EUKI Events

EUKI Academy Training – Visual Communication

In this EUKI Academy webseminar session, you learn how to create appealing visual content to communicate your EUKI project. You get an Introduction to Photography, filming with your smartphone and simple editing of photos and videos.

The training is divided into three blocks:

1. At first, we visit the small photography school and talk about perspective, image perception, image composition and group shots. Speaker: Oliver Hölcke, Advisor for Public Relations and Photographer, EUKI Secretariat

2. In the second part we go into video practice. How do I record a short video message? Which format do I use for which channel? How do I film correctly? Stabilisation, good sound and light, additional tools and apps. Speaker: Jakub Obarzanek, Director of Photography, Studio 36 Berlin

3. In the last block, you learn how to edit your photos and videos with the online tool Canva. Speaker: Isabelle Rogge, Creative Director, Studio 36 Berlin

The EUKI Academy Training on Visual Communication takes places on 22 April, from 11am to 1 pm. If you are interested in joining the session, please contact us via info∂euki.de.

Using Design Thinking for Project Development

To navigate the ever growing complexity, climate activists and specialists need new tools and methods which allow them to design effective climate interventions which maximise the impact for the target groups.

Design Thinking is a mindset that encourages you to put your users first; it is also a practical, actionable methodology that can be applied in almost any setting. With its fusion of creativity, shared leadership and efficiency, Design Thinking can help overcome traditional management models sometimes ill-suited for the problems faced in our projects.

We are inviting you to an exciting hands-on journey of Design Thinking that will help you to solve climate challenges creatively and develop convincing project proposals that address the true needs of users/stakeholders.

In this EUKI Academy Online training you will learn to turn user and/or stakeholders needs into human-centered solutions and move from ideas to actions through prototyping and testing.

It is a collaborative and creative workshop in which you work with your peers in multi-disciplinary teams to come up with user-centric solutions for a real-life challenge.

Since the different sessions will build on one another and you will be working in fixed groups active participation and signing up for all 5 sessions will be mandatory.

The Seminar will take place

Thursday, 20 May, 09:30 – 13.30 CET
Tuesday, 25 May, 09:30 – 13:30 CET
Friday, 28 May, 09:30 – 12:30 CET
Monday, 31 May, 09:30 – 13:00 CET
Thursday, 03 June, 09:30 – 12:00 CET

This event is private.

Collaborating with Municipalities for Climate Action: Examples from EUKI Projects

Municipalities play an important role in reducing emissions and are an integral part to reach the ambitious climate targets set by the European Union. This event will focus on EUKI Projects, in which organisations collaborate and work with and in municipalities for climate action and introduce the audience to EUKI’s engagement in municipalities. The four EUKI projects will give us insights on the collaboration with municipalities from their perspectives. During this event, collaborations with municipalities in diverse climate action related areas such as smart city approaches in transport, urban green areas, municipal energy management systems and energy poverty will be showcasted.

This webseminar takes place on 27 May 2021, 14:00-15:00 CET via MS Teams. The session will be held in English.

EUKI Networking Event: Delivering a Green Recovery in Romania

Networking events in EUKI focus countries provide a forum for EUKI implementing organisations to disseminate project results, exchange ideas, identify synergies between projects and develop new ideas for possible future cooperation which will be discussed with Romanian and German government representatives.  

Focus of the event will be the Green Recovery and Romania’s Recovery and Resilience Plan. A presentation of the Plan will be followed by a dialogue between NGOs and government representatives on its envisaged implementation and synergies with activities of the EUKI Community.

Speakers:

• Eva Kracht, Deputy Director General, German Federal Ministry of Environment 
• Vlad Sinca, Secretary of State, Romanian Ministry of Energy 
• Mr. Nicolae Toderaș, Director, Ministry of Investments and European Projects (tbc)
• Luciana Miu, Associate Researcher, EPG 

Date and time: 02/06/2021 12.30 – 16:00 Eastern European Time (CET)

This event is private.

EUKI Secretariat: Project planning and monitoring

Information sessions for shortlisted projects (5th call for project ideas)

This web seminar series comprises independent sessions on project planning and monitoring, finance and public relations. The objective of the sessions is to prepare shortlisted projects for the second stage of the selection procedure. After the sessions, projects should understand EUKI objectives and should be able to formulate outcome and output indicators. In addition, projects should have a clear understanding of how to draft budgets and which documents are required for legal and financial assessments. Finally, projects are familiarised with EUKI public relations to be able to design their dissemination activities accordingly.

Project planning and monitoring

In this session, the EUKI secretariat will welcome shortlisted projects. The key requirements for monitoring, reporting, and planning will be presented, and information on developing project proposals will be provided.

