BBC Scotland in Primary School no 13 in Bielsko-Biała
On 29th of October 2012 Primary School no 13 in Bielsko-Biała was visited by BBC Scotland, who was interested in its participation in the EURONET 50/50 energy-saving project coordinated by our Association. In the movie prepared by BBC children and youths from Great Britain will see how pupils from Bielsko-Biała save energy. The school managed to achieve huge electricity, natural gas and water savings with minimal investments. It had best results among all Polish schools participating in the EURONET 50/50 project.
Energy Lab Meeting Minutes
First Polish Energy Lab was held on 23 October 2012. It gathered 28 participants. Among them there were representatives of local authorities, NGOs and SMEs.
LOW CARBON TREND SETTERS debated in Krakow
Over 80 participants from 12 countries, including many Covenant Signatories, Covenant Coordinators and Supporters, gathered in Krakow, Poland, for an intensive two-day workshop LOW CARBON TREND SETTERS in 2020 on 3-4 October 2012.
This motivating training event was organized in the framework of the ENERGY FOR MAYORS project (co-financed by Intelligent Energy Europe - IEE) and the APPETITE FOR CLIMATE project (co-financed by the Polish National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management). The aim was to exchange views and share experiences and lessons learned from the implementation of the Covenant of Mayor in different European countries.
Laszki wants to use its resources in the most intelligent way
 Photo 1. Citizens interested in the project |
The Intelligent Energy Day organized in Miękisz Stary (Laszki municipality) on 26th of September 2012 was joined with annual municipal Harvest Festival and therefore met with great interest of local community. The importance of the event was raised by the presence of the Mayor of Laszki, Adam Grenda, and his coworkers.
It is worth having a garden over the head
Beginning from May 2012 the Association of Municipalities Polish Network “Energie Cités”, in cooperation with the Polish Association “Green Roofs” from Wrocław and the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (Switzerland), is implementing a two-year project entitled “A garden over your head – Swiss green roofs and living walls as a model and inspiration for innovative activities of Polish self-governments in the field of energy conservation and climate protection”.
Summary of implementation of the EURONET 50/50 project in Poland
On 12th of March 2012 the Association of Municipalities Polish Network “Energie Cités” organized a conference summarizing implementation of educational project entitled EURONET 50/50 in Poland. The conference took place in Cracow and gathered school principals, teachers, representatives of city halls and representatives of organizations supporting environmental education of children and youths from all over the country.
Polish cities have “The Appetite for Climate”…
Over 100 representatives of cities and municipalities from all over Poland who are interested in the issue of climate protection and sustainable energy development participated in the seminar “Polish and European context of sustainable energy management and climate protection on the local level” organized by Polish Network “Energie Cités” (PNEC) in Warsaw on
3rd Covenant of Mayors Signature Ceremony in Brussels
Representatives of Polish pioneer municipalities – Bielsko-Biała, Kościerzyna, Kozy and Szczyrk – took part in 3rd Covenant of Mayors Signature Ceremony which was organised in Brussels on 29th of November 2011.
The Covenant of Mayors is an ambitious initiative of the European Commission which engages European cities and municipalities in activities for climate protection. Covenant signatories commit to go beyond objectives of the EU climate & energy policy set for 2020 by reducing CO2 emissions in their respective territories by at least 20%.
Energy Days in Dzierżoniów
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Building energy security of cities and municipalities
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Photo 1. Participants of the Conference |
On 12th and 13th of September 2011 the City of Bielsko-Biała hosted a very interesting conference entitled “Development of innovative energy – building energy security of cities and municipalities”. Its aim was to outline the vision of energy future of our cities, focusing on issues like: reduction of the cities’ impact on climate, improvement of energy security of local communities and improvement of the quality of life of citizens. The conference gathered approx. 300 participants who were vividly interested in supporting sustainable energy development of cities and municipalities. Among them were representatives of national, regional and local authorities, energy companies, universities, NGOs, media and youths.
