. \nThe aim of the event is to explore the following questions: \n● How applied agroforestry systems in practice could be supported by the EU Common Agricultural Policy? \n● How to ensure that farmers\, landowners living in less favourable areas benefit from the Recovery Fund? \n● How could the EU found/support the multifunctional forestry bases not only on timber production but also on non timber products such as old growth local varieties of fruits and wild fruiting trees and berries as well as mushrooms? \n● How to maintain the old multifunctional mountain landscapes and ecosystems that are abandoned by traditional agricultural activities? \nSpeakers:\nDagmar Tutschek – Chairwoman (FREDA)\, Board Member (Green European Foundation) – Introduction \nDr. Rigas Tsiakiris – Forest Ecologist\,  Scientific Committee of the Green Institute Greece \n\nIntroduction to the GEF and Greek Green Institute’s Booklet on productive reforestation\, presenting best practices\n\nMartin Häusling – MEP\, European Parliament \n\nEU Common Agricultural Policy and traditional forms of agriculture\n\nMatthias Schickhofer – Conservationist\, book author\, photographer  \n\nIntegration of (strict) nature protection and small scale agriculture in the Carpathians\n\nMichael Vrahnakis\, Professor (Dept. Forestry & Wood Sciences & Design)\, University of Thessaly\, Karditsa\, Greece \n\nThe need to revitalize traditional silvoarable landscapes in the Mediterranean\n\nAnastasia Pantera – Professor\, Department of Forestry and Natural Environment Management\, Agricultural University of Athens \n\nSilvopastoral systems in time\n\nModerated by: Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg\, Member of the Greens/EFA Group\, European Parliament \n  \nProgramme:\n  \n17:30 Technical check \n18:00 Introduction Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg (Member of the Greens/EFA Group\, European Parliament) & Dagmar Tutschek (FREDA) \n18:10 Rigas Tsiakiris\, Forest Ecologist\,  Scientific Committee of the Green Institute Greece \nPresenting findings of the first three events as part of the GEF Deforestation & Climate change projects on productive reforestation and best practices. \n18:20 Martin Häusling\, MEP\, European Parliament  \nShortly before the decision on the common agricultural policy – where are we going? Sustainable farming methods. We need to shed light on traditional forms of agriculture in Europe. Currently almost 90% of the farmers have less than 10 hectares.  Austria as an example of what can be rebuilt with well-spent regional funds. What actually is sustainable forestry practice by definition? \n18:35 Matthias Schickhofer\, Conservationist\, book author\, photographer – Integration of (strict) nature protection and small scale agriculture in the Carpathians \nBiodiversity-rich ecosystems are rare in the EU and continue to vanish. The biodiversity richness of landscapes correlates with the absence or the low degree of industrialization. This applies to agriculturally used areas as well as to forests. In the Carpathians (in particular in Romania)\, biodiversity-rich natural forests and a mosaic of ancient small-scale agriculture land have survived. Tragically\, increased logging intensity is progressively threatening some of EU’s most valueable biodiversity hotspots (which led to a conflict between Romania and the EU). However\, strict protection of natural ecosystems and low impact economic use (small scale farming\, nature tourism etc.) do not have to be contradictions. \n18:45 Michael Vrahnakis\, Professor (Dept. Forestry & Wood Sciences & Design)\, University of Thessaly\, Karditsa\, Greece – The need to revitalize traditional silvoarable landscapes in the Mediterranean \nTraditional silvoarable systems occupy a significant part of the Mediterranean landscapes\, although they are either mis-operated or abandoned. It is important to revitalize these systems and to provide again to the society with a variety of ecosystem services. Land abandonment and restoration of traditional (and modern) small-scale agroforestry must be included in environmental policy agenda. \n18:55 Anastasia Pantera\, Professor\, Department of Forestry and Natural Environment Management\, Agricultural University of Athens – Silvopastoral systems in time (examples)\, work of science community \nSilvopastoral systems are traditional agroforestry systems where livestock production is integrated with trees and shrubs.  Since their introduction to the Mediterranean region\, livestock became part of the environment and co-evolved together over the centuries. Nowadays silvopastoral systems are threatened by the two extremes: overgrazing and abandonment. Sound management is urgently needed to support and preserve them as part of our natural environment heritage. \n19:05 Questions by Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg\, Member of the Greens/EFA Group\, European Parliament \n19:30 Questions by the audience / speakers (Open questions with voting) \n20:00 End of the webinar  \n  \nPracticalities:\nWhere: Online platform – ZOOM \nDate:  17th May \nTime:  18:00 to 20:00 CET \nAudience: This webinar is open to the general public \nRegistrations: Click Here \nLanguage:  This webinar will be in English language with simultaneous translation to German. \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of FREDA – Die Grüne Zukunftsakademie & Greek Green Institute and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event. URL:https://gef.eu/event/agroforestry-ancient-forest-protection/ CATEGORIES:Online event,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Agroforestry-and-ancient-forest-protection-Facebook-sharable-2-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210515T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210515T180000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210329T181715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210514T134642Z UID:10001935-1621069200-1621101600@gef.eu SUMMARY:Mining for metals – can it be fair? DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nThe energy transition has been placed at the top of the European political agenda\, with the digital transition closely following suit. But to successfully implement these two priorities\, the EU needs to examine and adjust its supply and use of metals. \nShould we press mining companies to clean up their act and negotiate a fair trade in metals\, or is time to nearshore the extraction of metal ores? Is it even possible for Europe or the UK to become self-sufficient in metals\, by reviving metal mining within their borders and/or by drastically improving recycling from the urban mine? One thing is clear: the dilemmas around metals make it all the more urgent to rethink our consumption patterns\, from mobility to data use. \nThis is the third of nine public webinars as part of the project ”Metals for a green and digital Europe” organised by GEF with the support of Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks (Lead partner)\, Green Economics Institute\, Institute for Active Citizenship\, Etopia\, Transición Verde\, Visio\, Fundacja Strefa Zieleni. \n  \nSpeakers:\n  \nMiriam Kennet (The Green Economics Institute\, UK ) – Director CEO \nRichard Wouters (Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks\, NL) – Metals for a green and digital Europe  project leader \nFrancisco Ruiz and Mark Driver- (Mining in Chile) \nDr Freddie Tshibumbu Shamwana ( DRC) \nSophie Kwizera – Just Transition\, Actionaid (NL) \nKaren Alvarenga Windham-Bellord\, (UK and Brazil) PhD Cantab\,Natural Resrouces Law specialist\, Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Cambridge \nAgneta Granstroem Indigenous Sami and former MP\, (Sweden) \nDr Liliana Poposkova-  Macedonia Former MP and specialist in Mining \nProfessor Peter Yang- USA and China- Renewable Energy. Case University \nMichael Oghia from the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance. \nKim Than (University of Alberta\, Canada) \nDr Enkhbaya Shagdar\, Erina- (Japan) Senior Research Fellow and COP Climate Expert specialist in energy issues and sustainable development \nBaroness Natalie Bennett- UK House of Lords \nCoal Mining-Speaker- Ewa Sufin – \nProfessor Asia Mohammed IPBES (Sudan) \n  \nTo be confirmed: \nDr Hend Ahmed Saldedin (Egypt) Steel Economics and mining and the environment. \n  \nProgramme: \n  \n9.30-10.00 CEST Introduction \nPresentation of the