About the conference
The seventh edition of the international online conference „Clean Energy for People“ will be held between 12.03 and 14.03. The main organizer Environmental Association Za Zemiata, Friends of the Earth Bulgaria and CEE Bankwatch Network are joining forces in order to bring this engaging event to reality.
This edition focuses on the efforts and challenges of renovating the single-family building stock of Central and Eastern Europe, as well as accelerating the development of clean heating on an individual and district scale. One stop shops, support schemes and financial instruments, energy poverty, as well as, local cooling and heating plans will be at the forefront of the discussions. We will take a look at European and national policies, as well as household-oriented financial incentives and subsidies.
We will highlight good scalable examples from across Europe on making the transition to a clean, affordable, inclusive, energy efficient, and circular future of the dwellings we inhabit in CEE. The conference is not just a talk-shop; it’s a dynamic platform for experts and decision-makers to tackle the challenges and seize the opportunities in Europe’s mission to decarbonise buildings and heating.
Program
Day 1 | 12.03 | Leave No One Behind: The case for renovating single-family buildings
Moderator: Svetoslav Stoykov
08:30 – 08:45 (CET) Greetings by Conference Hosts: Svetoslav Stoykov, EA Za Zemiata
8:45 – 9:15 (CET) EU Buildings Climate Tracker: A call for faster and bolder action in CEE: Jerson Alexis Pinzon Amorocho, Buildings Performance Institute Europe
09:15 – 09:45 (CET) Promoting energy efficient refurbishment – the case of Germany: Dr. Dominik Bach, KFw Germany
09:45 – 10:15 (CET) Designing Measures for the Social Climate Fund in Bulgaria: Teodora Peeva, WWF Bulgaria
10:15 – 10:25 (CET) Break
10:25 – 11:15 (CET) Roundable: Leave No One Behind. The case for building renovation of the single-family housing stock.
Participants: Assya Dobrudjalieva(Habitat for Humanity Bulgaria), Teodora Peneva (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences / WWF Bulgaria), dr. Anna Bajomi (FEANTSA: European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless), Ina Karove (Energy Agency of Plovdiv)
Day 2 | 13.03 | One Stop Shops, as a tool for scaling up building renovation
Moderator: Svetoslav Stoykov
08:30 – 08:35 (CET) Greetings by Conference Hosts: Svetoslav Stoykov, EA Za Zemiata
08:35 – 09:05 (CET) One Stop Shops, as a tool for scaling up building renovation in EU: Jenny-Claire Keilmann, Climate Alliance
09:05 – 09:35 (CET) MultiHome – comprehensive one-stop shop in Plovdiv region: Ina Karova, Energy Agency of Plovdiv
09:35 – 10:05 (CET) SHEERenov+ project on financing renovation for energy efficiency in the housing sector: Tzveta Naniova, Bulgarian-Austrian Consulting Company
10:05 – 10:15 (CET) Break
10:15 – 11:30 (CET) Leave No One Behind. The case for One Stop Shops as a tool for the decarbonization of the residential housing sector.
Participants: Ina Karova (Energy Agency of Plovdiv), Angelina Boneva (Ministry of regional development and public works), Justyna Glusman (Fala Renowacji), Dragomir Tzanev (EnEffekt), Tzveta Naniova(Bulgarian-Austrian Consulting Company)
Day 3 |14.03 | The role of the local heating & cooling plans
Moderator: Svetoslav Stoykov
08:30 – 08:35 (CET) Greetings by Conference Hosts: Svetoslav Stoykov, EA Za Zemiata
08:35 – 09:05 (CET) Can municipalities with a population below 45 thousand support an efficient individual heating? Good practices from the BioBalance and BioJust projects: Assya Dobrudjalieva, Habitat for Humanity Bulgaria
09:05 – 09:35 (CET) Solid fuel heating in EU: Challenges and transitioning: dr. Anna Bajomi, FEANTSA: European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless
09:35 – 10:05 (CET) Renewable heat for all: Davide Sabbadin, European Environmental Bureau
10:05 – 10:15 (CET) Break
10:15 – 10:45 (CET) Making Renewable Heating Accessible and Affordable: Monica Vidal, CAN Europe
10:45 – 11:15 (CET) Strategies to transform a coal-based district heating system. Spotlights from the District Heating Toolkit: Carsten Rothballer, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and Dietmar Schuewer, Wuppertal Institute, both from the CRiT Secretariat
11:15 – 11:25 (CET) Break
11:25 – 11:55 (CET) Principles for clean, efficient and smart district heating: Sem Oxenaar, Regulatory Assistance Project
11:55 – 12:25 (CET) The role of citizens in H&C plans: Felix Kriedmann, RESCOOP
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