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SUMMARY:Transformation Towards Energy Democracy
DESCRIPTION:About the Event:\nIn this event we will underline the need for a more democratic and inclusive society by addressing the state of democracy within the EU and its candidate countries. As well as looking to economic alternatives and the urgency of climate change. \n\nContext:\nThe Green European Foundation and Sunrise have in the previous three year period been pioneers on the topic of Energy Democracy in North Macedonia; with this 2020 event we will continue with the elaboration on the European experiences in the energy sector and stimulating positive changes in North Macedonia and the region. In this open Webinar we will discuss energy transformation and set a path to a participatory\, inclusive and decentralised green economy through promotion of the Energy Democracy concept. Together we will contribute to the debates and practices on the EU level with experiences and challenges from the Balkans. \nSpeakers:\n\nAleksandar Gjorgjievski\, Sunrise – North Macedonia\nDirk Holemans\, Co-President of Green European Foundation\, Oikos Think Tank\nMaja Morachanin\, green MP from the Macedonian Parliament\nStefan Bouzarovski \, Professor of Human Geography at the University of Manchester\,\nMelani Furlan\, Green Energy Cooperative in Zagreb\, Croatia\nErvin Redjepagjikj El.Eng. – Energy expert\n\n  \nProgramme:\n18:00-18:10 Introduction \n\nAleksandar Gjorgjievski\, moderator and National Coordinator\n\n18:10-18:20 Citizen Energy: Making Energy Democracy Happen publication \n\nDirk Holemans\, Co-President of Green European Foundation\, Oikos Think Tank\n\n Introduction of Citizens Energy: Making Energy Democracy Happen Publication\n\n18:20-18:30 \n\nMaja Morachanin green MP from the Macedonian Parliament\n\n18:20-19:00 Session with speaker’s presentations on Energy Democracy \n  \n\nPRESENTATIONS: \n\n\n\nStefan Bouzarovski – Professor of Human Geography at the University of Manchester\, where he directs the People and Energy Programme within the Manchester Urban Institute\n\nTopic: Energy poverty in Southeastern Europe \n\n\n\nMelani Furlan MSc El.Eng. – from the Green Energy Cooperative in Zagreb\, Croatia\n\n\n\nTopic: Community-led solarization for clean energy transition \n\n\n\nErvin Redjepagjikj El.Eng. – Energy expert\n\n\n\nTopic: Opportunities and Challenges in Renewables in the region \n\n19:00-19:30 Panel discussion and Q&A \n  \nPracticalities\nRegistrations are open: https://survey.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_38xXJJ4o46T3FYN  \nThe primary language will be Macedonian but simultaneous translation in English will be provided. \nAcknowledgements:\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
URL:https://gef.eu/event/transformation-towards-energy-democracy/
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SUMMARY:Climate Jobs and a Just Transition: responding to our climate and ecological emergency (Belfast)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nA radical shift towards a green and sustainable economy is needed to address the global climate and ecological crises. \nThis conference will look at the urgency and scale required to mobilise climate action and how we can deliver an alternative energy system. \nFurthermore\, we will explore how we can ensure a just transition that is fair to everyone in society\, and the technologies we need to change our energy system. \nPoliticians\, energy experts\, union representatives and speakers from a range of other perspectives will discuss and exchange\, offering key insights into the potential solutions to these pressing crises. \nProgramme\n10:00 to 11:00:\nClimate Jobs Report by Green House Think Tank\nSpeakers include: \n\nJonathan Essex (Green House Think Tank)\nPeter Sims (Green House Think Tank)\n\n11:00 to 12:00:\nPlace-Based Policy Alignment and Just Transition – The Belfast Climate Commission\nSpeakers include: \n\nDamien McIlroy (Queen’s University Belfast)\nClare McKeown (Belfast City Council)\nAmanda Slevin (Queen’s University Belfast / Place-Based Climate Action Network)\n\n12:00 to 13:30:\nTrade Unions and the Just