Green European Foundation’s transnational project Metals for a green and digital Europe by project leader Richard Wouters (Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks\, NL). \n10.00 -11.20 Session 1 – Mining in the Global South \nA) Overview: The extraction of metal ores often causes major damage to nature and the environment\, as well as human rights violations\, conflicts and corruption.Examples include DRC and Chile. The mining of cobalt and coltan in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a case at hand. Is a more responsible sourcing of metals from developing countries possible? Is the European Union on the right track by extending mandatory due diligence in supply chains? \nSpeaker: Sophie Kwizera – Just Transition\, Actionaid (NL)Confirmed\, \nA) The situation in Africa and the DRC \nSpeaker: Dr Freddie Tshibumbu Shamwana ( DRC)\, Confirmed \nB) Mining in Latin America \n1)Mining in Chile- Speaker: Francisco Ruiz (Chile) Mining in Chile \,Confirmed \n2) Stakeholder participation in dam safety plans in the mining sector- \nSpeaker: Karen Alvarenga Windham-Bellord\, (UK and Brazil) PhD Cantab\,Natural Resrouces Law specialist\, Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Cambridge\, . GEI Author and Editor. Confirmed- \nShe says”“The United Nations’ Awareness and Preparedness for Emergencies at Local Level (APELL) for the mining sector sets a 10-step plan for drafting and implementing actions with stakeholders’ participation at its centre. The APELL places special emphasis on representatives of local communities\, making the plan more inclusive and effective in saving lives and the environment. This is because when people participate in the decision-making process from an early stage\, they are more likely to implement what is planned. In times of emergency\, knowledge of the plan and the will to follow it are crucial to save lives and minimize negative consequences of accidents.” \nC) Discussion scene setting and Q and A (20minutes) \n11.20-11.30 Short Break \n\n11.30- 12.45 CEST Session 2 – Fair trade in metals: The Situation in Europe : Speaker Debate Panel. \nChair Professor Simon Mouatt\, Co-Chair Ewa Sufin\, Tech: Marlyn Hughes: Tech Miriam Kennet \nThe EU is eager to strengthen its industry for energy and digital technology\, for \ninstance by building battery factories. If a developing country restricts the export of \nmetal ores in because it wants to make and export semi-finished metal products \ninstead\, that might lead to a WTO complaint by the EU\, as happened in the case of \nIndonesia. Does the EU’s scramble for metal ores undermine the global South’s right \nto earn more from their raw materials by building their own industry around it? What \nwould a fair trade arrangement look like? \nA) -Mining in Europe: – \nCases \n1) Dr Krzysztof Dudek a presentation on the mining of metals in Poland\, especially copper. (Poland) \n2) The just transition in Poland -Coal Mining-Speaker GEI UN COP Delegate Ewa Sufin -(Poland) \n3) Mining conflicts in Norway- Hans Kare Flo- (Tekna-Technical Trade Union\, Norway) \n  \n11.55-12.05 Mid session quick break \n  \n4) N Macedonia. Speaker: Liljana Popovska (N. Macedonia)\, Former MP and specialist in Mining\, GEI Author. \n5) Mining in Serbia: Zaklina Zivkovic\, PolEkol (Serbia) \n6) Indigenous Perspectives -Mining in Traditional SAMI areas in Sweden \nSpeaker- Agneta Granstroem Indigenous Sami Gov Councillor and Former MP (Sweden) \nQ and A \n  \n12.45-13.00 Short Break \n  \nB) 13.00-13.15 Exploiting the urban mine \nTo what extent can a better recycling of metals reduce the need for virgin metals? At \npresent\, it is the rarest metals that are worst recycled. How much research and what \nkind of legislation do we need to fully exploit the urban mine? Can some metals that \nare critical for green energy and digitalisation\, such as the rare earths that we \ncurrently source from China\, be substituted by more common materials? \nSpeaker: \nDr Liljana Popovska-( N Macedonia )Former MP and specialist in Mining. ‘Liljana Popovska: Mining can not be in the neighbourhood of agriculture and tourism\, definitely.’ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n13.00-13.30 CEST Lunch Break and Break Outs \n  \n13.30-14.20  Session 2d) Mining and The SDGs \nThe UN Sustainable Development Goals\, impacts and ethics of mining -near shoring -can we justify bringing mining effects into the EU? If not- what is the alternative? (All speakers invited to be confirmed) \n14.20-14.30 Short Break \n14.30- 15.30 Session 3 –Contemporary Metal mining \nA) 14.30-15.15 CEST : By importing most of their metals\, both the European Union and the UK shift the burden of environmental damage to poorer countries. Mining in Europe would \nprobably be less destructive because of our environmental rules. Moreover\, \nperpetuating Europe’s dependence on metal imports\, especially from China\, creates \ngeopolitical risks. Is it time to revive metal mining within Europe’s borders? On what \nconditions would that be acceptable to local communities and green activists\, if at \nall? \nB) Sustainable digitalisation 15.10-15.30 20 minutes \nDigital technologies can help us make a more sparing use of natural resources – from smart energy grids to sensors and algorithms that sort out metal scrap. However\, not all forms of digitalisation are a blessing to the environment. The exploding use of data for online video\, gaming\, advertising\, surveillance and training artificial intelligence requires more and more energy and metals. How can we put the digital transition on a sustainable path? \n  \n15.30- 15.45 – CEST Break \n  \n15.45 – 16.45  Session 4 –From Glasgow COP21 to Kunmin COP15 – 2021 a watershed year. The importance of mining and how to incorporate its future as a sustainable part of human activity. \nAt the end of 2021\, the global community hopes to gather for the UN Biodiversity onference (COP15) in Kunming\, China\, and for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow\, UK. If the coronavirus crisis has not driven home the urgency of protecting natural habitats and respecting planetary boundaries\, then what will? However\, whereas metal mining might be seen as a curse for biodiversity in Kunming\, it may be seen as a blessing for climate solutions in Glasgow. Where metal mining takes place in the remaining habitats of wildlife\, the risk of new zoonoses is lurking. But we cannot do without metals for carbon-free energy. How to reconcile the objectives of Kunming and Glasgow? \n16.45 -17.00 CEST Break \n  \n17.00- 17.45 CEST Session 5–Concluding session- and next steps. Rethinking our hunger for metals \nThe dilemmas around metals prompt us to question a western way of life that is \nconsuming more and more kilowatt-hours and megabytes. Should we replace every \nfossil fuel car with an electric one\, or is it better to share cars and promote cycling? \nCan our growing data consumption be justified and do we need an even more \nversatile smartphone every two years? Are our politicians willing to confront these \nquestions\, even if it might spook their voters? \nPracticalities:\nDate and time: Saturday\, May 15th from 09:00 to 18:00 CET \nAudience: This webinar will be in English and is open to the general public. \nRegistration: Click Here \n  \nPlease note all times are Central European Time for this event. \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of  Green Economics Institute and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. URL:https://gef.eu/event/mining-for-metals-can-it-be-fair/ CATEGORIES:Online event,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Mining-for-Metals-Can-it-be-Fair_-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210510T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210510T190000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210429T172056Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210429T172120Z UID:10001942-1620655200-1620673200@gef.eu SUMMARY:Recovering sustainably from the pandemic DESCRIPTION:The European Green Deal – Thinking Locally\n  \n\nThe impact of the Covid 19 pandemic on Europe’s economy\, health systems and democracy is enormous. In terms of European policy it will now be important to shape the economic construction in Europe in a socially and ecologically sustainable way. The policy fields of climate\, energy\, environment\, digitalisation as well as economy\, labour