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1 City Stories of citizens engagement on the energy transition - live session 50:12
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméThis is quite a special episode of City Stories: Our host Miriam Eisermann moderated a live session with city makers recorded on the occasion of Energy Cities’ 35th anniversary and the Annual Forum in Besançon. Tune in to the discussions around community engagement and also what role AI can or cannot play in participation and citizen engagement. In this episode you will see that cities and citizens are still somewhat searching for the right way towards energy democracy. It’s become increasingly important to go rethink how we govern, going back to the core: involving citizens in decision-making.…
1 Detox City Mechelen: Interview about the heat transition with Ighor Vandevyver 27:32
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméMechelen has already started its heat journey a while ago. The goal? To switch to a renewable heat supply for all its buildings by 2050. But what political strategies, resources and players does it take to make such a municipal heat shift happen? Ighor Vandevyver may have some answers: Ighor belongs to the climate team of the municipality of Mechelen. When you hear him talk about the city’s very recent municipal heat plan and their Heat Coalition you’ll understand why Mechelen was awarded this year’s Covenant of Mayors award as part of the Cities Heat Detox Campaign. The Covenant of Mayors’ Cities Heat Detox campaign empowers cities and towns to shift away from toxic heat sources, building healthier, more resilient communities. The campaign brings together over 50 cities who are leading the way. Find inspiration for your city’s heat detox at the Covenant of Mayors’ website: www.eumayors.eu.…
1 EU Peers: the Oktave success story of a regional one-stop-shop 25:24
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméThe shortage of decent and affordable housing, both for purchase and rental, is getting deeper and deeper. Millions of homes in the EU need urgent renovations. But how can we scale up retrofitting efficiently? How can local governments best guide the citizens who would like to improve their home’s energy performance? One-stop-shops are seen as a powerful tool and I’m delighted to have a one-stop-shop expert with me today. My guest is Gabriel Quentin. Gabriel is Partnership Manager at Oktave, a regional one-stop-shop for renovation in the East of France. If someone knows how to design and operate a retrofitting one-stop-shop in the most viable way, it’s him. This episode was produced with support from the EU Peers initiative and funding from the European Union’s LIFE Programme. EU Peers is the European Community of Practice for One-Stop Shops. One-stop-shops provide Integrated Home Renovation Services to homeowners, and their supporters. EU Peers strengthens and upscales renovation rates in Europe. www.eu-peers.eu/…
1 Preparing the future in the cities of Mouscron (Belgium) and Brașov (Romania) 33:56
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméAt the next 2025 Annual Forum, many European cities will gather in Besançon. Over two days, cities will exchange knowledge with each other and with other experts. Challenges and strategies to tackle them, concrete practices, tools with tangible outcomes, and thought-provoking discussions—this is what we have prepared for you at this event. Join us: https://annualforum.energy-cities.eu/agenda/ To give you a preview of what’s to come, we wanted to share once again a podcast episode we released in 2023. In this episode, we highlight a management approach tested by two of our members, the city of Mouscron (Belgium) and the city of Brașov (Romania). Enjoy!…
1 City interventions for better health and against energy poverty 35:48
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméThis is our second and final episode on how energy poverty affects people not only financially but also through poor health. In the previous episode we looked into coping strategies and needs of people in energy poverty. In this current episode we want to discuss the different pathways we can take for making people’s lives at home healthier. This show is about how local governments can provide answers and concrete help, especially to those that are already in fragile or complicated situations. How can they be supportive in urgency situations while creating long-term conditions that bring wellbeing? This episode is supported in the framework of the WELLBASED project, co-funded by the EU program Horizon 2020.…
1 Interview on energy poverty and ill-health with Dr. Lucie Middlemiss and Beverley Searle 34:24
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméSince the energy crisis started a few years ago, we hear more often about energy or fuel poverty. But how often do we talk about the concrete challenges and also the coping strategies of the people affected by it? And what does it mean for people’s health when they live in very cold or very hot homes? Our guests today are two brilliant researchers from the University of Leeds: Lucie Middlemiss and Beverly Searle. They have been leading the qualitative data collection in the WELLBASED project, looking at how people in energy poverty felt in their homes, how they dealt with limited access to energy and how this impacted their health and wellbeing. In our conversation Lucie and Beverley share their invaluable insights from over 150 qualitative interviews with people across six cities. We discuss the fragile health condition of people in energy poverty and try to untangle the many complex reasons for it. And when it comes to the solutions, local authorities definitely have a role to play. This episode was produced thanks to the EU-funded Horizon 2020 project WELLBASED: www.wellbased.eu…
1 SCCALE episode about public acceptance in energy community projects 23:48
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméNo risk, no fun. No risk, no failure… This is what experienced somme energy community pioneers on the Aland islands, an archipelago between Finland and Sweden. In the municipality of Kökar, an energy community around solar, urban wind and storage was meant to bring new flexibility to the island’s energy system. You will hear that this has turned into a bad adventure with 1 or 2 strong and loud opponents managing to sabotage the project. I’ve spoken about navigating public perception of local energy projects with Niclas Karlsson who is Municipal Director of Kökar, one of the small municipalities of Aland (300 inhabitants) and Jonas Holmstrom who is working for the energy company Flexens. The energy community planned in the framework of a project, co-funded by the EU, never happened. What can developers and local governments do when they have a renewable energy project but are running into public resistance? How to make people understand that there is more to gain than to lose? This episode was produced with support from SCCALE 20-30-50. SCCALE is an EU project (Horizon 2020 programme).…
1 SCCALE episode about community energy strategies in a small paradise in Croatia 26:44
