The Joint Energy and Climate Platform of Baltic Sea Region Organisations is a co-operation platform between Baltic Sea States Subregional Co-operation (BSSSC); Baltic Development Forum; Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS); Union of Baltic Cities (UBC) Energy Commission; Baltic Islands Network B7; Conference of Peripheral and Maritime Regions; Baltic Sea Commission (CPMR BSC) Energy Working Group; and Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC).
GOALS
Baltic Sea Region organisations goals in the field of Energy and Climate are:
1. to convey a clear “Regional Energy and Climate message” to national and intergovernmental authorities.
2. to support ongoing and future regional projects, aiming to achieve a sound Energy and Climate Future for the BSR.
3. to raise public awareness of Energy and Climate challenges in the BSR.
OBJECTIVES
- Convey: a clear message to the national and intergovernmental authorities (EU) – containing the regional position/view on Energy and Climate.
- Agree on: Common Energy and Climate strategy for BSR organisations as well as urgent measures/actions to be taken immediately.
- Focus on: diversification of energy sources through free, open, competitive markets; encouragement of a variety of energy sources, including renewable and alternate fuels; wise use of energy through efficiency and conservation; energy saving.
- Identify: Areas of common interest/areas where the common actions can be applied; project (-s) in the BSR, where a support of relevant organisations/actors is needed; models of co-operation between energy SMEs and regional/local authorities to develop and run sustainable energy units; mMeasures, which can be implemented by the BSR organisations internally (in the organisations) and in the regions/cities they represent; an example of a project, where the BSR organisations can join forces, is a follow-up of the New Hansa Project: Prevention of ships’ emissions to the air.
- Support: Sound Energy and Climate-related initiatives in the BSR.
- Recommend: Projects for participation of the local/regional level in the BSR.
- Promote: Best practise examples within Energy efficiency from BSR subregions/cities etc; Inter-sectoral approach to tackle Energy and Climate change challenges (spatial planning).
- Co-operate:on information dissemination and exchange within Energy and Climate-related issues – by regularly advising each other on ongoing Energy and Climate-related activities (by e-mail, by adding information on each others web-sites, etc.); on developing Analysis of Energy and Climate situation in the region, including following areas: Energy supply/ Renewable energy sources like bio-energy, incl. bio-fuels.
- Involve into the co-operation: policymakers, including governments and parliaments; scientists/ researchers/ experts; actors from private, national and international energy sectors; representatives of NGOs, promoting sustainable energy in the Region.
- Obtain: financial support to implement joint result-oriented activities.
- Act together: join forces when interacting with other major international actors (EU, China, Russia) – in projects, at exhibitions and conferences.
- Implement: analysis/survey (-s); joint conferences, meetings and seminars.
- Contribute to: production of a “White Paper” on Energy; implementation of BDF Summit on Energy and Climate.
- Include: energy-related issues in spatial planning at the regional and local level; adaptation to Climate Change and Risk Management at the regional and local levels as a part of spatial planning.
- Raise: awareness of Climate Change in relation to Energy production and use amongst inhabitants of the Baltic Sea Region by information campaigns, etc.
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Joint Energy and Climate platform of Baltic Sea Region (BSR) organisations:
Baltic Sea States Subregional Co-operation (BSSSC)
Contact: Ann Irene Sæternes, Deputy Secretary General, ann-irene.saeternes@oppland.org
Juri Tomilov, Adviser, juri.tomilov@akershus-fk.no
Baltic Development Forum (BDF)
Contact: Kinga Valeria Szabo, Project Manager, ks@bdforum.org
Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)
Contact: Bjarke W. Bøtcher, Senior Adviser, bjarke.boetcher@cbss.org
Union of Baltic Cities (UBC) Energy Commission
Contact: Stefan Windh, Responsible for Policy and Strategy in the Commission, stefan@windh.com
Baltic Islands Network B7
Contact: David Hunt, B7 Facilitator, David.Hunt@brk.dk
Conference of Peripheral and Maritime Regions - Baltic Sea Commission
(CPMR BSC) Energy Working Group
Contact: Anne Ståhl Mousa, Executive Secretary, anne_stahlmousa@msn.com
Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) - Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC)
Contact 1: Jan Widberg, Senior International Adviser, Head of Secretariat, jw@norden.org
ontact 2: Jens Nytoft Rasmussen, Senior Adviser, Nordic Council, Secretariat of the BSPC Working Group on Energy and Climate Change, jnr@norden.org
