Cooperation and exchange
of information projects among member-organisations:
- A
new exhibition and a report were developed with success-stories
on sustainable energy.
Both were made for presentation at the Pan-European Environmental Minister's
Meeting, Århus'98. They have a double purpose of keep active NGOs
informed of the successes and infor the official "Energy Conservation
Initiative" within the Århus-process on NGO-activities and preferences.
- A
public meeting in Copenhagen was held in December to raise awareness
on the need for integra-tion of sustainable energy strategies in
development strategies.
The meeting gathered 45 people including a EU-parliamentarian. Main
topics discussed were UN initiatives (Solar Summit, UNGASS and
others)
and EU-activities in the field. A paper of EU fundign for sustainable
energy in development was published in the INFORSE-website.
- Contributions
to Sustainable Energy News and to the Sustainable Energy Contact List
and the INFORSE web-site,
- Continuing the
INFORSE - Europe email list.
Lobbying international
organisations:
- The process after
the EU White Paper on Renewable Energy was followed,
- The energy activities
of the Pan-European Environ-ment for Europe process was followed in
cooperation with the Eur. ECO-Forum (a NGO-Forum following this proces).
Especially the development of a European Energy Conserva-tion Guideline
was followed with participation in 7 meetings, and elaboration of several
interventions;
- The energy theme
of the Baltic Sea Region Agenda 21 plan was followed with participating
in 2 workshop with several interventions;
- The
Pan-European implementation of UNESCO World Solar Plan of Action
was followed, including
preparation for the Pan-European Solar Conference, Sofia, September
1998; and asking observer status at the
European Energy Charter Conference.
- Cooperation with
other INFORSE-regions included:
- INFORSE coordinators
meeting, Dakar, January 1998 with deve-lopment of a 5-year operational
strategy with worldwide INFORSE activities under the two main headings:
influencing the global agenda and south-south-north cooperation
- Participation
in the first preparation of NGO-inputs for the UN Commission on Sustainable
Development session on energy (CSD9) in 2001.
- Proposing projects
for EXPO2000.
- Develop proposal
on internet education on renewable energy with support of the new INFORSE
cooperation fund.
- Develop
INFORSE distance education course on renewable energy together
with INFORSE-Central
Asia Coordinator (INSEDA, India)
- Participating
in INFORSE media and environment initiative.
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