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Public Participation in the implementation of Energy Policies Belgrade (RS) 25-26 February 2016 DG Joint Research Centre

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E&I Workshop: Public Participation and Transparency in the Implementation of Energy Policies

Belgrade, 25-26 February 2016


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This Enlargement and Integration Action Workshop makes part of the JRC activities on collecting and sharing diverse practices for public participation and developing a knowledge centre for transparency governance (E-TRACK project)

Its objectives are:

• Disseminate the principles of public participation, as well as the political and regulatory frameworks at national and international level.

• Discuss levels, tools and methods of participation. • Offer an overview of the activities carried out in E-TRACK and other European projects. • Share practical experiences from public participation processes in the implementation of energy

policies throughout Europe. • Promote debates on the benefits and challenges of stakeholders' involvement in the decision

making.

The workshop includes presentations by selected experts together with interactive discussions. The participants are expected to actively contribute with their views and knowledge, mainly referred to specific scenarios in their countries.

Target countries:

• New EU Member State: Croatia • EU Candidate Countries: Albania, Iceland, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Former Yugoslav Republic of

Macedonia • EU Potential Candidate Countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo • "Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)" Associated

Countries: Israel, Moldova, Norway, Faroe Islands • On an ad hoc basis, European Neighbourhood Policy Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Georgia,

Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Moldova, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia, Ukraine

https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/research-topic/energy-policies-and-public-participation

https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/research-topic/energy-policies-and-public-participation

European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Energy and Transport Westerduinweg 3, NL-1755 LE Petten, The Netherlands

Public Participation and Transparency in the

Implementation of Energy Policies JRC Enlargement & Integration W orkshop

25 -2 6 February 20 16 Queen's Astor ia Hotel

Belgrade (RS)

(v.3 -final) Petten, 10 .03 .2016 F.04 / CCR

25 February - morning

09 :00

W elcome and opening CÉSAR CHENEL IET – JRC (European Commission)

09 :10 Introductions' round

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09 :30 VIRA KHOROSHAVINA UNECE The applicat ion of the Aarhus convention for Energy Policies

10 :30 Coffe Break

11 :00 PAUL DORFMAN UCL Energy Inst itute Practical Tools for Public Part icipat ion in the Energy Evolut ion

12 :00 KOEN STRAVER ECN Engaging cit izens for the sustainable energy transit ion

13 :00 LUNCH

European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Energy and Transport Westerduinweg 3, NL-1755 LE Petten, The Netherlands

25 February - afternoon

14 :00 BERNARD FAUCHER ANDRA Public part icipation and transparency in radioactive waste geological disposal

15 :00 Coffee Break

15 :30 CÉSAR CHENEL IET-JRC (European Commission) The Energy Transparency Centre of Knowledge (E-TRACK)

16 :00 ILIJA BATAS-BJELIC University of Belgrade Leapfrogging potential for sustainable energy transit ion in Serbia

16 :30 Plenary discussion

17 :00 End of the first day

19 :30 Social dinner

26 February

09 :00 DIRK VANSINTJAN

REScoop.EU The energy transit ion to energy democracy

10 :00 RICHARD ADAMS RW E AG The complexity of energy narrat ives in Europe

11 :00 Coffee break

11 :30 W ork groups' session

12 :30 Plenary discussion and conclusions

13 :00 Closure of the W orkshop

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LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

SPEAKERS PANEL

Mr . Dirk VANSINTJAN REScoop.eu (BE)

Mr . Koen STRAVER ECN (NL)

Ms. Vira KHOROSHAVINA UNECE (UN)

Mr . Bernard FAUCHER ANDRA (FR)

Mr . Paul DORFMAN University College London (GB)

Mr . Richard ADAMS Ex-EESC (EU)

PARTICIPANTS

Mr. Borys ZLOBENKO National Academy of Sciences (UA)

Mr . Milica TOSIC Hulla & Co Human Dynamics (RS)

Ms. Žana STEVANOVIĆ Institute for Nuclear Science Vinca (RS)

Mr . Predrag STEFANOVIC Institute of Nuclear Sciences (RS)

Ms. Vera SHIKO Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (AL)

Ms. Ivana ROGULJ Society for Sustainable Development (HR)

Ms. Sonja RISTESKA Analytica (MK)

Ms. Petra REMETA W W F Adr ia (HR)

Ms. Sanja ORLANDIC NGO Green Home (ME)

Mr . W alid NASR Petroleum Administrat ion (LB)

Mr . Aleksandar M ACURA RES Foundation (RS)

Mr . Ahmet KAYA Energy Market Regulatory Author ity-EMRA (TR)

Mr . Igor KALABA Centre for Environment (BA)

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Mr. Serhan GÖKTÜRK Borsa Istanbul (TR)

Ms. Pippa GALLOP Bankwatch Network (HR)

Ms. Mari CHAKRYAN OSCE Aarhus Centres (AM)

Mr Damjan BOGUNOVIC Heinr ich Böll Stiftung (RS)

Mr . Mihal BICJA Municipality Tirana (AL)

Ms. Emel BAYLAN Yüzüncü Yıl University (TR)

Mr . Ilija BATAS BJELIC School of Electr ical Engineer ing (RS)

Mr . Danilo BARJATAROVIC Ministry of Economy (ME)

Mr . Valeh BAKHSHALIEV Dep.Tech. Mech. AzTU (AZ)

Ms. Nina ANTICIC Brodarski Institut (HR)

ORGANISERS

Ms. W illy M UNTJEW ERF European Commission - JRC

Mr . César CHENEL RAMOS European Commission - JRC


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Speakers Panel


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Mr. Richard ADAMS

Founder of the UK fair trade organisations Tearcraft and Traidcraft and of a number of social enterprises which promote environmentally responsible and ethical business.

Adams attended King Edward VI Five Ways school in Birmingham. He has degrees in sociology (St John's College, Durham University), theology (University of London) and business administration (Newcastle University) which also conferred an honorary Doctorate of Civil Law on him in 2005 as did Durham in 2007.

After visiting small farmers in Gujarat, India, in 1973 he established Agrofax Labour Intensive Products, an agricultural imports company in London with distribution to the main wholesale markets. In 1974 this business began importing crafts from farming communities in Bangladesh, following which he founded Tearcraft which became the marketing arm of the UK relief and development charity, Tearfund. In 1979 Richard established the independent company Traidcraft, which became a plc in 1984, offering the first 'alternative' and socially orientated public share issue in the UK. In 1989 Adams convened the steering committee of what became the UK's Fairtrade Foundation, based on the Dutch Max Havelaar Foundation. He was a member of its board from 1992 - 1999. In 1994 Adams founded the Creative Consumer Co-operative, through which Out of this World, Britain's first chain of organic grocery stores with an explicit ethical, fair trade, social and environmental agenda, were launched. In 2000 he co-founded the Warm Zone programme to combat fuel poverty and in 2006 was appointed as a non-executive director of Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Primary Care Trust and in 2010 was appointed Chair of Newcastle and North Tyneside Community Health.

Adams was a director of the UK Social Investment Forum 1992-1996; Chair of the Student Christian Movement 1994-1997 and, with Mark Hayes, a co-initiator and founding director of the social investment society, Shared Interest. He is an honorary Fellow of Glasgow University's Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research (CSEAR), a Fellow of St John's College, Durham and received an OBE in 2000 for services to ethical business. He won the New Statesman Social Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2005 and in 2006 was listed by The Independent newspaper as one of the top 50 people in the UK who had had most impact in "making the world a better place" for his development of the concept of ethical shopping. He was appointed by the UK Government in 2001 as one of 24 UK members of the Brussels–based Economic and Social Committee of the European Union, serving for 14 years and is now a Delegate to the EESC's Committee on Industrial Change. In this role he works mainly on energy and climate related issues. He was co-chair of the European Nuclear Energy Forum (ENEF) from 2011-2014 and is a member of the Corporate Responsibility Stakeholder Council of RWE AG.


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Dr. Paul DORFMAN

Energy Institute, University College London (UCL)

Dr Paul Dorfman is Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Energy Institute, University College London (UCL); Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) Nuclear Policy Research Fellow; Founder of the Nuclear Consulting Group (NCG); Executive Board member of the International Nuclear Risk Assessment Group (INRAG); Member of the European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility (ENSSER); Advisory Group Member of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) nuclear Submarine Dismantling Project (SDP); Member of the European Nuclear Energy Forum (ENEF) Transparency and Risk Working Groups; Member of the Nuclear Transparency Watch (NTW): Advisory Committee Member of the Irish Environment Protection Agency Office of Radiation Protection. Paul served as Secretary to the UK government scientific advisory Committee Examining Radiation Risks from Internal Emitters (CERRIE); led the European Environment Agency (EEA) response to Fukushima in 'Late Lessons from Early Warnings' Vol 2.; is ‘Expert’ to the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Opinion: ‘European Energy Dialogue: 'Towards a European Energy Community’.

Ms. Vira KHOROSHAVINA

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Ms Khoroshavina provides support to the Aarhus secretariat's work in several areas, including on public participation, promotion of the Convention's principles in international forums and the compliance mechanism. Ms Khoroshavina has a legal and economic background and holds LL.M International Law from Lancaster University, UK and Master in Finance from the Kiev National Economic University, Ukraine. She worked in the past on the approximation of national legislation to international standards, mainly sanitary and phytosanitary standards, on the development of trade related environmental measures and on facilitation of the elimination of technical barriers to trade. Ms Khoroshavina worked for the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine as the WTO Enquiry Point and also had working experience in the Regional Trade Agreements Section of the WTO.


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Mr. Bernard Faucher

Senior Expert - International Division Agence nationale pour la gestion des déchets radioactifs (ANDRA)

Bernard Faucher 65 years, is a Mining Engineer (1972 - Ecole des Mines de Nancy). During some 16 years within the Schlumberger Group (Oilfield Services), Bernard held various field and then management positions around the world with notably the successful siting experience in France of an operating centre involving radioactive sources and explosives (public inquiry, debates & meetings, vote of local council, etc). In 1994, he joined Andra as Research Director for the Geological Disposal Project with the siting of an Underground Research Laboratory to be located in Eastern France. At licencing (1999), he became the first URL Director. He held over 1 000 meetings with stakeholders during these years (information & dialogue with stakeholders and opinion leaders, debates & meetings, votes of several local councils, regional development, etc). In 2002, he was appointed Advisor to Andra CEO for international cooperation and since 2007, notably through the French Agency “AFNI”, he is in charge of assisting authorities of foreign countries embarking in electronuclear or with incomplete waste management solutions for defing and then setting up an institutional framework and then the implementation of repositories, notably with a focus on all sociopolotical issues at siting. Participation to various committees/meetings such as: - NAPRO/ENEF working group for advising the EC in the domain of Radiocative Waste & Spent Fuel Management (EU Directive) and for the drafting of guidelines for memberstates to implement this directive - Forum for Stakeholders’ Confidence (FSC) of the NEA - ITAC Committee of NUMO for the siting of a geological repository in Japan - Andra Editorial Committee - Various IAEA reviewing & advisory Committees/meetings : Peer Review of the Waste Management Policy in the Czech Republic, , Expert mission “Strengthening Institutional Communication to review draft communications strategy and plans” in Argentina, INIR reviews lessons learnt for embarquing countries in electronuclear, INPRO on regional and shared repositories - Orientation Committee of AFNI (Agence France Nuclear International) - Member of the organizing committee of the NEA International Conference and Dialogue on reversibility & retrievability (Reims 2011)


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Mr. Koen STRAVER

Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland (ECN) Koen Straver (1980) works as a social scientist at ECN Policy Studies. He holds a MSC in social psychology (University of Amsterdam). Before starting at ECN, he previously did several organizational psychology projects and worked as a communication advisor for the Dutch refugee council. Presently, his research focuses on smart cities, stakeholder engagement and participation, end-user decision making, energy related behaviour in households and industry, and public perception of energy technologies. Topics on which his research has been applied include smart grids, electric mobility, energy efficiency in the industry, energy poverty and PV.