and social affairs must be thought together in the European Green Deal and shaped in such a way that social cohesion in Europe is strengthened. Germany\, as the most populous and economically strongest country\, will have to play a central role in this tour de force. The EU’s ability to act will continue to depend largely on the German government’s will to act. The Annual Conference on European Policy 2021 of the Heinrich Böll Foundation will therefore focus on the question of which European policy priorities the new German government should and must set after the federal elections in autumn 2021. \nAt this year’s annual conference on European policy\, which will also take place online\, European representatives from politics\, science\, political consultancy and civil society will analyse and discuss the current crisis and appropriate strategies to overcome it. \nThe focus is on the local dimension of the European Green Deal. \nIn many places\, municipalities are seen as the new bearers of hope. Initiatives at the local level are already making a difference in many areas and are seen as potential drivers of the socio-ecological transformation\, be it in the energy transition\, sustainable mobility and infrastructure or in public space. We want to let some initiatives have their say and present good examples from practice that show the way forward and provide inspiration for imitation. \nSpeakers\n\nRasmus Andresen\, MEP\, EFA/Greens\, Brussels\nDr. Franziska Brantner\, German MP\, Alliance90/The Greens\, Berlin\nAnnika Hedberg\, Head of Sustainable Prosperity for Europe Programme\, European Policy Centre\, Brussels\nDirk Holemans\, Co-president of the Green European Foundation GEF\, Brussels\nBenedek Jávor\, Representative of the City of Budapest\, Brussels/Budapest\nAres Kalandides\, Professor of Place Management\, Manchester Metropolitan University\, Manchester\nPhoebe Koundouri\, Professor\, University of Economics and Business\, Athens\nAudrey Mathieu\, EU Climate Policy Officer\, Head of Berlin Office\, Germanwatch\, Berlin\nNeil Makaroff\, European Policy Officer\, Reseau Action Climat\, Paris\nBozena Ryszawska\, Professor\, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business\, Wroclaw\nClaude Turmes\, Minister for Energy and Spatial Planning Luxembourg\, Luxembourg\nDr. Ellen Ueberschär\, President\, Heinrich Böll Foundation\, Berlin\nSanna Vesikansa\, Deputy Mayor\, for Social Services and Health Care\, Helsinki\n\n\n\nPractical information\n\nTime: Thursday\, 10 May 2020\, 14.00 – 19.00 CEST \nConference languages: English/German with simultaneous translation \n\nFull programme and registration:  See the Heinrich Böll Foundation website here URL:https://gef.eu/event/recovering-sustainably-from-the-pandemic/ CATEGORIES:Conference,Online event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/HBS-annual-council-website.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210504T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210504T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210429T174633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211008T104555Z UID:10001943-1620154800-1620160200@gef.eu SUMMARY:Inside Climate Protection- FREDA Forum Talk DESCRIPTION:Context\nClimate protection is a hot topic – but with our webinar\, we want to approach it with a long-term outlook\, by exploring how climate protection could be a driving economic factor in getting us out of the crisis. \nWe will be discussing questions like: \n\nWhat effects on the economy\, society and ecology will the climate protection measures submitted to RRF and the objectives of Austria`s new climate protection legislation have?\n\n\nOutlook for 2030/2040: What are our current options that will help shape the future and permit us to take advantage of the coming upheavals to create a sustainable outlook for the transformation of society?\n\n\nFeedback & concrete proposals: Strengths and potential weak spots – in which areas do we need to take action? At the national level\, at the European level?\n\nPractical Information:\nDate and time: May 04\, 2021\, 19:00-20:30 (CET) \nLanguage: This webinar will take place in German/English \nAudience: This webinar is open to the general public. \nPlease note the event will be organised through the ZOOM platform\, with YouTube live.\nSimultanous translation with Zoom only. \nRegistration:  https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XKgyH-odRpK39QTAu1HQFA URL:https://gef.eu/event/inside-climate-protection-freda-forum-talk/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/inside-climate-protection.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210503T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210503T140000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210416T114708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210503T073648Z UID:10001648-1620043200-1620050400@gef.eu SUMMARY:Which metals for a fair transition? DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nWhich metals for a fair transition? \nDuring May and June\, we will organise two webinars revolving around this topic. While the first debate will focus on the extraction aspects in the south (working conditions\, regulations\, due diligence…)\, the second will tackle consumption and production in Europe (reopening mines in Europe\, lower consumption\, circular economy\, recycling\, technology design\, low tech…) \nOur main guiding questions will be to: \n\nBetween the efforts for supply chain responsibility and the development of new technologies\, can Europe ensure a fair supply of metals? Can we move beyond extractivism?\nCan Europe make a more sparing\, circular use of metals for its transitions? What would that mean for our lifestyles?\n\nContext\nLike all European countries\, Belgium imports large quantities of rare metals such as cobalt\, germanium\, lithium\, and coltan through complex and opaque supply chains.\nThese metals are now the subject of particular attention in European policies. This is for at least two reasons which raise some rather contradictory issues and involve very different actors: it is\, on the one hand\, to ensure a constant supply to support the growth of the development of renewable energies and digital technologies (solar panels\, electric cars\, wind turbines\, smartphones\, smart cities…) and on the other hand to make sure not to contribute to socially and ecologically objectionable forms of mining (work conditions sometimes close to slavery\, child labour\, destruction of ecosystems in producing countries… ). \nThe Democratic Republic of Congo\, with which Belgium has a tumultuous historical relationship\, illustrates the current difficulties in reconciling these two issues. Between neo-colonialism and extractivism\, Congo provides 60% of the world’s cobalt and 40% of coltan\, and yet remains one of the poorest countries in the world. \nHow can mining be technically and socially modernised to stop child labour and minimise environmental damage? How to deal with the limits of due diligence in Europe? What is being done today in European and Congolese policies to improve the conditions for metal extraction?