Transition – From Origins and Context to Policy and Practice\nSpeakers include: \n\nSean McCabe (TASC)\nSinéad Mercier (National Economic and Social Council)\nStiofán Ó Nualláin (Trademark Belfast)\nJeff Robinson (Unite the Union)\n\n14:30 to 15:30:\nKeynote Address – Asad Rehman (War on Want) \n15:30 to 16:30:\nFuelling the Just Transition – The Role of Non-Carbon Energy\nSpeakers include: \n\nJuliana Early (Queen’s University Belfast)\nAndy Gouldson (Leeds University / Place-Based Climate Action Network)\nPaul McCormack (Belfast Metropolitan College)\n\n16:30 to 17:30:\nPolitical Party Panel \nRegistration\nThis event is free and open to the public. \nPlease register your attendance at this event here.  \n\n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/climate-jobs-and-a-just-transition-responding-to-our-climate-and-ecological-emergency-belfast/
LOCATION:Canada Room\, Queen’s University Belfast\, University Rd\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Energy Democracy Workshop (Ohrid)
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nThis event will bring together different actors from across the region and the EU to find alternative solutions and support positive changes to the energy sector in North Macedonia and in South-East Europe. \nThe topic of the workshop is how we can set a path to a participatory\, inclusive and decentralised Green economy through promotion of the Energy Democracy concept. \nThe workshop will focus on energy cooperatives and other forms of socio-environmental economy in Europe\, contributing to the debate and practice on the EU level with experiences and challenges from the Balkans perspective. \nThe workshop will connect with multiple priorities\, underlining the need for a more democratic and inclusive society and educating on economic alternatives that address democratic deficiencies in EU and candidate countries\, as well as the climate emergency. \nProgramme\nDay 1 \n10:00 – 11:00   Introduction of the event\, Opening of the event and Presenting 2019 workshop – \n\nAleksandar Gjorgjievski project coordinator\nMaja Morachanin – Member of North Macedonian Parliament\, Green perspective on Energy in North Macedonia and the Region\n\n11:00 – 12:30   Presentations and Panel discusion:  Energy Sector in EU and the Balkan Region (Current and future perspectives) \n\nModerated by Ervin Redjepagikj – Energy consultant\nDirk Holemans – Oikos\, Belgium – Presentation: Energy Democracy\nHajdana Rukavina\, Zelena Energetska Zajednica – ZEZ from Croatia\, member of REScoop – Presentation: Community energy experience from Europe and region\nNatasha Gligorijevic – Center for Sustainable Development of Serbia – Presentation Green Public Procurement: Energy transition\, innovation and Procurement\n\nDiscussion on Energy democracy \n13:00 – 14:00   Lunch \nDay 2 \nGEF Energy Democracy Summer School and Workshop \n09:30 – 10:30   Working discussions in groups \nEnergy cooperatives \n\nHajdana Rukavina\, ZEZ Croatia\, member of REScoop – European federation of energy cooperatives\n\nThe Future of public policies in energy sector\, \n\nErvin Redjepagikj – Energy consultant\n\nEconomic alternatives as result of democratic and inclusive society\, \n\nZaklina Zivkovic\, Networked – Serbia\n\nGreen Public Procurement \n\nNatasha Gligorijevic – Center for Sustainable Development of Serbia\n\n10:30 – 11:00   Conclusions and Closing of the event \nThe Facebook event for this event can be found here.  \nPracticalities\nThis event will be held in conjuction with a workshop on fair and healthy food.  \nVenue\nThe venue is located about 8 km (10 minutes drive) from Ohrid Airport and 4 km (10 minutes drive) from the Ohrid Central bus Station\nBy bus (ticket is € 0.5 to €2)\nBy taxi: (from € 3 to €7) \nLanguage\nSimultaneous interpretation into English will be provided on 8 September. \nThe sessions on 9 September will be held in Macedonian without interpretation\, although participants and speakers are free to communicate in English. \nAccommodation \nIf you would like to apply for accommodation covered by the organisers\, please contact Aleksandar Gjorgjievski aleksgo@gmail.com. \nRegistration\nPlease register for this workshop via the form found here.  \nRegistration deadline: 5 September 2019 \n\n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/energy-democracy-workshop-ohrid/
