Annual Forum 2020

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Highlights from Forum 2020

 Forum 2020 Programme

Time Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
10:00
-
11:00

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

Energy is a right, not a luxury

An interactive workshop in which we work together to investigate what an EU wide ban on disconnections could look like, as well as how we can get there.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Mehmet Bulut - Greenpeace International
Mònica Guiteras Blaya - Engineering Without Borders (ESF)
Domi Lorenzo - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Sarah Coupechoux - Fondation Abbé Pierre
Elena Donnari - European Commission
Mathilde Leyge - European Commission
View

After the crisis: Looking at a Europe beyond Gas

This is an interactive session that explores what Europe could look like once it breaks the cycle of gas dependency.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Eilidh Robb - Friends of the Earth Europe
Chloe Mikolajczak - Fossil Free Politics
Camille Barbagallo - Sunrise project
Noelie Audi-Dor - The Gastivists Collective
Sarah Biermann Becker - Global Witness
Mariana Rodrigez - Climaximo
Tanya Borokhovska - Razom We Stand
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself or join us for a chat.

View

Winter reflections

Who paid the real cost of Europe’s energy price crisis? A panel of experts on the topic of energy poverty and energy in general will explore this into detail.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Louise Sunderland - Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Theresa Griffin - Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety (FEEDS)
Jeppe Jensen - Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)
Magda-Sarah Boulabiza - ENAR
Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski - University of Manchester
View

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

The 700 billion Euro question: EU leaders reflect on the energy price crisis

After an unprecedented rollout of resources, decision makers take the floor to reflect on the steps that were taken to alleviate and tackle sky-rocketing gas and energy prices.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

End fossil fuel lock-ins: how to deliver a Just Energy Transition that leaves no one behind

Fossil gas boilers are still prescribed to energy poor households as a shortsighted solution which harms people and planet. Activists and organisers share solutions and how to ensure an energy transition which prioritises those who have been least served by fossil fuels.

Speakers:
Davide Sabbadin - European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
Svetoslav Stoykov - Za Zemiata Friends of the Earth Bulgaria
Petr Hlobil - Bankwatch
Martha Myers - FoEE
Eilidh Robb - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

End indecent housing: how to deliver renovations to energy poor households

Inefficient housing is a scandal across Europe. Join social housing providers, activists and collectives
who are leading the way towards decent, affordable housing for all.

Speakers:
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier - FEANTSA
Julien Dijol - Housing Europe, Social housing sector
Eva Suba - ENPOR, Energy poor households in the private rented sector
Louise Sunderland - Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Mincho Benov - Habitat for Humanity Bulgaria
Sarah Coupechoux - Abbe Pierre Foundation
Martha Myers - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

Community energy after RePowerEU

Diving into the current opportunities and barriers for tackling energy poverty through energy democracy and community energy.

There are limited spaces available for this event so make sure to register as soon as possible.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

Speakers:
REScoop EU - REScoop EU
Marilyn Smith - The ENERGY ACTION Project (En-Act), (CEES)
Yu-Yi Huynh - ICLEI & EC2
Chris Vrettos - Electra Energy Cooperative & REScoop EU
Jan De Pauw - Ecopower & POWERUP
Florian Hanke - European University Viadrina
Heleen Schockaert - REScoop.eu, European is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives, (CEES)
View

Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

Delivering a bold EPBD deal

This will be a civil society led event exploring the opportunities for delivering a Building's directive that improves living standards for millions of households and offers a long-term solution to energy poverty and the climate emergency. With a Q&A from EU decision makers.

There are limited spaces available for this event so make sure to register as soon as possible.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.


You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
ECODES - ECODES
Friends of the Earth Europe - Friends of the Earth Europe
Sorcha Edwards - Housing Europe
Eva Brardinelli - CAN Europe
Gyorgy Sumeghy - Habitat for Humanity International
Slavica Uzelac - European Trade Union Federation of Building and Woodworkers EFBWW
Marcos Ros - S&D
Stefan Moser - European Commission
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself or join us for a chat.

View

Placing people and planet before private profit

Briefing presentation followed by a discussion and open Q&A on setting the stage for the EU electricity market redesign and decommodifying energy.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
EPSU - EPSU
Dr. Vera Weghmann - Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) at the University of Greenwich
Sabrina Iannazzone - European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN)
Khadija Khourcha - CSE action of the union confederation CSC
View

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

After the windfall tax: The next big ideas for a right to energy

An interactive workshop to explore what policy, measures and actions could be next in the fight to secure the right to energy for all.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
EAPN - EAPN
Tove Maria Ryding - Eurodad
Adela Tesarova - European Commission
Pascoe Sabido - CEO
Caroline Van der Hoeven - Réseau Belge de Lutte contre la Pauvreté (BAPN)
Josu Mozos - C40
Virginie Timsonet - Réseau Wallon de Lutte contre la Pauvreté
View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

Power to the people: delivering energy justice through community energy

Across Europe, citizens are working together to create an energy system that puts people and planet first. Not just as passive consumers, but as changemakers and active participants. Community energy initiatives can be an important step towards a just and inclusive energy transition. This session will showcase first-hand experiences of energy solidarity collectives tackling energy poverty across Europe.

Speakers:
Miriam Eisermann - Energy Cities
Chris Vrettos - Electra Energy Cooperative & REScoop EU
Kevin Chaplais - Les Amis d'Enercoop, (CEES)
Paula Damaška - Green Energy Cooperative, (CEES)
Lucie Middlemiss - University of Leeds, WELLBASED
Noemi Garcia Lepetit - Las Naves Valencia, WELLBASED and POWER UP
Heleen Schockaert - REScoop.eu, European is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives, (CEES)
Dimitris Tsekeris - Friends of the Earth Europe
Marilyn Smith - The ENERGY ACTION Project (En-Act), (CEES)
Watch Video

Reimagining our energy system: solidarity responses to the gas crisis & Covid-19

In response to the gas crisis & covid-19, it is clear we need to reassess what our energy system is for. For people and planet or for profit? Hear demands from grassroot activists on the frontlines.

Translation into Spanish

Speakers:
Ruth London - Fuel Poverty Action UK
Juan Carlos Sanchez - Fédération des Services Sociaux (FdSS)
Lavinia Steinfort - Transnational Institute (TNI)
Jordi Besora - Engineering Without Borders Catalonia (ESF)
Mari Carmen Gómez - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Nessim Achouche - Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
Watch Video

Climate Justice is Social Justice, Social Justice is Climate Justice

A panel discussion examining the structural solutions needed to eradicate energy poverty.

Speakers:
EAPN - EAPN
Marie Toussaint - The Greens
Klelia Guerrero - Latin American Network for Social and Economic Justice (Latindadd)
Mònica Guiteras Blaya - Engineering Without Borders (ESF)
Mari Carmen Gómez - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Magda-Sarah Boulabiza - ENAR
Archana Ramanujam - Brown University
Dr Hibist Kassa - WoMin African Alliance
View

Late Afternoon Break

Take some time out to enjoy a beverage of your choice.

View

Mobilising around housing, health and decarbonisation

A panel discussion looking into the needs and opportunities for building a movement around fixing Europe’s buildings stock.

Where do we begin and what are the challenges across the continent?

Speakers:
FEANTSA - FEANTSA
Anna Bajomi - FEANTSA
Danielle Butler - National Energy Action
Sarah Coupechoux - Fondation Abbé Pierre
Antonio del Río González
Besim Nebiu - Habitat for Humanity International
Cristina Pricop - European Public Health Alliance (Epha)
Olivier Tissot - Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety (FEEDS)
Marine Cornelis - Next Generation Consumer
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself.

View

A global right to clean, affordable energy?

An online panel session, sharing international lessons from the global struggle for a right to energy.

Speakers:
Friends of the Earth Europe - Friends of the Earth Europe
Ubrei-Joe Maimoni Mariere - Friends of the Earth Africa
Hadley Taylor - Sustainable Energy for All
Leon Dulce - Friends of the Earth Philippines
Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski - University of Manchester
View

Morning Break

Take some time out to enjoy a beverage of your choice.

View

Avoiding false and unjust solutions

A panel of experts will discuss the political risks of governments getting the response to the energy crisis wrong.

Speakers:
Transform! - Transform
Josep Babot Barbero - Aliança contra la Pobresa Energètica
Marisa Matias - The Left group in the European Parliament
Gala Kabbaj - Transform Europe and research collective, Quantité Critique
View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

The EU Commission’s commitments: from words to action for Europe’s energy poor

What steps have the European Commission taken to tackle energy poverty in practice? We are seeing one of the biggest legislative overhauls in EU history, join high level experts in the Commission to hear their plans to turn commitments into action.

Speakers:
Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights - European Commission
Baiba Miltovica - President of the Section for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure of the EESC (European Economic and Social Committee)
Jeppe Jensen - Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)
Serena Pontoglio - Team Leader of Renovation Wave implementation, DG ENER b3
Nikolaos Kontinakis - Policy officer at DG ENER b2 Energy Efficiency
Colin Roche - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

Is Fit for 55 fit to tackle energy poverty? MEP panel discussion

The aim is an EU Green Deal that 'leaves no one behind', but what real action has been put in place? Join Members of European Parliament to hear successes and failures of the current Fit for 55 package.
Translation into French

Speakers:
Cornelia Ernst - The Left, Germany
Radan Kanev - European People's Party, Bulgaria
Michael Bloss - Greens, Germany
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier - FEANTSA
Watch Video
11:30
-
12:30

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

Energy is a right, not a luxury

An interactive workshop in which we work together to investigate what an EU wide ban on disconnections could look like, as well as how we can get there.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Mehmet Bulut - Greenpeace International
Mònica Guiteras Blaya - Engineering Without Borders (ESF)
Domi Lorenzo - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Sarah Coupechoux - Fondation Abbé Pierre
Elena Donnari - European Commission
Mathilde Leyge - European Commission
View

After the crisis: Looking at a Europe beyond Gas

This is an interactive session that explores what Europe could look like once it breaks the cycle of gas dependency.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Eilidh Robb - Friends of the Earth Europe
Chloe Mikolajczak - Fossil Free Politics
Camille Barbagallo - Sunrise project
Noelie Audi-Dor - The Gastivists Collective
Sarah Biermann Becker - Global Witness
Mariana Rodrigez - Climaximo
Tanya Borokhovska - Razom We Stand
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself or join us for a chat.

View

Winter reflections

Who paid the real cost of Europe’s energy price crisis? A panel of experts on the topic of energy poverty and energy in general will explore this into detail.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Louise Sunderland - Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Theresa Griffin - Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety (FEEDS)
Jeppe Jensen - Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)
Magda-Sarah Boulabiza - ENAR
Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski - University of Manchester
View

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

The 700 billion Euro question: EU leaders reflect on the energy price crisis

After an unprecedented rollout of resources, decision makers take the floor to reflect on the steps that were taken to alleviate and tackle sky-rocketing gas and energy prices.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

End fossil fuel lock-ins: how to deliver a Just Energy Transition that leaves no one behind

Fossil gas boilers are still prescribed to energy poor households as a shortsighted solution which harms people and planet. Activists and organisers share solutions and how to ensure an energy transition which prioritises those who have been least served by fossil fuels.

Speakers:
Davide Sabbadin - European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
Svetoslav Stoykov - Za Zemiata Friends of the Earth Bulgaria
Petr Hlobil - Bankwatch
Martha Myers - FoEE
Eilidh Robb - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

End indecent housing: how to deliver renovations to energy poor households

Inefficient housing is a scandal across Europe. Join social housing providers, activists and collectives
who are leading the way towards decent, affordable housing for all.