\nAs far as demand is concerned\, can the EU limit the need for imported virgin metals while ensuring a rapid energy transition and a responsible digital transition? For example\, by stimulating the recycling and substitution of rare metals\, re-opening mines within its borders\, or reducing the overconsumption of kilowatt-hours and megabytes? \n\n  \nSpeakers\n– Olivier Derruine\, Economist\, Parliamentary Assistant to Saskia Bricmont MEP\, European Parliament \n– Jean-Claude Mputu\, Congolese political scientist \n– Sabine Kakunga\, Central Africa Program Officer (CNCD-11.11.11) \n– Frédéric Thomas\, Doctor of political sciences\, lecturer (CETRI) \n-Jean Pierre PUPO KIKWATI\, from the “Confédération Syndicale du Congo (CSC) \n  \nPracticalities\nDate and time: Monday\, 3rd May from 12:00 to 14:00 CET. \nAudience: This webinar will take place in French and is open to the general public \nRegistration: Click here \nPlease note the event will be organised through the ZOOM platform\, with Facebook live\, Etopia Radio and the local Brussels Radio station. \nZoom Link: Here \nRadioEtopia: Here \nFacebook Event (FR): Here \n  \n  \n\nThis project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Etopia and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event. URL:https://gef.eu/event/which-metals-for-a-fair-transition-2/ CATEGORIES:Online event,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/PRIOR-REGISTRATION-OR-ON-ETIOPIA-RADIO-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210429T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210429T163000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210421T115437Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220221T172053Z UID:10001653-1619701200-1619713800@gef.eu SUMMARY:Just Transition and Gender Equality DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nThis meeting will welcome activists\, NGO representatives\, and other interested participants to explore the just transition and its relation to gender equality. We will focus on developing a network to discuss concrete policy recommendations around this topic\, and identify citizen-based mechanisms that could empower women within the framework of green economy and just transition. \nContext:\nThis is the second of five meetings as part of the Feminist Policies in Green Politics project\, where we will delve into different policy areas to strengthen European feminist politics in energy\, economics\, climate policies\, ecology and food & agriculture. Our goal is to identify the difficulties in these areas and compile empowering policy recommendations. Besides these meetings\, the project also features a series of Green Feminist Talks – where we will hear more from inspiring activists and politicians across Europe. \nProgramme: \n15:15-16:30 (CEST) // 16:15-17:30 (Istanbul Time) \n15:15-15:25 Opening \n15:25-16.30 Network Meeting \nModeration: Gökçe Yeniev \nSpeakers: Şehnaz Kıymaz Bahçeci (Women’s Environment and Development Organisation) and Ayşe Ceren Sarı (Energy Analyst\, SHURA Energy Transition Center) \nPracticalities:\nThis online event will take place in Turkish\, for invited participants. Please email sien.hasker@gef.eu if you would also like to receive an invitation. \n  \n\nThis webinar is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support Green Thought Association and with the financial support of the European Parliament. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this webinar. URL:https://gef.eu/event/just-transition-and-gender-equality/ CATEGORIES:Online event,Webinar,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Mining-for-Metals-Can-it-be-Fair_-2-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210428T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210428T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210413T131044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210427T084609Z UID:10001646-1619622000-1619629200@gef.eu SUMMARY:Sustainable Batteries DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nDuring the event we will reflect on: \nDo we have enough raw materials in Europe to produce the required amount of batteries? \nCan we mine the necessary rare metals such as lithium\, cobalt and rare earth without the risk of major damage of the environment? \nDon’t we risk depending on the purchase of precious metals from developing countries or dictatorial regimes\, where mining neglects the dignity of workers and excessively devastates nature? \nGiven the lithium deposits in the Czech Republic\, can the production of batteries be an opportunity for Czech companies on the European or world market? Do we have technologies that can recycle metals from obsolete batteries\, making the energy storage sector part of the circular economy? Is there room for Czech companies in the field of battery recycling? \nThese are some of the questions we will address in the presentations and discussion. \nSpeakers:\n\nEwa Sufin-Jacquemart\, Strefa Zieleni Foundation (Poland)\, Member of the Board of the Green European Foundation – opening the topic: the need for precious metals for energy and digital transition in a European and global context\nDoc. ing. Tomáš Kazda\, Brno University of Technology – raw materials and technologies for battery production\, challenges and expected development\nAlicia Valero\, Head of Industrial Ecology at the Research Center for Energy Resources and Consumption (CIRCE Institute)\, Zaragoza\, Spain – Precious metal recycling options and technologies for the production of batteries for the automotive industry\nRNDr. Petr Kratochvíl\, Ecobat – collection and recycling of batteries in the Czech Republic\, current state and expected development\, opportunities for Czech companies in the field of precious metal recycling\nPavel Čmelík\, Director of the ČEZ a.s. Development Project Management Department – how a big Czech energy company is considering entering the energy storage and battery production sector\, including the provision of the necessary sources of raw materials\n\nThe event will be moderated by Martin Ander\, Chairman of the Institute. \n  \nPracticalities:\nWhere: Online platform – ZOOM \nDate and time: Wednesday\, 28th April from 15:00 to 17:00 CET. \nAudience: this webinar is open to the general public \nRegistrations:  Click here \nLanguage: simultaneous interpretation Czech – English will be provided for this event \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Institute for Active Citizenship \nand with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event. \n  URL:https://gef.eu/event/metals-in-the-energy-and-digital-transition-limits-and-impacts-3/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Poster_Metals_7April_ENG-e1614941172351.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210428T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210506T235900 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210504T121636Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210504T121935Z UID:10001944-1619596800-1620345540@gef.eu SUMMARY:Call for Prep-Team: Training ‘’Cities for All-How?’ DESCRIPTION:Objectives of the “Cities for all – How?” are: \n\nTo develop the participants’ skills of creative and efficient campaigning for spreading the message to the wider public;\nCreate  a space to explore the new tools and strategies\, adapted to the struggles of young LGBT+ individuals and women in the cities\, for  lobbying the demands to the different stakeholders;\nEquipping  the participants with the skills of working with the local communities  and organising outreach activities on the local level\, that encourage  young people’s active mobilisation around the topic of Cities for all.\n\nIf you are young (till 35) person from Albania\, Armenia\, Azerbaijan\, Belarus\, Bosnia and Herzegovina\, Bulgaria\, Croatia\, Cyprus\, Czech Republic\, Estonia\, Georgia\, Greece\, Kosovo*\, Latvia\, Lithuania\, Hungary\, Moldova\, Montenegro\, North Macedonia\, Poland\, Romania\, Russia\, Slovenia\, Slovakia\, Serbia\, Turkey or Ukraine interested in looking for different urban approaches and questioning the existing urban planning status quo that neglects inclusivity\, human rights and needs of the city dwellers and would like to work on designing the program and the follow-up of the event\, you are more then encouraged to apply. \nThe preparatory team is composed of CDN’s Project Coordinator\, EC member and several other members. PT members should speak English\, be available during the preparation period\, be responsible about fulfilling their tasks\, have good organisational skills\, be good team players and committed to the aims of the project and CDN’s values and be familiar with non-formal education methods. \nMain responsibilities of the prep-team: \n\nActive participation in the regular online meetings prior to the event (May-July/ 3-4 h a week);\nFull participation in the live PT kick off meeting on 5-6th of June (4th arrival day and 7th departure day);\nDissemination of the call and selection of participants\, preparation of participants for the activity and providing them with all the necessary information regarding the program;\nPreparation and facilitation of the program of the activity; designing and preparing sessions based on non-formal education methodology\, invitation and communication with speakers\, experts\, trainers and partners in accordance with the project aims (4-6 h a week);\nHelping with the promotion of the event and ensuring media visibility;\nTaking care of the general well-being of the participants;\nFull participation during the entire event and prep team meeting before and after (Arrival 23rd of July\, departure 1st of August );\nSupporting in finalising the outputs;\nHelping with the reporting of the event.