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméUgo and Franjo are, respectively, President and Manager of this energy cooperative called Apsyrtides. In this episode they tell us how community work is driving their island’s energy transition, but also how Croatian law is still not ready for it. They are about to design a voucher model in cooperation with the water management company to allow residents to co-finance smaller solar projects. We also talked about the need for long-term secure electricity contracts with PPAs being still a promising but hard-to-realise option in Croatia. This episode was produced with support from the EU-funded SCCALE 20-30-50 project.…
1 SCCALE episode about degrowth & energy communities with Chris Giotsitsas 22:20
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméThe wind has turned again for energy communities in Greece: a recent change in law now forbids, for example, the participation of businesses. This shift leaves more than one community energy initiative puzzled. And still, community leaders keep on fighting for it as a means to bring environmental and social sustainability – ultimately also as a means to turn the blurry degrowth concept into something very concrete. Chris Giotitsas, with whom I've met for this episode, says: "Well, degrowth is a pretty loaded term on its own. When applied to energy, it's even more complex because questions arise as to what types of energy needs are considered the baseline and how much energy is considered enough when we're talking about reaching a certain limit and then considering limits themselves." Chris is researcher at Peer to Peer Lab and President of the energy community…
1 SCCALE interview about an emerging heat community in The Netherlands 27:49
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméToday we are in Zwolle, around 1h20 drive from Amsterdam. The town of 130.000 inhabitants has a beautiful medieval centre. Today’s guest, Olaf Heinen, lives in the neighbourhood of Assendorp, more specifically in the area of Sallandsweide.This area is composed of very different types of houses and holds a very diverse group of residents. This is also where most of the city’s low-income people live. A few years ago, Olaf and his neighbours wondered how they could make their 170 homes more comfortable, their heating cleaner and their streets greener. Olaf can be called an “entrepreneurial activist” and during the interview you’ll understand why. He explains how conversations around the kitchen table led to the idea of installing a heating network owned by the residents. Olaf is a trained energy consultant and since several years he puts his knowledge at the service of his own neighbourhood, as part of the program 50 shades of Assendorp which is a pilot area for the SCCALE 20-30-50 project. This episode was produced with support from SCCALE 20-30-50. SCCALE is an EU project (Horizon 2020 programme) which makes collaboration happen to get many more energy communities up and running. The people behind SCCALE203050 work on a methodology and toolkit for citizens, cities and policy makers. If you, too, want to see more local energy communities across Europe, check out the toolkit and explore all of the project’s resources at the website sccale203050.eu.…
1 SCCALE episode on inclusive power: Changing how we think about cities and energy access 50:49
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméSome say the energy transition is a great opportunity to create a more equal society. Others are more pessimistic and predict that the transition will worsen inequalities. How does reality look like and what solutions do we already have at hand to guarantee fair access and good lives to all, no matter their income, race, religion, gender? I’m delighted to talk about inclusive cities and communities with two trailblazing women: Kata Tütto and Antonia Proka. Kata is Deputy Mayor at the City of Budapest, and candidate for this year’s European Parliament election in Hungary. Antonia represents the world of cooperatives: She is project manager at RESCoop.eu and co-author of the Inclusivity Guide for Energy Communities that was released a few months ago. Let’s go for a this episode where we talk about residents of all types and from all strands! This episode was produced with support from SCCALE 20-30-50. www.sccale203050.eu…
1 SCCALE episode on public procurement for energy communities 18:39
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméWe all try to make green choices for a more sustainable world. And so do local authorities as public buyers. Through public procurement authorities buy work, goods or services. Green public procurement means those authorities use their purchasing power to support the clean energy transition. In this episode of City Stories, Efren Guillò Sansano who is the Head of Innovation at the Spanish cooperative Grupo Enercoop explains how bidding processes can pave the way for energy communities. In our conversation, Efren takes the example of Crevillent, a Spanish municipality close to Alicante. A few years ago, the Crevillent City Council created a concession procedure for rooftop solar on municipal buildings and they added special community criteria. One of them was that 80% of the electricity produced on municipal roofs should be shared with local citizens. Learn more in my conversation with Efren. Let’s go and let’s dive into the wonderful world of tendering contracts, technical specifications and award criteria. This episode was produced with support from SCCALE 20-30-50. www.sccale203050.eu…
1 SCCALE interview with Carlo Tacconelli from EnGreen 19:24
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméThis episode is with Carlo Tacconelli. Carlo is an international energy expert and CEO of EnGreen, anItalian renewables start-up. Carlo has 16 years of experience in distributed renewable energy systems in Europe and in developing countries. Carlo shares some of that experience in this episode, with a special focus on the incredible power of energy communities. We left our conversation with much optimism as Carlo talks about all the positive side effects energy communities can bring. We particularly enjoyed listening to him when he talked about the potential of a rural revival. As shared renewable energy is becoming more popular in villages and is creating jobs, we might be able to reverse the trend of rural communities hollowing out. Some people may decide to return to a rural, more self-sustaining life. Here is our conversation with a fantastic glimmer of hope! This episode was produced with support from SCCALE 20-30-50. www.sccale203050.eu…
1 SCCALE episode about Czech energy transitions with Michal Svoboda, Sustainable Energy consultant 22:02