Mr. Dirk VANSINTJAN

European federation of groups and cooperatives of citizens for renewable energy (REScoop.eu)

Professional Activity - 2013 - present: president of REScoop.eu - 04/2015 – present: project leader Horizon 2020 project REScoop MECISE for REScoop.eu, the European federation of groups and cooperatives of citizens for renewable energy (0,5 FTE) - 03/2012 - 03/2015: Coordinator for an Intelligent Energy Europe project called “REScoop 20-20-20” (http://www.rescoop.eu) - 2003 - present: project leader at Ecopower, a renewable energy cooperative in Belgium (http://www.ecopower.be/index.php/english) (0,3 FTE) -1985 - 2000: Worked for the NGO TSAP, focusing on small hydro, historical mill conservation, and social employment - 1983 - 1985: High school teacher (Dutch and English) Studies - 1977 - 1982: Bachelor and Master Germanic Philology at KULeuven, Belgium Engagement - 2010 - present: Co-founder and vice-president of REScoop.be, the Belgian federation for renewable energy cooperatives (http://www.rescoop.be) - 2011- present: Co-founder and president of REScoop.eu, the European renewable energy cooperative federation (http://www.rescoop.eu) - 1996: Co-founder of ODE-Vlaanderen, umbrella organization to promote sustainable energy in Flanders (BE) - 1991: Co-founder of Ecopower, a renewable energy cooperative in Flanders (BE) (47.500 members end 2014)


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Prof. Valeh BAKHSHALIEV

Prof. Dr. Engineering Mechanics Azerbaijan Technical University

Prof. Dr. V.I. Bakhshaliev was born in 04.02.1959 in Azerbaijan and received his Diploma of Engineer (M. Sc. Equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering (1980) from Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU), Baku, and Diploma of PhD (Candidat naouk, 1988) and Diploma of Doctor of Technical Sciences (Doktor naouk, 2007) in “Dynamics and Durability of Machines, Equipment and Apparatus”. Since 1986, he is a faculty member of the Department of Technical Mechanics at AzTU, where he has been teaching courses in Theoretical Mechanics (Engineering Mechanics) and Strength of Materials, and conducting research in the areas of solid mechanics and dynamics of machines. More than 150 scientific works, hand-outs, patents and monographs in the field of Engineering Mechanics, Machine Dynamics and Education System are published. He was the coordinator and head of international scientific consortium (Germany, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan) in the BS-ERA.NET Project funded by the European Commission within the 7th Framework Programme (FP7, 2012-2015) for Research and Technology Development (http://bs-era.net). He is the coordinator of the network of National Contact Point (NCP) under the Horizon 2020 EU framework programme in field of “Smart, green and integrated transport”. He is the member of editorial board of Int. Scientific Journal “Problems of Mechanics” (Inter. Federation of Mechanism and Machine Science, Tbilisi). Scientific interests of Dr V.I. Bakhshaliev include: Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Strengths of Materials, Machine Mechanics, Machine Elements and Tribology, Long-life Education problems. He has received the important scientific results for improvement of reliability and durability of machines and mechanisms used in oil industry. Contact e-mails: [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected]

Mr. Mihal BICJA

Head Office Municipality of Tirana

Head Office for Sector of Energy and Communications, Municipality of Tirana The Sector is focused on implementation of policies and strategies relating to energy and telecommunications networks, as well as the management and improvement of the technical documentation and database, for energy and telecommunication networks in Municipality of Tirana.

mailto:[email protected]




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Mr. Ilija BATAS-BJELIC

Research Assistant University of Belgrade, School of Electrical Engineering

Ilija Batas Bjelic gained Dipl.-Ing diploma from the University of Belgrade in 2008. From 2009 to 2010 Mr Batas Bjelic worked at the Institute of Physics in Zemun, as a junior research engineer. Since 2011, Mr Batas Bjelic has been working as a research assistant at the Department of Power Systems, within the School of Electrical Engineering, which is part of the University of Belgrade in Serbia. In 2009 Mr Batas Bjelic performed research in Germany at the Dortmund Technical University and at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research, based in Karlsruhe, in 2012, and was awarded a research grant from DAAD. Since 2011. he helps coordinating a national research project "Smartgrids" as the leading and since 2016. Horizon 2020 project "CoolHeat" as the follower partner.

Mr. Batas Bjelic contribution to the workshop Leapfrogging potential for sustainable energy transition in Serbia is co-authored by Emma Hakala, M. Soc. Sci., Ph.D. Candidate in political history at the University of Helsinki, working on a dissertation on the securitization of the environment and the involvement of international organizations in the post-conflict Western Balkans.

Ms. Philippa GALLOP

Research Co-ordinator CEE Bankwatch Network (HR)

Pippa has worked with CEE Bankwatch for ten years, campaigning for meaningful public participation in developing infrastructure strategies and projects, particularly in the energy sector. This has involved assisting civil society groups to utilise their rights and pushing for improvements in the practices of international financial institutions in this field, mostly the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.


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Ms. Emel BAYLAN

Assist. Prof.Dr. University of Yuzuncu Yıl (Van, TR)

She was born in Ankara in 1976. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Ankara University in 1998. In 1999, she has worked as a research assistant at Yıldız Technical University, Department of City and Urban Planning. Between 2004 and 2006, she has been the project director of EU Regional Development Grant Program of State Planning Organization in Erzurum, Turkey. She received her master’s degree in 2005 and Ph.D. degree in 2012 from the Ankara University, Department of Landscape Architecture. She has been at University of Kassel (Germany) and at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sweden) as an ERASMUS student during her Ph. D research. She worked as a research assistant at Ankara University, Department of Landscape Architecture during 2007-2012. She has involved research and civil society projects on participatory natural resource management and she also worked as a landscape architect in private sector. Her research interests include landscape perception, nature conservation, wetland management, and participatory landscape planning. She teaches courses in participatory landscape planning, wetland management and landscape design with native plants.

Mr. Serhan GÖKTÜRK

Chief Auditor Borsa Istambul

Performing or managing audit engagements at the companies including energy sector firms. Continuously monitoring the disclosures and other transparency issues of the companies.

Mr. Aleksandar MACURA

Chairman of the board RES Foundation (RS)


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Mr. Danilo BARJAKTAROVIC

Senior Advisor Ministarstvo ekonomije (ME)

Born in Berane, Montenegro Date of birth: 29 May 1983 Bachelor of International business and Master in international management Senior Advisor in Directorate of Energy in Ministry of Economy For the last 8 years, Danilo has been working in Ministry of Economy-Energy Department as economist responsible for macro economy, preparation of strategic documents, tendering procedures for energy renewable projects and EU negotiations in energy area. Also, he closely cooperates with most important international organization in the energy field such as Energy Community, Energy Charter, IRENA and Union for Mediterranean. Some responsibilities and tasks are: Representative of Montenegro to the Permanent High Level Group within the Energy Community South East Europe, Preparation of Road Maps for electricity and security of supply in framework of Energy Community, Preparation of Security of Supply Statements for Montenegro in framework of Energy Community,- Providing assistance to Energy Community Secretariat for preparation Reports for implementation of Treaty of Energy Community, Participation in drafting the National Program for EU Integration, Focal point for accession process of Montenegro in Energy Charter Treaty, Wholesale Market Opening Regional Action Plan (WMO RAP) PHLG Coordinator, Participation in number of events in framework of Energy Community, Tendering procedures for energy power projects, Setting maximum retail prices of petroleum products.

Mr. Igor KALABA

Program coordinator - Energy and climate change Centre for Environment (BA)

Coordinator of Energy and Climate Change program in Centre for Environment, Banja Luka. Has been coordinating an anti-TPP campaign for 3 years now. The Energy and Climate Change program has been one of the strong points of the organisation for years, with activities of campaigning against hydro and coal projects, as well as promotion of renewables, energy efficiency and awareness rising on the topic of climate change. Due to Centre's membership in international networks such as Friends of the Earth International, SEENET and SEA Change Net, we have several activities on the international level as well. Within BiH and wider, Centre is widely regarded as one of the strongest (capacity and activity-wise) and recognized (by other CSOs and government officials) CSOs in BiH.


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Mrs. Mari CHAKRYAN

PR & Press Officer Armenian Aarhus Centres

The OSCE Office in Yerevan supported establishing a network of Aarhus Centres in Armenia to promote the principles of the Aarhus Convention and push the implementation. Armenian ACs' main objective is to assist public in exercising their rights granted by the International and National legislation. We do strive to reach greater public awareness via various tools, which helps to raise public awareness, conduct meeting on the ground, personal meetings with local authorities and active groups, serve as a platform for dialogue and informed decision-making. I have geographic background and hold Master degree in geo-ecology from the Yerevan State University, Armenia. I worked as a TV journalist and producer of an ecological TV program, took part in several seminars, which helped me to acquire skills in ecological information. Since 2009 I have worked as a head of a local Aarhus centre, then and up to now as a press officer and chief editor of Armenian ACs web site: www.aarhus.am. I worked out several tools how to simplify eco information and how to disseminate it to public in comprehensible way. So I get involved in several programs as a public awareness and public participation expert.

Mr. Ahmet KAYA

Senior official Energy Market Regulatory Authority-EMRA (TR)

I work for Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey in the Natural Gas Department. My department's responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Licencing and monitoring of TSO and DSOs, working on efforts to increase energy investments, sketching legal regulations and solving disputes between utilities and/or consumers and so on.


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Mr. Walid NASR

Board Member- Head of Strategic Planning Department Lebanese Petroleum Administration (LPA)

Walid Nasr is Board Member and Head of the Strategic Planning Department at the Lebanese Petroleum Administration. Lebanon is in the process of developing its petroleum sector by initiating exploration activities within its offshore exclusive economic zone. The institutional, legal and fiscal frameworks, including undertaking the first offshore licensing round, are being prepared. We are adopting a participatory approach while designing the regulatory framework and the relevant policies and strategies for the sector. Good governance and transparency are also vital to put in place a solid base for the sector. For that, building partnerships with international and local stakeholders and particularly engaging with the private sector, civil society organizations and the public at large form a core activity for our work.