\n\n  \nBeing a prep-team member would offer you: \n\nWorking in a lively international feminist environment;\nExperience in managing youth projects – preparation\, implementation and reporting;\nGetting familiar with Green values and GEFs & CDNs work;\nGetting to know local Urbanists and Gender activists and their work;\nNew knowledge of lobbying theory;\nA possibility to develop your leadership and group work skills;\nA lot of work and a lot of fun!\n\n  \nPracticalities: \nAccommodation\, food\, working space\, travel and visa costs for preparatory team will be fully covered. The travel means will be negotiated with CDN secretariat with considering the economic and environmental aspects. \nDEADLINE for submitting online applications is 6th of May\, 23:59 CET. \nYou will be informed by e-mail approximately in 5 days after the deadline. Please add project.coordinator@cdnee.org to your contacts\, so that you do not receive our reply in spam folder. \nTo apply click on the link here <<< \n  \n\nThis project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe\, with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation and supported by the European Youth Foundation of Council of Europe. URL:https://gef.eu/event/call-for-prep-team-training-cities-for-all-how/ CATEGORIES:Call for applications ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/179079488_4004031416310170_437432428822248634_n.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210426T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210426T150000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210416T151856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220221T171745Z UID:10001652-1619445600-1619449200@gef.eu SUMMARY:Green Feminist Talk with Terry Reintke DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nOver the past several months in Turkey\, the feminist agenda has mostly been shaped by the discussions over the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention. We are going to discuss the situation\, its effects\, and the Green response with MEP Terry Reintke. \nContext:\nThis is the first of five Green Feminist Talks as part of the Feminist Policies in Green Politics project\, where we speak to female politicians and activists to inspire and strengthen the green feminist movement\, and build cross-border support and solidarity. The Talks will be spotlighting key issues and current situations of women and LGBTI+ movements across Europe. \nBesides these Green Feminist Talks\, the project also features a series of Green Feminist Meetings – where we invite experts and stakeholders to delve further into specific policy areas like energy\, economics\, or food & agriculture. \nSpeakers:\nTerry Reintke is a German politician and has been an MEP for the Greens/EFA since 2014. Before that\, she was a spokesperson for the Federation of Young European Greens from 2011 to 2013. She is a strong feminist advocate and campaigns for the rights of women and LGBTI people across Europe\, standing firm against anti-democratic backlash to fight for a progressive and fair Europe. \nModerated by Nil Mutluer – Humboldt University of Berlin\, Green Thought Association \nPracticalities:\nDate and time: Monday\, April 26th from 14:00 to 15:00 CEST (15:00-16:00 Istanbul time) \nAudience: This webinar will take place in English and Turkish (with simultaneous translation) and is open to the general public. \nRegistration: Please register in advance via this link. \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of  the Green Thought Association and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event. URL:https://gef.eu/event/green-feminist-talk-terry-reintke/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Visual_YDD_CEST.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210424T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210424T160000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210416T124839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210419T133611Z UID:10001650-1619265600-1619280000@gef.eu SUMMARY:Feminist Climate Ambassadors – Future Frequency DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nOur aim is to build bridges across Europe for feminist climate change advocates and activists. This training will equip selected Feminist Climate Ambassadors with the tools needed to get their message through in their own region and media\, to support sustainable and feminist community-level impact across Europe. In addition\, the training provides space for more political level conversation on the intersections of gender and climate change. \nThe theme of the second meeting is future. What would our ideal futures look like? What would it take to get there? How do we stay optimistic and focused? \n\nContext:\nThis training is part of the project Feminists in the Climate Movement\, organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Visio\, the Green Economics Institute\, Strefa Zieleni\, and Oikos. While the training is for selected participants only\, the project also features a webinar series and summer school\, which are open to the general public. \n\nSpeakers:\nMaia Fandi – Facilitator at Educational Centre Visio (Finland) \nNoni Makuyana – co-founder of Decolonising Economics \n\nProgramme: \n12:00-12:10 Welcome \n12:10 – 12:40 Guest Expert: Noni Makuyana on Decolonising Economics \n“It’s not a coincidence that under neoliberal capitalism\, racial inequality exists. Race is a social construct\, and one that was used to further the colonial project\, in pursuit of ever-growing economic wealth and power. It is essential to identify strategies that dismantle the system of white supremacy in the pursuit of a just transition.” \n\nAs our two previous public webinars have revolved around economics\, climate\, and gender\, Noni Makuyana’s and Gubbi Bola’s work on decolonising economics completes the picture we have received\, and offers an essential perspective to our understanding of just transition.\n\n12:40-13:00 Discussion on assignments \n13:00-15:30 Future Frequency workshop \n\nFuture Frequency is a workshop method which combines future-oriented thinking with change-making. The core of the three-step method involves challenging assumptions about the future\, imagining preferred futures and making them a reality. Facilitated by Maia Fandi.\n\n15:30–15:45 Next steps \n\nPracticalities:\nThis event is for selected participants only and will take place online via Zoom and Howspace. Applications for the training programme are now closed. \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Visio and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. The European Parliament is not responsible for the content of this event. URL:https://gef.eu/event/feminist-climate-ambassadors-future-frequency/ CATEGORIES:Online event,Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Picture1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210427 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210414T165336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210414T165841Z UID:10001647-1618974000-1619405999@gef.eu SUMMARY:European Green Activist Training Week 2021 DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nDuring the four-day event\, the green-minded youth will have the chance to explore various topics such as climate justice and lobbying in Brussels by engaging with professionals\, politicians\, NGOs and other activists operating in and around the European Institutions\, as well as with each other.   \nThroughout the event\, the participants will have the opportunity to discover and learn from the various other countries. Through a variety of team building and icebreaker sessions\, participants will present and share information about their countries and find points of common interests and as well as differences.  \nWith a range of formal and non-formal training methods\, including interactive workshops\, the trip will be a valuable learning experience for young activists brought together by Green values and a motivation to enact change.   \n  \nEvent Background\nThe European Green Activist Training project aims to Europeanise existing training programmes for Green activists in several European countries by incorporating more pan-European content and to make these programmes more cooperative by enabling young activists to meet and network.  \n  \nProgramme\nWednesday 21 April– Welcome note  \n\nWelcome note: presenting EGAT history and introduce EGAT Alumni Ambassador \n\n\nPresent overview of programme and objectives and gather expectations from participants \n\nThursday 22 April and Friday 23 April- Team building\, discovering and influencing the European Union  \n\nGetting to know each other and team building activities \nOfficial virtual visits to the European Parliament with MEPs Heidi Hautala\, Sylwia Spurek\, Kira Peter Hansen and Marketa Gregorova \n\nParallel sessions:  \n\nGreen family workshop \nThe Good Lobby workshop \nEuropean Youth Seminar visit \nEU Careers presentation \n\nSaturday 24 April– Climate\, economy and environment  \nWorkshops:  \n\nSustainable cities: workshop led by Nikoleta Petkovic- CDNEE \nBiodiversity and climate change: workshop led by Laura Hildt– The European Environmental Bureau \nDeforestations and nature degradation: workshop led by Rigas Tsiakiris– Green Insitute Greece \n\nSunday 25 April: Online Activism  \n\nWorkshop on human rights and gender equality led by Mina/Giulio Tolu- FYEG Spokesperson \nActivist toolbox and training for online activism led by FYEG  \nGroupwork and debates  \n\n  \n\nThe exact details and timings of the programme are to be confirmed\, please check back later for more information.  \nThis years EGAT edition is supported by:  Ökopolisz (Hungary)\, Green Window (Croatia)\, Institute for Active Citizenship (Czechia)\, Visio (Finland)\, Fundacja Strefa Zieleni (Poland)\, and Fundació Nous Horitzons (Catalonia).  \n\nIf you would like to take part in the next generation of EGAT\, there will be a call for participant applications in late summer 2021 in the Czech Republic\, Croatia\, Finland\, Hungary\, Catalonia\, Poland and Greece.  \n  \n  URL:https://gef.eu/event/egat-training-week-2021/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Online event,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/EGAT-1024x931-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210414T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210414T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210409T113542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210414T155319Z UID:10001645-1618423200-1618432200@gef.eu SUMMARY:Dark shades of green: The political struggle for the narrative of the young environmental movements in the Western Balkans DESCRIPTION:About this event\nThe right-wing has for a long time been associated with climate denial and justifications of industrial pollution. However\, this rhetoric seems to be changing\, and environmental issues are becoming central to right-wing politics. In the Western Balkans\, environmental problems are emerging as a mobilizing factor across different political actors and social movements. Issues that are traditionally claimed by the progressive greens\, are now coming into focus of the populist right\, opening new fields for reaching and engaging otherwise passive citizens. Driven by the unsustainable re-industrialization\, the growth in the construction sector\, and new\, often foreign investments in mining\, fossil fuels\, land grabs and destruction of nature\, environmental threats are ever more mobilizing the citizens on the anti-establishment wave. Catching sight of the loss of the EU perspective and the increased post-truth crisis during the pandemic conditions\, the right wing is not missing their chance. The struggle for nature is often painted with nationalist and traditionalist narratives. \nOn the other hand\, the greens nor the left do not seem to be keeping pace with these developments\, appearing unfit to offer credible alternatives to the populist narratives of the local grassroots movements. The environmental civil society initiatives\, and the social justice and human rights organizations\, are not connected enough\, and their knowledge and experiences are atomized. In addition\, many actors are insisting that the environment is intrinsically an “apolitical” issue\, accusing each other of “hijacking” it. These processes are not only happening in the Western Balkans\, however there is an important specific context related to the recent history and genealogy of the green movement. In the context of a blurred EU perspective for the Western Balkans\, and in the absence of strong green and left alternatives\, will the right wing populism succeed in appropriating the topic of environmental justice? How can the progressive forces be enabled to take the lead in environmental struggles? \nThe discussion is opening one of the important questions of many about the future of green politics in Europe. We are happy to use this opportunity to present Serbian translations of the publications with extended analysis of political ecology from the greens perspective – the Green European Journal editions: A World Alive: Green Politics in Europe and Beyond and 2049: Open Future. \n  \nSpeakers:\nBalša Lubarda is an environmental sociologist specializing in environmental communication\, radicalism\, right-wing politics and political ideologies. He is also a Doctoral Fellow and the Head of Ideology Research Unit at the Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right\, as well as a member of the Emancipatory Rural Politics Initiative (European branch). His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Environmental Values\, Sociologia Ruralis and other non-academic outlets\, including New Eastern Europe\, Fair Observer\, Open Democracy\, Undisciplined Environments\, Altre Economia etc. Balša has also provided commentary for The BBC Radio 4 and The New York Times. \nDamir Zejnulahović is a PhD student of sociology at the Faculty of Philosophy of Belgrade University. He completed his undergraduate studies of sociology at the same faculty\, where he took courses in “Culture” and “Politics” modules during his undergraduate studies. He got his Master degree in sociology\, at the same faculty\, defending his master thesis „Ideological underpinnings of a conservative Srpski pokret Dveri”. The focus of his research interests are political sociology\, sociology of knowledge\, historical sociology\, critique of ideology. \nIva Marković is an environmental activist and researcher in political ecology from Belgrade. Her current focus is on water as a common good and on developing alternative policies for sustainable governing of natural wealth. Her interests are in commons\, natural resources management\, social impact of climate change\, degrowth\, just energy transition and ecofeminism. She is involved in organizing left and green actors and networking inside the environmental movement. She is a co-founder of Right to Water (Pravo na vodu) initiative\, organization for political ecology Polekol\, Women For Environment network\, and active in the Save the Blue Heart of Europe campaign against small hydro projects in the Balkans. \n  \nModerator: Aleksandra Tomanić (tbc) \n  \n  \nPracticalities:\nThis event takes place on Zoom\, please register and join via this link. \nSimultaneous interpretation Serbian – English will be provided for this event. URL:https://gef.eu/event/dark-shades-of-green-the-political-struggle-for-the-narrative-of-the-young-environmental-movements-in-the-western-balkans/ CATEGORIES:Launch event,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/website-thumbnail.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210408T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210408T193000 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210329T182825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210330T062039Z UID:10001936-1617904800-1617910200@gef.eu SUMMARY:Women for Climate – A Just Transition DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nWhat is a just transition of coal regions from the feminist perspective? What does transition look like in Poland and in other European countries? Do the current solutions ensure equal participation of men and women in decision-making processes? What role do women play in the broader just transition movement? In which approach to transformation is the gender perspective particularly relevant? \nThese and other questions will be answered by politicians and activists from Poland\, the Czech Republic and Germany. \n  \nContext\nThis is the second of four public webinars as part of the project “Feminists in the Climate Movement\,” organised by GEF with the support of Visio\, Green Economics Institute\, Oikos\, and Fundacja Strefa Zieleni. With a closed training programme for selected Feminist Climate Ambassadors as well as a series of public events\, the project seeks to build capacity among (potential) climate leaders\, while highlighting the gendered aspects and impacts of the climate crisis to a broader audience. \n  \nSpeakers\n\nDr. Miłosława (Miłka) Stępień – social and political climate activist\, working on the just transition of coal regions in Poland\, as well as issues linked to environmental protection\, public transparency and civic participation. Chair of Association Akcja Konin (Konin in Action). Co-spokesperson of the European Green Party’s Conciliation Panel.