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Coming home from town yesterday, I came across a poster for the far-right party in Belgium. In a fit of frustration I tore it off the wall (it took ages, it was stuck on).😤 What did this achieve? Not a lot but I felt calmer afterwards. Doing something, anything. Last week I was in Spain for the International Degrowth Conference. It was very academia-heavy 🐌 We talked intensively. About ways of thinking and ways of being and about degrowth and justice and community, all the intangible yet crucial things we try to protect without being able to define. 📚 Usually the discussions were full of life and ideas and then someone would raise a good point about a problem with that particular method or theory and we would all nod and say that more thinking is needed. We love to talk and read and think. They are some of the most destabilising things you can do to a government 🔥 There’s a reason repressive regimes try to attack academia, science and free speech. But I wonder how many ideas have been stalled at the idea phase. If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, the roads to both freedom and annihilation are paved with good ideas. The difference is whether we embrace the potential of an imperfect idea, or whether we stay discussing forever in pursuit of the perfect theory, perfect new system. I’m not here to criticise academia or to dismiss justified critiques of movements. But system disruption needs action and implementation alongside ideas 💡 So much of the world is already trying to prevent us from breaking out of the status quo. And then we compound it and hold ourselves back from the futures we want until we are sure our plan is perfect and that we are perfect too. We can stand to bank a lot more on the potential of an idea, without proof of its infallibility. We learn through talking but we also learn by doing. In today's edition of The Green Fix we chat about imperfection and also interview the Belgian farmer taking TotalEnergies to court for its climate impact 🔥 https://lnkd.in/dmvApUre #TheFarmerCase #Degrowth #ESEE2024 #PostGrowth #ClimateAction #BeyondGrowth #ClimateWriting #ClimateJustice #SystemChange

🚀 Jump into the excitement with 22 virtual competitions across Europe! Teams of 5-6 citizens and 1-2 researchers are teaming up to face our planet's climate challenges head-on! With over 60 participants in every virtual hackathon, each idea, innovation, and voice contributes to shaping a greener future. ⬇️ Visit the website to discover the map and dates for your hackathon, and join the competition! #EUSparks #EUSparksforClimate #CitizensHackathon #ClimateAction #EUChampionship #ClimateAdaptation #EUmissions #SmartCities #InnovationChallenge #SocialInnovation #ClimateInnovation Barrabés.biz Energy Cities EURADA - European Association of Development Agencies ECSA - European Citizen Science Association NetZeroCitiesEU European Business Network (EBN) ICLEI ICLEI Europe

Join Horizon Europe Cluster 5 - Climate, Energy and Mobility 2024 Networking Event - 25-26 April in Paris, France Energy and mobility industry stakeholders: you want to apply for the HORIZON EUROPE PROGRAMME funding opportunities and you are looking for partners? Get involved and get a head start to take part in the next Cluster 5 – Climate, Energy & Mobility 2024 calls of the Horizon Europe programme. The event focuses on the following calls, more specifically on destinations 2, 3 and 6 (due in the 2nd semester of 2024): - Climate sciences and responses - Cross-sectoral solutions for the climate transition - Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply - Efficient, sustainable and inclusive energy use - Clean and competitive solutions for all transport modes - Safe, Resilient Transport and Smart Mobility services for passengers and goods   The event will be held entirely online. The event is free of charge but registration and profile activation are mandatory to attend the brokerage event. When registering, please, fill in at least one Marketplace Item with information on what expertise you want to offer or request within the scope of the calls. Matchmaking website: https://lnkd.in/eXwTNy6e #energy #renewableenergy #mobility #climatetransition #climatescience #energysupply #energyuse #transport #safetransport #resilienttransport #smartmobility #passengers #goods #eencanhelp

Excited to introduce Luka Lugaric, one of our mentors from last #ZagrebHackathon and an expert in climate change strategy and industrial decarbonization with more than 18 years of global experience. Don't miss out on his perspective and explore why joining EU Sparks for Climate is a must! 💡 #EUSparks #EUSparksforClimate #competition #hackthon Barrabés.biz Energy Cities EURADA - European Association of Development Agencies ECSA - European Citizen Science Association NetZeroCitiesEU European Business Network (EBN) ICLEI ICLEI Europe European Commission

CluBE-Cluster of Bioeconomy and Environment of Western Macedonia _____ Regio1st presents its Planning Framework that provides a comprehensive, structured approach for regional energy planners in Europe to develop and implement sustainable, cost-effective energy strategies while prioritizing energy savings in buildings, system flexibilities and other energy efficiency solutions in line with the Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) principle. Register for more!

💡 The city of #Rivne, Ukraine is a beacon of sustainability in a time of turmoil. 💚 Despite the shadow of war, Rivne became one of the #PilotCities in the Pilot Cities Programme, showing its commitment to a greener future. Having already sustainable iniatives, the city's overarching goal is to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and implement systemic change to tackle the problem of the lack of quality data and long-term planning in regard to a sustainable future. 🏙 Rivne's climate planning and activities have to face everyday barriers, such as operational and technical issues, inability to take part in in-person site visits as part of the Twinning Learning Programme, and wider planning for energy solutions to avoid problems such as power cuts, in the context of war. Despite these unprecedented challenges, Rivne remains committed to climate neutrality, emerging as a beacon of resilience and hope. ➡ Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eGqbdvws #MissionCities #EUMissions #HorizonEU CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency EU Science, Research and Innovation

Check out Tanya Barham's insightful and humorous speech at The Wings Conference on how to bring the "weird uncle" of climate technology — buildings — into the 21st century 🏢 Learn more about how Community Energy Labs, a #CalTestBed and hashtag #CalSEED awardee, is leveraging AI to transform building operations, cutting costs and emissions: https://lnkd.in/gmePfYHv

I’m very interested in exploring the possibilities and limitations of driving energy system change from below through this dialogue

🎥 Check out the recording of the ManagEnergy Talk! Hans Rhein, Head of Unit at CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency, took stock of all the things achieved in these 4 years of EU Green Deal and questioned the challenges ahead. According to Hans, "the technological solutions to drive the energy transition are available. The question is: is it enough? Are we going fast enough? Are we able to turn the tide?" 💡 Watch the recording of this inspiring event! Full version: https://buff.ly/3KWLrtZ #EUSEW2024

This week I travelled to Svendborg 🇩🇰 to attend the European Maritime Day, a two-day event organised every year by the European Commission to bring the maritime community together. Not only was this the perfect opportunity to further explore train travel in Europe 🚆, it was also a great way to meet many interesting people during my first month at Seas At Risk and bring the nature perspective in many thought-provoking conversations on offshore renewables. As thousands of people take the streets to call for stronger climate action🍀, here are some of my #EMD takeaways for a sustainable energy transition at sea:  🐟 🌊 We need to get nature back on its feet. This means more marine protected areas, a ban on all harmful activities within these zones and prioritising nature when planning maritime space. Given their impact on the environment, offshore wind farms should also be excluded from protected areas. ⚡ Energy consumption needs to be reduced. Learn how the EU and national governments can do that by checking out the Paris Agreement Compatible (PAC) scenario: https://lnkd.in/eZqEV3iH 🔬 More research is needed. How will the combination of several wind farms impact the marine environment? How will this impact interact with that of other activities? These are only two of the many outstanding questions. 🙋♀️🙋♂️We need a people-centered approach to the energy transition through early, inclusive and accessible public participation and the promotion of energy communties. 👀 To find out more about the importance of nature and people in the energy transition at sea, check out Seas At Risk's latest article on the topic: https://lnkd.in/gacwQhqd