Ms. Sanja ORLANDIC

Project coordinator for energy program NGO Green Home (ME)

Energy programme coordinator in NGO Green Home, Podgorica (Montenegro). Engaged on energy efficiency, climate change and renewable energy sources issues in theorganization. My work is directed to promotion of above mentioned topics as well as monitoring national and EU legislation (Directives and EU goals). Currently, I am engaged on preparation of energy model OPE2RA which is realizing in frame of South East Europe Sustainable Energy Policy-SEE SEP project (Supported by European Union – Instrument for Pre – accession (IPA), Civil Society Facility).


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Ms. Petra REMETA

Freshwater and Energy Policy Officer WWF Adria (HR)

Petra Remeta holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geohydrology and a Master of Science degree in Environmental Management. Ms Remeta is the Freshwater Programme Manager at WWF Adria, but she joined WWF in 2014 in the position of Freshwater and Energy Policy Officer on the project Dinaric Arc Sustainable Hydropower Initiative (DASHI). Within the scope of this project, WWF advocates for strategic long-term planning for hydropower development based on objective and transparent decision making, founded on sound scientific assessment of environmental impacts and real energy needs. The goal of DASHI is to conserve freshwater ecosystems in the Western Balkan countries. She also represented WWF in the multi-NGO initiative SOS Adriatic, focused on stopping the project of hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation in the Adriatic Sea. Before joining WWF, Ms Remeta worked as a renewable energy project manager in private sector.

Ms. Sonja RISTESKA

Research and Management Coordinator Analytica think tank (MK)

Sonja Risteska is the research and management coordinator in Analytica think tank since 2010. She has relevant work experience in proposing policy solutions for laws, strategies, in lobbing on national and international level etc. Ms. Risteska is trained on relevant policy making, qualitative and quantitative research as well as energy modelling. In Analytica think tank, Ms Sonja Risteska had extensively worked on many projects at national and regional level funded by the Government of Macedonia, the European Commission and other domestic and foreign donors. Latest as part of a recent EC funded project, titled SEE SEP, she started working on energy modelling of low carbon energy scenarios for Macedonia up to 2050. The model used is an Excel based model called OPERA2 originally created in the UK. Furthermore, Ms. Risteska has written and co-written more than 20 policy reports and briefs such as: Winners and Losers - Who benefits from high-level corruption in the South East Europe energy sector?; Energy Poverty in Macedonia; Analysis of the Law on changing and amending the Law on energy adopted in May 2013 and many more. Sonja Risteska holds Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University "Cyril and Methodius" Faculty of Law, Justinianus Primus, Skopje, Macedonia and Master of Arts in European Studies from the Hochschule Bremen, Germany.


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Mrs. Ivana ROGULJ

Program Coordinator/Project Manager/ Senior Expert Society for Sustainable Development Design (HR)

Ivana is working as Program Coordinator for Energy and Climate and Project Manager in Society for Sustainable Development Design, Zagreb, Croatia. Her area of expertise are energy efficiency, energy policy, renewable energy, climate change and sustainability, with special interest in low carbon development financing. She was previously working in first Croatian Energy Service Company as Project Manager and Acting Director, on implementation of World Bank and GEF’s Energy Efficiency Project Croatia. She has Master’s Degree in energy engineering and number of post-graduate education and certifications. She is an author of articles and publications in the area of sustainable energy development.

Mrs. Vera SHIKO

Specialist in Transport Planning Institute of Transport (AL)

Graduated in Mechanical Engineer Diploma, followed by Diploma in Master of Science in Transport Engineer. Working for research in application of transport and energy innovations for public transportation, less fuel cars for the clean transport in the city, renewable energy systems and solar energy sources for public dwelling construction and heating. Knowledge on the new European policies on green and integrated transport systems. Project coordinator in some EU projects running or under applications in H2020, Interreg-MED, TEMPUS and TAIEX Programs.


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Dr. Predrag STEFANOVIC

Deputy Director - Laboratory VINČA Institute of Nuclear Sciences (RS)

Researcher in the VINČA Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Laboratory for Thermal Engineering and Energy since 1979. Director of the Laboratory from 1997-2003. Deputy director of the Laboratory since 2003 and team leader of the research group on high temperature processes dealing with Thermal plasma and coal fired Thermal Power plants Participation in similar workshops: - JRC Enlargement and Integration Workshop on Geopolitics and European Energy Security, 2009 Petten - Workshop on International Climate Change Policy Development & Impact on EU Trading Shema - Implementation in Serbia on Energy Sector in Serbia, 2012 Belgrade - Benefits and Challenges of EU Climate Policy and Legislation, 2012 Belgrade - Sustainable Development and Climate Change Policy in Energy Sector of Serbia-the roll of industry, 2012 Belgrade - Creation of a monitoring, reporting and verification system for the successful implementation of EU Emission Trading System, 2013 Belgrade - Expert and Team Leader of different national Studies/Documents for the Government of the Republic of Serbia: Ministry of Mining and Energy and Ministry of Environmental Protection.

Dr. Žana STEVANOVIĆ

Research Assistant VINČA Institute of Nuclear Sciences (RS)

Developing models and analysis for hybrid systems in residential buildings, development and analyses CFD models of energy efficiency in residential buildings, development and analyses CFD models of upgrading standards for indoor environment quality in residential buildings, upgrading scenarios for thermal comfort, predicting CO2 emissions scenarios based on Clean Development Mechanism. Experience: Dr - Ing. of Mechanical Engineering, Research Assistant at Institute Vinca 2006 - Present (10 years) Research Assistant at Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences 2006 - Present (10 years) Applied research Technology development Technology up-date Skills & Expertise: Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Energy, Solar Energy, Energy Efficiency, Thermal Comfort, Indoor Air Quality, AutoCAD, Climate Change, Engineering, Environmental Policy, Energy Policy, Environmental Awareness, Sustainable Energy, Sustainable Development, Research, CFD, Project


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Ms. Milica TOSIC

Junior Expert Human Dynamics (RS)

Graduated in Energy Management fromteh Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Working for Human Dynamics as a Junior Expert on Environment and Climate Regional Accession Network (ECRAN) project implemented in eight countries in the Western Balkans and Turkey. Experience in Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Sources, Environment, Climate Change. Worked with international organisations, non-governmental organisations, consultancies and private companies. Certification from International Summer School on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources, Fojnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2012). Master Degree on Energy Management, Faculty of mechanical Engineering, Nis, Serbia.

Mr. Borys Zlobenko

Senior Researcher Institute of Environmental Geochemistry (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine)

Borys Zlobenko is a Senior researcher, Group leader in the Department of nuclear geochemistry. He received a B.S. and M.S.in Chemical-Engineering Processes from the Kyiv Polytechnical Institute. Following the completion of post graduate studies in nuclear geochemistry, joined to State Scientific Centre of Environmental Radiogeochemistry National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. His professional interests are including the radioactive waste management, site investigation, safety assessment with focus on the development of repository concepts for geological disposal of high level and long lived radioactive waste. Borys Zlobenko was awarded in 1991 the State medal of Ukraine for the participation in liquidation of consequences of the Chernobyl accident. Member of the Underground Research Facilities Network- IAEA Network of Centres of Excellence (representative of Ukraine) and represent of Ukraine at IGT-TP EC project.


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Ensuring effective public participation in decision-making on energy related issues. The Aarhus Convention

Vira Koroshavina

Ensuring effective public participation in decision-making on energy-related issues

– the Aarhus Convention

1. Overview of the Aarhus Convention and its

public participation (PP) requirements in the energy-related issues

2. Some provisions of particular relevance for energy related issues

3. Tools to assist officials in ensuring effective PP

1. Overview of the Aarhus Convention and its public participation requirements Some basic facts and figures:

Full name: Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters As full name suggests, three interlinking “pillars”: access to information, PP and access to justice Adopted in 1998, in Danish city of Aarhus. Entered into force on 30 October 2001. Currently has 47 Parties from across the UNECE region. Open globally. All EU Member States plus the EU itself are parties.

Obligation to promote wider application of the Convention article 3 para 7 states that each Party shall promote the application of the principles of this Convention in international environmental decision-making processes and within the framework of international organizations in matters relating to the environment.

The main actors under the Convention: the public or public concerned: Public = one or more natural or legal persons, and in accordance with national legislation or practice, their associations, organizations and groups. Public concerned = the public affected or likely to be affected by, or having an interest in, the environmental decision-making; NGOs promoting environmental protection and meeting any requirements under national law deemed to have an interest.

Rights are granted to all persons irrespective of citizenship, residence or domicile (ie apply also across borders).

What is subject to public participation under the Convention?

Decisions on specific activities that may have

a significant effect on the environment – article 6 para 1 (a), annex I and 6 para 1(b)

Reconsideration or update of the operating conditions – article 6 para 10

Any activity where PP is provided under an EIA in accordance with national legislation – annex I para 20

Any change to or extension of activities – annex I para 22

What is subject to public participation under the Convention?

Plans, programmes and policies relating to the environment – article 7

Preparation of executive regulations and/or

generally applicable legally binding normative instruments that may have a significant effect on the environment– article 8

The Convention covers: Specific activities in energy sector, activities

in energy sector which may have a significant effect on the environment

Plans, programmes and policies on energy related issues

Legislation and other generally applicable legally binding rules on energy related issues

are all subject to the requirements of the Aarhus Convention.

Which specific activities in energy sector are subject to article 6?

Mineral oil and gas refineries Installations for gasification and liquefaction Thermal power stations and other combustion

installations with a heat input of 50 megawatts (MW)or more

Coke ovens Nuclear power stations and other nuclear reactors

including the dismantling or decommissioning of such power stations or reactors

Installations for the reprocessing of irradiated nuclear fuel

Which specific activities in energy sector are subject to article 6?

Installations designed:

For the production or enrichment of nuclear fuel; For the processing of irradiated nuclear fuel or

high-level radioactive waste; For the final disposal of irradiated nuclear fuel; Solely for the final disposal of radioactive waste; Solely for the storage (planned for more than 10 years)

of irradiated nuclear fuels or radioactive waste in a different site than the production site (article 6 para 1(a) and annex I, para. 1)

Any other activity in energy sector which may have a significant effect on the environment (article 6 para 1(b))

(mere likelihood of significant effect triggers the obligation)

Decisions on specific activities in energy related area- what does article 6 of the Aarhus Convention require?

