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INFORSE-Europe Sustainable Energy NGO Seminar in Latvia
September 25-27, 28, 2024

INFORSE-Europe Seminar in Latvia in September 2024
INFORSE-Europe Seminar in Latvia  2024
INFORSE-Europe Seminar in Latvia in September 2024

INFORSE-Europe has organised a European Sustainable Energy Seminar in cooperation with Latvian Green Movement with focus on how civil society can push forward climate action with transition to 100% renewable energy, sufficiency/sustainable lifestyles,the best mitigation measures, and much more. It was also an opportunityto discuss future cooperation among civil society organisations, and to see how to start of local transition.
After the Seminar, INFORSE-Europe had its General Meeting on 28 September 2024.
The seminar venue was in Talsi, 2 and half hours from Riga, in a region where the energy transition is on its way in a traditional setting. Some presentations were also available online. In the proceedings you can download the presentations as pdf.

Download: -- Program
See more : Facebook Event
TV9 Pakalni made a short film on the Seminar: facebook.com/tv9pakalni/videos/4112964382261623/

PROCEEDINGS (part of the program was online)

Wednesday 25/9

Opening of the meeting, presentation of program and participants
by Henning Bo Madsen & Judit Szoleczky, INFORSE-Europe, Janis Matulis, LaGM, and Mr.Valdis Barda, Deputy Executive Director of Talsi region Council administration.

Quick Update of European Policies and Developments to 100% Renewable Energy as part of sustainable climate strategies, EU-level and selected national developments
by Gunnar Boye Olesen, INFORSE-Europe.
Presentation EU - GBO pdf, 0.8 MB.

Global Climate Negotiations and Results so far, What to Expect at COP29 and Beyond?
by Gunnar Boye Olesen, INFORSE-Europe
.
Presentation - UN - GBO pdf, 1.3 MB.

Nuclear Power in Europe. By Henning Bo Madsen, INFORSE-Europe. Presentation-HBM pdf 0.9 MB.

Scenarios for 100% Renewable Energy for Lithuania
by Domantas Tracevicius, Circular Economy, Lithuania
.
Presentation DT pdf, 2 MB.

Local Sustainable-Energy Tour. Examples of renewable energy e.g., smaller and big installations of PV, a new biogas plant from bi waste co-generation plant. By Janis Matulis, LaGM, Latvia. Presentation-biogas pdf (coming).

Open evening, presentations from participants on topics they work with and that they are interested:

Score Educational Platform on Circular Economy By Domantas Tracevicius, Circular Economy, Lithuania. Presentation-Score DT pdf, 1.4 MB


Thursday 26/9

The Best Mitigation Measures for Green Deal in Nordic and Baltic countries
Results from the ongoing Better Green Deal project (*) supported by NCM. By Dag Arne Hoystad, NNV, Norway.
Presentation DAH pdf, 1.9 MB.

Road Map of the Climate and Energy policy by 2030 and Climate Neutrality by 2050. By Ms. Aija Timofejeva, Director of the Department of Sustainable Energy at the Ministry of Climate and Energy, Republic of Latvia. (Online) - Dialogue moderated by Janis Matulis, LaGM. Presentation AT LV-GOV pdf 0.6 MB.

Scenarios for 100% Renewable Energy, Energy Developments in Latvia.
By Janis Brizga, Green Liberty, Latvia.
Presentation JB pdf, 1.2 MB.

Vision for Transition of Nordic-Baltic region, Belarus and Ukraine
Result from Better Green Deal project (*) supported by NCM. By project partners from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine. Visions for Belarus by Irina Shuki. Denmark by Gunnar B. Olsen, Vision for Ukraine by Ecoaction.

The Role of Sufficiency in Climate Mitigation and European Energy and Climate Policies.
Proposals and examples from real world and from the research of the FULFILL Project (**) funded by the EU Horizon 2020 Program. By Gunnar Olesen and Judit Szoleczky, INFORSE-Europe.
Presentation GBO-JS pdf, 4.5 MB.

GROUP WORK: How do we get sufficiency into national and local climate policies in each country? Groups are developing proposals for policies and actions. Report back from groups. Group leaders: Gunnar Boye Olesen, Judit Szoleczky.

Open evening, presentations from participants:

Climate Co-benefits and Targets in the Final NECP Draft of Bulgaria, Project results of LIFE together for 1.5. By Radostina Slavkova, Za Zamieta, Bulgaria.
Presentation RS pdf, 1.8 MB.

Friday 27/9

"Waste - to - energy" projects in Latvia by Liene Krauja, Green Liberty, Latvia. Presentation LK pdf, 2 MB.

Energy Communities, their Potential in Renewable Energy Developments in Sustainable Ways, EU and Selected National Policies with Support and Barriers. Exchange on practical examples. By Henning Bo Madsen, INFORSE-Europe. Presentation HBM pdf.

GROUP WORK: Development of proposals for policies and actions for energy communities. Facilitated by Henning Bo Madsen, Bela Munkacsy, Ursel Beckmann, Arturs Undrests.
Brain storm on future cooperation: policy cooperation, campaigns, joint projects inside Europe, cooperation with other INFORSE regions. Facilitated by Henning Bo Madsen, and Bela Munkacsy.

GROUP WORK in thematic groups for future cooperation,
Presentations from groups, discussion of activities.

Saturday 28/9

INFORSE-Europe General Meeting, 10.00-13.00 EEST

(*) Better Green Deal in NNordic-Baltic Countries, Belarus and Ukraine project supported by Nordic Council of Ministers.
(**) FULFILL Project on Decarbonisation through Lifestyle Changes funded by EU Horizon2020.