Across Europe, citizens are working together to create an energy system that puts people and planet first. Not just as passive consumers, but as change-makers and active participants. Community energy initiatives can be an important step towards a just and inclusive energy transition. This interactive session showcased first-hand experiences tackling energy poverty and highlighting obstacles and opportunities for kick-starting your own energy solidarity initiatives.
It included three group sessions focusing on:
- Energy poverty and health
- Energy cooperative solutions for energy poverty alleviation
- Raising funds for energy solidarity
Speakers in this session were:
From POWER UP
Miriam Eisermann – Energy Cities
Noemi Garcia Lepetit – Las Naves Valencia (representing also the WELLBASED project)
From other initiatives
Chris Vrettos – Electra Energy Cooperative
Kevin Chaplais – Les Amis d’Enercoop, (CEES)
Paula Damaška – Green Energy Cooperative, (CEES)
Lucie Middlemiss – University of Leeds, (WELLBASED)
Heleen Schockaert – REScoop.eu, (CEES)
Dimitris Tsekeris – Friends of the Earth Europe
Marilyn Smith – The ENERGY ACTION Project (En-Act), (CEES)
