International Annual Conference and General Assembly 2009 - Programme
Innovative Thinking organised by SenterNovem
With regard to the Covenant of Mayors and the high ambitions municipalities and regions set themselves, it is increasingly becoming important to involve all stakeholders in the process of achieving a sustainable future. The IEE project "Innovative Thinking" which involved 7 European countries developed different ways of stimulating citizens, companies, builders and other stakeholders to participate in projects on energy reduction and the use of renewable energy. We want to share our experiences. Therefore we will have presentations on our positive experiences and we will have innovative workshops to look for solutions for the obstacles we encountered.
For more information: www.innovativethinking.eu
European Display Users Club organised by Energie-Cites
This event will be another opportunity for you to gather with other municipalities and members from the private sector to discuss the pleasures and challenges of using energy certificates to communicate. Organised the day before the TCA Awards ceremony, this meeting will focus on local communication activities. So, present your local campaign, listen to the advice of other experienced authorities and be inspired by the presentations from the finalists of the 2008/9 TCA Awards.
For more information: www.display-campaign.org
Welcome Cocktail Brussels City Hall
Rolling the dice: Official Opening
- Eckart Würzner, Mayor of Heidelberg and President of Energie-Cites
- Joachim Lorenz, Deputy Mayor of Munich and President of Climate Alliance
- Evelyne Huytebroeck, Minister of the Brussels-Capital Region, in charge of the Environment, Energy and Tourism
Shuffling the cards
Introduction to the Rendezvous and its objectives
- Ulrike Janssen, Executive Director, Climate Alliance
- Gerard Magnin, Executive Director, Energie-Cites
Fair Play : the way to climate equity
Sunita Narain, Director of the Centre for Science and Environment of India
Her video messeage on YouTube
Sunita Narain is an Indian environmentalist and political activist as well as a major proponent of the Green concept of sustainable development. Her research interests are wide-ranging - from global democracy, with a special focus on climate change, to the need for local democracy, within which she has worked both on forest-related resource management and water-related issues.
Sharing energy & climate visions
How are the cards distributed among the various players?
- Bernard Saint-André, Strategy Director, Veolia Energie
- Heather Allen, Senior Manager, International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
- David Orr, Director of CECODHAS and Director of the English National Housing Federation
- Valérie David, Director of Sustainable Development, Eiffage
- Mike Childs, Head of Campaigns, Friends of the Earth
- Jean-Francois Brunet, Corporate Asset Management Director, Carrefour Group
- Christine Lins, Director, European Renewable Energy Council (EREC)
- Harry Verhaar, Sr. Director Energy & Climate Change, Philips Lighting
- Joel Decaillon, Confederal Secretary, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
- Hubert David, Environmental Affairs Consultant, European Insulation Manufacturers Association (EURIMA)
- Olaf Achilles, Board member, Systaic AG
- Gunnar Liehr, Head Europe, Energy and Environmental Solutions, Siemens AG
- Ralf Lottes, General Secretary, European Environmental Citizens Organisation for Standardisation (ECOS)
- Fotos
Flash presentations of local trumps
Leading the Way to the Third Industrial Revolution and a New Social Europe in the 21st Century
Jeremy Rifkin, President of the Foundation on Economic Trends
Jeremy Rifkin is an American economist, writer, and an engrossing speaker. He advocates the "third industrial revolution" in energy use and has been influential in shaping public policy in the United States and around the world. He is the president of the Foundation on Economic Trends and the author of 17 bestselling books on the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society, and the environment.
- The lecture's paper, pdf 173 KB
- The European Energy Review special edition, December 2008, pdf
- Fotos
The "local trumps" fair
Insider tips from comited local authorities
Forums
A1 / EN
Communicating your public buildings energy performance
- Jose Fermin Costero, Pamplona (ES)
- Vlatka Belan, Ivanic-Grad (HR)
- Feliksas Zinevicius, Kaunas Regional energy agency (LT)
A2 / FR
The European energy award (eea)-Cit'ergie: A quality label that promotes and guides the development of ambitious energy and climate policies
- Myriam Normand, Besancon (FR)
- Muriel Jeanneret, ADEME (FR)
A3 / EN
Boosting Energy Efficiency with Public Procurement
Hannes Pöcklhofer, Federal State of Upper Austria (AT)
A4 / FR
Involving citizens in local change management: Presentation of the Brussels "eco-districts" experience
- Sylviane Friedlingstein, Brussels-Capital (BE)
- Kurt Custers, Brussels-Capital (BE)
A5 / EN
EnergyBridges: Building bridges for a global energy justice
Diego Escobar, Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA)
A6 / EN
Bringing energy efficiency to your city: experiences from an "Intelligent Energy" municipality
Dobrin Savchev, Gabrovo (BG)
A7 / EN
Improving your local cycling policy: The most efficient method to make the wheel turn
Jan Christiaens, Mobiel 21 (BE)
A8 / EN
Benchmarking local climate policies: a means for improving your climate strategy
Joachim Lorenz, München (DE)
A9 / EN
Using old mines for new energy
- Hans Van der Logt, Heerlen (NL)
- Lex Smeets, Heerlen (NL)
A10 / EN
Carbon Offset to aid Fuel Poverty
Martin Davies, Milton Keynes (UK)
A11 / EN
Hot pictures for a good cause: Thermography as an awareness raising instrument
- Arnaud Duquenoy, Dunkerque (FR)
- Emmanuelle Leroy, Dunkerque (FR)
A12 / EN
Retrofitting of social housing
Jana Drapalova, Brno (CZ)
A13 / FR
Helping reduce energy costs in households
Erwan Olivo, Local Energy Agency of Montreuil-Bagnolet-Vincennes (FR)
A14 / EN
Using forums to involve stakeholders and citizens in your local energy policy
Werner Neumann, Frankfurt (DE)
A15 / EN
Self sufficient energy can become tangible for stakeholders and citizens
- Sabrina Barthel, "energie:autark", Kötschach-Mauthen (AT)
- Christian Finger, Climate Alliance Austria (AT)
Forums
B1 / EN
Smart Metering and intelligent building management
Nick Morris, Leicester (UK)
B2 / FR
Green electricity: certifying and buying energy from renewable sources
- Ursula Stocker, NatureMade (CH)
- Etienne Favey, Geneve (CH)
B3 / EN
Towards 100% renewable municipalities
- Camille Gira, Beckerich (LU)
- Peter Moser, Association dENet (DE)
B4 / EN
ECO2 Regio smart a tool to monitor local CO2 emissions in Germany and beyond
Christoph Hartmann, Ecospeed
B5 / EN
Urban Planning and Adaptation to Climate Change
Melanie Maatman, The Hague (NL)
B6 / EN
Moving forward: how to efficiently organise a communication campaign for
sustainable mobility?