Early, adequate, timely and effective public or individual notice ↓ Reasonable time-frames for the different phases ↓ Early public participation, when all option are open ↓ Identification of public concerned by developer

(encouragement) ↓ Access to all relevant information ↓ Public entitled to comment/be heard ↓ Due account to be taken of public participation

↓ Prompt notice of decision ↓ If operating conditions are updated or reconsidered, repeat as appropriate

Public to be promptly informed of the decision. Text of the decision shall be made accessible, along with reasons and considerations on which it is based

If conditions of activity are updated, the above requirements shall be applied mutatis mutandis and where appropriate

Early notice of the environmental decision-making procedure, in an adequate, timely and effective manner of, inter alia: • The proposed activity • Nature of possible decisions • Public authority responsible for making

the decision • The public participation procedure

envisaged (including timeframes and opportunities to participate)

Reasonable time-frames, allowing sufficient time for informing the public and for the public to prepare and participate effectively in the decision-making. Early public participation, when all options are open and effective public participation can take place

Public entitled to submit any comments, information, analyses or opinions it considers relevant to the proposed activity, in writing or, as appropriate at a public hearing or enquiry

Access to all information relevant to the decision-making, free of charge and as soon as it becomes available.

Parties shall ensure due account is taken of the outcome of the public participation

Some provisions of Maastricht recommendations: Para 53 (a) (II) as a good practice, an overview of the PP

procedure may be prepared and attached to the invitation Para 63 as a good practice the plan for notification of the public

should take into account the size and complexity of the project, the cultural context and etc.

Para 70 as a good practice mechanism may be established to provide individual notification, with a straightforward procedure which allow to register in advance to receive notification

Para 74 in the event of significant new information coming to light or the circumstances changing in a material way after the PP took place the public authorities should be able to extend the time frames

Para 75 a flexible approach (regarding the time-frame) has the advantage of enabling PP, but the applicable legal framework should specify either minimum or maximum time frames

Para 81 as a good practice, PP should take place at the screening or scoping stages of EIA or at the stage of the OVOS

Para 94 sets requirements for non-technical summary and etc

Plans, programmes and policies on energy-related issues – what does article 7 require?

Plans and programmes: Practical and/or other provisions for the public to participate

during the the preparation of plans and programmes relating to the environment;

Within a transparent and fair framework; The necessary information must be provided to the public; Reasonable timeframes for the public to be informed, to

prepare and to participate effectively; Early public participation when all options are open and

effective public participation can take place; Due account to be taken of the outcome of the public

participation. The public shall be identified

Plans, programmes and policies on energy-related issues – what does article 7 require? Each Party shall endeavour to provide opportunities for public participation in the preparation of policies related to the environment.

Some provisions of Maastricht recommendations: Para 155 determines which plans and programmes may be considered as relating to the environment Para 156 determines which polices can be covered Para 160 determines obstacles for effective early PP Para 162 states that plans and programmes are often the first stage in a tiered decision-making process, and should include assessment of different scenarios and alternatives other than the politically preferred option (s) Para 179 determines the way how to show that comments were taken into consideration, such as a table detailing each comment and the way it was handled Para 180 as a good practice encourages to review PP procedure, after a plan, programme or policy has been adopted Para 23 stipulates how to ensure effective PP of the public from other countries

Preparation of executive regulations and other generally applicable legal rules on energy related issues– what does article 8 require?

Each Party must “strive to promote” effective public participation at an

appropriate stage in the preparation of executive regulations and other legally binding rules that may have a significant effect on the environment;

While options are still open;

Time-frames sufficient for effective participation should be fixed;

Draft rules should be published or otherwise made publicly available;

The public should be given the opportunity to comment, directly or through representative bodies;

The results of public participation should be taken into account as far as possible.

Some provisions of Maastricht recommendations: Para 186 determines the stages where effective PP should take place Para 187 specifies to which other relevant information should have access the public Para 189 determines how should be established representative consultative body Para 190 prescribes how to demonstrate that the result of PP has been taken into account

2. Some points of particular relevance for energy-related issues in order to notify effectively, first of all it is necessary to identify the

public concerned considering economic, social, cultural factors (for example, marginalized groups and foreign public)

in order to notify effectively, the size of the project and its possible cross-border effect shall be evaluated

the public shall have sufficient time to examine all information relevant to decision-making and submit comments

early PP when all options are open, zero variant is available, choice of technology is available ( for example, PP at screening and scoping stages of EIA and SEA, or OVOS)

In multi-stage decision-making, at each stage where PP is required it should occur when all the options to be considered at that stage are still open and effective PP can take place

2. Some points of particular relevance for energy-related issues non-technical summary (clear and understandable) and possible

alternatives are available description of the significant effects of the proposed activity on the

environment is available any exceptions to access to information be interpreted in a restrictive

way, taking into account the public interest served by disclosure and taking into account whether the information requested relates to emissions into the environment

presumption that entire EIA will be made available to the public text of the decision together with the reasons and considerations on

which the decision is based shall be made available

Relevant findings of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee: ACCC/C/2009/41 (Slovakia)

Concerned, inter alia, the obligation to ensure early and effective public participation when all options are still open and when reconsidering/updating a nuclear permit’s operating conditions.

ACCC/C/2010/51 (Romania) Concerned, inter alia, the obligation to ensure sufficient time for the public to prepare and to

participate effectively in decision-making on the draft national energy strategy.

Communications currently under consideration concerning public participation in nuclear sector: ACCC/C/2012/71 (Czech Republic)

Concerns, inter alia, the obligations of a Party to ensure the effective public participation of the foreign public when deciding to permit a nuclear activity.

ACCC/C/2013/89 (Slovakia) Concerns, inter alia, the obligation of a Party to provide access to all information relevant to the

decision-making to permit a nuclear activity.

ACCC/C/2013/91 (United Kingdom) Concerns, inter alia, the obligations of a Party to ensure the effective public participation of the

public of another Party when deciding to permit a nuclear activity. ACCC/C/2013/92 (Germany)

Concerns, inter alia, the obligations of a Party whose public consider they are affected by a decision made by another Party to permit a nuclear activity.

ACCC/C/2014/102 (Belarus) Concerned, inter alia, the obligation to ensure that persons exercising their rights under the

Convention shall not be penalized, persecuted or harassed in relation to activists who were trying to promote their views on nuclear energy development

ACCC/C/2014/104 (Netherlands) Concerned, inter alia, the obligation to ensure effective public participation on issues relating

to the potential impact on the environment in relation to extension of operation of NPP.

ACCC/C/2014/105 (Hungary) Concerned, inter alia, the obligation to ensure effective public participation during the

administrative preparation of the decision of the Parliament in relation to extension of operation of NPP

ACCC/C/2013/96 (European Union) Concerned, inter alia, the obligation of a Party to provide access to all information relevant to

the decision-making to permit a nuclear activity and ensure effective public participation during the identification of energy infrastructure projects

ACCC/C/2013/106 (Czech Republic) Concerned, inter alia, the obligation to ensure effective public participation when deciding to

permit a nuclear activity

3. Tools to assist officials in ensuring effective public participation

Aarhus Convention Implementation Guide

Maastricht Recommendations on Promoting Effective Public Participation in Decision-making in Environmental Matters

Relevant findings of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee

Task Force on Public Participation in Decision-making

Aarhus Convention Implementation Guide Second edition June 2014 Interactive electronic version (in English, Chinese, Russia version)

available online at http://www.unece.org/env/pp/implementation_guide.html

French version is forthcoming Maastricht Recommendations on Promoting Effective Public

Participation in Decision-making in Environmental Matters English, French and Russian versions available online at

http://www.unece.org/env/pp/publications/maastricht_recommendations

And also available in the form of publication in English, French and Russian version

http://www.unece.org/env/pp/implementation_guide.html




Relevant findings of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee All findings (and related documentation) available at

http://www.unece.org/env/pp/pubcom.html All findings available in English, French and Russian.

Task Force on Public Participation in Decision-making Open forum for Parties, other States, experts, academics, NGOs,

international organizations and other stakeholders to exchange experiences regarding challenges and good practices to implement the Convention’s provisions on public participation

For more information, see http://www.unece.org/env/pp/ppdm.html

http://www.unece.org/env/pp/pubcom.html

http://www.unece.org/env/pp/ppdm.html

Thank you!

For further information:

Website : http://www.unece.org/env/pp/welcome.html

Email: [email protected]

[email protected]

http://www.unece.org/env/pp/welcome.html



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Practical Tools for Public Participation in the Energy Evolution

Paul Dorfman

UCL ENERGY INSTITUTE UCL ENERGY INSTITUTE UCL ENERGY INSTITUTE UCL ENERGY INSTITUTE UCL ENERGY INSTITUTE

Practical Tools for Public Participation in the Energy Evolution

Public Participation and Transparency in the

Implementation of Energy Policies JRC Enlargement & Integration Workshop

Dr Paul Dorfman

UCL Energy Institute

UCL ENERGY INSTITUTE UCL ENERGY INSTITUTE

EU energy


EU energy policy context

• Transition to low-carbon energy-efficient economies.

• European integrated energy market. • External dimension to EU energy policy.


EU policy drivers

• Energy Efficiency Directive. • Energy Strategy 2020. • Energy infrastructure development. • Framework for energy agreements with third

countries. • Energy Road Map 2050.


EU energy landscapes

• Located between state and market • Choices and trade-offs over: o Supply-side. o Demand-side. o Transmission and load-balancing infrastructure.


Options

• European-scale networks for energy distribution. • Restructuring of transport and built environment. • Evolutionary renewable technology. • CHP gas, clean-burn coal and nuclear - with

proposals for CCS and nuclear waste management.

• Demand-side management. • Local distributed energy.


Diversity

• These developments will vary in their acceptability to differing sections of the public and for different stakeholders.

• And will also vary from country to country.


Choices

• We are faced with collective choices. • Long-term decisions across the entire field of

industrial strategy depend on this.


EC 2050 Low Carbon Road Map

• “Citizens need to be informed and engaged in the decision-making process, while technological choices need to take account of the local environment.”


EU energy governance

• Differing levels of government, (local, regional, and national).

• Differing spheres of society (institutional, public, social media community).

• Differing localities (local, regional, state).


Multi-lateral participatory governance based

• European: Convergence and integration at EU level.

• National: Differing cultural, regulatory, and energy landscapes.

• Metropolitan: Vital role and capacity for action at the city level.

• Local: Lived experience of communities.


EU participatory democracy

• Balancing expert knowledge with everyday knowledge to find a democratic ‘mean’.

• Drive for more accountable, transparent, and publicly acceptable decision-making - no longer seen as an optional ‘add-on’ to policy.

• To meet the needs of the public - needs to be socially, culturally and politically acceptable as well as technologically feasible.


Complexity

• Research says, in the right circumstances, people can work with complex data and uncertainty.


Best value

• Research says that participation can agree and deliver national, regional, city, and local strategic objectives - at at a lower cost to the public purse and with less bureaucracy than traditional processes.


Purpose

• Arrive at considered collective conclusions to inform decision making.

• Participation must ‘make a difference’ to decision-making.

• Need for transparency in the assessment and decision-making process - including publication of assessment criteria and decision-support methods.


Linking ‘bottom-up’ with ‘top-down’

• Formal measures for linking low-carbon energy participation to policy and governance structures are not yet in place.


