EUCENA presents: Renewable Energy Made Easy: The Course for You by EUCENA.
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ClimArchiTrip / Six Pieces of Experience from Berlin
As part of the ClimArchiNet project in Czech Republic, in cooperation with the Technical University of Berlin, we prepared a 3-day study trip for a group of 24 experts from the Czech Republic visiting inspiring buildings with professional guides and an interpreter into Czech. The aim of this trip was to present 6 examples of current construction projects in Berlin.
Energy Security in Europe – National Perspectives Part 3: Romania
The Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine as well as the resulting rise in prices of fossil fuels have once again underscored the dilemma facing Europe’s energy supply. How is Romania dealing with the current energy crisis and what are the national strategies to secure the country’s energy supply?
Energy Security in Europe – National Perspectives Part 2: Bulgaria
The Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, the resulting rise in prices of fossil fuels and Russia’s gas supply freeze to Bulgaria have once again underscored the dilemma facing Europe’s energy supply. How is Bulgaria dealing with the current energy crisis and what are the national strategies to secure the country’s energy supply?
Energy Security in Europe – National Perspectives Part 1: Poland
The Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, the resulting rise in prices of fossil fuels and Russia’s gas supply freeze to Poland have once again underscored the dilemma facing Europe’s energy supply. How is Poland dealing with the current energy crisis and what are the national strategies to secure the country’s energy supply?
SEE´s Climate Champion wanted
Climate Bridges project is starting a good practice call for climate change projects in Southeastern Europe. Winners in five categories will be selected and awarded in November 2022.
How are lost jobs in the coal sector replaced by modern economy jobs in Bulgaria? The report by WWF Bulgaria sheds light on the state of the just transition to a clean and circular economy in the country.
Green(ing) H2
Green(ing) H2
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Engaging civil society in the process of making European hydrogen infrastructure green, fair, and sustainable. Hydrogen (H2) is projected to play a key role in a future climate-neutral society, enabling emission-free transport, heating, and industrial processes as well as seasonal energy storage. However, hydrogen is not per se climate-neutral. If not designed with a focus on sustainability, both its production and its logistics bear the danger of dependency on fossil fuels as well as of competition for water and renewable energy. In Europe, the policy debates on hydrogen have been dominated by representatives from the energy industry, who have not adequately articulated these dangers. An informed and engaged civil society can contribute to the respective policy debates and hold decision makers accountable, ensuring that further advancement of hydrogen strategies focuses on truly sustainable hydrogen. . Collaborating for a common goal ©; Photo: Bob Dmyt The project team targets organised civil society – such as NGOs, think tanks and associations – on EU level as well as in Poland, Germany, and Portugal as countries which hold key roles in advancing the hydrogen industry in Europe. To empower civil society to actively engage in the hydrogen debate, the project team focuses on two activities. The first step is to build a cross-European network of organised civil society actors who are interested or involved in green(ing) hydrogen at the European and national levels, encouraging and facilitating exchange of knowledge and perspectives. This network constitutes the basis for the second step, which is to – as a collective – develop guidelines for policy makers. These guidelines aim to propose solutions for designing sustainable hydrogen markets and infrastructures. The project members disseminate these guidelines among civil society organisations and among government ministries so that the guidelines support the policy processes that pave the way for the further advancement of truly net-carbon free hydrogen. Through its efforts, the project team contributes to unleashing the full potential of green hydrogen for climate neutrality.
Background
Project
Project information
Updated: March 2022
Countries: Germany, Poland, Portugal
Project duration: 10/21 - 09/23
Funding: 284,999 €
Target groups: Civil Society, Governments, Private sector
Implementing organisation: ZERO - Association for the Sustainability of the Earth System
Partners: Germanwatch e.V., Instrat - Foundation for Strategic Initiatives
Project Website: -
Contact Person:
Mr Pedro Nunes
Organisation:
Address:
Av. de Berna 31 2º Dto. Sala 6
1050-038 Lisboa
Portugal
Email:
EUKI
This project is part of the European Climate Initiative (EUKI). EUKI is a project financing instrument by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK). The EUKI call for project ideas is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. It is the overarching goal of the EUKI to foster climate cooperation within the European Union (EU) in order to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.
Contact
European Climate Initiative (EUKI)
Potsdamer Platz 10
10785 Berlin – Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)30 338424 570
info∂euki.de
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More than 500 representatives from EU institutions, coal regions, companies, trade unions and NGOs gathered at the “EU Coal Regions in Transition Platform”. During the event, the EUKI project “Regions and Municipalities for a Just Transition” lifted the curtain for the findings of three reports on coal regions in Poland, Bulgaria and Greece. Project implementer WWF presented figures on jobs at risk and showed EU decision-makers the great potential for creating new jobs.