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméHe is an ultra-runner and an ultra-communicator. When Michal Svoboda talks to Mayors about new energy practices he demonstrates both, endurance and creativity. This Czechman who used to work for the leading big energy company is now a fervent advocate of local renewable energy. Michal is an energy consultant and involved in several municipal networks. He also participated in the recent creation of the very first Czech Union for energy communities. I’ve talked with him about the challenge to make sure renewables are not monopolized by large big investors, the changes it requires to initiate collective energy action in a post-communist country and in areas with a deeply entrenched coal culture. This episode was produced with support from SCCALE 20-30-50. SCCALE is an EU project (Horizon 2020 programme) which makes collaboration happen to get many more energy communities up and running. The people behind SCCALE203050 work on a methodology and toolkit for citizens, cities and policy makers. If you, too, want to see more local energy communities across Europe, check out the toolkit and explore all of the project’s resources at the website sccale203050.eu.…
1 EUCityCalc episode with Ivan Simic, Managing Director of REA North in Croatia 17:18
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméFor this episode we traveled to Croatia: From Zagreb it takes between one and two hours by car to the much smaller towns of Koprivnica, Varazdin and Virovitica in the North-East of Croatia. It's in Koprivnica, a city of 30.000 inhabitants, where today’s guest Ivan Simic lives and works. Ivan is managing director of the regional energy agency REA North. The energy agency supports the three city councils which are working hard to build a green and prosperous future for their people. I chatted with Ivan about his current big planning mission of reviewing the cities' SEAPs. He also explained how communication with city leaders can be improved and why he wants citizens to get on a state aid rehab. The EUCityCalc project supports cities in data-driven decision-making: With funding from the EU Horizon 2020 program, the project will release the European City Calculator webtool. This is an open-source instrument with which cities can plan their measures to bring CO2 emissions down to zero. www.europeancitycalculator.eu…
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1 EUCityCalc Episode with Mantova's City Councillor Adriana Nepote 19:37
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméMantova, West of Venice, is a beautiful city with a UNESCO protected core. Unfortunately, it is also surrounded by three artificial lakes that suffer from last century pollution. But the local administration is determined to give nature back to citizens both in and around the city centre. The city even already hosted the World Forum on Urban Forests! In Mantova, the journey to carbon neutrality started with joining the Covenant of Mayors in 2013. For this episode I had a conversation with Adriana Nepote who is City Councillor in Mantova. In those past 10 years, much urban reactivation has happened notably through nature-based solutions and a series of very complementary actions. Adriana explains how to be visionary in a place marked by its past. How to make sure citizens see the big picture and the happier and healthier future that is being designed for them? The EUCityCalc project supports cities in data-driven decision-making: With funding from the EU Horizon 2020 program, the project will release the European City Calculator webtool. This is an open-source instrument with which cities can plan their measures to bring CO2 emissions down to zero.…
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1 EN FRANCAIS - Entretien avec Jean-Patrick Masson, Vice-Président, Dijon Métropole 11:58
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméMise à part son excellence culinaire, la région métropolitaine a également été reconnue par la Commission européenne comme étant un leader climatique. Elle fait partie de 100 villes phares en matière de climat. Mon invité aujourd'hui est Jean-Patrick Masson, vice-président chargé de la transition énergétique à Dijon Métropole. Jean-Patrick est l'un des moteurs politiques de sa région et très actif aussi sur la scène politique nationale. Mon bref entretien avec lui m'a ouvert de nouvelles perspectives sur l'importance des partenariats et sur la nécessité de tester les choses avant de les dupliquer. De plus en plus de villes européennes se sont engagées à atteindre la neutralité carbone d’ici le milieu du siècle, voire avant. Seules quelques-unes ont déjà réussi à élaborer des plans de transition concret et à les mettre en oeuvre. Le projet EUCityCalc aide les villes à prendre des décisions fondées sur des données : Grâce au financement du programme Horizon 2020 de l’UE, le projet publiera l’outil web European City Calculator. Il s’agit d’un instrument open-source avec lequel les villes peuvent planifier leurs mesures pour ramener les émissions de CO2 à zéro. www.europeancitycalculator.eu…
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1 EUCityCalc episode with Dijon's Vice-President Jean-Patrick Masson 11:13
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméWhat do you think of when you hear Dijon? Mustard? Wine? Certainly not energy planning, right? Yes, Dijon is located in the famous Burgundy region and it is known for quite some delicious goods. But it’s good you’ve tuned in today: food and drinks are not the only thing in which this city and its surroundings excel. The Metropolitan area has also been recognised by the European Commission as a climate leader amongst 100 climate flagship cities. My guest today is Jean-Patrick Masson, Vice-President in charge of the energy transition in the area. He is one of the political drivers in his region as well as in the French political arena. My short talk with him opened some new thoughts on how important partnerships are and why it’s good to test things before scaling up. This episode, recorded in French and dubbed in English, has been funded by the H2020 EUCityCalc project.…
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1 Episode with Cristina Daniel from energy agency ENA (Portugal) 22:12
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméIn this episode we welcome Cristina Daniel who is the managing director of the regional energy agency ENA – Energy and Environment Agency of Arrábida in Portugal. ENA connects the dots between 3 municipalities that are located within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area and the agency helps those cities with their energy and environmental strategy. How is this meant to improve the lives of around 250.000 people living in the area? Cristina, who is currently doing a PhD on valuing ecosystem services, joins our podcast to share their recent work to cool down and carbon down the cities of Setubal, Palmela and Sesimbra. The EUCityCalc project supports cities in data-driven decision-making: With funding from the EU Horizon 2020 program, the project will release the European City Calculator webtool. This is an open-source instrument with which cities can plan their measures to bring CO2 emissions down to zero.…
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1 Episode with the Director of Riga's energy agency Janis Ikaunieks 28:32