Speakers:
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier - FEANTSA
Julien Dijol - Housing Europe, Social housing sector
Eva Suba - ENPOR, Energy poor households in the private rented sector
Louise Sunderland - Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Mincho Benov - Habitat for Humanity Bulgaria
Sarah Coupechoux - Abbe Pierre Foundation
Martha Myers - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

Community energy after RePowerEU

Diving into the current opportunities and barriers for tackling energy poverty through energy democracy and community energy.

There are limited spaces available for this event so make sure to register as soon as possible.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

Speakers:
REScoop EU - REScoop EU
Marilyn Smith - The ENERGY ACTION Project (En-Act), (CEES)
Yu-Yi Huynh - ICLEI & EC2
Chris Vrettos - Electra Energy Cooperative & REScoop EU
Jan De Pauw - Ecopower & POWERUP
Florian Hanke - European University Viadrina
Heleen Schockaert - REScoop.eu, European is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives, (CEES)
View

Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

Delivering a bold EPBD deal

This will be a civil society led event exploring the opportunities for delivering a Building's directive that improves living standards for millions of households and offers a long-term solution to energy poverty and the climate emergency. With a Q&A from EU decision makers.

There are limited spaces available for this event so make sure to register as soon as possible.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.


You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
ECODES - ECODES
Friends of the Earth Europe - Friends of the Earth Europe
Sorcha Edwards - Housing Europe
Eva Brardinelli - CAN Europe
Gyorgy Sumeghy - Habitat for Humanity International
Slavica Uzelac - European Trade Union Federation of Building and Woodworkers EFBWW
Marcos Ros - S&D
Stefan Moser - European Commission
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself or join us for a chat.

View

Placing people and planet before private profit

Briefing presentation followed by a discussion and open Q&A on setting the stage for the EU electricity market redesign and decommodifying energy.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
EPSU - EPSU
Dr. Vera Weghmann - Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) at the University of Greenwich
Sabrina Iannazzone - European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN)
Khadija Khourcha - CSE action of the union confederation CSC
View

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

After the windfall tax: The next big ideas for a right to energy

An interactive workshop to explore what policy, measures and actions could be next in the fight to secure the right to energy for all.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
EAPN - EAPN
Tove Maria Ryding - Eurodad
Adela Tesarova - European Commission
Pascoe Sabido - CEO
Caroline Van der Hoeven - Réseau Belge de Lutte contre la Pauvreté (BAPN)
Josu Mozos - C40
Virginie Timsonet - Réseau Wallon de Lutte contre la Pauvreté
View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

Power to the people: delivering energy justice through community energy

Across Europe, citizens are working together to create an energy system that puts people and planet first. Not just as passive consumers, but as changemakers and active participants. Community energy initiatives can be an important step towards a just and inclusive energy transition. This session will showcase first-hand experiences of energy solidarity collectives tackling energy poverty across Europe.

Speakers:
Miriam Eisermann - Energy Cities
Chris Vrettos - Electra Energy Cooperative & REScoop EU
Kevin Chaplais - Les Amis d'Enercoop, (CEES)
Paula Damaška - Green Energy Cooperative, (CEES)
Lucie Middlemiss - University of Leeds, WELLBASED
Noemi Garcia Lepetit - Las Naves Valencia, WELLBASED and POWER UP
Heleen Schockaert - REScoop.eu, European is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives, (CEES)
Dimitris Tsekeris - Friends of the Earth Europe
Marilyn Smith - The ENERGY ACTION Project (En-Act), (CEES)
Watch Video

Reimagining our energy system: solidarity responses to the gas crisis & Covid-19

In response to the gas crisis & covid-19, it is clear we need to reassess what our energy system is for. For people and planet or for profit? Hear demands from grassroot activists on the frontlines.

Translation into Spanish

Speakers:
Ruth London - Fuel Poverty Action UK
Juan Carlos Sanchez - Fédération des Services Sociaux (FdSS)
Lavinia Steinfort - Transnational Institute (TNI)
Jordi Besora - Engineering Without Borders Catalonia (ESF)
Mari Carmen Gómez - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Nessim Achouche - Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
Watch Video

Climate Justice is Social Justice, Social Justice is Climate Justice

A panel discussion examining the structural solutions needed to eradicate energy poverty.

Speakers:
EAPN - EAPN
Marie Toussaint - The Greens
Klelia Guerrero - Latin American Network for Social and Economic Justice (Latindadd)
Mònica Guiteras Blaya - Engineering Without Borders (ESF)
Mari Carmen Gómez - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Magda-Sarah Boulabiza - ENAR
Archana Ramanujam - Brown University
Dr Hibist Kassa - WoMin African Alliance
View

Late Afternoon Break

Take some time out to enjoy a beverage of your choice.

View

Mobilising around housing, health and decarbonisation

A panel discussion looking into the needs and opportunities for building a movement around fixing Europe’s buildings stock.

Where do we begin and what are the challenges across the continent?

Speakers:
FEANTSA - FEANTSA
Anna Bajomi - FEANTSA
Danielle Butler - National Energy Action
Sarah Coupechoux - Fondation Abbé Pierre
Antonio del Río González
Besim Nebiu - Habitat for Humanity International
Cristina Pricop - European Public Health Alliance (Epha)
Olivier Tissot - Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety (FEEDS)
Marine Cornelis - Next Generation Consumer
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself.

View

A global right to clean, affordable energy?

An online panel session, sharing international lessons from the global struggle for a right to energy.

Speakers:
Friends of the Earth Europe - Friends of the Earth Europe
Ubrei-Joe Maimoni Mariere - Friends of the Earth Africa
Hadley Taylor - Sustainable Energy for All
Leon Dulce - Friends of the Earth Philippines
Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski - University of Manchester
View

Morning Break

Take some time out to enjoy a beverage of your choice.

View

Avoiding false and unjust solutions

A panel of experts will discuss the political risks of governments getting the response to the energy crisis wrong.

Speakers:
Transform! - Transform
Josep Babot Barbero - Aliança contra la Pobresa Energètica
Marisa Matias - The Left group in the European Parliament
Gala Kabbaj - Transform Europe and research collective, Quantité Critique
View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

The EU Commission’s commitments: from words to action for Europe’s energy poor

What steps have the European Commission taken to tackle energy poverty in practice? We are seeing one of the biggest legislative overhauls in EU history, join high level experts in the Commission to hear their plans to turn commitments into action.

Speakers:
Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights - European Commission
Baiba Miltovica - President of the Section for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure of the EESC (European Economic and Social Committee)
Jeppe Jensen - Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)
Serena Pontoglio - Team Leader of Renovation Wave implementation, DG ENER b3
Nikolaos Kontinakis - Policy officer at DG ENER b2 Energy Efficiency
Colin Roche - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

Is Fit for 55 fit to tackle energy poverty? MEP panel discussion

The aim is an EU Green Deal that 'leaves no one behind', but what real action has been put in place? Join Members of European Parliament to hear successes and failures of the current Fit for 55 package.
Translation into French

Speakers:
Cornelia Ernst - The Left, Germany
Radan Kanev - European People's Party, Bulgaria
Michael Bloss - Greens, Germany
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier - FEANTSA
Watch Video
14:00
-
15:00

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

Energy is a right, not a luxury

An interactive workshop in which we work together to investigate what an EU wide ban on disconnections could look like, as well as how we can get there.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Mehmet Bulut - Greenpeace International
Mònica Guiteras Blaya - Engineering Without Borders (ESF)
Domi Lorenzo - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Sarah Coupechoux - Fondation Abbé Pierre
Elena Donnari - European Commission
Mathilde Leyge - European Commission
View

After the crisis: Looking at a Europe beyond Gas

This is an interactive session that explores what Europe could look like once it breaks the cycle of gas dependency.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Eilidh Robb - Friends of the Earth Europe
Chloe Mikolajczak - Fossil Free Politics
Camille Barbagallo - Sunrise project
Noelie Audi-Dor - The Gastivists Collective
Sarah Biermann Becker - Global Witness
Mariana Rodrigez - Climaximo
Tanya Borokhovska - Razom We Stand
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself or join us for a chat.

View

Winter reflections

Who paid the real cost of Europe’s energy price crisis? A panel of experts on the topic of energy poverty and energy in general will explore this into detail.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Louise Sunderland - Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Theresa Griffin - Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety (FEEDS)
Jeppe Jensen - Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)
Magda-Sarah Boulabiza - ENAR
Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski - University of Manchester
View

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

The 700 billion Euro question: EU leaders reflect on the energy price crisis

After an unprecedented rollout of resources, decision makers take the floor to reflect on the steps that were taken to alleviate and tackle sky-rocketing gas and energy prices.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

End fossil fuel lock-ins: how to deliver a Just Energy Transition that leaves no one behind

Fossil gas boilers are still prescribed to energy poor households as a shortsighted solution which harms people and planet. Activists and organisers share solutions and how to ensure an energy transition which prioritises those who have been least served by fossil fuels.

Speakers:
Davide Sabbadin - European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
Svetoslav Stoykov - Za Zemiata Friends of the Earth Bulgaria
Petr Hlobil - Bankwatch
Martha Myers - FoEE
Eilidh Robb - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

End indecent housing: how to deliver renovations to energy poor households

Inefficient housing is a scandal across Europe. Join social housing providers, activists and collectives
who are leading the way towards decent, affordable housing for all.

Speakers:
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier - FEANTSA
Julien Dijol - Housing Europe, Social housing sector
Eva Suba - ENPOR, Energy poor households in the private rented sector
Louise Sunderland - Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Mincho Benov - Habitat for Humanity Bulgaria
Sarah Coupechoux - Abbe Pierre Foundation
Martha Myers - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

Community energy after RePowerEU

Diving into the current opportunities and barriers for tackling energy poverty through energy democracy and community energy.

There are limited spaces available for this event so make sure to register as soon as possible.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

Speakers:
REScoop EU - REScoop EU
Marilyn Smith - The ENERGY ACTION Project (En-Act), (CEES)
Yu-Yi Huynh - ICLEI & EC2
Chris Vrettos - Electra Energy Cooperative & REScoop EU
Jan De Pauw - Ecopower & POWERUP
Florian Hanke - European University Viadrina
Heleen Schockaert - REScoop.eu, European is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives, (CEES)
View

Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

Delivering a bold EPBD deal

This will be a civil society led event exploring the opportunities for delivering a Building's directive that improves living standards for millions of households and offers a long-term solution to energy poverty and the climate emergency. With a Q&A from EU decision makers.

There are limited spaces available for this event so make sure to register as soon as possible.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.


You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
ECODES - ECODES
Friends of the Earth Europe - Friends of the Earth Europe
Sorcha Edwards - Housing Europe
Eva Brardinelli - CAN Europe
Gyorgy Sumeghy - Habitat for Humanity International
Slavica Uzelac - European Trade Union Federation of Building and Woodworkers EFBWW
Marcos Ros - S&D
Stefan Moser - European Commission
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself or join us for a chat.

View

Placing people and planet before private profit

Briefing presentation followed by a discussion and open Q&A on setting the stage for the EU electricity market redesign and decommodifying energy.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
EPSU - EPSU
Dr. Vera Weghmann - Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) at the University of Greenwich
Sabrina Iannazzone - European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN)
Khadija Khourcha - CSE action of the union confederation CSC
View

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

After the windfall tax: The next big ideas for a right to energy

An interactive workshop to explore what policy, measures and actions could be next in the fight to secure the right to energy for all.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
EAPN - EAPN
Tove Maria Ryding - Eurodad
Adela Tesarova - European Commission
Pascoe Sabido - CEO
Caroline Van der Hoeven - Réseau Belge de Lutte contre la Pauvreté (BAPN)
Josu Mozos - C40
Virginie Timsonet - Réseau Wallon de Lutte contre la Pauvreté
View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

Power to the people: delivering energy justice through community energy

Across Europe, citizens are working together to create an energy system that puts people and planet first. Not just as passive consumers, but as changemakers and active participants. Community energy initiatives can be an important step towards a just and inclusive energy transition. This session will showcase first-hand experiences of energy solidarity collectives tackling energy poverty across Europe.