EUKI Secretariat: Finance

This web seminar series comprises independent sessions on project planning and monitoring, finance and public relations. The objective of the sessions is to prepare shortlisted projects for the second stage of the selection procedure. After the sessions, projects should understand EUKI objectives and should be able to formulate outcome and output indicators. In addition, projects should have a clear understanding of how to draft budgets and which documents are required for legal and financial assessments. Finally, projects are familiarised with EUKI public relations to be able to design their dissemination activities accordingly.

Finance

In this session, the EUKI Secretariat introduces shortlisted projects to guidelines of the application phase and inform about aspects of financial project implementation.

1st Networking meeting of the EUKI beneficiaries in Greece – How EUKI projects enhance the energy transition

Networking events in EUKI focus countries provide a forum for EUKI implementing organisations to disseminate project results, exchange ideas, identify synergies between projects and develop new ideas for possible future cooperation which will be discussed with Greek and German government representatives.  

Around the topic of the energy transition as an opportunity for improving the well-being of local communities and the national economy, the participants will discuss opportunities of closer collaboration between the projects and develop ideas for potential new projects.  

Speakers:

• Mrs. Sdoukou, General Secretary of Energy, Ministry of Energy (tbc) 
• Ms. Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter, State Secretary, German Federal Ministry of the Environment (tbc)  

Date and time: 09 June 2021, 10:00-13:00 (CET)

This event is private.

EUKI Secretariat: Public Relations

This web seminar series comprises independent sessions on project planning and monitoring, finance and public relations. The objective of the sessions is to prepare shortlisted projects for the second stage of the selection procedure. After the sessions, projects should understand EUKI objectives and should be able to formulate outcome and output indicators. In addition, projects should have a clear understanding of how to draft budgets and which documents are required for legal and financial assessments. Finally, projects are familiarised with EUKI public relations to be able to design their dissemination activities accordingly.

Public Relations

In this session, the EUKI Secretariat will introduce shortlisted projects to the communication channels that the EUKI uses to inform the public about its projects.

How can Germany and CEE work together for more climate ambition?

The increased 2030 EU climate target, and the new EU budget and recovery fund, present an opportunity for countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to invest in the measures and technologies needed to implement the European Green Deal. However, EU climate ambition is still perceived as an obstacle to economic development by some governments, who oppose stronger climate policy. As civil society and other progressive voices from CEE are underrepresented in high-level debates in Brussels and Berlin, this workshop aims to intensify contacts between progressive CEE stakeholders and relevant German policy makers. The goal is to contribute to a better common understanding of the political obstacles and open up new perspectives for promoting climate action in the region.

This webseminar with German government representatives will focus on addressing major stumbling blocks to greater cooperation between Germany and CEE on climate issues and discuss how Germany can work with CEE governments to secure their support for upcoming reforms and initiatives under the European Green Deal.

Speakers:   

• Dr. Silke Karcher, Head of Climate Policy Unit, Environment Ministry 
• Sylwia Andralojc-Bodych, Policy Advisor – Polish-German Climate Policy Cooperation, Germanwatch
• Izabela Zygmunt, Senior Analyst, WiseEuropa 
• Anelia Stefanova, Strategic Areas Director – Energy Transformation, Bankwatch

Date and time: 10 June 2021, 14:00-16:00 (CET)

Virtual event via MS Teams.  Please register here.

This event is free of charge and will be held in English language.

Organised by: E3G, DUH and CEE Bankwatch

Supported by: the European Climate Initiative (EUKI)

EUKI Lunch Lottery

EUKI Lunch Lottery

This online format is meant for the EUKI Community to get to know each other in small groups in an informal online setting. No preparation is necessary, just get a cup of coffee or tea, your lunch or a snack and exchange with your fellow EUKI Community members and learn what they are doing. To get the conversation started you will be provided with an ice-breaker question.

Date and Time: Join the 6th EUKI Lunch Lottery on 17^th June 2021, 13:00-13:00 (CET)

If you are interested to join, please write an email until 15^th June to the EUKI Secretariat (info∂euki.de) mentioning your full name, organisation, and EUKI project title.

EUKI Speed Exchange – Climate Podcast Production

Climate Podcast: “How to produce a podcast series – an example from the EUKI Young Energy Europe Project“

‚EUKI Speed Exchange – Communicating Climate Action‘ is a 4-part virtual format where EUKI projects get right to the point and give a concentrated input on different communication topics. On 22 September, 10:00 AM, Young Energy Europe will talk about their experience of producing a podcast series on climate topics and highlight all relevant factors that need to be considered in terms of preparation, content, technology, implementation and follow-up.