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméWhat is it like to be the young director of a capital city’s energy agency? I found some answers when talking with Janiks Ikaunieks. Janis leads the Riga Energy Agency in Latvia since 2 years. He told me how his agency is tackling the city’s challenges, which spots help him relax and why innovation is not always the first thing to do. Riga is known for its wooden buildings, art nouveau architecture and medieval Old Town. But the city leaders look towards the future: Riga is one of 10 pilot cities who are developing and implementing pathways and scenarios towards climate neutrality within the EUCityCalc project. The EUCityCalc project supports cities in data-driven decision-making: With funding from the EU Horizon 2020 program, the project will release the European City Calculator webtool. This is an open-source instrument with which cities can plan their measures to bring CO2 emissions down to zero.…
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1 Episode on the financing of renewable energy projects 26:06
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméWhen a group of citizens or civil servants with no previous experience in financing starts a renewable energy project, this can be a huge challenge to go and look for funding. Whether it is for a solar installation or a collective retrofitting project, financing any of this is a black box for many of us. We thought we should delve into the jungle of financial engineering for energy communities today. But we also want to understand what this has changed for the traditional banking sector. I have two guests to guide us through some of the basics: how to get started, the different types of financing, how to make a bankable financial plan etc. So we have Jim Williame from the Belgian citizen cooperative Ecopower and Ronald Korpershoek from Rabobank. Both know quite a bit about money and where a community-owned renewables project can find it. This episode was produced with support from SCCALE 20-30-50. SCCALE is an EU project (Horizon 2020 programme) which makes collaboration happen to get many more energy communities up and running.…
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1 Episode with Chloé Verlinden, co-founder of Brussels' first energy cooperative Brupower 22:48
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméAn energy cooperative never pops out of nowhere. Rather, it grows silently with motivated citizens putting their heads together and imagining how they can themselves produce renewable energy. Join me and my guest Chloé Verlinden to learn about some great ways for citizens to become energy producers, both on solar and offshore wind energy. Chloé explains the cooperative's activities with external partners. She also talks about how the cooperative is organised and how to protect cooperative volunteers from burnout. Chloé is co-founder of Brussels’ first energy cooperative called Brupower which operates in the Brussels Region. This episode was produced with support from SCCALE 20-30-50. SCCALE is an EU project (Horizon 2020 programme) which makes collaboration happen to get many more energy communities up and running. The people behind SCCALE203050 work on a methodology and toolkit for citizens, cities and policy makers. If you, too, want to see more local energy communities across Europe, check out the toolkit and explore all of the project’s resources at the website sccale203050.eu.…
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1 Combining historic richness with innovative energy projects 25:30
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméWelcome to the small city of Porec on the west coast of Croatia. Porec has a rich history and culture with an old town nerved by narrow streets from Roman times. In the very city center, Venetian-style houses are sitting next to Roman temples, various gothic, baroque, and renaissance palaces, fortification walls, and towers. The town’s main sight is a Basilica dating from the 6th century. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With 3850 hours of sun per year, Porec is also an extremely sunny place. All this is what makes it one of the most visited towns in Croatia. So, how can you bring modern energy and climate standards into such a picturesque setting? Is rooftop PV compatible with heritage buildings and will citizens want that? Today, I chat with Gordana Lalic from the municipal company Parentium. She talks about their approach to developing an attractive city that combines historic richness with innovative energy projects. Begining of February they opened the first "Solar Office", a one-stop-shop for citizens interested in solar energy. Gordana and her team are also creating a local energy community, which is a collaboration of the municipality, citizens and an energy cooperative. This episode was produced with support from SCCALE 20-30-50. SCCALE is an EU project (Horizon 2020 programme) which makes collaboration happen to get many more energy communities up and running. The people behind SCCALE203050 work on a methodology and toolkit for citizens, cities and policy makers. If you, too, want to see more local energy communities across Europe, check out the toolkit and explore all of the project’s resources at the website sccale203050.eu.…
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1 Energy community in The Netherlands - Anatol Itten and Siward Zomer 26:30
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméThe Netherlands is one of the leading countries when it comes to an energy policy taking into account many different people and sectors. The Dutch National Climate Agreement from 2019 is the best example. So, to achieve its climate and energy goals, the country needs the highest possible involvement and public ownership of green energy, including for heating homes. Today’s episode brings together 2 Dutchmen whose work focus is on citizen participation in exactly this energy transition. Anatol Itten is Senior Policy Officer for the Dutch government's Ministry of Economy and Climate. with a focus on citizen participation policy. Siward Zomer leads the Dutch federation of energy cooperatives called Energiesamen. What can we learn from The Netherlands - especially on local cooperative heat - and what is still missing to better empower communities to take ownership and benefit from renewable energy production? Our two interviewees gave their assessment of the energy community situation in The Netherlands: Even a frontrunner still has some missing pieces for a successful energy transition. We ended our conversation with a topic that could easily fill another episode: The lack of staff in local governments is, indeed, a huge problem across Europe. Last year, we at Energy Cities have conducted our own study, focusing on the staffing needs of administrations to decarbonise the built environment. As we need to close, I want you, dear listeners, to take some figures from this study with you: local administrations in Europe would need 214 000 new positions between now and 2030 for energy and climate missions. This represents around 2.5 additional full-time positions in each European municipality per year! This episode was produced with support from SCCALE 20-30-50. SCCALE is an EU project (Horizon 2020 programme) which makes collaboration happen to get many more energy communities up and running. The people behind SCCALE203050 work on a methodology and toolkit for citizens, cities and policy makers. If you, too, want to see more local energy communities across Europe, check out the toolkit and explore all of the project’s resources at the website www.sccale203050.eu…
