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A Question of Scale (Supply Chains and Local Economies)

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Context:

The Green European Foundation, in cooperation with Green Foundation Ireland is organising the online conference as part of the Climate Emergency Economy project.  This work forms part of a wider project led by the GEF involving Green Foundation Ireland, Green House in the UK and  the Scientific Bureau Groenlinks in the Netherlands. The work of the project is to identify the key enablers and blockers in order to formulate strategies to stop those actors of the EU and global economy from blocking the transition to limit climate change to 1.5°C.  

About the Event:

A QUESTION OF SCALE: “Imagining a co-operative, community-led approach to regional resilience” (SCALE being the acronym for Supply Chains and Local Economies)

“A Question of Scale” is a conversation in the context of global vulnerabilities and challenges – climate, pandemic, risks to supply chain, jobs, etc – that will…

  • Identify ‘Blockers & Enablers’ to a cooperative, community-led approach to regional resilience;
  • Secure local supply chains and strengthen regional economies;
  • Outline the benefits of regional economies (especially, but not limited to, the agri-food sector);
  • Encourage cooperative effort in local production for local need;
  • Identify the potential for livelihoods in our regions (with a focus on the midlands).

Speakers:

  • Tommy Simpson (Green Foundation Ireland)
  • Dirk Holemans (Oikos, Co-President Green European Foundation)
  • Ciarán Cuffe MEP (Greens/EFA group, European Parliament) 
  • Stanka Becheva (Friends of the Earth Europe)
  • Peter Sims (Green House Think Tank)
  • Jonathan Essex (Green House Think Tank)
  • Oliver Moore (Cultivate; ARC2020)
  • Davie Philip (Cultivate)
  • Sinead Mercier (Philip Lee) 
  • Sean McCabe  (TASC)
  • Liam McGinley (Glencolmcille)

Programme:

13:30 – Welcome & introduction

13:45 – Context of SCALE -Supply Chains and Local Economies

13:55 – Sharing and listening exercise

14:15 – 14:35 Reflections

  • Supply Chains
  • Circular and Local Economies
  • Cooperative Approaches

14:45 Plenary

16:00 Keynote Reflection

16:30 End of event

 

Practicalities:

This event will be in English.

Time: BST (British Summer Time)

The event is invitation only and free of charge, however registration is required.

Registration link:  https://bit.ly/2GvptQU

For further information please contact: info@greenfoundationireland.ie

 

Acknowledgements:

This event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Green Foundation Ireland and Cultivate with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.

Energy Democracy Workshop (Ohrid)

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About the Event

This 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.

The 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.

The 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.

The 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.

Programme

Day 1

10:00 – 11:00   Introduction of the event, Opening of the event and Presenting 2019 workshop –

  • Aleksandar Gjorgjievski project coordinator
  • Maja Morachanin – Member of North Macedonian Parliament, Green perspective on Energy in North Macedonia and the Region

11:00 – 12:30   Presentations and Panel discusion:  Energy Sector in EU and the Balkan Region (Current and future perspectives)

  • Moderated by Ervin Redjepagikj – Energy consultant
  • Dirk Holemans – Oikos, Belgium – Presentation: Energy Democracy
  • Hajdana Rukavina, Zelena Energetska Zajednica – ZEZ from Croatia, member of REScoop – Presentation: Community energy experience from Europe and region
  • Natasha Gligorijevic – Center for Sustainable Development of Serbia – Presentation Green Public Procurement: Energy transition, innovation and Procurement

Discussion on Energy democracy

13:00 – 14:00   Lunch

Day 2

GEF Energy Democracy Summer School and Workshop

09:30 – 10:30   Working discussions in groups

Energy cooperatives

  • Hajdana Rukavina, ZEZ Croatia, member of REScoop – European federation of energy cooperatives

The Future of public policies in energy sector,

  • Ervin Redjepagikj – Energy consultant

Economic alternatives as result of democratic and inclusive society,

  • Zaklina Zivkovic, Networked – Serbia

Green Public Procurement

  • Natasha Gligorijevic – Center for Sustainable Development of Serbia

10:30 – 11:00   Conclusions and Closing of the event

The Facebook event for this event can be found here. 

Practicalities

This event will be held in conjuction with a workshop on fair and healthy food. 

Venue
The venue is located about 8 km (10 minutes drive) from Ohrid Airport and 4 km (10 minutes drive) from the Ohrid Central bus Station
By bus (ticket is € 0.5 to €2)
By taxi: (from € 3 to €7)

Language
Simultaneous interpretation into English will be provided on 8 September.

The sessions on 9 September will be held in Macedonian without interpretation, although participants and speakers are free to communicate in English.

Accommodation

If you would like to apply for accommodation covered by the organisers, please contact Aleksandar Gjorgjievski aleksgo@gmail.com.

Registration

Please register for this workshop via the form found here. 

Registration deadline: 5 September 2019