A representative of Budapest (HU)
B7 / EN
Carbon Financing
Maria Persdotter Isaksson, Vaxjo (SE)
B8 / EN
Quantifying climate change mitigation: the Manchester Mini-Stern
Steve Turner, Manchester Enterprises (UK)
B9 / FR
Public lighting via Public Private Partnerships
Daniele Poliautre, Lille (FR)
B10 / FR
Mobilising the actors of a territory to protect the climate: The initiative "Le climat entre nos mains".
Sylvia Generoso, La Revue Durable (FR)
B11 / EN
Catching the watts by communicating with private households
- Fernando Pais, Cascais (PT)
- Joao Dias Coelho, Cascais (PT)
B12 / FR
Greening local festivals: inspiration from the Brittany concept
- Jean-Luc Daubaire, Rennes (FR)
- Béatrice Macé, Rennes (FR)
B13 / EN
Sharing ambitions: how to work on energy strategies & projects with its twin cities?
- Thomas Dresel, Freiburg (DE)
- A representative of Padova (IT)
B14 / EN
A management tool for sustainable city development projects based on Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM)
Eva Naessens, Ghent (BE)
Annual General Meetings of Energie-Cités & Climate Alliance
Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium
Guided tour through the exhibition "Exchanged Glances of the Belgian Comic Strip"
Gala dinner
With music and the following interludes:
- Display "Towards Class A" Awards ceremony
- Launch of "Renewable Energy Sources Champions League"
Further information: www.res-league.eu - Fotos
Covenant of Mayors
Good Morning Video
Following in the footsteps of Riga and Heidelberg, signatories of the Covenant of Mayors.
Did you play the game?
Were you an environmentally responsible delegate? The carbon footprint of our rendezvous.
Pascal Vermeulen, Climact (BE)
The Covenant of Mayors: a bridge to surpass the 3x20?
Stina Soewarta, Deputy Head of Andris Piebalgs Cabinet, Energy Commissioner
The Covenant of Mayors: A game of skill!
How to formally join and practically implement it?
- Kristina Dely, Head of the Covenant of Mayors Office, Energie-Cités
- Pirita Lindholm, Head of Brussels Office, Climate Alliance
- Foto
How the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme can help the Covenant cities
Patrick Lambert, Director EACI
Sharing local visions: What are Europes mayors already doing to shape the energy future at city level?
Introduction
Pierre Laconte, International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP)
Long term strategies : 3 cities share their story
- Bo Frank, Mayor, City of Växjö (SE)
- Colin Hall, Councillor, London Borough of Sutton (UK)
- Manuela Rottmann, Deputy Mayor, City of Frankfurt (DE)
- Michael Cooke, Councillor, Leicester City Council (UK)
- Richard Elelman, Deputy Mayor, City of Figueres (ES)
- Alan Coleman, Councillor, Cork County (IE)
- Jana Drapalova, Mayor, City of Brno-Novy Liskovec (CZ)
- Denis Baupin, Deputy Mayor, City of Paris (FR)
- Lian Merkx, Deputy Mayor, City of Delft (NL)
- Joachim Lorenz, Deputy Mayor, City of Munich (DE)
- Freddy Brunner, Councillor, City of St. Gallen (CH)
- Franco Orlando, Councillor, City of Modena (IT)
- Tom Balthazar, Deputy Mayor, City of Ghent (BE)
- Evelyne Huytebroeck, Minister of the Brussels-Capital Region, in charge of the Environment, Energy and Tourism (BE)
- Fotos
- Concluding remarks following the Mayor's Debate by Pierre Laconte, pdf, 28 KB
Start your local game now!
- Evelyne Huytebroeck, Minister of the Brussels-Capital Region, in charge of the Environment, Energy and Tourism (BE)
- Eckart Würzner, Mayor of Heidelberg, President of Energie-Cités (DE)
- Fotos
Site visits & exhibitions
- Green circuit: Integrate green energy production into buildings in urban areas
- Blue circuit: Improve energy performance of buildings while conserving
cultural heritage - Red circuit: Apply passive building standards in the urban environment
Fotos: Further impressions
See all the photos on Flickr