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1 Sufficiency is a serious game 27:14
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméIf you’ve been following along with this podcast in the past months or more, you’ll know that we like to dig out local initiatives that might look small for now, but that can have a big impact in the future. For this episode, we picked one of them: the Economes, an awareness raising program on energy use - from citizens for citizens. We meet Hugo and Julie who are both involved in it. Hugo Weisbecker is working for the French energy cooperative Enercoop. Julie Mayer is a cooperative member in her free time and researcher and assistant professor in her professional life. In our conversation we set about defining the word “sufficiency” and why it matters so much. I started off with asking why it is so difficult most of us to change entrenched behaviors. Julie and Hugo do have a passionate and creative response to that. And: they convinced me that serious games are a fantastic way to change people’s mindset. And here we go with the episode - I think you’re really gonna love it! This episode was produced with support from SCCALE 20-30-50. SCCALE is an EU project (Horizon 2020 programme) which makes collaboration happen to get many more energy communities up and running. The people behind SCCALE203050 work on a methodology and toolkit for citizens, cities and policy makers. If you, too, want to see more local energy communities across Europe, check out the toolkit and explore all of the project’s resources at the website sccale203050.eu.…
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1 Energy citizenship insights with Dr BinBin Pearce and Margot Vingerhoedt 42:15
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméToday’s guests will explore the question on how we can create a culture of energy citizenship. I sit together with two inspiring women: Dr BinBin Pearce who is researcher at TU Delft and Margot Vingerhoedt who is Head of communications, marketing and press for the Belgian cooperative Ecopower. While BinBin has been looking into the sociological dimension of collaboration using inputs from environmental science, Margot spends her everyday job life convincing Mr and Mrs Smith to plug themselves into the renewable energy cooperative and to play their part in the energy transition. Let’s see whether, together, we can map paths into a future where the individual and “the system” do interact much more. This episode was produced with support from SCCALE 20-30-50. SCCALE is an EU project (Horizon 2020 programme) which makes collaboration happen to get many more energy communities up and running. The people behind SCCALE203050 work on a methodology and toolkit for citizens, cities and policy makers. If you, too, want to see more local energy communities across Europe, check out the toolkit and explore all of the project’s resources at the website www.sccale203050.eu.…
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1 Katharina Habersbrunner about gender justice in energy communities 27:10
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméFor this episode we wanted to know what it needs to spark such initiatives, how we can bring more women into it and what all this has to do with taking risks. That is why we invited Katharina Habersbrunner who is Head of sustainable energy and climate solutions at the non-profit network WECF, Women Engage for a Common Future. Katharina has an impressive record of community energy experience, and she has many very personal stories to tell about how diverse energy democracy is, both in Europe and in Africa. Katharina works for Women Engage for A Common Future, a nonprofit network dedicated to a gender just and healthy planet for all. This international network consists of over 150 women’s and civil society organisations implementing projects in 50 countries. This episode was produced with support from SCCALE 20-30-50. SCCALE is an EU project (Horizon 2020 programme) which makes collaboration happen to get many more energy communities up and running. The people behind SCCALE203050 work on a methodology and toolkit for citizens, cities and policy makers. If you, too, want to see more local energy communities across Europe, check out the toolkit and explore all of the project’s resources at the website www.sccale203050.eu.…
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1 Episode with Mayor and Smart City Coordinator of the City of Žďár nad Sázavou (Czech Republic) 23:22
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméFor this episode, our podcast host Miriam Eisermann sat down with Martin Mrkos, Mayor the City of Žďár nad Sázavou in Czech Republic. He is joined by Michal Bacovsky, who is Smart City Coordinator of Zdar. The city counts 21.000 inhabitants and is one of the 10 pilot cities involved in the EUCityCalc project. After intensive thermal insulation of its buildings and first renewable installations, the city is now exploring new pathways. Michal and Martin tell us what these pathways are and how much the size of a city matters (or not). More and more European cities have vowed to become climate-neutral by mid-century or even earlier. Only a few have managed yet to draft precise and tangible transition plans. The EUCityCalc project supports cities in data-driven decision-making: With funding from the EU Horizon 2020 program, the project will release the European City Calculator webtool. This is an open-source instrument with which cities can plan their measures to bring CO2 emissions down to zero.…
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1 Getting your local administration ready for transition roadmapping process: methods and experiences. 33:56
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméIf you want to trigger big change in a city you essentially need 2 things: a great deal of political will and people in the administration who know how to go about it. Such a massive change is underway in the cities of Brasov in Romania and in Mouscron in Belgium. Both cities have been working with the so-called "transition management" approach which should make them carbon-neutral by 2050. This quite recent methodology offers concrete steps to improve rather than invent public services from scratch. For this episode I was joined by Vice-Mayor Flavia Boghiu from Brasov, Ann Cloet, who is Vice-Mayor of Mouscron and transition management expert Giorgia Silvestri from the research institute DRIFT. Flavia, Ann and Giorgia explain how, in the past 3 years, city services were redesigned in view of even stronger sustainable energy and climate actions on the ground. This episode was brought to you by the EU project TOMORROW. Since 2019, TOMORROW is supporting 6 cities on their very participatory way towards a sustainable and fair future. The project gets funding from the European Horizon 2020 programme and you can go to the website citiesoftomorrow.eu to learn more and you can make use of great resources such as the TOMORROW transition…