Speakers:
Miriam Eisermann - Energy Cities
Chris Vrettos - Electra Energy Cooperative & REScoop EU
Kevin Chaplais - Les Amis d'Enercoop, (CEES)
Paula Damaška - Green Energy Cooperative, (CEES)
Lucie Middlemiss - University of Leeds, WELLBASED
Noemi Garcia Lepetit - Las Naves Valencia, WELLBASED and POWER UP
Heleen Schockaert - REScoop.eu, European is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives, (CEES)
Dimitris Tsekeris - Friends of the Earth Europe
Marilyn Smith - The ENERGY ACTION Project (En-Act), (CEES)
Watch Video

Reimagining our energy system: solidarity responses to the gas crisis & Covid-19

In response to the gas crisis & covid-19, it is clear we need to reassess what our energy system is for. For people and planet or for profit? Hear demands from grassroot activists on the frontlines.

Translation into Spanish

Speakers:
Ruth London - Fuel Poverty Action UK
Juan Carlos Sanchez - Fédération des Services Sociaux (FdSS)
Lavinia Steinfort - Transnational Institute (TNI)
Jordi Besora - Engineering Without Borders Catalonia (ESF)
Mari Carmen Gómez - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Nessim Achouche - Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
Watch Video

Climate Justice is Social Justice, Social Justice is Climate Justice

A panel discussion examining the structural solutions needed to eradicate energy poverty.

Speakers:
EAPN - EAPN
Marie Toussaint - The Greens
Klelia Guerrero - Latin American Network for Social and Economic Justice (Latindadd)
Mònica Guiteras Blaya - Engineering Without Borders (ESF)
Mari Carmen Gómez - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Magda-Sarah Boulabiza - ENAR
Archana Ramanujam - Brown University
Dr Hibist Kassa - WoMin African Alliance
View

Late Afternoon Break

Take some time out to enjoy a beverage of your choice.

View

Mobilising around housing, health and decarbonisation

A panel discussion looking into the needs and opportunities for building a movement around fixing Europe’s buildings stock.

Where do we begin and what are the challenges across the continent?

Speakers:
FEANTSA - FEANTSA
Anna Bajomi - FEANTSA
Danielle Butler - National Energy Action
Sarah Coupechoux - Fondation Abbé Pierre
Antonio del Río González
Besim Nebiu - Habitat for Humanity International
Cristina Pricop - European Public Health Alliance (Epha)
Olivier Tissot - Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety (FEEDS)
Marine Cornelis - Next Generation Consumer
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself.

View

A global right to clean, affordable energy?

An online panel session, sharing international lessons from the global struggle for a right to energy.

Speakers:
Friends of the Earth Europe - Friends of the Earth Europe
Ubrei-Joe Maimoni Mariere - Friends of the Earth Africa
Hadley Taylor - Sustainable Energy for All
Leon Dulce - Friends of the Earth Philippines
Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski - University of Manchester
View

Morning Break

Take some time out to enjoy a beverage of your choice.

View

Avoiding false and unjust solutions

A panel of experts will discuss the political risks of governments getting the response to the energy crisis wrong.

Speakers:
Transform! - Transform
Josep Babot Barbero - Aliança contra la Pobresa Energètica
Marisa Matias - The Left group in the European Parliament
Gala Kabbaj - Transform Europe and research collective, Quantité Critique
View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

The EU Commission’s commitments: from words to action for Europe’s energy poor

What steps have the European Commission taken to tackle energy poverty in practice? We are seeing one of the biggest legislative overhauls in EU history, join high level experts in the Commission to hear their plans to turn commitments into action.

Speakers:
Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights - European Commission
Baiba Miltovica - President of the Section for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure of the EESC (European Economic and Social Committee)
Jeppe Jensen - Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)
Serena Pontoglio - Team Leader of Renovation Wave implementation, DG ENER b3
Nikolaos Kontinakis - Policy officer at DG ENER b2 Energy Efficiency
Colin Roche - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

Is Fit for 55 fit to tackle energy poverty? MEP panel discussion

The aim is an EU Green Deal that 'leaves no one behind', but what real action has been put in place? Join Members of European Parliament to hear successes and failures of the current Fit for 55 package.
Translation into French

Speakers:
Cornelia Ernst - The Left, Germany
Radan Kanev - European People's Party, Bulgaria
Michael Bloss - Greens, Germany
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier - FEANTSA
Watch Video
15:30
-
16:30

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

Energy is a right, not a luxury

An interactive workshop in which we work together to investigate what an EU wide ban on disconnections could look like, as well as how we can get there.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Mehmet Bulut - Greenpeace International
Mònica Guiteras Blaya - Engineering Without Borders (ESF)
Domi Lorenzo - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Sarah Coupechoux - Fondation Abbé Pierre
Elena Donnari - European Commission
Mathilde Leyge - European Commission
View

After the crisis: Looking at a Europe beyond Gas

This is an interactive session that explores what Europe could look like once it breaks the cycle of gas dependency.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Eilidh Robb - Friends of the Earth Europe
Chloe Mikolajczak - Fossil Free Politics
Camille Barbagallo - Sunrise project
Noelie Audi-Dor - The Gastivists Collective
Sarah Biermann Becker - Global Witness
Mariana Rodrigez - Climaximo
Tanya Borokhovska - Razom We Stand
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself or join us for a chat.

View

Winter reflections

Who paid the real cost of Europe’s energy price crisis? A panel of experts on the topic of energy poverty and energy in general will explore this into detail.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Louise Sunderland - Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Theresa Griffin - Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety (FEEDS)
Jeppe Jensen - Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)
Magda-Sarah Boulabiza - ENAR
Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski - University of Manchester
View

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

The 700 billion Euro question: EU leaders reflect on the energy price crisis

After an unprecedented rollout of resources, decision makers take the floor to reflect on the steps that were taken to alleviate and tackle sky-rocketing gas and energy prices.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

End fossil fuel lock-ins: how to deliver a Just Energy Transition that leaves no one behind

Fossil gas boilers are still prescribed to energy poor households as a shortsighted solution which harms people and planet. Activists and organisers share solutions and how to ensure an energy transition which prioritises those who have been least served by fossil fuels.

Speakers:
Davide Sabbadin - European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
Svetoslav Stoykov - Za Zemiata Friends of the Earth Bulgaria
Petr Hlobil - Bankwatch
Martha Myers - FoEE
Eilidh Robb - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

End indecent housing: how to deliver renovations to energy poor households

Inefficient housing is a scandal across Europe. Join social housing providers, activists and collectives
who are leading the way towards decent, affordable housing for all.

Speakers:
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier - FEANTSA
Julien Dijol - Housing Europe, Social housing sector
Eva Suba - ENPOR, Energy poor households in the private rented sector
Louise Sunderland - Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Mincho Benov - Habitat for Humanity Bulgaria
Sarah Coupechoux - Abbe Pierre Foundation
Martha Myers - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

Community energy after RePowerEU

Diving into the current opportunities and barriers for tackling energy poverty through energy democracy and community energy.

There are limited spaces available for this event so make sure to register as soon as possible.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

Speakers:
REScoop EU - REScoop EU
Marilyn Smith - The ENERGY ACTION Project (En-Act), (CEES)
Yu-Yi Huynh - ICLEI & EC2
Chris Vrettos - Electra Energy Cooperative & REScoop EU
Jan De Pauw - Ecopower & POWERUP
Florian Hanke - European University Viadrina
Heleen Schockaert - REScoop.eu, European is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives, (CEES)
View

Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

Delivering a bold EPBD deal

This will be a civil society led event exploring the opportunities for delivering a Building's directive that improves living standards for millions of households and offers a long-term solution to energy poverty and the climate emergency. With a Q&A from EU decision makers.

There are limited spaces available for this event so make sure to register as soon as possible.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.


You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
ECODES - ECODES
Friends of the Earth Europe - Friends of the Earth Europe
Sorcha Edwards - Housing Europe
Eva Brardinelli - CAN Europe
Gyorgy Sumeghy - Habitat for Humanity International
Slavica Uzelac - European Trade Union Federation of Building and Woodworkers EFBWW
Marcos Ros - S&D
Stefan Moser - European Commission
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself or join us for a chat.

View

Placing people and planet before private profit

Briefing presentation followed by a discussion and open Q&A on setting the stage for the EU electricity market redesign and decommodifying energy.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
EPSU - EPSU
Dr. Vera Weghmann - Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) at the University of Greenwich
Sabrina Iannazzone - European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN)
Khadija Khourcha - CSE action of the union confederation CSC
View

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

After the windfall tax: The next big ideas for a right to energy

An interactive workshop to explore what policy, measures and actions could be next in the fight to secure the right to energy for all.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
EAPN - EAPN
Tove Maria Ryding - Eurodad
Adela Tesarova - European Commission
Pascoe Sabido - CEO
Caroline Van der Hoeven - Réseau Belge de Lutte contre la Pauvreté (BAPN)
Josu Mozos - C40
Virginie Timsonet - Réseau Wallon de Lutte contre la Pauvreté
View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

Power to the people: delivering energy justice through community energy

Across Europe, citizens are working together to create an energy system that puts people and planet first. Not just as passive consumers, but as changemakers and active participants. Community energy initiatives can be an important step towards a just and inclusive energy transition. This session will showcase first-hand experiences of energy solidarity collectives tackling energy poverty across Europe.

Speakers:
Miriam Eisermann - Energy Cities
Chris Vrettos - Electra Energy Cooperative & REScoop EU
Kevin Chaplais - Les Amis d'Enercoop, (CEES)
Paula Damaška - Green Energy Cooperative, (CEES)
Lucie Middlemiss - University of Leeds, WELLBASED
Noemi Garcia Lepetit - Las Naves Valencia, WELLBASED and POWER UP
Heleen Schockaert - REScoop.eu, European is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives, (CEES)
Dimitris Tsekeris - Friends of the Earth Europe
Marilyn Smith - The ENERGY ACTION Project (En-Act), (CEES)
Watch Video

Reimagining our energy system: solidarity responses to the gas crisis & Covid-19

In response to the gas crisis & covid-19, it is clear we need to reassess what our energy system is for. For people and planet or for profit? Hear demands from grassroot activists on the frontlines.

Translation into Spanish

Speakers:
Ruth London - Fuel Poverty Action UK
Juan Carlos Sanchez - Fédération des Services Sociaux (FdSS)
Lavinia Steinfort - Transnational Institute (TNI)
Jordi Besora - Engineering Without Borders Catalonia (ESF)
Mari Carmen Gómez - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Nessim Achouche - Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
Watch Video

Climate Justice is Social Justice, Social Justice is Climate Justice

A panel discussion examining the structural solutions needed to eradicate energy poverty.

Speakers:
EAPN - EAPN
Marie Toussaint - The Greens
Klelia Guerrero - Latin American Network for Social and Economic Justice (Latindadd)
Mònica Guiteras Blaya - Engineering Without Borders (ESF)
Mari Carmen Gómez - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Magda-Sarah Boulabiza - ENAR
Archana Ramanujam - Brown University
Dr Hibist Kassa - WoMin African Alliance
View

Late Afternoon Break

Take some time out to enjoy a beverage of your choice.

View

Mobilising around housing, health and decarbonisation

A panel discussion looking into the needs and opportunities for building a movement around fixing Europe’s buildings stock.

Where do we begin and what are the challenges across the continent?

Speakers:
FEANTSA - FEANTSA
Anna Bajomi - FEANTSA
Danielle Butler - National Energy Action
Sarah Coupechoux - Fondation Abbé Pierre
Antonio del Río González
Besim Nebiu - Habitat for Humanity International
Cristina Pricop - European Public Health Alliance (Epha)
Olivier Tissot - Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety (FEEDS)
Marine Cornelis - Next Generation Consumer
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself.

