Tagung/Konferenz:
Summer School on Sustainable Development: A Sustainable Energy Policy for Europe

Political, Social and Economic Implications

Europäische Akademie Otzenhausen
Europahausstraße 35
66620 Nonnweiler

Beschreibung:

The fight against global warming, the creation of an integrated energy market and the interest in securing energy supply have been the paradigms of European energy policy for some years. A sustainable energy policy should deliver answers on all of these aspects, while, at the same time, being sustainable with a view on future generations. In recent years, some topics have turned out to be crucial for a sustainable energy concept: Energy efficiency, the deployment of renewable energies and the support of energy technology and research. Improving performance on all these aspects could finally lead to the decarbonisation of the power sector and a better use of finite resources. Nevertheless, the preconditions for such a energy revolution are enormous. It requires massive grid extensions, the use of information and communication technologies in energy supply and public incentives for research in new technologies, just to name a few.

The 3rd International Summer School on Sustainable Development will discuss these questions in detail. In a first step, the requirements for such a new energy policy will be analysed. Which reforms are needed, in order to reach a sustainable energy policy? In a second step, participants will go deeper into detail, look at the different aspects of a new energy concept and analyse the implications of such a policy reform on different levels. It will be supported by field trips in order to understand the local implications of major policy changes on the European level. During the whole Summer School, participants will be asked to contribute to the debate and invited to develop a common understanding of what measures are possible, required and promising, in order to make Europe ready for a new energy policy.

The Summer School comprises lectures given by well-known academics, politicians, representatives of industry and NGOs. The program leaves enough time to discuss each lecture in detail and also includes excursions throughout the region. Participants conducting research in this field are welcome to present their projects during the Summer School. The best project will receive the "European Sustainability Award" sponsored by the EUROPEAN ACADEMY OTZENHAUSEN.

Veranstalter:

Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP), Europäische Akademie Otzenhausen, Zentrum für Integrationsforschung der Universität Trier

Ansprechpartner:

Dr. Elisabeth Schmitt (EAO) und Severin Fischer (IEP), severin.fischer(at)iep-berlin.de

Anmeldung bis:

15. Juli 2010

E-Mail / Fax für Anmeldungen:

schmitt(at)eao-otzenhausen.de

Zielgruppe:

students/young professionals

Teilnehmerbeitrag:

250 € / 550 € (students/young professionals) including programme fees, board and lodging. Students will receive a partial reimbursement of travel costs.

Weitere Informationen:

www.iep-berlin.de