{"id":3305,"date":"2020-03-24T15:25:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T13:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trea.ee\/eng\/?p=3305"},"modified":"2020-03-30T14:55:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T12:55:49","slug":"community-energy-forum-in-tallinn-lets-take-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trea.ee\/eng\/community-energy-forum-in-tallinn-lets-take-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Energy Forum in Tallinn – Let\u00b4s take Initiative!"},"content":{"rendered":"

On March 11-12, 2020\u00a0an international forum was held in Tallinn focusing on the current state of community energy in the countries around the Baltic Sea and the region’s vision for developing community-based energy production.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The participants included a wide audience from representatives of the Ministries of the Baltic Sea States and local governments, guests from various universities, energy agencies and renewable energy associations and companies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The forum focused on discussions and recommendations on how to make the national legal framework more suitable for community energy projects, meaning energy cooperatives in Estonia: what can national policymakers and local governments do to encourage and facilitate community energy projects by adjusting sector legislation or regulations in their country?\u00a0<\/p>\n

On the first day, a\u00a0more general\u00a0overview of the development of the sector at the European Union and Baltic Sea region level was given by representatives of Estonian and Latvian ministries, and the head of RESCoop, a\u00a0joint organisation for\u00a0European energy cooperatives, spoke about the community energy situation in Europe\u00a0from the citizens or communities prspective. Aalto University presented the most up-to-date analysis of the barriers and\u00a0drivers\u00a0of community-based energy in the Baltic Sea region and\u00a0different countries.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On the second day, workshops were held to discuss and elaborate policy recommendations developed at the national level and in the Baltic Sea Region\u00a0during\u00a0the Co2mmunity project.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The signing of a joint declaration by the\u00a0all\u00a0representatives of the 8 participating countries made a significant and\u00a0future-looking point\u00a0to the Forum.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Main points of the document:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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  1. The potential and importance of community energy in delivering the objectives of the European Green Deal were emphasized.<\/li>\n
  2. The need to further define the role and expectations of community energy as a key opportunity for communities to participate in the energy economy and contribute to a cleaner future was emphasized.<\/li>\n
  3. The objective of the European GreenDealand the need to create a legislative framework conducive to community energy and to remove obstacles in all Member States of the European Union were reaffirmed.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The full text is available here: Co2mmunity Tallinn meeting_Joint declaration signed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

    The forum presentations:<\/p>\n