How to build this ‘negotiation space’?


UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) Submarine Dismantling Project (SDP)

• https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/submarine-dismantling-project

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/submarine-dismantling-project

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/submarine-dismantling-project


UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) Submarine Dismantling Project (SDP)

• Where to dismantle the UK nuclear submarines. • How to dismantle the UK nuclear submarines. • Where to store the radioactive waste and the

submarine reactors.


Trust-building is key

• Open negotiation - respect differing views and knowledge.

• Good mechanism for transparency and accountability.

• Clarity about purpose, objectives and scope. • Inclusion of diverse stakeholders. • Accurate and balanced information. • Independent expertise. • Oversight and evaluation.


‘Upstream’ engagement

• ‘Upstream’ engagement aims to find out how people, stakeholders and local communities want to be engaged.

• Inclusive ‘outreach’. • ‘Out’ problems that will arise anyway. • Take time to get there quicker.


Who will participate?

• Statutory and non-statutory policymakers, government departments, devolved administrations, local government and local authorities, energy regulators, transmission system operators, industrial corporations and businesses, investment banks, trade associations, non-governmental organizations, local community based organisations, independent energy sector experts, and research institutes.


Methods

• Stakeholder dialogues. • Public meetings. • Citizens’ panels, events, forums, workshops. • ‘Kitchen round-tables’, ‘test-beds’. • Mentoring, peer exchange. • Interactive web-sites. • Communication through press and media.


Tools

• Scenario building and modeling. • Participatory Multi Criteria Analysis (PMCA). • Virtual reality techniques - including 3D

visualization and geographic information systems (GIS) mapping.

• Life Cycle Analysis (LCA). • Quantitative environmental assessment.


Capturing feedback

• Comments and questions are captured, acknowledged, recorded in a structured database.

• Tagged by origin, topic/perspective, and relevant option assessment area.

• To go up immediately on a dedicated web-site and into later published Reports - via annexes.


No ‘free lunch’

• It takes resources to ask and work through a range of ‘what if’ questions.


Not always ‘plain sailing’

• Not a simple task to encourage citizens, NGOs, government departments and industry to participate co-operatively.

• Can be complicated to combine several different tools for decision-making into a single coherent process.


Tensions can arise

• Over framing boundary conditions for dialogues. • Whether all main stakeholders are included in

discussion. • The acceptance of all stakeholders as equal

contributors. • Levels of planning options offered. • Perceived openness to serious policy influence.


So

• Concentrate on the process, not the outcome.


Channel and focus

• Sheer weight of statutory, citizen, and stakeholder civil society involvement in energy - at local, city, regional, national, and pan-EU levels.


Public attitudes to energy are rooted in values

• At a human individual level: Safety, energy poverty and the access of vulnerable groups to affordable supply.

• At a national level: Energy dependency and exposure to external influence.


Strategic goal for complex issues with uncertain futures

• Not be to find the single ‘right technical answer’ to the problem.

• But to bring people together - and keep them talking to each other to make sure that better decisions are made in future.


• Future national energy mix scenarios: public engagement processes in the EU and elsewhere

• http://www.eesc.europa.eu/resources/docs/20121212-final-report-eesc-comm-05-2012_formatted.pdf

http://www.eesc.europa.eu/resources/docs/20121212-final-report-eesc-comm-05-2012_formatted.pdf




Thank You

Dr Paul Dorfman

www.ucl.ac.uk/energy


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S3C: How to engage people in smart energy solutions

Koen Straver

S3C HOW TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN SMART ENERGY SOLUTIONS

Koen Straver (ECN)

10.03.2016 RERC 2014, Oslo

Core idea

Understanding different user needs in the smart energy market of the future:

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The smart consumer “I want to reduce my energy consumption to save money”

The smart customer “I want to become a prosumer – consume as well as produce energy or provide services to the energy market”

The smart citizen “I want to contribute to the quality of supply and support environmental preservation”

25-02-2016 JRC E-TRACK workshop

S3C aims to…

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Provide the energy utility of the future with:

25-02-2016 JRC E-TRACK workshop

• Background information on psychological and sociological drivers

• Best practice examples on user engagement

• Practical support with proof-tested guidelines and tools

Some S3C facts

Case study analysis from 32 European smart energy projects 50 tools and guidelines for user engagement

available Tested and validated by 11 partner projects,

including 3 utilities Evaluated by experts from the S3C Advisory

Board

4 25-02-2016 JRC E-TRACK workshop

Approach

25-02-2016 JRC E-TRACK workshop 5

Literature review (2013): • Do’s and don’ts • Don’t knows

Testing and validation of guidelines and tools (2014-2015)

Case study analysis (2013-2014): • Best practices • Success factors

32 case studies in 15 EU countries


3e-Houses, AlpEnergy, BeAware, CLNR, EcoGrid, E-mobility, EnergiUdsigten, Energy@Home, eueco, Hus 14: OfficeWise, Improsume, InovCity, Jouw Energie Moment, KIBERnet, Linear, PEEM, MOMA, OSCAR, PowerMatching City, PREMIO, Promoting Energy Efficiency in Households, REloadIT, Sala-Heby Energi, Salzburg SME DR study, Rendement voor Iedereen, Smart Home, Smart Metering Projekt, Stockholm Royal Seaport, Texel Cloud Power, To Follow the Electricity Price, ToU Tariff in Italy, UppSol 2020

Cross-cutting Success Factors

1. Address users as human beings instead of as points of electricity demand

2. Obtain a thorough understanding of target groups

3. Give personal attention and build trust over time

4. Emphasize sense of place: underscoring the local character of a smart energy project

5. Draw upon community dynamics

6. Motivate users with fun and good news

7. Test before the roll-out


What can I find in the 50 tools & guidelines?

• Short abstract • What is the basic idea? • When can I use it? • Practical do’s & don’ts • What do I need to do? • Best practices and

examples


Mooi Wildeman (Amsterdam Smart City)


8 co-creation workshops Explore, Investigate, Design and Present

Shift in awareness Follow-up projects

being discussed

S3C toolkit website

www.s3c-toolkit.eu


http://www.s3c-toolkit.eu/

Ensuring toolkit life after the project

Ideas for further dissemination and exploitation of the toolkit • Reaching out to emerging and new projects • Training for smart citizens (bottom-up energy cooperations) • Country specific case study analysis and create specific tools and

guidelines

• Exploring opportunities for H2020 calls • Expanding S3C expertise to different topics (e.g. smart cities, energy

efficiency)


This project has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement N° 308765. The sole responsibility for the content of this presentation lies with the authors. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Communities. The European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein

Koen Straver ECN Policy Studies [email protected] + 31 88 515 42 30 Radarweg 60 1043 NT Amsterdam The Netherlands

S3C deliverables available at: http://www.s3c-project.eu/ S3C online toolkit available at: http://www.s3c-toolkit.eu/

Thank you for your attention!


http://www.s3c-project.eu/





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The Cigéo project

Bernard Faucher

COM.XX.ACOC.0800COM.XX.ACOC.0800COM.XX.ACOC.0800COM.XX.ACOC.0800

By B Faucher / By B Faucher / By B Faucher / By B Faucher / AndraAndraAndraAndra

www.andra.frwww.andra.frwww.andra.frwww.andra.fr

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A project over 120 years of operation with some 35 yea rs before commissioning of a pilot phase (and even over 40 years if we consider the

first failed siting attempt)

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in the nuclear-related issues

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Based on the hearings carried out by MP Bataille and addressing the legitimate issues presented, such as

• An R&D programme over 15 years with 3 alternatives as a base for the decision-making process

•transparency and access to information from any sou rces (CLIS), • independence of the evaluator (CNE) & independence of the WMO,• stepwise political decision-making process involving the local level (votes of local councils),

• Option of reversibility

• inventory of radioactive waste• no final disposal of foreign radioactive waste

• socio-economic development scheme managed by the local level.


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Very limited or no access to information, no dialogue ?

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The pre-licensing phaseis a critical phase

• Project not yet known by the public

• No legal framework for public information & dialogue

• Even less for public involvement & participation

• The first information is provided after the file

application, during the licensing process with the so-

called “ public inquiry” with a finalized project

• ANDANDANDAND anyanyanyany “major”“major”“major”“major” modificationmodificationmodificationmodification ofofofof thethethethe projectprojectprojectproject followingfollowingfollowingfollowing

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� An organized dialogue. An organized dialogue. An organized dialogue. An organized dialogue.

�If the situation evolves towards an exclusive debate with opponents If the situation evolves towards an exclusive debate with opponents If the situation evolves towards an exclusive debate with opponents If the situation evolves towards an exclusive debate with opponents (monopoly of the debate), (monopoly of the debate), (monopoly of the debate), (monopoly of the debate), �� they will become soon the spokespersons they will become soon the spokespersons they will become soon the spokespersons they will become soon the spokespersons of the public:of the public:of the public:of the public:

� of course, the issues they raise are very often relevant, but their answers ??

� so do not wait for the opposition to appear, but start a fruitful so do not wait for the opposition to appear, but start a fruitful so do not wait for the opposition to appear, but start a fruitful so do not wait for the opposition to appear, but start a fruitful dialogue & information processdialogue & information processdialogue & information processdialogue & information process and plan to setand plan to setand plan to setand plan to set----up a strategy including up a strategy including up a strategy including up a strategy including an instrument such as a an instrument such as a an instrument such as a an instrument such as a “local information committee”“local information committee”“local information committee”“local information committee”

� at project inception :at project inception :at project inception :at project inception : before and of course after licensing

� Composition, chair, budget & resources, independence, access to all information (project owner and others sources)

� Activities : visits & meetings (inclinclinclincl abroad : installations, abroad : installations, abroad : installations, abroad : installations, elected representatives)elected representatives)elected representatives)elected representatives), conferences, expertise & reviews

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Public Debate framework in France

In France, a law of February 1995 - relative to the strengthening of the environmentalprotection - introduced the procedure of the public debate and creates an authority incharge of the implementation of these debates : the NationalNationalNationalNational CommissionCommissionCommissionCommission ofofofof thethethethePublicPublicPublicPublic DebateDebateDebateDebate (CNDP(CNDP(CNDP(CNDP inininin FFFFrenchrenchrenchrench).

Since 2002, the CNDP is an independent authority.

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For each “debate”, a specific commission (CPDP) is appointed


Objectives and principles

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1st objective: to inform about the

project

2nd objective: to allow the public to express himself

3rd objective: to enlighten the project

owner

Transparency Argumentation Equivalence of treatment


Main stages of a public debate

Official request by the project owner for a Public Debate

Preparation of the debate by CNDP in connection with the project

owner

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the appointment of a specific DebateDebateDebateDebate CommissionCommissionCommissionCommission (CPDP(CPDP(CPDP(CPDP ---- 5555

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The website of the Public Debate Commission

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The information by the Public Debate Commission

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Sending to all inhabitants from Meuse and HauteMarne + in zones around each planned publicmeetings (except Paris)Newspaper of the debateSynthesis of the presentation of the project

Sending to all the actors of the debateNewspaper of the debatePresentation of the project and its synthesis (Andradocuments)Guide for the writing of actor's books (position papers)

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Public meetings could not be heldand were replaced by debates thru Internet

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Press articles : a large coverage

~1000 articles or news about thedebate or the Cigéo project

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Report and overall summary of the debate

The report of the chairman of the Dedicated Public Debate Commission (CPDP) and the

overall summary of the chairman of the French National Public Debate Commission

(CNDP), together with the appended citizens' panel opinion statement, were published

on 12 February 2014 and presented to the national and local press.

