SPECIAL SESSIONPanel discussion1. Overcoming challenges in local green H2 economiesOrganizer:Dr Beata KviatekJean Monnet Chair in Sustainable EU Economy, Centre of Expertise Energy / International Business School / Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, the NetherlandsOne of the main pathways …

For future generations to meet their needs, and to close the global inequality gap, we need to degrow. That is we need to reduce resource and energy consumption to bring the economy back into balance with the living world in a way that reduces inequality and improves human well-being (Hickel, 2020a,b). …

Grid governance; what new roles for the community energy movement?

Community energy can be conceptualized as a social movement, which aims to develop a sustainable, democratic, and localist energy system. Community energy organizations often take the form of cooperatives and strive for a high level of participation at the neighborhood level. Recently, community energy …

Whereas different aspects of teaching and learning in Higher Education are often discussed within an academic community, teaching the EU seems to receive less attention. Especially in recent years we testimony the decreasing interest to EU studies in universities, including some signs of disappearing …

Met het Programma Energieparticipatie (PEP) 2020 - 2030 willen de Groninger Energiekoepel, Grunneger Power en de Natuur- en Milieufederatie voor meer participatie zorgen van Groningers in de energietransitie, meer en innovatiever verduurzamen en te komen tot een bestendige en professionele lokale energiesector. …

Workshop - Laypersons as a driving force in a heritage inclusive energy transition in the Netherlands, practical instruments for historical buildings, areas and landscapes

In het Nationaal Park Drentsche Aa wonen meer dan 30.000 mensen. En één ding staat als een paal boven water: zij voelen zich heel erg verbonden met hun leefomgeving. Daarom willen zij ook graag betrokken zijn bij beslissingen over veranderingen in het gebied. Als woningeigenaar, als inwoner en als gemeenschap. …