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Green New Deal: A Greens/EFA workshop
Workshop
European Parliament - Brussels
Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 March 2009
European Parliament - Petra Kelly Room ASP01G2
Rue Wiertz, 60 - 1047 Brussels
CONTEXT
Europe and the world are in the midst of a series of crises: economic recession, environment, social injustice. Massive financial measures are taken, mostly at national level, to sustain existing industries (e.g. cars) and domestic expenditure along unchanged patterns. This carries one major risk: perpetuating obsolete production and consumption patterns
An opportunity exists: using the anti-recession policies to transform our economy at European level, introduce new, sustainable production and consumption behaviours and reform our education and research systems accordingly. An industrial conversion and behavioural change is needed in order to rethink the way we produce and consume.
A "New Deal", a Green New Deal is needed to foster a sustainable economic, social and job stimulus which promotes solutions to our resource, climate and economic challenges. At the same time, a real Green Deal at European level calls for the active participation of EU citizens. To this end, a Green Deal also relies on investment in social, education and training programmes in order to support future generations.
WORKSHOP CONCEPT
The Green New Deal is the focus of a workshop, where Greens discuss key issues with experts and industry executives and further elaborate their positions.
The workshop focuses on sectors that offer the greatest potential for sustainable job creation together with the necessary steps for change in key areas of our economy. The first panel will look at the changes needed to our current financial and economic system. The second panel will discuss resource efficiency using the building sector as an example. The third panel will focus on green transport. The fourth panel will examine energy distribution and production. Required economic stimulus, potential job creation including education and training and implications towards ecological transformation of the industry will be considered as transversal issues in these sectors.
A meeting between Greens will take place the next day, to address the political follow-up to be given to the issues discussed during the workshop.
PROGRAMME
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WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2009
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| 09:30-10:00 |
Introduction
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Welcome and framework setting: Daniel Cohn-Bendit, MEP
Strategic questions involved in a Green New Deal:
- Required economic stimulus
- Impact on job creation, training and education
- Implication as regards an ecological transformation of the industry
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| 10:00-11:30 |
Panel 1 - A new economic perspective: how to fund a Green New Deal
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Moderator: Monica Frassoni, MEP
Rapporteur: Alain Lipietz, MEP
Question to experts: What financial instruments are needed to break away from the current destructive production and consumption patterns?
Sub question: What kind of new well-being indicators should be considered?
Experts:
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| 11:30-13:00 |
Panel 2: Resource efficiency and building for the future
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Moderator: Caroline Lucas, MEP
Rapporteur: Claude Turmes, MEP
Questions to experts:
- What is the situation in the EU building market?
- Can renovation be a major boost to create new activities and jobs?
- What financial instruments would be most promising?
Experts:
- Dr. Philipp Schepelmann, Wuppertal Institute
- Kristien Achten, 3E Sustainable engineering company
- Katharina Krell, Greenovate Europe
- Joël Decaillon, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
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- Lunch break -
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| 15:00-16:30 |
Panel 3: Move Green!
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Moderator: Michael Cramer, MEP
Rapporteur: Eva Lichtenberger, MEP
Questions to experts:
- What could a green electro-mobility concept look like?
- What is the job creation potential in public transport and soft mobility?
- What role can the industry play?
Experts:
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| 16:30-18:00 |
Panel 4: Energy production and distribution
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Moderator: Rebecca Harms, MEP
Rapporteur: Claude Turmes, MEP
Question to experts:
- A Green electricity super-grid for the EU or decentralised projects at local and regional level?
- What are the potentials for job creation?
Experts:
- Frans Van Hulle, European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)
- Georg Brodach, ABB Group
- Eleni Despotou, European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA)
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| 18.00- 18.30 |
Further comments
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THURSDAY 5 MARCH 2009
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Political follow-up meeting |
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Delivering a Green New Deal: what political strategies are needed at European and national level?
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| 10:00-11:00 |
Session 1: Presentation of workshop conclusions by rapporteurs
Chair: Philippe Lamberts, European Green Party
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| 11:00-13:30 |
Session 2: Open debate with experts from different Member States, MEPs, MPs and EGP Moderator: Pierre Jonckheer MEP
Elements for debate:
1. Social dimension of a Green New Deal - The role of education and training.
2. What instruments are needed to achieve the different objectives?
3. Strategic alliances
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REGISTRATION AND CONTACT
To register for the event, please confirm your participation and send the following information by email to:
Jean-Bernard Pierini
Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament
jean-bernard.pierini@europarl.europa.eu
Registration information:
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Surname:
Date of birth:
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PLEASE NOTE that registration in advance is compulsory to get access to the conference room in the European Parliament. For security reasons, do not forget to bring your identity card or passport. Participants should present themselves at the reception desk of the Altiero Spinelli building at 9.00 on 4 March (60 Rue Wiertz, 1047 Brussels). Conference documents if any will be available in the conference room.