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A few figures on the Public Debate(managed by the Debate Commission)

15 May to 15 December, 201315 May to 15 December, 201315 May to 15 December, 201315 May to 15 December, 2013

9 debates on Internet (all public 9 debates on Internet (all public 9 debates on Internet (all public 9 debates on Internet (all public meetingssmeetingssmeetingssmeetingsscancelled)cancelled)cancelled)cancelled)Weekly Q/A in the local newspapers, published and distributed regionally

154 «154 «154 «154 « Cahiers Cahiers Cahiers Cahiers d’Acteurd’Acteurd’Acteurd’Acteur » (4» (4» (4» (4----page position papers)page position papers)page position papers)page position papers)

74,000 consultations of the Cigéo Public Debate Website

1,600 questions and comments

December 2013, January 2014December 2013, January 2014December 2013, January 2014December 2013, January 2014

A Citizen’s Conference : a specific social science instrument

17 citizens (8 from the concerned Cigeo region)

Innovative modalities, leading to many more citizens, regardless of their home, expressing their views than through traditional channels

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Actions to be taken following the public debate on the Cigéo project – 5 May, 2014

Four major changesFour major changesFour major changesFour major changes

The integration of a pilot industrial phase when the facility

starts up

The establishment of a regularly revised master plan for

disposal operations

The involvement of civil society in the project

Changes to the calendar2015: submission of the Safety Demonstration, of the Retrievabilityoptions and first draft of the master plan to the Safety Authority2017: full license application, and beginning of amenity works (eg energy, water, access roads)2020: construction2025: commissioning, starting with the industrial pilot phase

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Reversibility

A proposal regarding reversibilityA proposal regarding reversibilityA proposal regarding reversibilityA proposal regarding reversibility

Phased approach

To allow reversibility (incl package retrievability) for 100 years

To assess closure scenarios, more or less progressive

To perform package retrievability and sealing tests during the industrial pilot phase

To update of the master plan according to the feedback from the industrial pilot

phase

CommitmentsCommitmentsCommitmentsCommitments

Safety first

Local development with local stakeholders

Control costs without reducing safety

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Conclusion with some lessons learntConclusion with some lessons learntConclusion with some lessons learntConclusion with some lessons learnt

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Conclusion with some lessons learnt

Initiate the information & dialogue process at project inception

The project owner mustmustmustmust notnotnotnot managemanagemanagemanage the debate ; eg it is only a

consultative member of the local information committee

But it is his responsibility to provide information (visitors centre and

sites open to visits)

This process with information & dialogue must also mean a

genuinegenuinegenuinegenuine publicpublicpublicpublic participationparticipationparticipationparticipation inininin thethethethe decisiondecisiondecisiondecision----makingmakingmakingmaking process,process,process,process, sosososo

bebebebe readyreadyreadyready totototo amendamendamendamend----modifymodifymodifymodify thethethethe initialinitialinitialinitial plansplansplansplans

Think about social sciences instruments (eg citizens’ panel)

Internet instruments allow for a large public participation (no

more distance, replay, focused on specific topic, etc)

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Conclusion with some lessons learnt

Public debate & dialogue does not mean only public meetings

Public participation is not a yes-no vote but it involves argumentation

A meeting with a few hundreds of attendants, each of them with

various concerns is not fruitful

if public meetings are planned (eg by project owner), get these focussed

on a given territory (small municipality) or community (eg socio-

economic as CCI, hotels-restaurants, farmers 'unions, physicians, etc)

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The Energy Transparency Centre of Knowledge (E-TraCK)

César Chenel Ramos

JRC

The Energy Transparency Centre of Knowledge (E-TraCK)

[email protected] E&I Workshop Belgrade 25-26 February 2016

• Concept

• E-TRACK RWM

• Next undertakings

SENIX, 25-27.05.2015 Institute for Energy and Transport

JOINT RESEAR CENTRE

Structure of E-TRACK

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• Devised as umbrella / cluster of projects on different energy fields

• Each project with its own advisory group and stakeholders network

Concept

• Only the project on radioactive waste management is actually

ongoing

E-TraCK • Joint initiative between DG ENER and the JRC

• Information source on matters related to energy policy

implementation

• Platform for connecting stakeholders and sharing experience

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Concept

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2011/70/EURATOM of 19 July 2011 establishing a Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste

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Article 10 Transparency 1. Member States shall ensure that necessary information on the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste be made available to workers and the general public. This obligation includes ensuring that the competent regulatory authority inform the public in the fields of its competence. Information shall be made available to the public in accordance with national legislation and international obligations, provided that this does not jeopardise other interests such as, inter alia, security, recognised in national legislation or international obligations. 2. Member States shall ensure that the public be given the necessary opportunities to participate effectively in the decision-making process regarding spent fuel and radioactive waste management in accordance with national legislation and international obligations.

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Observers

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organisations entities • National governments • Industry • Municipalities • …

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Activities

• Advisory Group meetings • Open seminars

• Website developement

• Scientific publications

• Technical reports Country profiles Stakeholders map Stakeholders survey

Identifying practices (Collect)

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• MS National reports

• OECD_NEA

• IAEA

• Stakeholders survey

• Framework Program EU projects

Inventory of facilities Lists of actors and stakeholders Relationships and interactions

Practices

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Revamping the RWM Project Launching projects in other energy sectors

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Leapfrogging potential for sustainable energy transition in Serbia

Ilija Batas-Bjelic


(article will be published in International Journal of Energy Sector Management DOI: 10.1108/IJESM-12-2014-0001)

Emma Hakala, Aleksanteri Institute,University of Helsinki, Finland

Ilija Batas-Bjelic, University of Belgrade, School of Electrical Engineering, Serbia

Public Participation and Transparency in theImplementation of Energy Policies

JRC Enlargement & Integration Workshop25-26 February 2016Queen's Astoria Hotel

Belgrade (RS)

Abstract

• PurposeThis paper looks at the dilemma of promoting sustainable energy transition in post-socialist countries while containing

social and economic implications, focusing on the case of Serbia. The aim is to analyse Serbian energy status,taking into account historical factors, analyze barriers that are hindering transition and to identify leapfroggingpotential for the sustainable energy development of the country.

• Design/methodology/approachEnergy transition and leapfrogging potential have been qualified and quantified by indicators, our own calculations and

policy analysis to identify barriers to sustainable energy.• FindingsThe country has vast potential for leapfrogging in energy transition, yet continues the gradualist approach based on

several policy barriers to the process.The analysis shows six barriers related to low energy price, high energy intensity, prioritization of energy security,

inadequacy of utilization of renewable sources, lack of policy coherence and dependency on external funding. However, these barriers could be overcome with an energy policy emphasizing leapfrogging potential. As is pointed out in the conclusion, this should be based on the difference between EU-28 average indicators, discrepancy between use and availability of renewable energy, potential for regional cooperation in the energy sector, and underutilized skills and participation.

• Originality/valueThe article discusses energy transition in its historical context, arguing that it has to be considered as comprehensively

with societal implications and effects, thus creating useful knowledge for other post-socialist countries in current and future transitions.

• Keywords: Sustainable energy, leapfrogging, energy transition, democratization, socio-economic barriers and opportunities


1. Introduction2. Sustainability and leapfrogging3. Methods4. The legacy of socialism and conflict in the energy sector in Serbia

I. Inefficiency of energy productionII. Inability to utilize ‘positive legacies of socialism’III. Lack of cooperation with regional countriesIV. Inadequate infrastructure

5. Energy sector transition and current statusI. Low energy price as a measure to tackle energy povertyII. Lack of attention to high energy intensityIII. Energy security as the overriding post conflict objectiveIV. Inadequate utilization of new sustainable energy sourcesV. Lack of policy coherence and consistencyVI. Lack of public participation in energy sector planning

6. Conclusions: Potential for leapfrogging to energy transitionI. Difference in sustainable energy indicators between EU-28 average (1.75:1)II. Discrepancy between use and availability of renewable energy sources (1:3)III. Significant potential for regional cooperation in planning and operation in the new energy

security situationIV. Existing but under-utilized participation, skills and knowledge

Ilija Batas BjelicResearch assistant,Chair of Power Systems,School of Electrical Engineering, University of [email protected]: +381 (0)11 3370 165M: +381 (0)65 2245 452


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The energy transition to energy democracy

Dirk Vansintjan

The energy transitionThe energy transitionto energy democracyto energy democracy Dirk VansintjanDirk Vansintjan

Belgrado 25-26/02/2016Belgrado 25-26/02/2016

Overview Overview

- who? what? where? when?- who? what? where? when?- what is a REScoop?- what is a REScoop?- RES are common goods- RES are common goods- what is REScoop.eu- what is REScoop.euchallenges faced by REScoops across the EU- challenges faced by REScoops across the EU- threats / opportunities presented by the EC and the Energy - threats / opportunities presented by the EC and the Energy Union Union- energy transition unleashed- energy transition unleashed- energy transition to energy democracy- energy transition to energy democracy- REScoop recommendation to policy makers and citizens- REScoop recommendation to policy makers and citizens- join and spread the REScoop movementjoin and spread the REScoop movement

Dirk Vansintjan-Ecopower-REScoop Dirk Vansintjan-Ecopower-REScoop - ngo TSAP 1982- ngo TSAP 1982- Ecopower (BE) 1991- Ecopower (BE) 1991- production since 1995 - production since 1995 - hydro, sun, wind, - hydro, sun, wind,

biomassbiomass- 50.000 members- 50.000 members- 50 M€ capital- 50 M€ capital- supplier since 2003: - supplier since 2003:

1,5% market share1,5% market share- co-founder of - co-founder of

ODE-Vlaanderen ODE-Vlaanderen REScoop.be REScoop.be REScoop.eu REScoop.eu REScoop.vlREScoop.vl

- president - president REScoop.euREScoop.eu

What is a REScoop? What is a REScoop?

➢ abbreviation of abbreviation of RRenewable enewable EEnergy nergy SSources ources COOPCOOPerative erative

➢ open group of citizens who co-operate on open group of citizens who co-operate on renewable energy or energy efficiency renewable energy or energy efficiency (production, distribution, supply, services) (production, distribution, supply, services)

➢ also called 'community power initiatives'also called 'community power initiatives'➢ regardless their legal entity, but regardless their legal entity, but ➢ following ICA principlesfollowing ICA principles

Renewable Energy Sources are Common Renewable Energy Sources are Common GoodsGoods

➢ not private, not public, nor belong to a closed not private, not public, nor belong to a closed clubclub

➢ but can be used by everyone for common but can be used by everyone for common sustainable purposessustainable purposes

➢ natural resources like the sun, wind and water, ....natural resources like the sun, wind and water, ....