View

A global right to clean, affordable energy?

An online panel session, sharing international lessons from the global struggle for a right to energy.

Speakers:
Friends of the Earth Europe - Friends of the Earth Europe
Ubrei-Joe Maimoni Mariere - Friends of the Earth Africa
Hadley Taylor - Sustainable Energy for All
Leon Dulce - Friends of the Earth Philippines
Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski - University of Manchester
View

Morning Break

Take some time out to enjoy a beverage of your choice.

View

Avoiding false and unjust solutions

A panel of experts will discuss the political risks of governments getting the response to the energy crisis wrong.

Speakers:
Transform! - Transform
Josep Babot Barbero - Aliança contra la Pobresa Energètica
Marisa Matias - The Left group in the European Parliament
Gala Kabbaj - Transform Europe and research collective, Quantité Critique
View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

The EU Commission’s commitments: from words to action for Europe’s energy poor

What steps have the European Commission taken to tackle energy poverty in practice? We are seeing one of the biggest legislative overhauls in EU history, join high level experts in the Commission to hear their plans to turn commitments into action.

Speakers:
Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights - European Commission
Baiba Miltovica - President of the Section for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure of the EESC (European Economic and Social Committee)
Jeppe Jensen - Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)
Serena Pontoglio - Team Leader of Renovation Wave implementation, DG ENER b3
Nikolaos Kontinakis - Policy officer at DG ENER b2 Energy Efficiency
Colin Roche - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

Is Fit for 55 fit to tackle energy poverty? MEP panel discussion

The aim is an EU Green Deal that 'leaves no one behind', but what real action has been put in place? Join Members of European Parliament to hear successes and failures of the current Fit for 55 package.
Translation into French

Speakers:
Cornelia Ernst - The Left, Germany
Radan Kanev - European People's Party, Bulgaria
Michael Bloss - Greens, Germany
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier - FEANTSA
Watch Video
17:00
-
18:30

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

Energy is a right, not a luxury

An interactive workshop in which we work together to investigate what an EU wide ban on disconnections could look like, as well as how we can get there.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Mehmet Bulut - Greenpeace International
Mònica Guiteras Blaya - Engineering Without Borders (ESF)
Domi Lorenzo - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Sarah Coupechoux - Fondation Abbé Pierre
Elena Donnari - European Commission
Mathilde Leyge - European Commission
View

After the crisis: Looking at a Europe beyond Gas

This is an interactive session that explores what Europe could look like once it breaks the cycle of gas dependency.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Eilidh Robb - Friends of the Earth Europe
Chloe Mikolajczak - Fossil Free Politics
Camille Barbagallo - Sunrise project
Noelie Audi-Dor - The Gastivists Collective
Sarah Biermann Becker - Global Witness
Mariana Rodrigez - Climaximo
Tanya Borokhovska - Razom We Stand
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself or join us for a chat.

View

Winter reflections

Who paid the real cost of Europe’s energy price crisis? A panel of experts on the topic of energy poverty and energy in general will explore this into detail.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Louise Sunderland - Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Theresa Griffin - Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety (FEEDS)
Jeppe Jensen - Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)
Magda-Sarah Boulabiza - ENAR
Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski - University of Manchester
View

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

The 700 billion Euro question: EU leaders reflect on the energy price crisis

After an unprecedented rollout of resources, decision makers take the floor to reflect on the steps that were taken to alleviate and tackle sky-rocketing gas and energy prices.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

End fossil fuel lock-ins: how to deliver a Just Energy Transition that leaves no one behind

Fossil gas boilers are still prescribed to energy poor households as a shortsighted solution which harms people and planet. Activists and organisers share solutions and how to ensure an energy transition which prioritises those who have been least served by fossil fuels.

Speakers:
Davide Sabbadin - European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
Svetoslav Stoykov - Za Zemiata Friends of the Earth Bulgaria
Petr Hlobil - Bankwatch
Martha Myers - FoEE
Eilidh Robb - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

End indecent housing: how to deliver renovations to energy poor households

Inefficient housing is a scandal across Europe. Join social housing providers, activists and collectives
who are leading the way towards decent, affordable housing for all.

Speakers:
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier - FEANTSA
Julien Dijol - Housing Europe, Social housing sector
Eva Suba - ENPOR, Energy poor households in the private rented sector
Louise Sunderland - Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Mincho Benov - Habitat for Humanity Bulgaria
Sarah Coupechoux - Abbe Pierre Foundation
Martha Myers - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

Community energy after RePowerEU

Diving into the current opportunities and barriers for tackling energy poverty through energy democracy and community energy.

There are limited spaces available for this event so make sure to register as soon as possible.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

Speakers:
REScoop EU - REScoop EU
Marilyn Smith - The ENERGY ACTION Project (En-Act), (CEES)
Yu-Yi Huynh - ICLEI & EC2
Chris Vrettos - Electra Energy Cooperative & REScoop EU
Jan De Pauw - Ecopower & POWERUP
Florian Hanke - European University Viadrina
Heleen Schockaert - REScoop.eu, European is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives, (CEES)
View

Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

Delivering a bold EPBD deal

This will be a civil society led event exploring the opportunities for delivering a Building's directive that improves living standards for millions of households and offers a long-term solution to energy poverty and the climate emergency. With a Q&A from EU decision makers.

There are limited spaces available for this event so make sure to register as soon as possible.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.


You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
ECODES - ECODES
Friends of the Earth Europe - Friends of the Earth Europe
Sorcha Edwards - Housing Europe
Eva Brardinelli - CAN Europe
Gyorgy Sumeghy - Habitat for Humanity International
Slavica Uzelac - European Trade Union Federation of Building and Woodworkers EFBWW
Marcos Ros - S&D
Stefan Moser - European Commission
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself or join us for a chat.

View

Placing people and planet before private profit

Briefing presentation followed by a discussion and open Q&A on setting the stage for the EU electricity market redesign and decommodifying energy.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
EPSU - EPSU
Dr. Vera Weghmann - Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) at the University of Greenwich
Sabrina Iannazzone - European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN)
Khadija Khourcha - CSE action of the union confederation CSC
View

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

After the windfall tax: The next big ideas for a right to energy

An interactive workshop to explore what policy, measures and actions could be next in the fight to secure the right to energy for all.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
EAPN - EAPN
Tove Maria Ryding - Eurodad
Adela Tesarova - European Commission
Pascoe Sabido - CEO
Caroline Van der Hoeven - Réseau Belge de Lutte contre la Pauvreté (BAPN)
Josu Mozos - C40
Virginie Timsonet - Réseau Wallon de Lutte contre la Pauvreté
View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

Power to the people: delivering energy justice through community energy

Across Europe, citizens are working together to create an energy system that puts people and planet first. Not just as passive consumers, but as changemakers and active participants. Community energy initiatives can be an important step towards a just and inclusive energy transition. This session will showcase first-hand experiences of energy solidarity collectives tackling energy poverty across Europe.

Speakers:
Miriam Eisermann - Energy Cities
Chris Vrettos - Electra Energy Cooperative & REScoop EU
Kevin Chaplais - Les Amis d'Enercoop, (CEES)
Paula Damaška - Green Energy Cooperative, (CEES)
Lucie Middlemiss - University of Leeds, WELLBASED
Noemi Garcia Lepetit - Las Naves Valencia, WELLBASED and POWER UP
Heleen Schockaert - REScoop.eu, European is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives, (CEES)
Dimitris Tsekeris - Friends of the Earth Europe
Marilyn Smith - The ENERGY ACTION Project (En-Act), (CEES)
Watch Video

Reimagining our energy system: solidarity responses to the gas crisis & Covid-19

In response to the gas crisis & covid-19, it is clear we need to reassess what our energy system is for. For people and planet or for profit? Hear demands from grassroot activists on the frontlines.

Translation into Spanish

Speakers:
Ruth London - Fuel Poverty Action UK
Juan Carlos Sanchez - Fédération des Services Sociaux (FdSS)
Lavinia Steinfort - Transnational Institute (TNI)
Jordi Besora - Engineering Without Borders Catalonia (ESF)
Mari Carmen Gómez - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Nessim Achouche - Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
Watch Video

Climate Justice is Social Justice, Social Justice is Climate Justice

A panel discussion examining the structural solutions needed to eradicate energy poverty.

Speakers:
EAPN - EAPN
Marie Toussaint - The Greens
Klelia Guerrero - Latin American Network for Social and Economic Justice (Latindadd)
Mònica Guiteras Blaya - Engineering Without Borders (ESF)
Mari Carmen Gómez - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Magda-Sarah Boulabiza - ENAR
Archana Ramanujam - Brown University
Dr Hibist Kassa - WoMin African Alliance
View

Late Afternoon Break

Take some time out to enjoy a beverage of your choice.

View

Mobilising around housing, health and decarbonisation

A panel discussion looking into the needs and opportunities for building a movement around fixing Europe’s buildings stock.

Where do we begin and what are the challenges across the continent?

Speakers:
FEANTSA - FEANTSA
Anna Bajomi - FEANTSA
Danielle Butler - National Energy Action
Sarah Coupechoux - Fondation Abbé Pierre
Antonio del Río González
Besim Nebiu - Habitat for Humanity International
Cristina Pricop - European Public Health Alliance (Epha)
Olivier Tissot - Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety (FEEDS)
Marine Cornelis - Next Generation Consumer
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself.

View

A global right to clean, affordable energy?

An online panel session, sharing international lessons from the global struggle for a right to energy.

Speakers:
Friends of the Earth Europe - Friends of the Earth Europe
Ubrei-Joe Maimoni Mariere - Friends of the Earth Africa
Hadley Taylor - Sustainable Energy for All
Leon Dulce - Friends of the Earth Philippines
Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski - University of Manchester
View

Morning Break

Take some time out to enjoy a beverage of your choice.

View

Avoiding false and unjust solutions

A panel of experts will discuss the political risks of governments getting the response to the energy crisis wrong.

Speakers:
Transform! - Transform
Josep Babot Barbero - Aliança contra la Pobresa Energètica
Marisa Matias - The Left group in the European Parliament
Gala Kabbaj - Transform Europe and research collective, Quantité Critique
View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

The EU Commission’s commitments: from words to action for Europe’s energy poor

What steps have the European Commission taken to tackle energy poverty in practice? We are seeing one of the biggest legislative overhauls in EU history, join high level experts in the Commission to hear their plans to turn commitments into action.

Speakers:
Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights - European Commission
Baiba Miltovica - President of the Section for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure of the EESC (European Economic and Social Committee)
Jeppe Jensen - Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)
Serena Pontoglio - Team Leader of Renovation Wave implementation, DG ENER b3
Nikolaos Kontinakis - Policy officer at DG ENER b2 Energy Efficiency
Colin Roche - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

Is Fit for 55 fit to tackle energy poverty? MEP panel discussion

The aim is an EU Green Deal that 'leaves no one behind', but what real action has been put in place? Join Members of European Parliament to hear successes and failures of the current Fit for 55 package.
Translation into French

Speakers:
Cornelia Ernst - The Left, Germany
Radan Kanev - European People's Party, Bulgaria
Michael Bloss - Greens, Germany
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier - FEANTSA
Watch Video
Time Tuesday
10:00
-
11:00

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

Energy is a right, not a luxury

An interactive workshop in which we work together to investigate what an EU wide ban on disconnections could look like, as well as how we can get there.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Mehmet Bulut - Greenpeace International
Mònica Guiteras Blaya - Engineering Without Borders (ESF)
Domi Lorenzo - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Sarah Coupechoux - Fondation Abbé Pierre
Elena Donnari - European Commission
Mathilde Leyge - European Commission
View

After the crisis: Looking at a Europe beyond Gas

This is an interactive session that explores what Europe could look like once it breaks the cycle of gas dependency.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Eilidh Robb - Friends of the Earth Europe
Chloe Mikolajczak - Fossil Free Politics
Camille Barbagallo - Sunrise project
Noelie Audi-Dor - The Gastivists Collective
Sarah Biermann Becker - Global Witness
Mariana Rodrigez - Climaximo
Tanya Borokhovska - Razom We Stand
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself or join us for a chat.