\nJitka Nesrstova – longtime environmental activist by heart and fundraiser by profession. She worked for Greenpeace CZ for almost 13 years and co-founded the Coalition for Easy Giving that brings together major Czech nonprofits systematically raising funds from individuals. Since 2016 Jitka is part of Limity jsme my\, an open grassroots civic movement fighting for coal phase-out and just transition. Jitka is a member of the Czech Green Party and served as Deputy Chair of the Energy Working Group in the past.\nKatrin Uhlig – green politician from Bonn\, Westphalia\, Germany. She is the co-chair of the Green party in Bonn and deals in particular with energy policy and climate protection\, incl. following the UN climate negotiations. Bonn is the seat of the United Nations World Climate Secretariat with many international organizations active in the environment and climate sector.\n\n  \nPracticalities\nDate and time: Thursday\, April 8th from 18:00 to 19:30 CEST. \nAudience: This webinar will take place in English and Polish (with simultaneous translation) and is open to the general public. \nRegistration: Please register in advance via this link. \n\nThis event was organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Strefa Zieleni and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. URL:https://gef.eu/event/climate-economics-and-gender-2/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Copy-of-Untitled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210407T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210407T201500 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210301T170321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210315T103837Z UID:10001920-1617820200-1617826500@gef.eu SUMMARY:Metals in the Energy and Digital Transition: Limits and Impacts DESCRIPTION:[ENG]\n – para leer la descripción en ESP\, vean más abajo –\n  \nThere is no doubt that the climate crisis makes the energy transition to renewable sources indispensable. The 2015 Paris Agreement was a historic milestone\, at least on paper\, in terms of reducing emissions and boosting renewable energy. But some issues have not been sufficiently resolved\, issues linked to the metals required for the “green” and digital technologies on which the energy transition is based. \nIn this session we will talk about the mineral limits of the energy transition and the implications that these limits bring with them. Are we willing to accept the impacts of mining for the benefit of the energy transition? What is the situation of the mining project in Cáceres? Does the current Spanish Mining Law of 1973 guarantee clean and responsible mining? \n\nContext:\n \nThe technologies that make the energy transition possible are based on a wide variety of metals and huge quantities of them. Photovoltaic panels\, wind turbines or electric cars would not exist without them. Tellurium\, cobalt\, copper\, gallium\, indium\, lithium\, nickel and zinc are some of these essential elements\, all of which are at risk of being in short supply in the future\, either because they are scarce in nature or because they are controlled by few countries. \nGiven this fact\, a key question is how to supply the metals demand of the energy transition. In addition to diversifying imports\, one of the EU’s objectives is to strengthen its strategic autonomy by increasing its internal supply capacity. In Spain alone\, in recent years\, applications have been submitted for several hundred new mining operations\, which have been met with significant social protest. An emblematic case\, due to its proximity to the historic centre of Cáceres\, a World Heritage Site\, and due to the environmental and social impacts that it may entail\, is the San José de Valdeflores open-pit mining project for the extraction of lithium. \n\n  \nSpeakers:\n\nAlicia Valero is a chemical engineer and head of the Industrial Ecology group at the Research Centre for Energy Resources and Consumption (CIRCE Institute).\nJuantxo López de Uralde is a Member of the Spanish Parliament for Unidas Podemos and president of the Ecological Transition Commission.\nSantiago Martín-Barajas is a member of Ecologistas en Acción and expert on water\, mining\, energy\, etc.\n\n  \nThe session will be moderated by Cárol García\, who is a journalist and political scientist. She is a specialist in international relations and cooperation. She has worked in Senegal and Palestine and is currently communications coordinator at Alianza por la Solidaridad – ActionAid. She is a member of the board of trustees of Fundación Transición Verde. \n  \nPracticalities:\nRegistrations are now open – Próximos eventos: Los metales en la transición energética y digital (transicionverde.es) \nSimultaneous interpretation Spanish-English will be provided for this event \n\nThis event was organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Transición Verde and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation. \n  \n\n\n[ESP]\n\nContexto\nNo hay duda de que la crisis climática hace indispensable la transición energética hacia fuentes renovables. El Acuerdo de París de 2015 supuso un hito histórico\, al menos sobre el papel\, en cuanto a reducción de emisiones e impulso a las energías renovables. Pero algunas cuestiones no han quedado suficientemente resueltas\, cuestiones ligadas a los metales que requieren las tecnologías “verdes” y digitales en que se basa la transición energética. \n¿Está garantizado el suministro de metales para hacer posible la transición ecológica? ¿Dónde y cómo se obtienen esos metales?. ¿Qué implicaciones ambientales y sociales tiene su extracción\, transformación y posterior retorno como residuo? ¿Hasta qué punto está garantizada la salud y la protección del medio ambiente en las zonas mineras? ¿Cuál será el nuevo marco geopolítico mundial derivado de estas materias primas estratégicas? ¿Qué papel va a jugar la Unión Europea en esta nueva coyuntura? ¿Está dispuesta a cargar con los costes ambientales derivados de la transición energética? \nAunque no es fácil dar respuesta a estas cuestiones\, no es menos cierto que el debate sobre cómo debe realizarse la ineludible transición energética no debe ser postergado. Si evitamos hablar o ignoramos los factores negativos que conlleva\, volveremos a caer en los errores del pasado y no podremos realizar una auténtica transición verde. \nPrograma\nPara arrojar luz sobre este complejo tema contaremos\, durante la sesión 7 de abril (centrada en los límites en cuanto a disponibilidad de los metales y en los impactos locales que puede tener la intención de la UE de aumentar su autonomía en materias primas)\, con los siguientes ponentes: \n\n Alicia Valero\, ingeniera química\, dirige el grupo de investigación de Ecología Industrial en el Instituto CIRCE y es profesora en la Universidad de Zaragoza\nJuantxo López de Uralde\, diputado de Unidas Podemos en el Congreso. Presidente de la Comisión de Transición Ecológica\nSantiago Martín Barajas miembro de Ecologistas en Acción y experto en agua\, minería\, energía\, etc.\n\n\nLa moderación correrá a cargo de Cárol García Toledano\, miembro del patronato de Transición Verde. Periodista y politóloga. Coordinadora de comunicación en Alianza por la Solidaridad- ActionAid. \n  \nInformaciones prácticas\nInscripciones- https://survey.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8bQUJSjX71VYArs \nHabrá interpretación simultánea del inglés al español. Los detalles técnicos segiran por email el 15 de Marzo. \n\nEstas jornadas están organizadas por la Green European Foundation con la colaboración de Transición Verde y La Casa Encendida. URL:https://gef.eu/event/metals-in-the-energy-and-digital-transition-limits-and-impacts/ CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Poster_Metals_7April_ENG-e1614941172351.