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SUMMARY:Boosting Citizen Participation in the EU Energy Transition
DESCRIPTION:The EU is making significant progress in its energy transition. Yet many citizens still struggle with their energy bills. How can households better benefit from renewables roll out and energy savings? \nAbout the event\nOver the past 18 months\, the Green European Foundation and Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung EU | Global Dialogue have worked with experts in energy and social policy to identify key areas where the EU could act to ensure that citizens and households are able to fully experience the benefits of the energy transition\, in their homes\, communities and pockets.   \nA Knowledge Community of experts from EU institutions\, local government\, industry\, consumer organisations\, trade unions and think tanks have examined several existing and new tools in EU legislation to facilitate citizens’ engagement in the energy transition. This work has focused on three actionable areas: affordable and energy efficient housing; benefit sharing of renewable energy projects; and fair allocation of network costs.   \nThis launch event will serve as a platform to discuss the main findings with policymakers from the European Parliament and the European Commission\, as well as experts in energy and social policy\, and give the floor to testimonials from energy transition practitioners sharing on-the-ground experience.  \nRegister here \nAgenda \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n09:30 \nWelcome\, introduction to the event and to the project  \n\nPhilippa Nuttall\, Financial Times\, moderator  \n\n\nLaurent Standaert\, Director\, Green European Foundation \n\n\nRoderick Kefferpütz\, Director\, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung EU | Global Dialogue\n\n\n\n\n09:35\n \nKey note: Promoting citizens’ access to the energy transition\nAnne Katherina Weidenbach\, Member of Cabinet of EU Commissioner for Energy & Housing\n\n\n09:45\n \nA Citizens Energy Package: What energy transition practitioners need\nLocal voices on concrete needs and expectations\n\n\n09:55 \nPanel 1: Fair network tariffs: How can we fund grid build-out while incentivising innovation and protecting vulnerable households?  \n\nCarmen Gimeno\, Secretary General\, GEODE Europe \n\n\nRaphael Hanoteaux\, Deputy Secretary General\, Council of European Energy Regulators \n\n\nTom Lewis\, Climate Action Network Europe\, author ‘Fair network tariffs’ \n\n\nBruno Tobback\, MEP\, S&D\, Committee on Industry\, Research and Energy \n\n\n\n\n10:40 \nPanel 2: Benefit sharing: Is sharing renewable energy profits with host communities a win-win?  \n\nMichael Bloss\, MEP\, Greens/EFA\, Committee on Industry\, Research and Energy\n\n\nEtienne Charbit\, Réseau Cler\, author ‘Improving benefit sharing of renewable energy projects’  \n\n\nVera Kissler (Policy Officer working on renewables and energy system integration\, DG ENER)\n\n\nBarbara Nicoloso (Director of Virage Énergie) \n\n\n\n\n11:25\n \nCoffee break\n\n\n11:40 \nPanel 3: Affordable and energy efficient homes: How do we make homes warm in winter\, cool in summer and financially accessible?  \n\nAda Ámon\, Budapest Climate Agency\n\n\nEmily Bankert\, Buildings Performance Institute Europe\, author Affordable energy efficient homes\n\n\nMariangiola Fabbri\, Member of Affordable Housing Task Force\, European Commission\n\n\nMauricio Yrivarren\, Climate Strategy & Partners \n\n\n\n\n12:30 \nClosing remarks \n\n\n12:40 \nLunch \n\n\n\nPracticalities\nDate: Wednesday 12th November\, 9:30 – 12:40 \nLanguage: English \nRegister here \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Heinrich Böll Stiftung and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/boosting-citizen-participation-in-the-eu-energy-transition/
LOCATION:Townhall Europe\, Square de Meeûs 5\, Brussels\, 1000\, Belgium
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