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1 Community-building around a transition roadmap: How do Brest and Valencia do that? 27:58
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméHow do you engage individuals and local organisations in the energy transition? What does it need to make them allies in the journey towards greener cities? And what if people get tired of workshops around the city of TOMORROW? In this episode I was joined by two “activators” as I would call them: Anne-Claire Urvoas from the city of Brest where she is in charge of mobilisation for the energy transition and Alejandro Gomez who is energy project manager at Valencia Clima i Energia. They shared valuable insights on community-building and participation as a key enabler to advance the city’s transition towards climate neutrality. This episode was brought to you by the EU project TOMORROW. Since 2019, TOMORROW is supporting 6 cities on their very participatory way towards a sustainable and fair future. The project gets funding from the European Horizon 2020 programme and you can go to the website citiesoftomorrow.eu to learn more and you can make use of great resources such as the TOMORROW transition toolbox. www.citiesoftomorrow.eu…
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1 Co-creating the 2050 vision of one's city: How do Valencia and Dublin do that? 31:24
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméThe City of Valencia and Dublin County are both on an ambitious trajectory: Not only do they aim for becoming greener and fairer cities by 2050. But also, they do push beyond their comfort zone by designing their roadmap with a big variety of stakeholders. We chatted with Jordi Peris Blanes from Valencia and Katie Harrington from the Dublin Energy Agency Codema and learnt more about this very creative vision-building in times of climate urgency. This episode was brought to you by the EU project TOMORROW. Since 2019, TOMORROW is supporting 6 cities on their very participatory way towards a sustainable and fair future. The project gets funding from the European Horizon 2020 programme and you can go to the website citiesoftomorrow.eu to learn more and you can make use of great resources such as the TOMORROW transition toolbox. www.citiesoftomorrow.eu…
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1 Pau Balcells about the data culture in the City of Barcelona 27:10
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméIn this episode Miriam sits down with Pau Balcells from the Barcelona Data Office. Together they dive into the role of data to design, feed and assess innovative and sustainable policies. The city of Barcelona is leveraging on data for better decision-making and to become a smarter and fairer place. During the talk Pau shares why big data have become the issue of our time. He also talks about the DataCity initiative that will contribute to the city’s amazing objective of erasing energy poverty in the next 8 years. This episode is brought to you by the EU project mPower. mPower explores how cities and citizens can manage the energy transition together – in a fair, clean and democratic way. Participation can happen at various stages: from involving citizens, local NGOs or businesses in the policy design to any stage of the energy value chain: for example as shareholders or even prosumers. The mPower project gets funding from the European Horizon 2020 programme.…
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1 ECF collaboration lab episode: community energy, a powerful force of change in Besançon 24:00
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméIn this episode, two energy experts based in the East of France join us to share their plans for an energy community in the city of Besançon. Besançon counts around 120.000 inhabitants. Anik Lehman-Tron is a renewables expert and works for the local government. Mireia Matencio is legal advisor at Opale Energies Naturelles, a renewables company based in the same area. Together, they want to operate energy production in an entirely different way and, what’s most important, boost the involvement of citizens. It is exciting to see how well the city and the private sector perspective converge! This episode and the collaboration lab were made possible thanks to funding from the European Climate Foundation (ECF). The ECF is an international non-profit and its great team promotes climate and energy policies in Europe. In 2019, the European Climate Foundation launched its Energy Democracy programme. It focuses on the support of community energy projects both at the EU and national levels. europeanclimate.org…
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1 ECF collaboration lab episode: Community power through virtual net metering in Athens area 24:58
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméGreece is a gifted country when it comes to renewables and it was the first EU country to have a law on energy communities all the way back in 2018. In its national energy and climate plan, the Greek government has set a target of in self-consumption by 2030. We wanted to know how this translates into concrete action on the ground and did a virtual travel to Ilioupoli. Ilioupoli is a sub-urban municipality in the Athens area. It counts 80.000 residents. For this episode we met two of them: Thanos Katsonis works for the local government of Ilioupoli, and Chris Vrettos is driving force of the social cooperative Electra Energy. They are just about to kick-start a community power organisation. How will they work collaboratively to increase the number of prosumers in Greece and – who knows – to bring other good things to the local community? Thanos and Chris tell us how they push for a citizen energy culture and the steps necessary to achieve this. This episode and the collaboration lab were made possible thanks to funding from the European Climate Foundation (ECF). The ECF is an international non-profit and its great team promotes climate and energy policies in Europe. In 2019, the European Climate Foundation launched its Energy Democracy program. It focuses on the support of community energy projects both at the EU and national levels. europeanclimate.org…
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1 Episode with Jakuta Imširović on the challenge of a just transition in a Balkan city 22:05
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméThe city of Zenica, a coal and steel producer, lies right in the center of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Jakuta talks us through the different projects of the local government to increase efficiency, including Toplana Zenica plant. She proudly presents the city's ambitions, but she also mentions the issues regarding the lack of knowledge around new energy practices at the local and national political level and the sometimes difficult role of the city. Join us in the Western Balkans and let’s have a look into the culture shift underway in Zenica to transform the city into a more energy efficient, healthy and just place. This episode was recorded via internet. It is part of “City Stories” which is brought to you by the EU project mPower. mPower explores how cities and citizens can manage the energy transition together – in a fair, clean and democratic way. Participation can happen at various stages: from involving citizens, local NGOs or businesses in the policy design to any stage of the energy value chain: for example as shareholders or even prosumers. The mPower project gets funding from the European Horizon 2020 programme.…
