Transition: a host of opportunities for local stakeholders

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1 European Energy Transition Conference 2017 Bordeaux, January 2017 Draft programme Transition: a host of opportunities for local stakeholders The European Energy Transition Conference This is the main annual meeting of local energy transition stakeholders: elected representatives in charge of energy, climate plans or planning, heads of local authority departments, businesses and civil society. Every year, they analyse the main trends at work behind societal changes and the challenges faced by local authorities. Participants take an active part in the event; over 100 workshops, forums and laboratories are organised in parallel sessions to present concrete projects and share experiences. The 2017edition In 2016, the same trends already seen in 2015 confirm the major shifts under way in the energy sector. The success of the film Tomorrow sumps up the general mood about energy transition in France: solutions exist and initiatives are being implemented in many territories. We have now moved on from discussions on the energy transition act and the environmental conference, which set an ambitious course, to action. However, many existing projects do not yet set a path towards resilient territories, but merely give an indication of what is possible. In order to better understand the changes at work, the Conference will illustrate these trends with European examples and will encourage discussions on the challenges of defining new ways forward for territories and mobilising resources. Workshops, forums and laboratories selected on the basis of a call for proposals as well as an Energy Transition Job Forum and site visits will be organised in parallel to the plenary sessions. The European Energy Transtion Conference 2017 is co-organised by: in collaboration with: 24 November 2016 Draft programme of plenary sessions 1

2 TUESDAY 24 January 2017 Beyond technology, the new transition tools Welcome Opening Alain Juppé, Mayor of Bordeaux President of Bordeaux Métropole Patrice Vergriete, Mayor of Dunkirk President of the Urban Community of Dunkirk Bruno Léchevin, President of ADEME (French environment and energy management agency) Maroš Šefčovič, Vice President of the European Commission Ségolène Royal, French Minister of the Environment, Energy and Sea, responsible for international climate relations (to be confirmed-tbc) A transition for all involving everyone The introductory speech aims to present the main trends and developments in the energy transition of territories and to explore the shifts under way, international trends and changes of stakeholders. It provides keys for understanding the global context and its impact on the energy transition of territories and adaptation to climate change. It will also review post-cop21 developments and progress made in the implementation of France s Energy Transition for Green Growth Act. Pascal Canfin, Chief Executive of WWF France, Former minister Big Data: a tool for what kind of local transition? Lunch Shared information may lead to more democracy or an increase in the concentration of power. The fact that the smart city concept is presented in the media as the ideal solution in terms of energy transition and adaptation to climate change raises a number of issues. The objective is to analyse what lies behind the words and how new technologies shape new frontiers, modes of action and new relations between economic players. But the digital revolution also provides a unique opportunity to consider neighbourhoods and cities not from a sectoral angle but as a dialogue between the various networks. Waltraud Schmid, Director of the Vienna Energy Centre Carlos Moreno, President of the Scientific Committee, International Forum of the Human Smart City Jean-Pierre Frémont, EDF Local authorities Director Gabrielle Gauthey, Investment and local development manager, Caisse des Dépôts Isabelle Drochon, Head of the consumption data processing and handling programme at GrDF Territories and societal change: how can these transitions be encouraged? Adaptation to climate change is often associated with investments in infrastructure. But developing the resilience of territories also involves a change of culture. Human and social sciences provide useful insights into the mechanisms and logics that condition behavioural and lifestyle changes at both individual and territorial levels. Practical action research is being used by energy and climate policy players, especially local ones, to improve the relevance and effectiveness of their actions. Marie-Christine Zélem, Sociology professor at the University of Toulouse II Solange Martin, Sociologist, ADEME Julian Perdrigeat, Office director of Mayor Jean-François Caron, Municipality of Loos-en-Gohelle Karine Sage, Consultant, Quadrant Conseil 24 November 2016 Draft programme of plenary sessions 2

3 Consumer-producer-distributor: new partnerships between local players What technological breakthroughs can we expect in the energy sector and what will be the partnerships between players? What energy system for the next industrial revolution? Local energy loop, storage revolution, interconnected networks this session will analyse major economic developments in the energy sector in order to identify weak signals and local innovations, including innovative contracting. Will people be able to sell the electricity they produce to their neighbours? What will be the partnership between citizen-investors and local authorities? Will self-consumption become commonplace? Laurent Tonnerre, Deputy mayor in charge of the environment and energy transition, Municipality of Lorient Francois Sonnet, Co-founder, ElectriCChain Patrick Saultier, CEO, Ile de Sein Energies François Brottes, President of RTE Remise des prix CEE par la FNCCR 24 November 2016 Draft programme of plenary sessions 3