LOCATION:Lake Camp Mladost\, R1208 Ohrid\, 6000 MACEDONIA\, Macedonia
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SUMMARY:Creating Eco-Societies through Urban Commons Transitions (Brussels)
DESCRIPTION:Context: Towards socio-ecological societies\nCities are becoming a new and hopeful transnational governance level. They are organising themselves in a whole tissue of networks (Fearless Cities\, Fabcities\, etc.)\, working together in domains like climate policy\, renewable energy and urban economy. \nAt the same time\, citizens are developing a whole range of urban commons\, based on co-operation and an ethics of care. Tired of only being a powerless consumer or a passive citizen\, we get active as maker\, urban farmer\, solidarity volunteer\, user of shared resources\, civic or social entrepreneur\, etc. This goes along with the establishment of new organisations and infrastructures like fab labs\, energy co-ops\, co-working spaces\, urban food production plots\, and many more. \nIn recent years\, we have seen cities like Ghent and Bologna moving a step further\, establishing structures and processes that aim at building synergies between the public and the commons domain. This is part of a new political vision\, the Partner State. So\, a partner city sustains and gives incentives to alternative civil and economic institutions\, like the commons and cooperatives. The conference\, as part of this year’s transnational project around Urban Commons Transitions\, therefore aims to look at these developments of collaborative city-making and to examine those prototypes of transformative cities as a driving force towards socio-ecological societies. \nAbout the Event: A conference to inspire and motivate\nLately institutions\, research groups and organisations were created to investigate how commons could be integrated in a more sustainable way in the vivid networks of cities. During this conference\, organised with the support of the Flemish Think Tank Oikos\, experts from different projects and institutions will inspire you with their knowledge and findings about sustainable commons in cities.  \nDraft Programme\n19:30 – 19:40 INTRODUCTION Dirk Holemans\, Director of Oikos and GEF Board member \n19:40 – 20:20 THE VISION OF TWO EXPERTS Michel Bauwens & Elena De Nictolis \n20:20 – 20:50 THREE STORIES ON URBAN COMMONS \nMarie Haspeslagh\, Enchanté – a network of warm-hearted merchants \nLucie Evers\, Partago – a coop for electric car sharing – Mobility Factory \n3rd speaker to be announced \n20:50 – 21:10 PANEL DISCUSSION “CHANGING THE CITY”\, Marie Haspeslagh\, Lucie Evers\, tbc \n21:10 – 21:30 CLOSING PANEL “URBAN COMMONS TRANSITION”\, Michel Bauwens & Elena De Nictolis \nKeynote speakers\n \nMichel Bauwens \nFounder and director of the P2P Foundation and expert in peer production\, governance and property. Bauwens is a well-known public speaker and thought leader. In 2017 he wrote the Commons Transition Plan for Ghent\, after a similar project for Ecuador. \n  \n \nElena De Nictolis \nResearch associate at LabGov\, the LABoratory for the GOVernance of the City as a Commons. She prepares a Phd thesis on public policies for urban co-governance and the relation with the quality of city democracy at LUISS University of Rome. \n  \n\nRegister now\nTo attend this inspiring conference\, follow this link and order your tickets on the bottom of the page. \nTo complete your registration\, transfer the entrance fee of 5 € to BE29 0015 9877 0164 (BIC: GEBA BE BB) Oikos vzw with the reference ‘Commons Congress’. \n\nStay tuned for updates\nSubscribe to our Facebook event\, where you will receive the latest news on speakers and the detailed programme\, and follow us on Facebook or Twitter to learn about our other activities. \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/creating-eco-societies-through-commons/
LOCATION:IHECS\, Rue de l'Etuve 58-60\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
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