Climate Change and the Energy Challenge: Towards an Energy Efficient and Renewable-based System-
An interdisciplinary approach to today’s great energy questions - 10th annual Summer Academy 'Energy and the Environment' | September 15-21 | BrusselsOrganised by IKEM and the University of GreifswaldThe Summer Academy is looking for academics and professionals working in the field of climate change and sustainable energy, to join and together address the state, technology, economics, efficiency, RES, policy and legal aspects of a transition to a sustainable system during one week of lectures, seminars and workshops. Exceptionally held in Brussels from 15-21 September, after local summer holidays, the 10th annual Summer Academy ‘Energy and the Environment’ will revisit the major climate and energy questions of our generation, questions that have driven the event since its very first edition in 2004. Paying special attention to the demand and supply-side potential and challenges of energy efficiency, the 10th anniversary of the Summer Academy ‘Energy and the Environment’ looks back on the major topics addressed over the past decade, to evaluate what progress has been made and to weave new issues and recent (technological) developments into the discussion.
Topic Climate Change and the Energy Challenge: Towards an Energy Efficient and Renewable-based System As climate change is forcing us to redesign our energy system and consumption patterns, energy efficiency and renewable energy feature high on the agenda of policy-makers and businesses alike. Energy efficiency measures are rapidly integrated across the economy, and fossil fuel is making way for renewables. But are current efforts enough to mitigate climate change? The Academy will kick off with an in-depth study on the state of climate change, climate policy and the continuing dominance of conventional fuels (including new sources like shale gas and tar sand) in today’s energy infrastructure and matrix (Monday and Tuesday). This diagnosis is the foundation on which the program will develop a comprehensive, interdisciplinary analysis of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, the building blocks of decarbonization strategies worldwide (Wednesday-Friday).
Benefits The event is a strong international networking platform for legal experts and young professionals working in the field of (sustainable) energy and climate policy. Delegates will benefit from insights into the energy market’s latest developments and gain access to a strong network of professional contacts through the teaching faculty and fellow participants. The challenges addressed by climate policy and energy law are the result of complex interactions and developments of economics, the legal, environmental and sociological field. These must continuously feed-into and inform new legal and policy initiatives. Based on this principle, the Academy offers a diverse agenda and matching teaching faculty, including representatives from the academic world, think-tanks, energy business and of course the legal field. Past faculty and participants include representatives from the German Federal Environment Agency, the Department for Energy and Climate change, businesses like TenneT, Siemens, DONG energy and First Solar, DECC, (UK), legal practitioners from Germany’s leading energy law firm Becker Büttner Held, think-tanks like Ecologic, Juwi R&D, and Ecofys and academia from all over the world, including the University of Oxford, Amsterdam, Sejong and Berkeley (for a more extensive overview, please see ikemsummeracademy.de/faculty). The Academy has weaved a comprehensive network of contacts that have proven to be a valuable source of information long after the event, indeed, most participants still use their network today!
The location 2013 is a special year for the Summer Academy: It marks the 10-year anniversary of this international event! At this occasion, the Academy will be hosted in Brussels, at the Representation of the Bundesland Mecklenburg Vorpommern to Brussels from Monday to Thursday. On Friday, the final conference will be hosted by the Academy’s long-time partner, German energy law firm Becker Büttner Held, at their Brussels office.
Participants The Academy is looking for participants who work or study in the field of energy and the environment, who like to actively participate in discussion and possibly present their work during the Academy. All participants may submit an article for publication on their particular work or focus in the field, which will be published by the Berlin-based legal publisher Lexxion.
Join! We would love to hear from you if you are interested in participating in the Summer Academy. You can download an application form at ikemsummeracademy.de/applications and send it to summeracademy2013@ikem-online.de by the 20th of June. To find out more about the event, its history, past publications and events you can check out our website at: ikemsummeracademy.deWe look forward to hearing from you!Kind regards,
Prof. Michael Rodi University of Greifswald Director of IKEM
Anika Nicolaas Ponder Events and publications | Organisation of the IKEM Summer AcademySummeracademy2013@ikem-online.de Magazinstraße 15-16 | D-10179 | Berlin | GermanyTel. + 49 (0) 30 408 187 015Fax + 49 (0) 30 408 187 029 www.ikem-online.de