What is REScoop.eu?

- European federation- European federation- formally founded end of 2013 by Ecopower (BE), - formally founded end of 2013 by Ecopower (BE), De Windvogel (NL), Enercoop (FR) and De Windvogel (NL), Enercoop (FR) and Somenergia (ES) Somenergia (ES)- members: national federations of REScoops or - members: national federations of REScoops or REScoops REScoops- now: members from Germany, Belgium, - now: members from Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, France, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Greece, Ireland, UK, Croatia, Portugal Greece, Ireland, UK, Croatia, Portugal- represents half of the more than 2800 known - represents half of the more than 2800 known REScoops REScoops

What is REScoop.eu?

- member of Cooperatives Europe (ICA) and its - member of Cooperatives Europe (ICA) and its Energy Working Group Energy Working Group- advocacy at EU level and developing tools and - advocacy at EU level and developing tools and services for members services for members- active in several Horizon 2020 and Intelligent - active in several Horizon 2020 and Intelligent Energy Europe projects, funded by the EU Energy Europe projects, funded by the EU - REScoop 20-20-20 - REScoop 20-20-20 - Community Power- Community Power - REScoop MECISE - REScoop MECISE - REScoop Plus- REScoop Plus

Where can you find REScoops?

Challenges faced by REScoops across EUChallenges faced by REScoops across EU

➢ Spain: e.g. Somenergia and its Spain: e.g. Somenergia and its Generation kWhGeneration kWh


➢ Greece: e.g. Greece: e.g. Sifnos Island CooperativeSifnos Island Cooperative

Challenges faced by REScoops across EUChallenges faced by REScoops across EU➢ France: state monopoly EDF vs. Enercoop, Energie France: state monopoly EDF vs. Enercoop, Energie

PartagéePartagée


➢ NetherlandsNetherlands

e.g. Windpark Krammere.g. Windpark Krammer

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➢ Belgium: windrush vs. windclaimBelgium: windrush vs. windclaim

- new tax: 40.000 EP-members pay 4M€ for 80 GWh large company pays 0,075 M€ for 80 GWh


➢ Germany: tendering of support and effect on creation of Germany: tendering of support and effect on creation of new REScoops: implementation of State Aid Guidelinesnew REScoops: implementation of State Aid Guidelines


➢ Denmark, e.g. MiddelgrundenDenmark, e.g. Middelgrunden


➢ UK, e.g. Energy4AllUK, e.g. Energy4All


➢ Italy: South Tyrol: unbundling?Italy: South Tyrol: unbundling?➢ e.g. E-werk Prad,South Tirol (IT) and SEVe.g. E-werk Prad,South Tirol (IT) and SEV➢ 19211921➢ smart gridsmart grid


➢ Eastern Europe: coop connotated with communism...Eastern Europe: coop connotated with communism...➢ eg. Polandeg. Poland➢ Croatia Croatia

The The threats / opportunities presented by threats / opportunities presented by the EC and the Energy Unionthe EC and the Energy Union➢ Former EC: State aid guidelines 2014Former EC: State aid guidelines 2014

Ceci n'est pas la transition énergétique...Ceci n'est pas la transition énergétique...

The The threats / opportunities presented by threats / opportunities presented by the EC and Energy Unionthe EC and Energy Union➢ Actual EC: Reform of the energy market: what is self-Actual EC: Reform of the energy market: what is self-

consumption?consumption?

'Just as some consumers want to generate their own electricity 'Just as some consumers want to generate their own electricity

individually, others want to group together in their dealings with energy individually, others want to group together in their dealings with energy

suppliers. Many consumers see a benefit in delegating their decisions to suppliers. Many consumers see a benefit in delegating their decisions to

intermediaries, who act on their behalf. They should be free to do this. intermediaries, who act on their behalf. They should be free to do this.

In some Member States, collective schemes and community initiatives, In some Member States, collective schemes and community initiatives,

including switching campaigns and micro generation cooperatives, have including switching campaigns and micro generation cooperatives, have

already taken off. Tomorrow we will hear how already taken off. Tomorrow we will hear how citizenscitizens in Belgium have in Belgium have

set up a set up a cooperativecooperative with 47 000 members and with 47 000 members and full ownershipfull ownership of their of their

renewable energy installations. These initiatives are a growing part of renewable energy installations. These initiatives are a growing part of

the future market design. They the future market design. They should be encouragedshould be encouraged and become an and become an

option for as many consumers as possible. I will work with the option for as many consumers as possible. I will work with the Covenant Covenant

of Mayorsof Mayors, the bottom-up initiative of 6300 cities and communities, to , the bottom-up initiative of 6300 cities and communities, to

make this happen.' (Canete, London March 2015)make this happen.' (Canete, London March 2015)

The energy transition unleashedThe energy transition unleashed➢ from fossil/nuclear from fossil/nuclear

fuels to renewable fuels to renewable energyenergy

➢ from wasting to from wasting to saving energysaving energy

➢ from centralised to from centralised to a more a more decentralised decentralised productionproduction➢ in the right amountin the right amount➢ at the right momentat the right moment➢ at the right placeat the right place

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Alle huishoudens Huishoudens zonder PV (kWh/j/klant)

The energy transitionThe energy transition

➢ is being payed by citizensis being payed by citizens➢ as consumers (recent example as consumers (recent example

Flanders: 50x more)Flanders: 50x more)➢ as tax payersas tax payers➢ when having savings in the when having savings in the

bankbank➢ is a unique opportunity for is a unique opportunity for

citizens to choose whethercitizens to choose whether➢ to stay passive and undergoto stay passive and undergo➢ to become active and...to become active and...

The energy transition to energy democracyThe energy transition to energy democracy

➢ essential for successful energy transitionessential for successful energy transition➢ citizens are aware of neccessity of energy transitioncitizens are aware of neccessity of energy transition➢ implementation locally of SEAP (CoM) which is result implementation locally of SEAP (CoM) which is result

of participative process (white page start)of participative process (white page start)➢ citizen ownership is crucialcitizen ownership is crucial➢ link RE and EElink RE and EE➢ link municipality – citizen – REScoopslink municipality – citizen – REScoops➢ eg. Eeklo, Asse, Schoten, ...eg. Eeklo, Asse, Schoten, ...➢ alternative = often citizens turning against REalternative = often citizens turning against RE

➢ REScoops become local economy actorsREScoops become local economy actors


Example: municipality of EekloExample: municipality of Eeklo

1998: municipality starts participative process to 1998: municipality starts participative process to make a prototype of a SEAPmake a prototype of a SEAP

1999: public tender/search for developer for 2 WTG 1999: public tender/search for developer for 2 WTG choice for Ecopower choice for Ecopower

2001: Ecopower builds 3 WTG2001: Ecopower builds 3 WTG

2010: second tender for 2 WTG and choice for 2010: second tender for 2 WTG and choice for Ecopower Ecopower

2011: Ecopower builds the 2 WTG and seconds a 2011: Ecopower builds the 2 WTG and seconds a PT staff member to the municipality PT staff member to the municipality

2011 - ... : several other projects2011 - ... : several other projects➢


Example: municipality of AsseExample: municipality of Asse➢ 2008: public tender/search for partner (energy)2008: public tender/search for partner (energy)➢ 2009: choice for Ecopower and vision text2009: choice for Ecopower and vision text➢ 2013: Asse joins the Covenant of Mayors2013: Asse joins the Covenant of Mayors➢ 2014: Ecopower gets building permit for 4 WTG 2014: Ecopower gets building permit for 4 WTG

(only one objection)(only one objection)➢ 2015: Ecopower builds the 4 WTG and seconds a 2015: Ecopower builds the 4 WTG and seconds a

PT staff member to the municipalityPT staff member to the municipality➢ 2015: Asse is the first municipality in VB with 2015: Asse is the first municipality in VB with

SEAP submittedSEAP submitted➢ ......

REScoop recommendations to policy REScoop recommendations to policy makers and citizens in Europemakers and citizens in Europe

➢ Keep the common goods in the hands of citizensKeep the common goods in the hands of citizens➢ Keep production in the hands of citizensKeep production in the hands of citizens➢ Keep the transmission and distribution networks in Keep the transmission and distribution networks in

the hands of citizensthe hands of citizens➢ Join and spread the REScoop-movement across Join and spread the REScoop-movement across

EuropeEurope

Keep production in the hands of citizensKeep production in the hands of citizens

➢ local energy production should local energy production should stay in hands of local people stay in hands of local people ➢ money for energy stays in local money for energy stays in local

economyeconomy➢ up to € 2,000 pp/y (Belgium)up to € 2,000 pp/y (Belgium)

➢ authorities should promote:authorities should promote:➢ direct participationdirect participation➢ 100 % citizen owned energy 100 % citizen owned energy

projectsprojects

Join and spread the REScoop movementJoin and spread the REScoop movement

What can you do?What can you do?➢ join an existing REScoopjoin an existing REScoop➢ start a new local REScoopstart a new local REScoop

➢ bring local people involved/interested around kitchen tablebring local people involved/interested around kitchen table➢ look what you can do locallylook what you can do locally➢ learn from existing REScoops/federation of REScoopslearn from existing REScoops/federation of REScoops➢ look out for advicelook out for advice➢


➢ What can we do for your initiative?What can we do for your initiative?● professional advice on REScoopsprofessional advice on REScoops

eg. Energy4All (UK), REScoop Vlaanderen (BE), mentors network eg. Energy4All (UK), REScoop Vlaanderen (BE), mentors network (EU)(EU)

● professional advice on setting up coopsprofessional advice on setting up coops

eg. DGRV (DE) and Coopburo (BE)eg. DGRV (DE) and Coopburo (BE)

REScoop MECISE: REScoop MECISE: ● Horizon 2020 program EU projectHorizon 2020 program EU project● links RE with EElinks RE with EE● links REScoops with municipalitieslinks REScoops with municipalities● REScoop revolving fundREScoop revolving fund


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The complexity of energy narratives in Europe

Richard Adams

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The complexity of energy narratives in

Europe

JRC Enlargement & Integration Workshop: February 2016

Transparency and public engagement: a question of trust

Global growth in energy consumption

Royal Dutch Shell Information for Sustainable Energy

Forecasts for 2050…..

Forecasts for 2050…..

Key Policy Objectives for Energy

Sustainable

Competitive Secure

EU Policy

• Establish a stable regulatory and market framework capable of attracting investment in power generation and networks; • Create an integrated energy market allowing for cross-border energy trade and integration with the EU market; • Enhance the security of supply to ensure stable and continuous energy supply that is essential for economic development and social stability; • Improve the environmental situation in relation with energy supply in the region and foster the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency; and • Develop competition at regional level and exploit economies of scale.