Speaker
Tereza Šťastná, Editor, formerly „Český (Czech Broadcasting Service)
Rene Harun, Deputy Managing Director German Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Project
Young Energy Europe 2.0, DIHK Service GmbH

The presentation takes place from 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM

Link to participate

Webseminar: Fit for 55 – Implications for EUKI Partner Countries

On 14 July, the EU Commission presented its Fit for 55 legislative package which shall pave the way for a 55% net greenhouse gas reduction by 2030. While being praised by some commentators for its ambition and new instruments it has also received criticism from different sides.

The Fit for 55 packages proposes wide ranging reforms of the EU’s climate, energy, transport, industry and land use policies to reduce net emission to 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels as an intermediary step to become the first climate neutral continent by 2050. The proposed policy mix contains elements of pricing, targets, standards and support measures.

The aim of the Webseminar is to have an exchange among EUKI Community Members on the potential impacts of the package on their countries, its uptake by the respective governments and other stakeholders and how it should be amended in the further legislative process.

The webseminar takes place from 14:30 to 15:30 CET, via MS Teams. If you want to participate in this webseminar, please follow this link.

Speakers:

Silke Karcher, Head of Division, EU Climate and Energy Policy; European Climate Initiative; Carbon Markets. Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)

Rebekka Popp, Policy Advisor, E3G

Zofia Wetmańska, Senior Analyst, WiseEuropa

Agenda:

Welcome (EUKI Secretariat)

Basic points of the package and insights into the legislative process – a German Government’s perspective (Silke Karcher, BMU) 

Unpacking the package – will the measures deliver on the 55% reduction target? (Rebekka Popp, E3G)

Fair and balanced? – How were the proposals taken up by governments and civil society in CEE? (Zofia Wetmańska, WISE Europa)

EUKI Speed Exchange – Climate Fellowships for Journalists

How to increase journalistic coverage of climate and energy issues on a European level?

‚EUKI Speed Exchange – Communicating Climate Action‘ is a 4-part virtual format where EUKI projects get right to the point and give a concentrated input on different communication topics. On 29 September, 10:00 AM, the International Journalists‘ Programme will explain why increased journalistic coverage of climate and energy issues at the European level is important and present their programme for awarding annual fellowships for climate journalists from Central- and Southeastern Europe.

Speaker
Susanne Koch, Programme Coordinator, IJP (Internationale Journalistenprogramme e.V.)
Katja Lihtenvalner, Freelance Journalist, Fellow IJP Programme

Project
Climate and Energy Fellowships for Journalists in Central- and Southeastern Europe, International Journalist Programme

The presentation takes place from 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM

Link to participate

EUKI Speed Exchange – Organizing a Virtual Conference

“Carrying on the torch of local climate action – behind the scenes from the virtual BEACON Final Conference Implementation.”

‚EUKI Speed Exchange – Communicating Climate Action‘ is a 4-part virtual format where EUKI projects get right to the point and give a concentrated input on different communication topics. On 6 October, 10:00 AM, adelphi research will share their knowledge on how to organize a large-scale virtual conference. adelphi will guide through their planning process starting from agreements with external technology providers through setting up of a virtual conference platform up to the onboarding of participants.

Speaker
Ornella Maggi, Conference Management, adelphi consult GmbH
Tobias Bernstein, Analyst, adelphi consult GmbH

Project
Bridging European and Local Climate Action (BEACON), Guidehouse, adelphi consult GmbH, Unabhängiges Institut für Umweltfragen e.V. (UfU)

The presentation takes place from 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM

Link to participate

EUKI Speed Exchange – Ecological Footprint Calculator

How to develop, communicate and use an interactive online tool as part of a sustainable development strategy.

‚EUKI Speed Exchange – Communicating Climate Action‘ is a 4-part virtual format where EUKI projects get right to the point and give a concentrated input on different communication topics. On 13 October, 10:00 AM, SustainAware will dive into the data of Slovenian Youth and talk about the release of the Slovenian version of the Ecological Footprint Calculator. Learn how interactive online tools can benefit the communication of sustainable development and climate action.

Speaker
Tomaž Gorenc, Director, Inštitut za zdravje in okolje – Institute for Health and Environment

Project
Sustainaware

The presentation takes place from 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM

Click here to join the event

Online Training: Convening Multi-Stakeholder Processes

Today’s world is faced by unprecedented, interdependent and highly dynamic complex challenges. At the forefront is the climate crisis, a most urgent and complex challenge that requires the collaboration of a multiple actors across geographies, disciplines and levels to work together.

Many EUKI projects are supporting such collaborative processes but effective dialogue and working together is often much more difficult than expected. Public discourse is getting increasingly polarised. Actors that need to work together often share a history of distrust, bring different mindsets and worldviews to the table and see little common ground or incentive for cooperation.  