View

Winter reflections

Who paid the real cost of Europe’s energy price crisis? A panel of experts on the topic of energy poverty and energy in general will explore this into detail.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Louise Sunderland - Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Theresa Griffin - Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety (FEEDS)
Jeppe Jensen - Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)
Magda-Sarah Boulabiza - ENAR
Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski - University of Manchester
View

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

The 700 billion Euro question: EU leaders reflect on the energy price crisis

After an unprecedented rollout of resources, decision makers take the floor to reflect on the steps that were taken to alleviate and tackle sky-rocketing gas and energy prices.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

End fossil fuel lock-ins: how to deliver a Just Energy Transition that leaves no one behind

Fossil gas boilers are still prescribed to energy poor households as a shortsighted solution which harms people and planet. Activists and organisers share solutions and how to ensure an energy transition which prioritises those who have been least served by fossil fuels.

Speakers:
Davide Sabbadin - European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
Svetoslav Stoykov - Za Zemiata Friends of the Earth Bulgaria
Petr Hlobil - Bankwatch
Martha Myers - FoEE
Eilidh Robb - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

End indecent housing: how to deliver renovations to energy poor households

Inefficient housing is a scandal across Europe. Join social housing providers, activists and collectives
who are leading the way towards decent, affordable housing for all.

Speakers:
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier - FEANTSA
Julien Dijol - Housing Europe, Social housing sector
Eva Suba - ENPOR, Energy poor households in the private rented sector
Louise Sunderland - Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Mincho Benov - Habitat for Humanity Bulgaria
Sarah Coupechoux - Abbe Pierre Foundation
Martha Myers - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video
11:30
-
12:30

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

Energy is a right, not a luxury

An interactive workshop in which we work together to investigate what an EU wide ban on disconnections could look like, as well as how we can get there.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Mehmet Bulut - Greenpeace International
Mònica Guiteras Blaya - Engineering Without Borders (ESF)
Domi Lorenzo - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Sarah Coupechoux - Fondation Abbé Pierre
Elena Donnari - European Commission
Mathilde Leyge - European Commission
View

After the crisis: Looking at a Europe beyond Gas

This is an interactive session that explores what Europe could look like once it breaks the cycle of gas dependency.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Eilidh Robb - Friends of the Earth Europe
Chloe Mikolajczak - Fossil Free Politics
Camille Barbagallo - Sunrise project
Noelie Audi-Dor - The Gastivists Collective
Sarah Biermann Becker - Global Witness
Mariana Rodrigez - Climaximo
Tanya Borokhovska - Razom We Stand
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself or join us for a chat.

View

Winter reflections

Who paid the real cost of Europe’s energy price crisis? A panel of experts on the topic of energy poverty and energy in general will explore this into detail.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Louise Sunderland - Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Theresa Griffin - Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety (FEEDS)
Jeppe Jensen - Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)
Magda-Sarah Boulabiza - ENAR
Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski - University of Manchester
View

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

The 700 billion Euro question: EU leaders reflect on the energy price crisis

After an unprecedented rollout of resources, decision makers take the floor to reflect on the steps that were taken to alleviate and tackle sky-rocketing gas and energy prices.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

End fossil fuel lock-ins: how to deliver a Just Energy Transition that leaves no one behind

Fossil gas boilers are still prescribed to energy poor households as a shortsighted solution which harms people and planet. Activists and organisers share solutions and how to ensure an energy transition which prioritises those who have been least served by fossil fuels.

Speakers:
Davide Sabbadin - European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
Svetoslav Stoykov - Za Zemiata Friends of the Earth Bulgaria
Petr Hlobil - Bankwatch
Martha Myers - FoEE
Eilidh Robb - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

End indecent housing: how to deliver renovations to energy poor households

Inefficient housing is a scandal across Europe. Join social housing providers, activists and collectives
who are leading the way towards decent, affordable housing for all.

Speakers:
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier - FEANTSA
Julien Dijol - Housing Europe, Social housing sector
Eva Suba - ENPOR, Energy poor households in the private rented sector
Louise Sunderland - Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Mincho Benov - Habitat for Humanity Bulgaria
Sarah Coupechoux - Abbe Pierre Foundation
Martha Myers - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video
14:00
-
15:00

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

Energy is a right, not a luxury

An interactive workshop in which we work together to investigate what an EU wide ban on disconnections could look like, as well as how we can get there.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Mehmet Bulut - Greenpeace International
Mònica Guiteras Blaya - Engineering Without Borders (ESF)
Domi Lorenzo - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Sarah Coupechoux - Fondation Abbé Pierre
Elena Donnari - European Commission
Mathilde Leyge - European Commission
View

After the crisis: Looking at a Europe beyond Gas

This is an interactive session that explores what Europe could look like once it breaks the cycle of gas dependency.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Eilidh Robb - Friends of the Earth Europe
Chloe Mikolajczak - Fossil Free Politics
Camille Barbagallo - Sunrise project
Noelie Audi-Dor - The Gastivists Collective
Sarah Biermann Becker - Global Witness
Mariana Rodrigez - Climaximo
Tanya Borokhovska - Razom We Stand
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself or join us for a chat.

View

Winter reflections

Who paid the real cost of Europe’s energy price crisis? A panel of experts on the topic of energy poverty and energy in general will explore this into detail.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Louise Sunderland - Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Theresa Griffin - Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety (FEEDS)
Jeppe Jensen - Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)
Magda-Sarah Boulabiza - ENAR
Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski - University of Manchester
View

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

The 700 billion Euro question: EU leaders reflect on the energy price crisis

After an unprecedented rollout of resources, decision makers take the floor to reflect on the steps that were taken to alleviate and tackle sky-rocketing gas and energy prices.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

End fossil fuel lock-ins: how to deliver a Just Energy Transition that leaves no one behind

Fossil gas boilers are still prescribed to energy poor households as a shortsighted solution which harms people and planet. Activists and organisers share solutions and how to ensure an energy transition which prioritises those who have been least served by fossil fuels.

Speakers:
Davide Sabbadin - European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
Svetoslav Stoykov - Za Zemiata Friends of the Earth Bulgaria
Petr Hlobil - Bankwatch
Martha Myers - FoEE
Eilidh Robb - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

End indecent housing: how to deliver renovations to energy poor households

Inefficient housing is a scandal across Europe. Join social housing providers, activists and collectives
who are leading the way towards decent, affordable housing for all.

Speakers:
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier - FEANTSA
Julien Dijol - Housing Europe, Social housing sector
Eva Suba - ENPOR, Energy poor households in the private rented sector
Louise Sunderland - Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Mincho Benov - Habitat for Humanity Bulgaria
Sarah Coupechoux - Abbe Pierre Foundation
Martha Myers - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video
15:30
-
16:30

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

Energy is a right, not a luxury

An interactive workshop in which we work together to investigate what an EU wide ban on disconnections could look like, as well as how we can get there.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Mehmet Bulut - Greenpeace International
Mònica Guiteras Blaya - Engineering Without Borders (ESF)
Domi Lorenzo - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Sarah Coupechoux - Fondation Abbé Pierre
Elena Donnari - European Commission
Mathilde Leyge - European Commission
View

After the crisis: Looking at a Europe beyond Gas

This is an interactive session that explores what Europe could look like once it breaks the cycle of gas dependency.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Eilidh Robb - Friends of the Earth Europe
Chloe Mikolajczak - Fossil Free Politics
Camille Barbagallo - Sunrise project
Noelie Audi-Dor - The Gastivists Collective
Sarah Biermann Becker - Global Witness
Mariana Rodrigez - Climaximo
Tanya Borokhovska - Razom We Stand
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself or join us for a chat.

View

Winter reflections

Who paid the real cost of Europe’s energy price crisis? A panel of experts on the topic of energy poverty and energy in general will explore this into detail.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Louise Sunderland - Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Theresa Griffin - Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety (FEEDS)
Jeppe Jensen - Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)
Magda-Sarah Boulabiza - ENAR
Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski - University of Manchester
View

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

The 700 billion Euro question: EU leaders reflect on the energy price crisis

After an unprecedented rollout of resources, decision makers take the floor to reflect on the steps that were taken to alleviate and tackle sky-rocketing gas and energy prices.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

End fossil fuel lock-ins: how to deliver a Just Energy Transition that leaves no one behind

Fossil gas boilers are still prescribed to energy poor households as a shortsighted solution which harms people and planet. Activists and organisers share solutions and how to ensure an energy transition which prioritises those who have been least served by fossil fuels.

Speakers:
Davide Sabbadin - European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
Svetoslav Stoykov - Za Zemiata Friends of the Earth Bulgaria
Petr Hlobil - Bankwatch
Martha Myers - FoEE
Eilidh Robb - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

End indecent housing: how to deliver renovations to energy poor households

Inefficient housing is a scandal across Europe. Join social housing providers, activists and collectives
who are leading the way towards decent, affordable housing for all.

Speakers:
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier - FEANTSA
Julien Dijol - Housing Europe, Social housing sector
Eva Suba - ENPOR, Energy poor households in the private rented sector
Louise Sunderland - Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Mincho Benov - Habitat for Humanity Bulgaria
Sarah Coupechoux - Abbe Pierre Foundation
Martha Myers - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video
17:00
-
18:30/td>

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

Energy is a right, not a luxury

An interactive workshop in which we work together to investigate what an EU wide ban on disconnections could look like, as well as how we can get there.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Mehmet Bulut - Greenpeace International
Mònica Guiteras Blaya - Engineering Without Borders (ESF)
Domi Lorenzo - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Sarah Coupechoux - Fondation Abbé Pierre
Elena Donnari - European Commission
Mathilde Leyge - European Commission
View

After the crisis: Looking at a Europe beyond Gas

This is an interactive session that explores what Europe could look like once it breaks the cycle of gas dependency.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Eilidh Robb - Friends of the Earth Europe
Chloe Mikolajczak - Fossil Free Politics
Camille Barbagallo - Sunrise project
Noelie Audi-Dor - The Gastivists Collective
Sarah Biermann Becker - Global Witness
Mariana Rodrigez - Climaximo
Tanya Borokhovska - Razom We Stand
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself or join us for a chat.

View

Winter reflections

Who paid the real cost of Europe’s energy price crisis? A panel of experts on the topic of energy poverty and energy in general will explore this into detail.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

Speakers:
Louise Sunderland - Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Theresa Griffin - Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety (FEEDS)
Jeppe Jensen - Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)
Magda-Sarah Boulabiza - ENAR
Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski - University of Manchester
View

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

The 700 billion Euro question: EU leaders reflect on the energy price crisis

After an unprecedented rollout of resources, decision makers take the floor to reflect on the steps that were taken to alleviate and tackle sky-rocketing gas and energy prices.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream, only if you're attending in person.

View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

End fossil fuel lock-ins: how to deliver a Just Energy Transition that leaves no one behind

Fossil gas boilers are still prescribed to energy poor households as a shortsighted solution which harms people and planet. Activists and organisers share solutions and how to ensure an energy transition which prioritises those who have been least served by fossil fuels.

Speakers:
Davide Sabbadin - European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
Svetoslav Stoykov - Za Zemiata Friends of the Earth Bulgaria
Petr Hlobil - Bankwatch
Martha Myers - FoEE
Eilidh Robb - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

End indecent housing: how to deliver renovations to energy poor households

Inefficient housing is a scandal across Europe. Join social housing providers, activists and collectives
who are leading the way towards decent, affordable housing for all.