"implementation of the acquis remains a significant challenge."

Energy policy: points of convergence

Lights must stay on.

Efficiency and savings

EU energy mix by source

Energy mix – selected EU countries

Energy policy: points of divergence

Energy mix and accept-a

bility

Q. Please indicate whether you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose each way of producing electricity?: (nuclear)

Net support for nuclear energy by

country 2015

Base: all giving opinion in each country (variable) February 2015 Data shown is net support (% support minus % oppose)

38% 22%

16% 12%

8% 6%

2% -4% -4%

-8% -12%

-18% -22% -22%

-26% -26%

-34% -38% -38%

-42% -42%

-52% -56%

-62%

IndiaChina

Saudi ArabiaGreat Britain

RussiaUnited States

SwedenFrancePolandCanada

South AfricaIndonesia

BelgiumJapan

AustraliaSouth Korea

BrazilArgentina

TurkeySpain

HungaryItaly

GermanyMexico

Global net support: -16%

Global support/opposition for nuclear 2015 -IPSOS/Mori

National disparities on energy production

‘Fixed’ factors underlying energy policy differences

• resource availability • resource-dependency • cultural/historic/geographic • How ‘complexity’ is dealt with

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Internal Market Tax

approximation Environmental

Policy

Research

Investor Perceptions

Competition Policy

Infrastructure

External Relations

Technical Harmonisation

Public Procurement

Promotion of Renewables/CHP

Complex influences on energy policy

Complex influences on energy industry

• economic capacity • strength of civil society institutions • level of trust in the state • coherent view – an energy narrative

Variable factors influencing energy policy

Trust – EU consumer markets scoreboard 2014

Relationships in the energy sector on which trust is built

National and global

Trust – the downward spiral

Public consultation and participation..?...or….

…involvement and engagement

Practical steps to build and maintain trust

1. Openness and communications Opportunities: informed decisions, honest dealing, learn from mistakes Risks: commercial confidentiality, confused, slow decisions 2. Stakeholder engagement Opportunities: consumer focused services, social licence to operate Risks: mismatch of expectations, false legitimacy, 3. Motivations and long term outcomes Opportunities: clear narrative for internal and external use Risks: loss of flexibility or responsiveness 4. Leadership, culture and values Opportunities: strong ethos can move organisation beyond just rhetoric Risks: how to embed learning and memories

Trust – the upward spiral

Transparency is not enough

Transparency + public dialogue and stakeholder engagement + motivation +

leadership, culture and values

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Additional contributions

Brief Overview of Armenia's energy sector

Mari Chakryan

Coordination of stakeholders’ inputs in preparation of National Climate Change Strategy- Creating RESponsible partnerships

Aleksandar Macura

Brief Overview of Armenia's energy sector

Mari Crakryan

Since 2001 the law on energy is in effect in the Republic of Armenia, according to which the sector is regulated by the Public Services Regulatory Commission, which members may be citizens with higher education, capable to ensure performance of duties under this Law with their Professional Competence.

The law on Energy Saving and Renewable Energy is effective since 2004. Within the basic principles of state policy envisaged by these laws in the field of energy is also planned ensuring transparency of the licensed operations in the energy sector, providing energy security and environmental protection issues.

There are also a number of legal acts, through which renewable energy developments are encouraged, defined incentive tariffs for electricity sales.

In particular, the power stations are required to purchase primary, with high tariff electricity generated by small hydropower plants (SHPPs), through biogas and wind plants with 15- year guarantee purchase.

However, there are other obstacles which are not overcome by such encouragement, and the gradually increase of the number of SHPPs led to great damages in terms of ecosystems protection and worsening socio-economic conditions of the rural population.

With regard to encouraging energy saving mechanisms, then those are almost missing.

As under the Climate Change Convention the transport emissions are also considered energy emissions, it should be noted that about 70% of the car fleet of Armenia use natural gas as a engine fuel, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions. But on the other hand the transport blockade and having no access to the sea lead to the emissions increase in the field of passenger and freight transportation.

In terms of the climate change the energy sector is vulnerable.

The point is that the SHPPs supply 30% of the used electricity, whereas this sector is seasonal: the rivers are most abundant in the months when demand for electricity is low, and moreover a decrease in water resources is observed in Armenia's in recent years.

More detailed information about this can be found in national reports on climate change, through the http://www.nature-ic.am/ website.

Another issue turns around the projects implemented in the field of energy sector, which efficiency is sometimes estimated without consideration of those emissions.

In particular, Armenia receives gas from Iran, in exchange of which gives environmentally clean electricity, as a result our country's emissions are increasing per capita, while consumption is not.

In this case, we could, for example, originally state in the agreement on sharing the emissions.

http://www.nature-ic.am/

As the information about greenhouse gas emissions and measures should be open and accessible in accordance with the Paris agreement, Armenia is now taking action to ensure the availability of data, but access to information solely cannot provide a proper public participation at the energy policy.

The participation issue is regulated by the Aarhus Convention ratified by Armenia in 2001, but the tools of implementation are not embedded, in particular the public participation procedure is not developed.

There is a government decision on the organization of public debates, which neither ensures an adequate public participation in terms of having an impact on the final decision. Currently this issue does not affect only Armenia.

According to experts, there is no a lever of public motivated participation.

Taking into consideration that democracy is governed by the people, therefore the public should have a real management tool, which can be in a form of ownership.

And by the «Khazer» environmental-cultural NGO has been advanced ideology that the lever should be materialized, that citizens have the right of ownership over the country's natural resources and other resources.

Only in that case they can be interested claimants, and in their natural right will participate in decision-making.

More information please find via links:

Public participation in decision-making www.aarhus.am

Nuclear Energy http://ecolur.org/en/news/nuclear-energy/35/

Small HPPs, Renewable Energy http://ecolur.org/en/news/energy/156/v

http://www.aarhus.am/

http://ecolur.org/en/news/nuclear-energy/35/

http://ecolur.org/en/news/energy/156/v

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Coordination of stakeholders’ inputs in preparation of National Climate Change Strategy- Creating RESponsible partnerships Serbia does not have an encouraging history of climate policy making. The country has no formal climate policy. It was the last country in Europe to ratify Kyoto Protocol and has thus far not demonstrated any efforts towards reducing the GHG emissions from its power sector. The lack of ambition is reflected in the process of negotiations of the global climate agreement. Although, Serbia has been associating itself with the EU during the climate negotiations, the country representatives have never pledged to reduce the absolute level of emissions. Serbia has maintained the position that the country is able only to curb the rise of its GHG emissions. Serbia’s INDC communicated to UNFCCC followed this trend. The project proposed herewith aims to improve the process of climate change policy making in Serbia by contributing to the improved quality of the policy documents, in particular the National Climate Change Strategy in the making. This would enable maximisation of social welfare created through implementation of climate change policy including contribution of such policy to sustainable development in Serbia and global and European mitigation ambitions. Increased resilience of the communities in Serbia and the country as a whole will foster protection of people’s lives, property and rights. Specific objectives of the project are:

• to facilitate preparation of policy inputs by the non-governmental actors, • to empower those actors to pursue their interest through broadly owned national climate

change policy, and to • increase awareness of stakeholders’ groups and general public of climate change and its

relevance for the community resilience in the context of the European integrations. The project proposed herewith offers to create partnerships for resilience steered by public goods professionals engaged with the RES Foundation. It builds on the activities undertaken by RES foundation in 2015. While climate change policy still does not attract enough attention, different stakeholder groups are beginning to understand causalities that exist between climate change on one hand and economic and social development of the society and life in particular communities, on the other hand. At the same time, awareness of the upcoming policy process has never been as high in Serbia as in the case of the National Climate Change Strategy. This is probably also because of the fact that this policy document will be prepared using EU assistance provided through IPA framework. Such awareness creates the opportunity to engage different stakeholders at the earliest stage of policy development, before the creation of policy alternatives, in line with Aarhus convention

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principles.. This would be the first process of stakeholder consultation of this kind in Serbia in decades. IPA project aimed to support the preparation of the Strategy envisages public participation but its ‘technical assistance’ nature cannot provide a proper framework for coordination of the stakeholder participation and needs to be supported by additional activities.. Inclusive stakeholders' consultation process led by RES foundation will facilitate collection of stakeholders' attitudes, visions and knowledge. Different groups of stakeholders will be tackled: local governments, academia, interest groups, businesses and business associations, professional organisations, civil society activists, general public and the media. In the participatory process different groups will identify topics of their particular interest and additional research will be conducted for particular topics of interest for each stakeholder group.. In such a manner, stakeholders will be empowered to pursue their rights and interests in the climate change policy through increased knowledge and ownership of the process. Knowledge, vision and attitudes of stakeholders will be communicated to the decision makers, abiding to the principle of inclusive policy making. This principle is not a goal in itself but rather serves the purpose of improved climate change policy and enhanced national ownership of such policy. Inclusive, nationally owned policy is a policy that can be better implemented. The project will contribute to the establishment of cross-sector partnership based on the interests identified through the consultations and with the aim of securing a joint approach to the decision makers in the national government. Proposal for climate change policy elements based on (1) desk review, (2) consultation process, (3) public opinion poll, (4) additional studies as well as an (5)on-line data base containing on-going activities in this area, will facilitate an informed discussion and will empower stakeholders to pursue their interests related to climate change policy making. Such broadly owned national climate change policy then may actually contribute to the global mitigation efforts providing resilience to communities in Serbia and protecting people’s lives, property and rights. Furthermore, stakeholders will be empowered to communicate their articulated interests to decision makers through a set of communications training, and interactions with the media. RES Foundation will steer the process and assure its quality, providing managerial and technical support, coordination, sand communications expertise. The work in the groups, however, will be led by peers, enabling clear identification of interests, flawless coordination and adequate communication of attitudes, knowledge and visions. Climate change policy means different things to different groups and touches upon different interests and peer to peer communication in articulating these is essential. Overall coordination will ensure proper framing of elements their into inputs and their communication in the form that will enable decisions makers to improve end policy product, enhance its effectiveness and set the stage for quality implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Public opinion poll will be conducted on the national level to capture, for the first time, opinion of Serbian men and women on climate change, their sources of information on the topic, and level of trust in such sources. The results of the poll will feed into the policy process but would also help raise general awareness on the topic. Sectorial approach (parallel work with different stakeholder groups) will be used in the stage when attitudes are identified, visions formulated and knowledge collected and enhanced. Once the elements of the public policy in climate change are identified by the groups, communication of these results will be discussed and communicated in joint sessions of different groups based on their geographic locations. Final event will be held in Belgrade when results will be presented to broader public, decision makers and development partners from bilateral and multilateral organisations.

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The project can be implemented and financed in modules both horizontally (desk review, consultation process, additional studies, preparation of policy elements, communication between the groups, creation of online data-base, public opinion poll) and vertically, covering the work with one or more stakeholder groups with a complete set of activities.