The envisaged training shall address the question of how a meaningful multi-stakeholder dialogue and productive collaboration can be initiated under these circumstances. How can reluctant stakeholders (governments, private sector, academia, civil society) be convinced to actively engage in these processes? How can civil society organisations move things forward despite a lack (real or perceived) of convening power? How to work with people you don`t agree with or like or trust? 

The Training consists of a total of 4 modules and takes place from 9:00 – 12:00 CET on: 

Monday, 25 October 2021, 

Thursday, 28 October 2021, 

Monday, 08 November 2021  and 

Thursday, 11 November 2021

Ahead of the training, a short pre-workshop session introducing the use of the virtual facilitation tools will be offered. 

Trainers: 

Stefan Friedrichs, Public One, Berlin 

Prof. Dr. Stefan Jung, Public One, Berlin 

Programme: The full training programme with an overview of the four sessions can be found here. 

Terms of participation:

Participation is restricted to EUKI implementers and implementing partners and limited to 20 people. All participants will receive a Certificate.

If you wish to attend, please register below by 08 October 2021. We will confirm your participation in a separate e-mail. Should you not be able to attend, please do inform us asap that we can reallocate your place to a participant from the waiting list. 

EUKI Networking Conference 2021 – Fit for Climate Action

How can we transform Europe into a climate-neutral continent?

The EUKI Networking Conference 2021 offers plenty of interactive workshops, networking opportunities and keynote sessions in which the participants can explore this question.

The EUKI Networking Conference 2021 is intended to facilitate the exchange between EUKI project implementers as well as representatives of the BMU, EU Commission, the EUKI Secretariat and the municipal level. Representatives of ongoing and completed EUKI projects are invited to participate in and contribute to the discussion on what the pathway to a climate-neutral Europe could look like. In addition to promoting the exchange of best practices and knowledge, the conference will focus on you and your projects.

Tuesday 23.11.2021, 09:00-13:00 CET & Wednesday 24.11.2021, 10:00-15:15 CET

Speaker

Sabine Nallinger, chairwoman of Foundation 2° – German Businesses for Climate Protection, Berlin Germany

Erion Veliaj, Mayor of Tirana, Albania

More speaker tba.

Find further information on our conference website

Info Day on the 6th Call for Project Ideas

The online information day on the 6th call for proposals under the EUKI financing programme will be held on 7 December 2021. Potential applicants will be assisted in preparing successful proposals by providing an overview of funding objectives, formal requirements and evaluation procedure. All participants will have the opportunity to ask questions.

Registration (below) is mandatory. You will receive a link to enter the MS Teams session after registering. If you hav’nt received a confirmation mail automatically, please check your SPAM folder.

Agenda Info Day

10:00 – 10:10  Welcome & Introduction by BMU and EUKI Secretariat

10:10 – 10:40  Financing Objectives and Priorities

Target groups | Sectoral and regional coverage | Eligible activities | Q&A

10:40 – 10:50  Break

10:50 – 11:25  Formal Requirements

Eligibility criteria | Conditions of project financing | Financial and administrative selection procedure | Dos and don‘ts | Q&A

11:25 – 12:00 Selection Procedure

Selection criteria | Time schedule | Q&A

A recording will be made available on the EUKI website. 

EUKI Lunch Lottery

Dear EUKI Community,

We hope that you had a pleasant start in 2022! To kick off the new year and stay connected, especially in these challenging times, we would like to invite you to another round of the EUKI Lunch Lottery, on 27 January 2022, at 13:00-13:30 CET. 

This online format will help you to get to know each other in small groups in an informal setting over a warm cup of coffee or tea. As the EUKI Community is steadily growing, you may have the chance to welcome one of our many new EUKI Community members and, for our newer members, to introduce yourselves and get to know the others.

How it works:

All participants will be assigned to randomly assembled small virtual groups consisting of members from other projects and EUKI Team members, for an informal online meeting

An ice-breaker will be provided to start the conversation, but please feel free to use the remaining time as you please

Take the opportunity to get to know your colleagues within the EUKI Community! To sign up please contact the EUKI team until January 24th at info∂euki.de.

EUKI Community Kick-Off Event

Welcoming the new EUKI projects & getting to know each other

01.02.2022, 10:00 – 12:00 CET 

This online kick-off event wishes to welcome all new projects selected in the fifth EUKI project call and BMU call for tenders to the EUKI Community. Project representatives will have the chance to introduce their projects via a short pitch, ask questions to the EUKI Secretariat, express their expectations and connect with one another.

To welcome all new projects to the EUKI Community, this event offers project implementers a platform to present themselves and get to know each other. After a warm welcome by Caterina Salb, representative of the BMU, each new project will deliver a one-minute pitch, which will offer unique insights into the project and its team. Afterwards, the EUKI Secretariat will introduce itself and take questions from participants. This is a wonderful opportunity to get to know each other, explore synergies and to connect!

Kick-Off Agenda