Speakers:
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier - FEANTSA
Julien Dijol - Housing Europe, Social housing sector
Eva Suba - ENPOR, Energy poor households in the private rented sector
Louise Sunderland - Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)
Mincho Benov - Habitat for Humanity Bulgaria
Sarah Coupechoux - Abbe Pierre Foundation
Martha Myers - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video
Time Wednesday
10:00
-
11:00

Community energy after RePowerEU

Diving into the current opportunities and barriers for tackling energy poverty through energy democracy and community energy.

There are limited spaces available for this event so make sure to register as soon as possible.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

Speakers:
REScoop EU - REScoop EU
Marilyn Smith - The ENERGY ACTION Project (En-Act), (CEES)
Yu-Yi Huynh - ICLEI & EC2
Chris Vrettos - Electra Energy Cooperative & REScoop EU
Jan De Pauw - Ecopower & POWERUP
Florian Hanke - European University Viadrina
Heleen Schockaert - REScoop.eu, European is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives, (CEES)
View

Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

Delivering a bold EPBD deal

This will be a civil society led event exploring the opportunities for delivering a Building's directive that improves living standards for millions of households and offers a long-term solution to energy poverty and the climate emergency. With a Q&A from EU decision makers.

There are limited spaces available for this event so make sure to register as soon as possible.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.


You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
ECODES - ECODES
Friends of the Earth Europe - Friends of the Earth Europe
Sorcha Edwards - Housing Europe
Eva Brardinelli - CAN Europe
Gyorgy Sumeghy - Habitat for Humanity International
Slavica Uzelac - European Trade Union Federation of Building and Woodworkers EFBWW
Marcos Ros - S&D
Stefan Moser - European Commission
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself or join us for a chat.

View

Placing people and planet before private profit

Briefing presentation followed by a discussion and open Q&A on setting the stage for the EU electricity market redesign and decommodifying energy.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
EPSU - EPSU
Dr. Vera Weghmann - Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) at the University of Greenwich
Sabrina Iannazzone - European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN)
Khadija Khourcha - CSE action of the union confederation CSC
View

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

After the windfall tax: The next big ideas for a right to energy

An interactive workshop to explore what policy, measures and actions could be next in the fight to secure the right to energy for all.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
EAPN - EAPN
Tove Maria Ryding - Eurodad
Adela Tesarova - European Commission
Pascoe Sabido - CEO
Caroline Van der Hoeven - Réseau Belge de Lutte contre la Pauvreté (BAPN)
Josu Mozos - C40
Virginie Timsonet - Réseau Wallon de Lutte contre la Pauvreté
View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

Power to the people: delivering energy justice through community energy

Across Europe, citizens are working together to create an energy system that puts people and planet first. Not just as passive consumers, but as changemakers and active participants. Community energy initiatives can be an important step towards a just and inclusive energy transition. This session will showcase first-hand experiences of energy solidarity collectives tackling energy poverty across Europe.

Speakers:
Miriam Eisermann - Energy Cities
Chris Vrettos - Electra Energy Cooperative & REScoop EU
Kevin Chaplais - Les Amis d'Enercoop, (CEES)
Paula Damaška - Green Energy Cooperative, (CEES)
Lucie Middlemiss - University of Leeds, WELLBASED
Noemi Garcia Lepetit - Las Naves Valencia, WELLBASED and POWER UP
Heleen Schockaert - REScoop.eu, European is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives, (CEES)
Dimitris Tsekeris - Friends of the Earth Europe
Marilyn Smith - The ENERGY ACTION Project (En-Act), (CEES)
Watch Video

Reimagining our energy system: solidarity responses to the gas crisis & Covid-19

In response to the gas crisis & covid-19, it is clear we need to reassess what our energy system is for. For people and planet or for profit? Hear demands from grassroot activists on the frontlines.

Translation into Spanish

Speakers:
Ruth London - Fuel Poverty Action UK
Juan Carlos Sanchez - Fédération des Services Sociaux (FdSS)
Lavinia Steinfort - Transnational Institute (TNI)
Jordi Besora - Engineering Without Borders Catalonia (ESF)
Mari Carmen Gómez - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Nessim Achouche - Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
Watch Video
11:30
-
12:30

Community energy after RePowerEU

Diving into the current opportunities and barriers for tackling energy poverty through energy democracy and community energy.

There are limited spaces available for this event so make sure to register as soon as possible.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

Speakers:
REScoop EU - REScoop EU
Marilyn Smith - The ENERGY ACTION Project (En-Act), (CEES)
Yu-Yi Huynh - ICLEI & EC2
Chris Vrettos - Electra Energy Cooperative & REScoop EU
Jan De Pauw - Ecopower & POWERUP
Florian Hanke - European University Viadrina
Heleen Schockaert - REScoop.eu, European is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives, (CEES)
View

Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

Delivering a bold EPBD deal

This will be a civil society led event exploring the opportunities for delivering a Building's directive that improves living standards for millions of households and offers a long-term solution to energy poverty and the climate emergency. With a Q&A from EU decision makers.

There are limited spaces available for this event so make sure to register as soon as possible.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.


You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
ECODES - ECODES
Friends of the Earth Europe - Friends of the Earth Europe
Sorcha Edwards - Housing Europe
Eva Brardinelli - CAN Europe
Gyorgy Sumeghy - Habitat for Humanity International
Slavica Uzelac - European Trade Union Federation of Building and Woodworkers EFBWW
Marcos Ros - S&D
Stefan Moser - European Commission
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself or join us for a chat.

View

Placing people and planet before private profit

Briefing presentation followed by a discussion and open Q&A on setting the stage for the EU electricity market redesign and decommodifying energy.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
EPSU - EPSU
Dr. Vera Weghmann - Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) at the University of Greenwich
Sabrina Iannazzone - European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN)
Khadija Khourcha - CSE action of the union confederation CSC
View

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

After the windfall tax: The next big ideas for a right to energy

An interactive workshop to explore what policy, measures and actions could be next in the fight to secure the right to energy for all.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
EAPN - EAPN
Tove Maria Ryding - Eurodad
Adela Tesarova - European Commission
Pascoe Sabido - CEO
Caroline Van der Hoeven - Réseau Belge de Lutte contre la Pauvreté (BAPN)
Josu Mozos - C40
Virginie Timsonet - Réseau Wallon de Lutte contre la Pauvreté
View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

Power to the people: delivering energy justice through community energy

Across Europe, citizens are working together to create an energy system that puts people and planet first. Not just as passive consumers, but as changemakers and active participants. Community energy initiatives can be an important step towards a just and inclusive energy transition. This session will showcase first-hand experiences of energy solidarity collectives tackling energy poverty across Europe.

Speakers:
Miriam Eisermann - Energy Cities
Chris Vrettos - Electra Energy Cooperative & REScoop EU
Kevin Chaplais - Les Amis d'Enercoop, (CEES)
Paula Damaška - Green Energy Cooperative, (CEES)
Lucie Middlemiss - University of Leeds, WELLBASED
Noemi Garcia Lepetit - Las Naves Valencia, WELLBASED and POWER UP
Heleen Schockaert - REScoop.eu, European is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives, (CEES)
Dimitris Tsekeris - Friends of the Earth Europe
Marilyn Smith - The ENERGY ACTION Project (En-Act), (CEES)
Watch Video

Reimagining our energy system: solidarity responses to the gas crisis & Covid-19

In response to the gas crisis & covid-19, it is clear we need to reassess what our energy system is for. For people and planet or for profit? Hear demands from grassroot activists on the frontlines.

Translation into Spanish

Speakers:
Ruth London - Fuel Poverty Action UK
Juan Carlos Sanchez - Fédération des Services Sociaux (FdSS)
Lavinia Steinfort - Transnational Institute (TNI)
Jordi Besora - Engineering Without Borders Catalonia (ESF)
Mari Carmen Gómez - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Nessim Achouche - Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
Watch Video
14:00
-
15:00

Community energy after RePowerEU

Diving into the current opportunities and barriers for tackling energy poverty through energy democracy and community energy.

There are limited spaces available for this event so make sure to register as soon as possible.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

Speakers:
REScoop EU - REScoop EU
Marilyn Smith - The ENERGY ACTION Project (En-Act), (CEES)
Yu-Yi Huynh - ICLEI & EC2
Chris Vrettos - Electra Energy Cooperative & REScoop EU
Jan De Pauw - Ecopower & POWERUP
Florian Hanke - European University Viadrina
Heleen Schockaert - REScoop.eu, European is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives, (CEES)
View

Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

Delivering a bold EPBD deal

This will be a civil society led event exploring the opportunities for delivering a Building's directive that improves living standards for millions of households and offers a long-term solution to energy poverty and the climate emergency. With a Q&A from EU decision makers.

There are limited spaces available for this event so make sure to register as soon as possible.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.


You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
ECODES - ECODES
Friends of the Earth Europe - Friends of the Earth Europe
Sorcha Edwards - Housing Europe
Eva Brardinelli - CAN Europe
Gyorgy Sumeghy - Habitat for Humanity International
Slavica Uzelac - European Trade Union Federation of Building and Woodworkers EFBWW
Marcos Ros - S&D
Stefan Moser - European Commission
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself or join us for a chat.

View

Placing people and planet before private profit

Briefing presentation followed by a discussion and open Q&A on setting the stage for the EU electricity market redesign and decommodifying energy.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
EPSU - EPSU
Dr. Vera Weghmann - Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) at the University of Greenwich
Sabrina Iannazzone - European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN)
Khadija Khourcha - CSE action of the union confederation CSC
View

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

After the windfall tax: The next big ideas for a right to energy

An interactive workshop to explore what policy, measures and actions could be next in the fight to secure the right to energy for all.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
EAPN - EAPN
Tove Maria Ryding - Eurodad
Adela Tesarova - European Commission
Pascoe Sabido - CEO
Caroline Van der Hoeven - Réseau Belge de Lutte contre la Pauvreté (BAPN)
Josu Mozos - C40
Virginie Timsonet - Réseau Wallon de Lutte contre la Pauvreté
View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

Power to the people: delivering energy justice through community energy

Across Europe, citizens are working together to create an energy system that puts people and planet first. Not just as passive consumers, but as changemakers and active participants. Community energy initiatives can be an important step towards a just and inclusive energy transition. This session will showcase first-hand experiences of energy solidarity collectives tackling energy poverty across Europe.

Speakers:
Miriam Eisermann - Energy Cities
Chris Vrettos - Electra Energy Cooperative & REScoop EU
Kevin Chaplais - Les Amis d'Enercoop, (CEES)
Paula Damaška - Green Energy Cooperative, (CEES)
Lucie Middlemiss - University of Leeds, WELLBASED
Noemi Garcia Lepetit - Las Naves Valencia, WELLBASED and POWER UP
Heleen Schockaert - REScoop.eu, European is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives, (CEES)
Dimitris Tsekeris - Friends of the Earth Europe
Marilyn Smith - The ENERGY ACTION Project (En-Act), (CEES)
Watch Video

Reimagining our energy system: solidarity responses to the gas crisis & Covid-19

In response to the gas crisis & covid-19, it is clear we need to reassess what our energy system is for. For people and planet or for profit? Hear demands from grassroot activists on the frontlines.

Translation into Spanish

Speakers:
Ruth London - Fuel Poverty Action UK
Juan Carlos Sanchez - Fédération des Services Sociaux (FdSS)
Lavinia Steinfort - Transnational Institute (TNI)
Jordi Besora - Engineering Without Borders Catalonia (ESF)
Mari Carmen Gómez - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Nessim Achouche - Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
Watch Video
15:30
-
16:30

Community energy after RePowerEU

Diving into the current opportunities and barriers for tackling energy poverty through energy democracy and community energy.