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1 Dr. Lucie Middlemiss about energy poverty in cities 34:42
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméWe talk with Lucie Middlemiss about who the energy poor are in Leeds (and elsewhere), why they should be involved in finding the right answers, but also how she thinks research can help improve energy poverty policies in cities in the UK and Europe. Lucie is Professor of Environment and Society at the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds. Lucie has an impressive track record of research on energy poverty with that particular focus on what is called the “lived experience” approach. This episode was recorded via internet. It is part of “City Stories” which is brought to you by the EU project. mPower explores how cities and citizens can manage the energy transition together – in a fair, clean and democratic way. Participation can happen at various stages: from involving citizens, local NGOs or businesses in the policy design to any stage of the energy value chain: for example as shareholders or even prosumers. The mPower project gets funding from the European Horizon 2020 programme.…
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1 ECF collaboration episode: priority to renewables and energy poverty in Valencia 22:09
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméUntil now, Valencia with its 800.000 inhabitants may be more known for its mild climate and lovely beaches than for its incredibly collaborative and forward-looking energy policy. In part 2 of our ECF collaboration lab series, we dive into Valencia’s impressive efforts to involve the local community in energy and climate matters. A big change of culture is about to happen. In this episode we chatted with some of the people who are driving this change: Carmen Castells, Valencia Energy Office, Indertec-Imedes and Fernando González. Fernando is Secretary of the Association which manages the energy community in the neighbourhoods of Ayora and Algirós. The city already counts several local energy cooperatives, but what was missing until now, was an energy community. Carmen and Fernando share the work they are doing to build strong energy communities and push Valencia forward. This episode and the collaboration lab were made possible thanks to funding from the European Climate Foundation (ECF). The ECF is an international non-profit and its great team promotes climate and energy policies in Europe. In 2019, the European Climate Foundation launched its Energy Democracy program. It focuses on the support of community energy projects both at the EU and national levels. europeanclimate.org…
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1 ECF collaboration lab episode: Changing mentalities is priority #1 in Campania region 21:50
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméToday we’re in the South of Italy: in the region of Naples, four small municipalities team up for the energy transition so as to make their place attractive for current and future generations. UCSA, which is the official name of this group of municipalities (61.000 inhabitants), puts special emphasis on citizen-led initiatives. That is why they came to the ECF collaboration lab with representatives from local non-profit organisations focusing on social and environmental questions. In this episode, we talked to 3 people who are very much pushing for collaborative actions between the 4 cities and civil society: Vittorio Cammarota and Clementina Palma represent the active youth while Luigi Acquaviva brings in the city perspective. He is the president of UCSA. Beyond the first objective of raising awareness and improving energy efficiency, the group aims for collective energy generation. Interview text here: https://energy-cities.eu/inspiring-minds/ucsa This episode and the collaboration lab were made possible thanks to funding from the European Climate Foundation (ECF). The ECF is an international non-profit and its great team promotes climate and energy policies in Europe. In 2019, the European Climate Foundation launched its Energy Democracy program. It focuses on the support of community energy projects both at the EU and national levels. europeanclimate.org…
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1 ECF collaboration lab episode: Prague's first steps in community energy matters 30:41
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméThe City of Prague has an ambitious Climate Plan. In addition to high goals for energy efficiency, this plan includes an objective of fostering the emergence of energy communities. For this episode we met Miloslav Franek from the energy management department of Prague City Hall and Tereza Mc Laughlin Vanova from the Czech Association of Local Energy Managers. Together, they are about to set up the very first Czech energy community in the Czech capital. How ready are the Czech Republic and its residents for this new type of energy generation? In this conversation,Tereza and Miloslav lead us through the complexity of decentralized and citizen-driven energy in Czech Republic. This episode and the collaboration lab were made possible thanks to funding from the European Climate Foundation (ECF). The ECF is an international non-profit and its great team promotes climate and energy policies in Europe. In 2019, the European Climate Foundation launched its Energy Democracy program. It focuses on the support of community energy projects both at the EU and national levels. europeanclimate.org…
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1 Episode with Verena Stoppel and Bernhard Klassen from Munich 21:37
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméSince 2016, Munich turned two of its neighbourhoods into a laboratory: over a bit more than 4 years, 20 million euros were invested in testing smart city solutions. That money came from the EU funded Smarter Together project. In this episode we chat with Bernhard Klassen and Verena Stoppel who both coordinated one after the other the Smarter Together Project – one of many innovative projects in Munich. Together with them, we dived into this large-scale experimentation around energy, mobility, the role of big data and citizen participation and learn about their approach to urban renewal. This episode was recorded via internet and is brought to you by the Smarter Together project, funded within the European Horizon 2020 programme. For those who want to get more information: have a look at the Smarter Together website www.smarter-together.eu. Learn more about the three lighthouse cities in the project Lyon, Vienna and Munich and explore the project in details.…
