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75% of Jühnde´s households join short distance heating net

grid

el. power

CHP

BioGas

heat centralshort

distance heating grid

el. power

2012 International Year

of Energy for All

Green Communities - matter of Lifestyle

Dr. Elmar Römpczyk Jurmala, 2012

Dr. Elmar Römpczyk. 2012

Green Communities …

Energy -a single issue at stake ?

Energy -a single issue at stake ?

strategic choicesare in progress

strategic choicesare in progress

first DEMAND then SUPPLY

first DEMAND then SUPPLY

out of the woods, urgently & through networking

out of the woods, urgently & through networking



Energy -a single issue at stake ?Energy -a single issue at stake ?

In 50 years the demand of 9 bn people for resources and energy cannot be satisfied the same way as was done during the passed 50 years on the northern globe for just 1 bn.

The industrial North hostes 25% of global population. This minority consumes but 75% of the yearly global energy.

lifestyle

Housing /construction

Housing /construction

MobilityMobility CommunicationCommunication

EducationEducation


ParticipationParticipationYasuní

Green Communities – question of lifestyle

Need for strategic choices

Heating +

Power

Heating +

PowerFood / processing

Food / processing

(1) reduce the energy demand, and

(2) replace the import of energies (65%) by domestic production

Latvia has two major long-term strategic decisions to make:(for development & for security)

(1) goes together with Efficiency and that in form of cogeneration. In LV you should preserve the local district heating systems for that. Wood & bio-resources can feed local cogeneration

(2) goes together with Latvia´s balance of payments prime energies imports from Russia; power from LT, EE do not include all real costs; therefore price increases are ahead



By-product: less corruption, less monopolies (Latvenergo, Latvijas Gaze, ….)



strategic choices some are in progress

strategic choices some are in progress

Energy-policy-dreams in LV but no strategy

export of strategic resource

dangerous dependency on imports

Food or

Fuel ?

save energy

be efficient

use decentral CHP

save energy

be efficient

use decentral CHP

Some Goals to be achieved

reduce the use of electric energy per inhabitant by at least 20 % by the year 2015 compared to 1993

Cogeneration is possibleCogeneration is possible In 1996, a unanimous decision was

taken – Växjö shall be a City free from Fossil Fuel

reduce the fossil CO2 emissions per inhabitant by at least 50 % by the year 2010, and by at least 70 % by the year 2025, compared to 1993

Växjö – message:





Norway decided pro FISH -

against new OIL drilling

at Lofoten-Islands

(Apr. 2011)

Viking – message:


PV is possible

Public buildings as platform for PV-generationBonn – message:


75% of Jühnde´s households join short distance heating net

grid

el. power

CHP

BioGas

heat centralshort

distance heating grid

el. power


Jühnde

Amatciems -

chance for LV-message


Green Communities – question of lifestyleBut: no CHP, no solar panels just beauty

chance for LV-message

Car-free daysCar-free daysCar-sharingCar-sharing



first DEMAND then SUPPLY first DEMAND then SUPPLY

if green communitiesare intended

Change of GDPNo: health, social relations, education,environment, security, participation, leisure, etc.

toward SEEA = System of Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting

transparent Regulation toward efficiency linked to SD development & Conflict-Management

Energymanagement

Energymanagement


DemandSupply

proposal by Brazil for Rio+20

Green New Deal

political

sources purposes



decentralised integrated development clusters

to allowvalue-added products in place

= additional income

purpose of Energy Demand ?


requiresguided investmentsinto RES & otherto implement LV´s SD-strategy

requiresguided investmentsinto RES & otherto implement LV´s SD-strategy


Latvia: certain potential for cluster development


value-added timber products, in Latgale Dr. Elmar Römpczyk. 2012

value-added textile products (linen), in Kuldiga Dr. Elmar Römpczyk. 2012

value-added food products, in Latvija




out of the woods,

urgently &

through networking

out of the woods,

urgently &

through networking


Europe: Germany, Latvia; Ecuador …Europe: Germany, Latvia; Ecuador …


http://www.economist.com/node/21547790

http://viacampesina.org/en/


context of challenges: local, national, continental context of challenges: local, national, continental context of challenges: local, national, continental context of challenges: local, national, continental

?

deep Ocean

Arctic

rivers swamps

coal

nuclear

oilgaz

rainforest

oceansdroughts

food varieties

floods

rising sea level

future safe LIFESTYLE

WATERWATERENERGYENERGY

CLIMATECLIMATE Bio

DIVERSITYBio

DIVERSITYDEMOCRACYDEMOCRACY

woodfuel

solar

hydro

efficiency

footprint

irrigation

Waste-Mafia

shale-gaz

landfill


Transition-Town Initiatives (international network)

regional (Baltic) Economy - cluster development

regional (Baltic) Energy – Supply - short distance grids

regional (Baltic) Food production - no food spilling

regional (Baltic) Labour qualification - local value adding


http://www.transitionnetwork.org/

Baltic Master II – www.balticmaster.orgMaritime safety – Transport and Environment in the Baltic Sea Region

Bio Energy Promotion – www.bioenergypromotion.netThe Baltic Sea Region Bioenergy Promotion Project

COOL BricksClimate Change, Cultural Heritage & Energy Effi cient Monuments

Biennial Report 2009-2010Baltic Sea States Subregional Co-operation, BSSSC

YESS – Youth Event on Sustainable Societies


World Habitat Award, Green Cities

„SPIN” : sustainable production through innovation in small and medium sized enterprises

„SPIN” : sustainable production through innovation in small and medium sized enterprises

& talk to your neighbour Now, during the conference

& talk to your neighbour Now, during the conference

& think what should be done to turn your community green

& think what should be done to turn your community green

& ask the government, what came out of Latvia´s CBSS presidency (2008) or how to participate in CBSS-iniciatives like SPIN ….

& ask the government, what came out of Latvia´s CBSS presidency (2008) or how to participate in CBSS-iniciatives like SPIN ….

EU & CBSS programmes, budgets, action plans, recommendations, lighthouse-projects

EU & CBSS programmes, budgets, action plans, recommendations, lighthouse-projects

instead of going messy with program inflation: make use of lessons learnt from the BSR

instead of going messy with program inflation: make use of lessons learnt from the BSR

see also: State Agency of Construction, Energy & Housing (http://www.bema.gov.lv) or Latvian Environment Protection Fund Administration (http://www.lvaf.gov.lv)

see also: State Agency of Construction, Energy & Housing (http://www.bema.gov.lv) or Latvian Environment Protection Fund Administration (http://www.lvaf.gov.lv)


Energy-Efficiency – up from local levelGreen Communities – up from local levelCreation of Green Communities World Café

ENERGY

DEMOCRACY

SUSTAINABILITY

WATER

WOODS

2012 = UN-year of COOPERATIVES ( complementary farms)


Energy-Efficiency – up from local levelGreen Communities – up from local levelAction Plan LOCAL + REGIONAL SUSTAINABILITY

integrated planning (cluster) sector, space consecutive steps regional networking (Baltic) progress indicator + feedback democratic participation

integrated planning (cluster) sector, space consecutive steps regional networking (Baltic) progress indicator + feedback democratic participation

LV-success-story:

future safe LIFESTYLELV-success-story:

future safe LIFESTYLE

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