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
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.
Workshop "Sustainable energy & Covenant of Mayors in our cities”
A workshop entitled "Sustainable energy & Covenant of Mayors in our cities” was organised by the Association of Municipalities Polish Network „Energie Cités” and European Network Energy Cities in the framework of ManagEnergy initiative. It took place on 6th of May 2011 at the seat of National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management in Warsaw. The workshop was designed for Polish signatories of the Covenant of Mayors and for the cities who consider joining this ambitious initiative.
Conference “Covenant of Mayors – European initiative for climate protection”
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Photo 1. Official opening of the conference. The speaker is Jacek Kozłowski, Voivode of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship. |
The Association of Municipalities Polish Network „Energie Cités” and the Office of the Capital City of Warsaw organised a conference entitled "Covenant of Mayors” – European initiative for climate protection.It took place on 5th of May 2011 andwas held at the Warsaw’s Palace of Culture and Science. The conference gathered nearly 100 participants - representatives of cities and municipalities from all over Poland who are interested in the issue of climate protection and sustainable energy development.
Training seminar for Supporting Structures in Huelva (Spain)
Two representatives of the Association of Municipalities Polish Network “Energie Cités” (PNEC) participated in the 2-day open training seminar for Supporting Structures of the Covenant of Mayors that took place in Huelva (Spain) on 18th and 19th of November 2010. The seminar was organised within the framework of the international project entitled ENERGY FOR MAYORS.
Conference “Energy performance certificates for public buildings. Public lighting”
Final Conference of the project entitled “Energy performance certificates for public buildings” took place on 27th and 28th of September 2010 in Cracow. The project was implemented by PNEC since December 2008 and was co-financed by the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management.
The conference was addressed to representatives of Polish municipalities, people responsible for energy management in buildings and directors of schools. It gathered nearly 90 participants. Topics raised at the conference concerned energy audits and energy performance certificates, role of the education in energy management, accessible funds for investments in public buildings sector and influence of lighting at energy consumption in public buildings.
Conference “Polish cities and villages for the climate”
An international conference entitled „Polish cities and villages for the climate” was organised by the Association of Municipalities Polish Network “Energie Cités” (PNEC) on 17th and 18th of June 2010 at the Royal Castle in Niepołomice. It received the patronage of Stanisław Kracik, the Voivode of Małopolska Region. Nearly 100 participants took part in the conference, including representatives of Polish and Ukrainian municipalities and delegates of the Ministry of the Environment, the Energy Regulatory Office, the Embassy of Denmark and the Covenant of Mayors Office.
Municipal Intelligent Energy Day in Raciechowice
On the 7th of December 2009 Municipal Intelligent Energy Day was organized in Raciechowice. The event took place in the Municipal School Complex no1. It was organized together by the municipal administration and the Association of Municipalities Polish Network "Energie Cités" within the framework of a project MODEL (Management Of Domains related to Energy in Local authorities”.
Committee of the Regions seminar on climate change
On October 20th, 2009, at the invitation of the EU Committee of the Regions (CoR), our Association participated in a seminar, organized by the CoR Commission for Sustainable Development, in Toruń. The main topic of the seminar was: "Adaptation to climate change: local and regional policy in the European and national context".