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1 Episode about smart urban planning in Lyon with Etienne Vignali 30:14
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméFor this episode we are in Lyon, France. Its neighbourhood called Confluence is all about transformation: What once was a logistics and industrial site with a rather bad reputation has become one of Europe’s biggest urban renewal projects. With a surface of 150 hectares, 600.000 sqm existing floor area and 1 million sqm of new buildings this urban project takes up the challenge of our time: how can we create thriving places without overshooting the ecological ceiling? And today how far is Confluence from meeting this objective? We've interviewed Etienne Vignali who is project manager at the local public company Lyon Confluence. The company has been the development planner of the urban renewal project for 20 years. In this position, Etienne also coordinated the European Smarter Together project with 34 partners from 8 countries. As you will hear, Etienne doesn’t shy away from big challenges. For those who want to get more information: have a look at the Smarter Together website www.smarter-together.eu. Learn more about the three lighthouse cities in the project Lyon, Vienna and Munich and explore the project in details. This episode was recorded via internet and is brought to you by the Smarter Together project, funded within the European Horizon 2020 programme. (Photo credit: Laurence Danière)…
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1 Episode about Vienna's "soft" renewal strategy with the urban planner Stephan Hartmann 32:12
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméThe City of Vienna is often quoted as an outstanding example of people-centred urban renewal. From urban gardening to shared mobility solutions - when it comes to good governance in urban development planning hardly any other city is breaking the ground as much as Vienna does. Is this one reason why the Austrian capital is regularly rated as the world’s most liveable city? Our guest, this time, is Stephan Hartmann. He is an experienced urban planner and the project manager of the Smarter Together Vienna project. Smarter Together, an EU-funded project, allowed for the implementation of over 40 very specific actions in Vienna’s low-income district of Simmering. How is smartness being used to give more weight to the voices and interests of a city’s residents? Stephan takes us behind the scenes of this ambitious demonstration project. For those who want to get more information: have a look at the Smarter Together website www.smarter-together.eu. Learn more about the three lighthouse cities in the project Lyon, Vienna and Munich and explore the project in details. This episode was recorded via internet and is brought to you by the Smarter Together project, funded within the European Horizon 2020 programme. (Photo credit: Zsolt Marton)…
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1 Episode about Dublin's big transition with Donna Gartland from CODEMA 30:32
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméDublin counts half a million residents. Its energy agency CODEMA is in the early stages of redesigning the city’s energy landscape by involving the local community. The challenge is huge: How do you decarbonise a capital city that is very much driven by the fast-growing digital economy? Today I talk with Donna Gartland who is heading the Dublin energy agency with a staff of 16 people. She will explain what changes can be expected in the city and describes how she and her team trigger conversations with citizens around very abstract topics such as district heating using waste heat from data centres.…
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1 Episode about new narratives - with Britt and Laura from Carbon Coop 39:32
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Lire Plus Tard Lire Plus Tard Des listes J'aime AiméThe energy and climate challenge is so big that it requires everybody to be involved. New ways of communicating are needed. What are the best means to shape new narratives and, in the end, to make people want to engage in changing the energy system? In this episode we talked with Laura Williams and Britt Jurgensen from CarbonCoop: one is a trained theatre practitioner, the other a political activist. Can we empower people more easily by merging art and activism? This episode was recorded via internet. It is part of “City Stories” which is brought to you by the EU project. mPower explores how cities and citizens can manage the energy transition together – in a fair, clean and democratic way. Participation can happen at various stages: from involving citizens, local NGOs or businesses in the policy design to any stage of the energy value chain: for example as shareholders or even prosumers. The mPower project gets funding from the European Horizon 2020 programme.…
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2020 was a tough year and never before has the need for local resilience and solidarity been stronger. One extraordinary means for increasing solidarity while making places stronger are renewable energy communities. Since recently renewable energy communities are legally defined and protected by EU legislation. “Community energy” or “community power” refers to people in a community cooperating on energy issues. This can include cooperatives, companies with a community interest, foundations, or also local authorities. In October, we have brought together 3 cities and their civil society representatives from three different European countries: Pamplona in Spain, Strasburg in France and Modena in Italy. All three cities are at different stages of experience and development of an energy community. Strasburg helped an energy cooperative to come to life in the past 18 months. Modena already experimented with small energy communities and will now start one together with Italy’s big citizen energy cooperative enostra. And, lastly, Pamplona is probably the most junior in the field. They just start reaching out to citizens now and work on a joint project with the regional cooperative E+P. All of them came together during a Cooperation Lab that Energy Cities organised in October 2020 thanks to funding from the European Climate Foundation. What role does the city council play in an energy community? And how challenging is the cooperation between citizens and the administration? Let’s hear what the lab participants have to say. Listen to Claudia and Sara from Modena, Juan and Javier from Pamplona and Jaqui and Gerard from Strasburg. This episode and the collaboration lab were made possible thanks to funding from the European Climate Foundation (ECF). The ECF is an international non-profit and its great team promotes climate and energy policies in Europe. In 2019, the European Climate Foundation launched its Energy Democracy program. It focuses on the support of community energy projects both at the EU and national levels. https://europeanclimate.org…
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