The International Network
for Sustainable Energy

European Sustainable Energy NGO Seminar,
Black Sea Coast, Romania
September 13-18, 2005

Solar Energy Institute, Agigea
at the Black Sea coast, Romania.
Organisers: Earth Friends (INFORSE member), Romania,
and INFORSE-Europe.

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Programme/Proceedings

September 13 (Tuesday):
Presentation of Programme and Seminar
Successes and lessons learned with sustainable energy, recent developments, NGO priorities. The presentations covering the situation for renewable energy and energy efficiency, progress or lack of developments in the field, main NGO activities and priorities for sustainable energy.
Presentations:
- Accession countries (Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey)
· New EU countries (Poland, Slovakia, Lithuania)
· Old EU countries (Wales, UK [ pdf 2 MB] by Pete West Wales EcoCentre; Denmark; Germany)
· South East Europe (Croatia, Macedonia)
· Former USSR (Ukraine [ pdf 503kB] by Andrej Konachankov, REA; Moldova, Armenia)
· EU level Presentation on EU policies[ pdf 78kB]. By Gunnar Boye Olesen, INFORSE-Europe
Evening: Tour of solar energy center, presentation of participants

September 14 (Wednesday):
· EU Policies, Renewable Heat/Biofuels, Energy Efficiency & Structural Funds [ pdf 401kB].
By Emil Bedi and Gunnar Olesen, INFORSE-Europe
· Visions for Sustainable Energy.
By Gunnar Olesen, INFORSE-Europe/OVE Denmark
· DIERET Online Education.
By Emil Bedi, INFORSE-Europe/FAE Slovakia

Introduction to the Workshops:
· Sustainable Energy Education in Schools.[ pdf 277kB]
By Sharon Bannister, West Wales ECO Centre, UK
· NGO Demonstration of Small Scale, Practical Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Solutions. [ pdf 492 kB]
By Ion Zamfir, Earth Friends, Romania
· EU Energy Policy. [ pdf 78 kB]
By Gunnar Olesen, INFORSE-Europe/OVE Denmark
· Use of Structural Funds for Sustainable Energy [ pdf 757kB].
By Pete West, West Wales ECO Centre, UK
· How to Promote Sustainable Energy in Central and Eastern Europe? [ pdf 115 kB]
By Ion Zamfir, Earth Friends, Romania
· Development of Visions for Sustainable Energy.
By Gunnar B. Olesen, INFORSE-Europe, Denmark
· Global Energy, Climate Policies, CSD, Future of Kyoto.
By Gunnar Olesen and Emil Bedi, INFORSE-Europe
· Subsidies for Fossil and Nuclear Energy – and How to Phase Them Out [ pdf 192 kB].
By Dörte Fouquet, EREF.

September 15 (Thursday):
EU Policy with Focus on Renewable Electricity [ pdf 86kB].
By Dörte Fouquet, EREF
Subsidies for Fossil and Nuclear Energy – and How to get rid of them.[ pdf 192kB].
By Dörte Fouquet, EREF.

Session of Workshops

September 16 (Friday):
Session of Workshops

September 17 (Saturday)
INFORSE-Europe Annual Meeting. Action Plan agreed for 2006. [ pdf 41 kB]

September 18 (Sunday)
INFORSE-Europe Board Meeting