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Programme
Tuesday, 1st April 2008
Guided tour in the City of Aachen
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Wednesday, 2nd April 2008 Welcome - Dr. Jürgen Linden, Lord Mayer of the City of Aachen
- Toine Gresel, Mayor of the City of Heerlen
- Joachim Lorenz, President of the Climate Alliance, Permanent City Councillor for Environment and Health, City of Munich
- Diego Iván Escobar Guzman, Vice-President of Climate Alliance, Coordinator for Environment of the COICA, Ecuador
Photos European and National Climate Protection Targets: Impetus for the Local Level? - Frans Timmermans, Minister for European Affairs, Netherlands
- Michael Müller, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany
- The covenant of mayors (94 KB)
Katarina Dobranovic, European Commission, Directorate General for Energy and Transport
Photos Panel discussion with political representatives of Climate Alliance cities and municipalities: - Ronan Dantec, Vice-President of Nantes Métropole
- Joachim Lorenz, President of the Climate Alliance, Permanent City Councillor for Environment and Health, City of Munich
- Melanie Maatman, Director of Policy at the Urban Development Department,
City of The Hague - Gisela Nacken, Deputy Mayor for Planning & Environment, City of Aachen
- Dr. Manuela Rottmann, Deputy Mayor for Environment and Health, City of Frankfurt
- Lex Smeets, Alderman for Climate Policy and Sustainability, City of Heerlen
- Facilitator: Camille Gira, Board Member of the Climate Alliance, Mayor of the City of Beckerich, Luxembourg
Photos Future-Café: Milestones in Local Climate Change Policies An interactive inventory of achievements in Climate Alliance's member cities and municipalities (3,2 MB) Local climate protection crosses borders - together we do better (77 KB) Facilitator: Andrew Davies, The Future Café Photos I. Workshop for Politicians: Climate Protection as a Chance for Local Economy - Local value creation by renewable energy,
Bene Müller, solar complex, Germany - Wim Aarts, Energy Hills e. V., Netherlands
- Ernst Vuijk, Ecofys Euregio, Netherlands
- Facilitator: Ernst Vuijk
Photos II. Energy Bridges between North and South - Impacts of current climate protection strategies on people in the South
Energy and Indigenous People - An Update
Diego Iván Escobar Guzman, COICA Ecuador - CDM - A critical interim assessment
Dietmar Mirkes, ASTM, Climate Alliance Luxembourg - Agrofuels - a negative balance for climate, human and environment
Birgit Engel, ASTM, Climate Alliance Luxembourg - Climate Justice
Anika Schroeder, MISEREOR, Germany - Facilitator: Thomas Brose, Climate Alliance
Photos III. Adaptation to Climate Change - Local Development Strategies - Challenges and opportunities for municipal utilities with the example of Aachen
Dr. Christian Becker, Stadtwerke Aachen AG (STAWAG), Management board of the Public Services Aachen, Germany - "We will adapt" - Vision and practice in The Hague (2,8 MB)
Melanie Maatman, Director of Policy at the Urban Development Department, City of The Hague - Adaptation Scan in practice (1,8 MB)
Hans Schneider, Strategic consultant at BuildDesk Netherlands - Storage of water and energy in the subsurface - mitigation and adaptation strategy (4,4 MB)
Guus Willemsen, Director of IF Technology, Arnheim, Netherlands - Facilitator: Dr. Andreas Kress, Climate Alliance
Photos Workshop Conclusions Welcome of the City of Heerlen on Hoensbroek Castle Photos Newspaper report: Zondagsnieuws Parkstad Limburg (267 KB)
Thursday, 3rd April 2008 General Assembly of the Climate Alliance - Determining of the quorum
- 2007 activity and financial report
- Formal approval of the board's activities
- Planning and activities for 2008
- Amendment of the Statutes
- Election of the Executive Board Members
- Further resolutions and miscellaneous
Photos I. Public Procurement for more Energy Efficiency in Europe II. Fit for future: Retrofitting of Existing Buildings III. What's our drive in the future? - Energy alternatives in transport - Gerald Knauf, Forum Environment and Development, Bonn, Germany
- Tomi Engel, German Society for Solar Energy, Munich, Germany
- Michael Cramer, Member of the European Parliament
- Moving fast into the Future of Sustainable Mobility!
Guido Boosten, DuraCar Holding B.V. - Facilitator: Dr. Dag Schulze, Climate Alliance
The Climate Alliance CO2 Monitoring Tool: Current Information - Thomas Herzberger, Ecospeed SA, Switzerland
- CO2 monitoring
Miguel Morcillo, Klima-Bündnis - Alianza del Clima e.V.
Kaleidoscope: Climate Protection in Action Current climate change activities and projects in the member cities and municipalities Photos Conference Roundup and Perspectives The 17th international annual conference and general assembly of Climate Alliance will take place in Brussels/Belgium from 23 - 24 April 2009. Leisure time facilities - Relaxing at the Hot Springs Carolus in Aachen
- Walk through the City of Heerlen Photos
- Night Ascent of the wind energy plant at the Wind Farm Vetschau
Miscellaneous photos
Friday, 4th April 2008 Excursion to Energy Projects in the Cities of Aachen und Heerlen
A guided bus tour provides an insight into two interesting geothermic projects in the cities of Aachen and Heerlen.
SuperC - unique geothermal project in Aachen
The fascinating new service centre of excellence university RWTH Aachen - called SuperC - presents an impressive, innovative architecture and convinces with a unique pilot scheme to use geothermal energy (depth of 2,500 meters). This project demonstrates the economical and ecological profits of geothermal power. www.superc.rwth-aachen.de
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Old Mines - New Energy: Mijnwater and Remining Lowex Projects Heerlen
The project - carried out by means of an international partnership - aims to demonstrate how the geothermal energy stored by mine water can be used as a safe and environmental way to heat and cool buildings. An overwhelming demonstration of environmental solution in place of environmental problem. www.mijnwaterproject.info Photos
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