4 WEDNESDAY 25 January 2017 Are transition resources shared resources? Towards a new economy Emmanuel Druon, President, Pocheco Necessary co-operations for shared resources Break Complex territory straddling two countries, two Swiss cantons and two French departments, Greater Geneva is also a territory of cooperation which aims to free itself from fossil fuels in order to achieve its energy transition. Discussion of concrete examples of collaborations for the development of renewable energies. Pierre-Jean Crastes, Vice President, ARC Regional Assembly of the French Geneve area Luc Barthassat, State Councillor, Canton of Geneva Daniel Chambaz, Director for Environment, Canton of Geneva Energy poverty: what solutions, what new avenues? Lunch The energy transition involves rethinking solidarity between the territories and questioning existing social cohesion systems. How can we ensure that financing mechanisms dedicated to housing renovation are accessible to all? How can we use energy transition to reduce fuel poverty and social inequalities? Bruno Léchevin, President of ADEME Christophe Robert, Executive director of the Abbé Pierre foundation Florence Gilbert, Wimoov Managing Director Silvia Rosales-Montano, Director of studies, Urban planning agency of the Lyon metropolitan area 24 November 2016 Draft programme of plenary sessions 4

5 The Local Elected Leaders Academy The Local Elected Leaders Academy is the Assises meeting and discussion forum where elected representatives can share their questions and the strategic issues of their territories. Partners in implementing change: local authorities and local stakeholders partner up to identify paths leading to sustainable, post-carbon territories. The discussions will more specifically explore the driving role played by local authorities in defining objectives and ambitious transformation projects and how they can use existing initiatives or be pushed by local stakeholders. Two mayors will explain how their respective cities embarked on an energy transition path and more precisely, what key moments created a momentum for change. Panel of European elected representatives Facilitation: Energy Cities Territories and cooperation: do regional authorities create synergies? How is multi-level governance put into practice? In 2016, French regions were given new borders, new energy policy powers and new teams. One year into their term of office, how have the elected representatives in charge of energy assumed their new functions and how can the regions help coordinate infra-territorial projects? Alain Rousset, President of the new Aquitaine Region Xavier Bertrand, President of the Hauts de France Region Julije Domac, President of the European Federation of Agencies and Regions for Energy and the Environment (FEDARENE) Representatives of European regions Climate Change Adaptation and Territories Awards 24 November 2016 Draft programme of plenary sessions 5

6 THURSDAY 26 January 2017 What course and what adaption for the territories? Towards a zero carbon and 100% renewable future The Paris agreement set a clear course at the global level. How is this course shared by local stakeholders in a given territory? How can it be adapted to the local context? And then developed into specific paths to follow? Gilles Debizet, Geographer and urbanist at the University of Grenoble, Publication editor of Scénarios de transition énergétique en ville ( Urban energy transition scenarios) Sylvie Fayolle, Vice-President of Saint-Etienne Métropole Anja Haga, Alderman Sustainability/Energy made in Arnhem, City of Arnhem Awarding of Cit ergie labels Political roundtable Decentralised energy systems: what solidarity between territories? Lunch Cities are becoming indispensable stakeholders in the energy transition towards a post-carbon society, but inter-territorial solidarity has to be reinvented. The Energy Union offers the 28 Member States an opportunity to reinforce cross-border interconnections. France s Energy Transition for Green Growth Act redistributes energy powers between the various sub-national levels. The technological shifts in the energy sector are radically changing industrial models. But how do these transformations, interconnections and multi-level governance fit together and what priorities for the next 5 years are needed to sustain this transition? Speakers TBC: Laurent Michel, Director General for Energy and Climate change, French Ministry of the Environment, Energy and the Sea Claude Turmes, MEP, Luxembourg Alain Rousset, President of the new Aquitaine Region Alain Juppé, Mayor of Bordeaux - President of Bordeaux Métropole Patrice Vergriete, Mayor of Dunkirk - President of the Urban community Gert De Block, Secretary General, European Federation of Local Energy Companies Representatives from associations and businesses An energy transition with multiple benefits the negawatt scenario Updated and supplemented with new analyses from the negawatt Association, the new negawatt scenario not only confirms the technical feasibility of an energy transition towards 100% renewable energy but also emphasises the wide range of co-benefits associated with it, including the positive impacts of such an ambitious transition on employment, the economy, air pollution and fuel poverty. The negawatt scenario throws light on the choices that will transform a possible, and vital transition into a success story benefitting society as a whole. Presentation and debate with the association négawatt : Christian Couturier, Président Yves Marignac, Porte-parole Marc Jedliczka, Porte-parole 24 November 2016 Draft programme of plenary sessions 6