There are limited spaces available for this event so make sure to register as soon as possible.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

Speakers:
REScoop EU - REScoop EU
Marilyn Smith - The ENERGY ACTION Project (En-Act), (CEES)
Yu-Yi Huynh - ICLEI & EC2
Chris Vrettos - Electra Energy Cooperative & REScoop EU
Jan De Pauw - Ecopower & POWERUP
Florian Hanke - European University Viadrina
Heleen Schockaert - REScoop.eu, European is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives, (CEES)
View

Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

Delivering a bold EPBD deal

This will be a civil society led event exploring the opportunities for delivering a Building's directive that improves living standards for millions of households and offers a long-term solution to energy poverty and the climate emergency. With a Q&A from EU decision makers.

There are limited spaces available for this event so make sure to register as soon as possible.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.


You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
ECODES - ECODES
Friends of the Earth Europe - Friends of the Earth Europe
Sorcha Edwards - Housing Europe
Eva Brardinelli - CAN Europe
Gyorgy Sumeghy - Habitat for Humanity International
Slavica Uzelac - European Trade Union Federation of Building and Woodworkers EFBWW
Marcos Ros - S&D
Stefan Moser - European Commission
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself or join us for a chat.

View

Placing people and planet before private profit

Briefing presentation followed by a discussion and open Q&A on setting the stage for the EU electricity market redesign and decommodifying energy.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
EPSU - EPSU
Dr. Vera Weghmann - Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) at the University of Greenwich
Sabrina Iannazzone - European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN)
Khadija Khourcha - CSE action of the union confederation CSC
View

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

After the windfall tax: The next big ideas for a right to energy

An interactive workshop to explore what policy, measures and actions could be next in the fight to secure the right to energy for all.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
EAPN - EAPN
Tove Maria Ryding - Eurodad
Adela Tesarova - European Commission
Pascoe Sabido - CEO
Caroline Van der Hoeven - Réseau Belge de Lutte contre la Pauvreté (BAPN)
Josu Mozos - C40
Virginie Timsonet - Réseau Wallon de Lutte contre la Pauvreté
View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

Power to the people: delivering energy justice through community energy

Across Europe, citizens are working together to create an energy system that puts people and planet first. Not just as passive consumers, but as changemakers and active participants. Community energy initiatives can be an important step towards a just and inclusive energy transition. This session will showcase first-hand experiences of energy solidarity collectives tackling energy poverty across Europe.

Speakers:
Miriam Eisermann - Energy Cities
Chris Vrettos - Electra Energy Cooperative & REScoop EU
Kevin Chaplais - Les Amis d'Enercoop, (CEES)
Paula Damaška - Green Energy Cooperative, (CEES)
Lucie Middlemiss - University of Leeds, WELLBASED
Noemi Garcia Lepetit - Las Naves Valencia, WELLBASED and POWER UP
Heleen Schockaert - REScoop.eu, European is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives, (CEES)
Dimitris Tsekeris - Friends of the Earth Europe
Marilyn Smith - The ENERGY ACTION Project (En-Act), (CEES)
Watch Video

Reimagining our energy system: solidarity responses to the gas crisis & Covid-19

In response to the gas crisis & covid-19, it is clear we need to reassess what our energy system is for. For people and planet or for profit? Hear demands from grassroot activists on the frontlines.

Translation into Spanish

Speakers:
Ruth London - Fuel Poverty Action UK
Juan Carlos Sanchez - Fédération des Services Sociaux (FdSS)
Lavinia Steinfort - Transnational Institute (TNI)
Jordi Besora - Engineering Without Borders Catalonia (ESF)
Mari Carmen Gómez - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Nessim Achouche - Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
Watch Video
17:00
-
18:30/td>

Community energy after RePowerEU

Diving into the current opportunities and barriers for tackling energy poverty through energy democracy and community energy.

There are limited spaces available for this event so make sure to register as soon as possible.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

Speakers:
REScoop EU - REScoop EU
Marilyn Smith - The ENERGY ACTION Project (En-Act), (CEES)
Yu-Yi Huynh - ICLEI & EC2
Chris Vrettos - Electra Energy Cooperative & REScoop EU
Jan De Pauw - Ecopower & POWERUP
Florian Hanke - European University Viadrina
Heleen Schockaert - REScoop.eu, European is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives, (CEES)
View

Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

Delivering a bold EPBD deal

This will be a civil society led event exploring the opportunities for delivering a Building's directive that improves living standards for millions of households and offers a long-term solution to energy poverty and the climate emergency. With a Q&A from EU decision makers.

There are limited spaces available for this event so make sure to register as soon as possible.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.


You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
ECODES - ECODES
Friends of the Earth Europe - Friends of the Earth Europe
Sorcha Edwards - Housing Europe
Eva Brardinelli - CAN Europe
Gyorgy Sumeghy - Habitat for Humanity International
Slavica Uzelac - European Trade Union Federation of Building and Woodworkers EFBWW
Marcos Ros - S&D
Stefan Moser - European Commission
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself or join us for a chat.

View

Placing people and planet before private profit

Briefing presentation followed by a discussion and open Q&A on setting the stage for the EU electricity market redesign and decommodifying energy.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
EPSU - EPSU
Dr. Vera Weghmann - Public Services International Research Unit (PSIRU) at the University of Greenwich
Sabrina Iannazzone - European Anti Poverty Network (EAPN)
Khadija Khourcha - CSE action of the union confederation CSC
View

Networking Coffee

Feel free to join us for a beverage of your choice and a chat.

View

After the windfall tax: The next big ideas for a right to energy

An interactive workshop to explore what policy, measures and actions could be next in the fight to secure the right to energy for all.

Spanish interpretation will be available for this event and the session will be livestreamed HERE in English and HERE in Spanish.

You don't need to register for the livestream.

Speakers:
EAPN - EAPN
Tove Maria Ryding - Eurodad
Adela Tesarova - European Commission
Pascoe Sabido - CEO
Caroline Van der Hoeven - Réseau Belge de Lutte contre la Pauvreté (BAPN)
Josu Mozos - C40
Virginie Timsonet - Réseau Wallon de Lutte contre la Pauvreté
View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

Power to the people: delivering energy justice through community energy

Across Europe, citizens are working together to create an energy system that puts people and planet first. Not just as passive consumers, but as changemakers and active participants. Community energy initiatives can be an important step towards a just and inclusive energy transition. This session will showcase first-hand experiences of energy solidarity collectives tackling energy poverty across Europe.

Speakers:
Miriam Eisermann - Energy Cities
Chris Vrettos - Electra Energy Cooperative & REScoop EU
Kevin Chaplais - Les Amis d'Enercoop, (CEES)
Paula Damaška - Green Energy Cooperative, (CEES)
Lucie Middlemiss - University of Leeds, WELLBASED
Noemi Garcia Lepetit - Las Naves Valencia, WELLBASED and POWER UP
Heleen Schockaert - REScoop.eu, European is the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives, (CEES)
Dimitris Tsekeris - Friends of the Earth Europe
Marilyn Smith - The ENERGY ACTION Project (En-Act), (CEES)
Watch Video

Reimagining our energy system: solidarity responses to the gas crisis & Covid-19

In response to the gas crisis & covid-19, it is clear we need to reassess what our energy system is for. For people and planet or for profit? Hear demands from grassroot activists on the frontlines.

Translation into Spanish

Speakers:
Ruth London - Fuel Poverty Action UK
Juan Carlos Sanchez - Fédération des Services Sociaux (FdSS)
Lavinia Steinfort - Transnational Institute (TNI)
Jordi Besora - Engineering Without Borders Catalonia (ESF)
Mari Carmen Gómez - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Nessim Achouche - Rosa Luxemburg Foundation
Watch Video
Time Thursday
10:00
-
11:00

Climate Justice is Social Justice, Social Justice is Climate Justice

A panel discussion examining the structural solutions needed to eradicate energy poverty.

Speakers:
EAPN - EAPN
Marie Toussaint - The Greens
Klelia Guerrero - Latin American Network for Social and Economic Justice (Latindadd)
Mònica Guiteras Blaya - Engineering Without Borders (ESF)
Mari Carmen Gómez - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Magda-Sarah Boulabiza - ENAR
Archana Ramanujam - Brown University
Dr Hibist Kassa - WoMin African Alliance
View

Late Afternoon Break

Take some time out to enjoy a beverage of your choice.

View

Mobilising around housing, health and decarbonisation

A panel discussion looking into the needs and opportunities for building a movement around fixing Europe’s buildings stock.

Where do we begin and what are the challenges across the continent?

Speakers:
FEANTSA - FEANTSA
Anna Bajomi - FEANTSA
Danielle Butler - National Energy Action
Sarah Coupechoux - Fondation Abbé Pierre
Antonio del Río González
Besim Nebiu - Habitat for Humanity International
Cristina Pricop - European Public Health Alliance (Epha)
Olivier Tissot - Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety (FEEDS)
Marine Cornelis - Next Generation Consumer
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself.

View

A global right to clean, affordable energy?

An online panel session, sharing international lessons from the global struggle for a right to energy.

Speakers:
Friends of the Earth Europe - Friends of the Earth Europe
Ubrei-Joe Maimoni Mariere - Friends of the Earth Africa
Hadley Taylor - Sustainable Energy for All
Leon Dulce - Friends of the Earth Philippines
Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski - University of Manchester
View

Morning Break

Take some time out to enjoy a beverage of your choice.

View

Avoiding false and unjust solutions

A panel of experts will discuss the political risks of governments getting the response to the energy crisis wrong.

Speakers:
Transform! - Transform
Josep Babot Barbero - Aliança contra la Pobresa Energètica
Marisa Matias - The Left group in the European Parliament
Gala Kabbaj - Transform Europe and research collective, Quantité Critique
View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

The EU Commission’s commitments: from words to action for Europe’s energy poor

What steps have the European Commission taken to tackle energy poverty in practice? We are seeing one of the biggest legislative overhauls in EU history, join high level experts in the Commission to hear their plans to turn commitments into action.

Speakers:
Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights - European Commission
Baiba Miltovica - President of the Section for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure of the EESC (European Economic and Social Committee)
Jeppe Jensen - Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)
Serena Pontoglio - Team Leader of Renovation Wave implementation, DG ENER b3
Nikolaos Kontinakis - Policy officer at DG ENER b2 Energy Efficiency
Colin Roche - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

Is Fit for 55 fit to tackle energy poverty? MEP panel discussion

The aim is an EU Green Deal that 'leaves no one behind', but what real action has been put in place? Join Members of European Parliament to hear successes and failures of the current Fit for 55 package.
Translation into French

Speakers:
Cornelia Ernst - The Left, Germany
Radan Kanev - European People's Party, Bulgaria
Michael Bloss - Greens, Germany
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier - FEANTSA
Watch Video
11:30
-
12:30

Climate Justice is Social Justice, Social Justice is Climate Justice

A panel discussion examining the structural solutions needed to eradicate energy poverty.

Speakers:
EAPN - EAPN
Marie Toussaint - The Greens
Klelia Guerrero - Latin American Network for Social and Economic Justice (Latindadd)
Mònica Guiteras Blaya - Engineering Without Borders (ESF)
Mari Carmen Gómez - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Magda-Sarah Boulabiza - ENAR
Archana Ramanujam - Brown University
Dr Hibist Kassa - WoMin African Alliance
View

Late Afternoon Break

Take some time out to enjoy a beverage of your choice.

View

Mobilising around housing, health and decarbonisation

A panel discussion looking into the needs and opportunities for building a movement around fixing Europe’s buildings stock.

Where do we begin and what are the challenges across the continent?

Speakers:
FEANTSA - FEANTSA
Anna Bajomi - FEANTSA
Danielle Butler - National Energy Action
Sarah Coupechoux - Fondation Abbé Pierre
Antonio del Río González
Besim Nebiu - Habitat for Humanity International
Cristina Pricop - European Public Health Alliance (Epha)
Olivier Tissot - Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety (FEEDS)
Marine Cornelis - Next Generation Consumer
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself.

View

A global right to clean, affordable energy?

An online panel session, sharing international lessons from the global struggle for a right to energy.

Speakers:
Friends of the Earth Europe - Friends of the Earth Europe
Ubrei-Joe Maimoni Mariere - Friends of the Earth Africa
Hadley Taylor - Sustainable Energy for All
Leon Dulce - Friends of the Earth Philippines
Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski - University of Manchester
View

Morning Break

Take some time out to enjoy a beverage of your choice.

View

Avoiding false and unjust solutions

A panel of experts will discuss the political risks of governments getting the response to the energy crisis wrong.

Speakers:
Transform! - Transform
Josep Babot Barbero - Aliança contra la Pobresa Energètica
Marisa Matias - The Left group in the European Parliament
Gala Kabbaj - Transform Europe and research collective, Quantité Critique
View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

The EU Commission’s commitments: from words to action for Europe’s energy poor

What steps have the European Commission taken to tackle energy poverty in practice? We are seeing one of the biggest legislative overhauls in EU history, join high level experts in the Commission to hear their plans to turn commitments into action.

Speakers:
Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights - European Commission
Baiba Miltovica - President of the Section for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure of the EESC (European Economic and Social Committee)
Jeppe Jensen - Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)
Serena Pontoglio - Team Leader of Renovation Wave implementation, DG ENER b3
Nikolaos Kontinakis - Policy officer at DG ENER b2 Energy Efficiency
Colin Roche - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

Is Fit for 55 fit to tackle energy poverty? MEP panel discussion

The aim is an EU Green Deal that 'leaves no one behind', but what real action has been put in place? Join Members of European Parliament to hear successes and failures of the current Fit for 55 package.
Translation into French

Speakers:
Cornelia Ernst - The Left, Germany
Radan Kanev - European People's Party, Bulgaria
Michael Bloss - Greens, Germany
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier - FEANTSA
Watch Video
14:00
-
15:00

Climate Justice is Social Justice, Social Justice is Climate Justice

A panel discussion examining the structural solutions needed to eradicate energy poverty.

Speakers:
EAPN - EAPN
Marie Toussaint - The Greens
Klelia Guerrero - Latin American Network for Social and Economic Justice (Latindadd)
Mònica Guiteras Blaya - Engineering Without Borders (ESF)
Mari Carmen Gómez - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Magda-Sarah Boulabiza - ENAR
Archana Ramanujam - Brown University
Dr Hibist Kassa - WoMin African Alliance
View

Late Afternoon Break

Take some time out to enjoy a beverage of your choice.

View

Mobilising around housing, health and decarbonisation

A panel discussion looking into the needs and opportunities for building a movement around fixing Europe’s buildings stock.

Where do we begin and what are the challenges across the continent?

Speakers:
FEANTSA - FEANTSA
Anna Bajomi - FEANTSA
Danielle Butler - National Energy Action
Sarah Coupechoux - Fondation Abbé Pierre
Antonio del Río González
Besim Nebiu - Habitat for Humanity International
Cristina Pricop - European Public Health Alliance (Epha)
Olivier Tissot - Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety (FEEDS)
Marine Cornelis - Next Generation Consumer
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself.

View

A global right to clean, affordable energy?

An online panel session, sharing international lessons from the global struggle for a right to energy.

Speakers:
Friends of the Earth Europe - Friends of the Earth Europe
Ubrei-Joe Maimoni Mariere - Friends of the Earth Africa
Hadley Taylor - Sustainable Energy for All
Leon Dulce - Friends of the Earth Philippines
Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski - University of Manchester
View

Morning Break

Take some time out to enjoy a beverage of your choice.

View

Avoiding false and unjust solutions

A panel of experts will discuss the political risks of governments getting the response to the energy crisis wrong.

Speakers:
Transform! - Transform
Josep Babot Barbero - Aliança contra la Pobresa Energètica
Marisa Matias - The Left group in the European Parliament
Gala Kabbaj - Transform Europe and research collective, Quantité Critique
View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

The EU Commission’s commitments: from words to action for Europe’s energy poor

What steps have the European Commission taken to tackle energy poverty in practice? We are seeing one of the biggest legislative overhauls in EU history, join high level experts in the Commission to hear their plans to turn commitments into action.

Speakers:
Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights - European Commission
Baiba Miltovica - President of the Section for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure of the EESC (European Economic and Social Committee)
Jeppe Jensen - Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)
Serena Pontoglio - Team Leader of Renovation Wave implementation, DG ENER b3
Nikolaos Kontinakis - Policy officer at DG ENER b2 Energy Efficiency
Colin Roche - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

Is Fit for 55 fit to tackle energy poverty? MEP panel discussion

The aim is an EU Green Deal that 'leaves no one behind', but what real action has been put in place? Join Members of European Parliament to hear successes and failures of the current Fit for 55 package.
Translation into French

Speakers:
Cornelia Ernst - The Left, Germany
Radan Kanev - European People's Party, Bulgaria
Michael Bloss - Greens, Germany
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier - FEANTSA
Watch Video
15:30
-
16:30

Climate Justice is Social Justice, Social Justice is Climate Justice

A panel discussion examining the structural solutions needed to eradicate energy poverty.

Speakers:
EAPN - EAPN
Marie Toussaint - The Greens
Klelia Guerrero - Latin American Network for Social and Economic Justice (Latindadd)
Mònica Guiteras Blaya - Engineering Without Borders (ESF)
Mari Carmen Gómez - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Magda-Sarah Boulabiza - ENAR
Archana Ramanujam - Brown University
Dr Hibist Kassa - WoMin African Alliance
View

Late Afternoon Break

Take some time out to enjoy a beverage of your choice.

View

Mobilising around housing, health and decarbonisation

A panel discussion looking into the needs and opportunities for building a movement around fixing Europe’s buildings stock.

Where do we begin and what are the challenges across the continent?

Speakers:
FEANTSA - FEANTSA
Anna Bajomi - FEANTSA
Danielle Butler - National Energy Action
Sarah Coupechoux - Fondation Abbé Pierre
Antonio del Río González
Besim Nebiu - Habitat for Humanity International
Cristina Pricop - European Public Health Alliance (Epha)
Olivier Tissot - Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety (FEEDS)
Marine Cornelis - Next Generation Consumer
View

Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself.

View

A global right to clean, affordable energy?

An online panel session, sharing international lessons from the global struggle for a right to energy.

Speakers:
Friends of the Earth Europe - Friends of the Earth Europe
Ubrei-Joe Maimoni Mariere - Friends of the Earth Africa
Hadley Taylor - Sustainable Energy for All
Leon Dulce - Friends of the Earth Philippines
Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski - University of Manchester
View

Morning Break

Take some time out to enjoy a beverage of your choice.

View

Avoiding false and unjust solutions

A panel of experts will discuss the political risks of governments getting the response to the energy crisis wrong.

Speakers:
Transform! - Transform
Josep Babot Barbero - Aliança contra la Pobresa Energètica
Marisa Matias - The Left group in the European Parliament
Gala Kabbaj - Transform Europe and research collective, Quantité Critique
View

Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

View

The EU Commission’s commitments: from words to action for Europe’s energy poor

What steps have the European Commission taken to tackle energy poverty in practice? We are seeing one of the biggest legislative overhauls in EU history, join high level experts in the Commission to hear their plans to turn commitments into action.

Speakers:
Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights - European Commission
Baiba Miltovica - President of the Section for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure of the EESC (European Economic and Social Committee)
Jeppe Jensen - Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)
Serena Pontoglio - Team Leader of Renovation Wave implementation, DG ENER b3
Nikolaos Kontinakis - Policy officer at DG ENER b2 Energy Efficiency
Colin Roche - Friends of the Earth Europe
Watch Video

Is Fit for 55 fit to tackle energy poverty? MEP panel discussion

The aim is an EU Green Deal that 'leaves no one behind', but what real action has been put in place? Join Members of European Parliament to hear successes and failures of the current Fit for 55 package.
Translation into French

Speakers:
Cornelia Ernst - The Left, Germany
Radan Kanev - European People's Party, Bulgaria
Michael Bloss - Greens, Germany
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier - FEANTSA
Watch Video
17:00
-
18:30

Climate Justice is Social Justice, Social Justice is Climate Justice

A panel discussion examining the structural solutions needed to eradicate energy poverty.

Speakers:
EAPN - EAPN
Marie Toussaint - The Greens
Klelia Guerrero - Latin American Network for Social and Economic Justice (Latindadd)
Mònica Guiteras Blaya - Engineering Without Borders (ESF)
Mari Carmen Gómez - Alliance against Energy Poverty (APE)
Magda-Sarah Boulabiza - ENAR
Archana Ramanujam - Brown University
Dr Hibist Kassa - WoMin African Alliance
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Late Afternoon Break

Take some time out to enjoy a beverage of your choice.

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Mobilising around housing, health and decarbonisation

A panel discussion looking into the needs and opportunities for building a movement around fixing Europe’s buildings stock.

Where do we begin and what are the challenges across the continent?

Speakers:
FEANTSA - FEANTSA
Anna Bajomi - FEANTSA
Danielle Butler - National Energy Action
Sarah Coupechoux - Fondation Abbé Pierre
Antonio del Río González
Besim Nebiu - Habitat for Humanity International
Cristina Pricop - European Public Health Alliance (Epha)
Olivier Tissot - Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety (FEEDS)
Marine Cornelis - Next Generation Consumer
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Afternoon Break

Take some time for yourself.

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A global right to clean, affordable energy?

An online panel session, sharing international lessons from the global struggle for a right to energy.

Speakers:
Friends of the Earth Europe - Friends of the Earth Europe
Ubrei-Joe Maimoni Mariere - Friends of the Earth Africa
Hadley Taylor - Sustainable Energy for All
Leon Dulce - Friends of the Earth Philippines
Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski - University of Manchester
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Morning Break

Take some time out to enjoy a beverage of your choice.

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Avoiding false and unjust solutions

A panel of experts will discuss the political risks of governments getting the response to the energy crisis wrong.

Speakers:
Transform! - Transform
Josep Babot Barbero - Aliança contra la Pobresa Energètica
Marisa Matias - The Left group in the European Parliament
Gala Kabbaj - Transform Europe and research collective, Quantité Critique
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Reflection space

After the afternoons conversations, a space to reflect on zoom together.

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The EU Commission’s commitments: from words to action for Europe’s energy poor

What steps have the European Commission taken to tackle energy poverty in practice? We are seeing one of the biggest legislative overhauls in EU history, join high level experts in the Commission to hear their plans to turn commitments into action.

Speakers:
Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights - European Commission
Baiba Miltovica - President of the Section for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure of the EESC (European Economic and Social Committee)
Jeppe Jensen - Energy Poverty Advisory Hub (EPAH)
Serena Pontoglio - Team Leader of Renovation Wave implementation, DG ENER b3
Nikolaos Kontinakis - Policy officer at DG ENER b2 Energy Efficiency
Colin Roche - Friends of the Earth Europe
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Is Fit for 55 fit to tackle energy poverty? MEP panel discussion

The aim is an EU Green Deal that 'leaves no one behind', but what real action has been put in place? Join Members of European Parliament to hear successes and failures of the current Fit for 55 package.
Translation into French

Speakers:
Cornelia Ernst - The Left, Germany
Radan Kanev - European People's Party, Bulgaria
Michael Bloss - Greens, Germany
Clotilde Clark-Foulquier - FEANTSA
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