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210406T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210412T235900 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210408T053720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210408T111107Z UID:10001939-1617696000-1618271940@gef.eu SUMMARY:Call for participants: Online Course ‘Cities for all: Why?' DESCRIPTION:About this course\nThe upcoming online course: “Cities for all: Inclusive urban planning and decision making in Eastern European cities” will take place on the Green European Foundation‘s  online learning platform Green Academy during May 2021. Aside from interactive educational content on the platform\, learners will have the opportunity to acquire new knowledge\, have fun and meet new people on weekly meetings\, webinars with experts and workshops. \nThe course attendants will be encouraged to continue their learning in the scope of the project during the second phase which will take place in Croatia in July 2021 (subject to  COVID19 restrictions). The involvement in both events is a precondition for applying for Local Actions sub-grants that will take place in September 2021. \nThe Online Course “Cities for all: why?”  will aim to understand how patriarchy shapes our cities\, urban infrastructure and lives of urban youth and has the following objectives: \n\nProvide the participants with the theoretical knowledge on how cities are affecting the lives of young people of different genders and sexualities.\nCreate an inter-cultural safe space for young women and LGBT+ people to share their struggles and stimulate the discussion on the values\, principles and the directions about the future of inclusive cities.\nEmpower the participants with the tools and analytical skills for identifying local challenges of their communities in regards of gender inclusive city planning.\n\nThe course will be based on the principles of non-formal education and intercultural learning. We strive for an active\, safe and inclusive environment for direct communication and sharing of knowledge. The online course will be balanced between theoretical inputs\, work in groups\, discussions\, and other interactive methods of non-formal learning. \n  \nWho should apply?\nWe are looking for young people: \n\nMaximum 30 years old;\nFrom Albania\, Armenia\, Azerbaijan\, Belarus\, Bosnia and Herzegovina\, Bulgaria\, Croatia\, Cyprus\, Czech Republic\, Estonia\, Georgia\, Greece\, Kosovo*\, Latvia\, Lithuania\, Hungary\, Moldova\, Montenegro\, North Macedonia\, Poland\, Romania\, Russia\, Slovenia\, Slovakia\, Serbia\, Turkey and Ukraine;\nInterested in observing cities trough gender inclusion lens and a deep intersectional approach;\nWho would like to contribute to the discussions with their local perspective;\nAre willing to share the gained knowledge on the local level.\n\nParticipants who have experience in urbanism\, activism\, gender and politics or have high motivation to learn about the topic are highly encouraged to apply. People with less experience on the topics are welcome to apply and get to know more about these topics. \nPracticalities:\n  \nLanguage: The main language of the course will be English.\nCosts: The course is free for all participants.\nTechnical requirements: Internet connection and PC or/and phone. \nDEADLINE for submitting online applications: 12.04.2021 at 23:59 CEST \n  \nYou will be informed about the results of the selection within two weeks after the deadline. Please add project.coordinator@cdnee.org to your contacts\, so that you do not receive our reply in spam folder. \n  \nTo apply click on the link here <<< \n  \n——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– \nThis project is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe\, with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation and supported by the European Youth Foundation of Council of Europe. URL:https://gef.eu/event/call-for-participants-online-course-cities-for-all-why/ CATEGORIES:Call for participants ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Untitled-design-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210402T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20210402T235900 DTSTAMP:20260404T185151 CREATED:20210325T192308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210326T070430Z UID:10001933-1617350400-1617407940@gef.eu SUMMARY:Call for Author: Youth Chapter for the Just Transition Book DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nThe chapter will be published in the Book on Just Transition produced as part of the multiannual and multipartner project carried out by the Green European Foundation\, led by Oikos and participated by green European partners. It will be divided in five parts: (1) Setting the stage\, (2) European regions on their way\, (3) Just transition and the EU Green Deal\, (4) Frontrunners showing the way\, and (5) Conclusions. The Youth Chapter will open part 4. \nWe are looking for someone who can bring a fresh perspective and nuanced insights into the following questions: \n\nHow do young people take the future into their own hands?\nHow are grassroots movements changing the narrative and convincing politicians to push for a socially just transition?\nHow are young activists from marginalised communities and minority groups impacted by climate change\, and how are they fighting for climate justice?\nWhy are current EU programmes such as Next Generation EU not good enough?\nHow has the pandemic transformed the efforts of grassroots activists and changed their methods to create impact?\n\nWe are looking for one or two young authors with a passion for writing who are interested in the topic and committed to unpack the relation between the work of activists everywhere in Europe and the political advancement towards a more sustainable\, welcoming and fairer Europe. \n  \nContext\nAbout the chapter: \n\nThe content of the chapter should have a strong focus on the role of youth\, grassroots and marginalised and minority groups in achieving a better and more just transition away from fossil fuels towards a socially and environmentally sustainable future\nThe chapter should have a clear sub-structure (contextual introduction\, main body divided in sub-sections and topics\, summarising conclusion) and can include various formats (analysis\, essays\, case studies and/or interviews)\nThe chapter should support analysis with figures and examples from at least three European countries (including at least one non-EU)\nThe chapter should consist of 4000 to 6000 words\nThe contribution should be written in English\nThe remuneration for the writing of the chapter is EUR 500\n\nWe accept both individual and joint applications of maximum two authors to co-write the chapter. If you decide to apply with someone please send in only one joint application. \nThe writer(s) applying should: \n\nBe interested and passionate about tactics\, methods and narratives used by grassroots movements across Europe to achieve a socially just transition\nBe determined in expanding their knowledge on the topic by doing research\, following the work or contacting activists\n(Possibly) have previous experience in writing extensive pieces\nFeel comfortable in writing long texts in English\n\nTimeline: \n\nSend your application by 2nd April at 23:59 CET\nYou will be informed of the decision at the latest by 7th April (all applicants will be informed)\nStart writing!\nA first draft of the chapter should be sent in by the 7th of May\nWait for the feedback and comments of the FYEG Executive Committee\nThe final version of the chapter should be sent in by the 31st of May\n\n  \nPracticalities\nTo apply: \nPlease send the following to project.manager@fyeg.org by 2nd April @ 23:59 CET: \n\nYour pitch for the chapter: a description of what you would like to write about (between 300 and 400 words)\nA short mention of the structure and format you plan to use\nA proposal for a concise title\nYour CV (or CVs if two authors are applying) URL:https://gef.eu/event/call-for-author-youth-chapter-for-the-just-transition-book/ CATEGORIES:Call for articles ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gef.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/just-transition-article-square.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR