Presentation of Gert-Jan van der Panne (R&Dialogue) on 'Building a low-carbon future together' during the conference 'Environmental challenges & Climate change opportunities' organised by Flanders Environment Agency (VMM)

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BUILDING A LOW-CARBON FUTURE TOGETHER
Presentation @ Camino conference:
“Environmental challenges & Climate change opportunities”
Gert-Jan van der Panne, 25 March 2015

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R&Dialogue
Presentation Camino conference:
1. Background & introduction
2. Experiences from dialogues
in 10 EU countries

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The issue at hand
Energy production
based on fossil fuels
impacts our climate

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for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 288980
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We have a huge problem
We need to step up our efforts to clean up our
energy system and reduce CO2 emissions
Source: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/may/10/carbon-dioxide-highest-level-greenhouse-gas, based on the Keeling Curve measured at Mauna Loa, Hawaii

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The world needs
A massive reduction of
carbon emissions resulting
from the use of fossil fuels
that cause climate change

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More than a technological, this is a societal challenge
Big changes require alignment in
society, which can only be achieved
through dialogue

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R&Dialogue will improve this dialogue
 By learning from dialogues that we
initiate throughout Europe
 By including research,
civil society, industry and policy makers

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R&Dialogue
The project

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R&Dialogue objective
Organise dialogues between R&D
organisations and civil society organisations
that result in a joint vision on the
development of renewable energies and
CCS for a low carbon society and
identify actions to improve the dialogue
and associated mutual learning.

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for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 288980
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THE R&DIALOGUE PROJECT
Building blocks
10 country
dialogues
European
learning
Social
process
support

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THE R&DIALOGUE PROJECT
10 country dialogues: Geographical spread
Czech
Republic
Germany
Spain
France
Greece
Italy
The
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
UK

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THE R&DIALOGUE PROJECT
10 country dialogues: The process in each country
1. Path finding
Form a council of
stakeholders
Identify low carbon
dialogue issues
2. Dialogue
Dialogue, discussion
and mutual learning
Scaling up most
dialogues to national
level
3. Vision
Develop vision and
action plan
10 national events
This leads to lessons to improve the dialogue towards a low carbon society

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THE R&DIALOGUE PROJECT
European learning: the process at European level
1. Involvement
of European
stakeholders
2. Integration of
mutual learning
from national
dialogues
3. European
vision and
action plan
4. European
event
This leads to an integrated vision and action plan on the dialogue towards a low carbon
society

14. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme
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Union is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.
R&Dialogue
Experiences from the
dialogues in 10 EU
countries

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R&DIALOGUE
Experiences from the dialogues in 10 European countries
Dialogue is
more than
welcome
• RDO and CSO stakeholders want to
participate
• Constructive attitude of participants
• Opportunity for valuable in-depth talks
outside of big pressure
Different
stakeholders
engage
• First win: different stakeholders talking
about achieving a low carbon society
• Sharing views and fresh ideas
• Also from non-energy experts
• Civil society as a resource, not a risk

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R&DIALOGUE
Experiences from the dialogues in 10 European countries
Learning by
doing
• The key to dialogue is doing it
• Build relationships, face-to-face
interaction
• Continuous effort
Respect
group
process
• Participants in the lead (bottom-up)
• Allow for flexibility

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R&DIALOGUE
Experiences from the dialogues in 10 European countries
Key
principles:
open, early,
learn
• Keep options open: this also means to
welcome uncertainties
• Early engagement: dialogue before
decision making
• Practical point: be prepared and learn
from previous dialogues
Challenges
• Uncertainties may scare off participants
• Dialogues have failed because of top-
down and/or non-inclusive approach
• “Dialogue fatigue” in some countries

18. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme
for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 288980
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Union is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.
R&DIALOGUE
Experiences from the dialogues in 10 European countries
European
level is
crucial
• The low carbon society is a
shared/cross-border challenge
• Countries of R&Dialogue learn from
each other, and identify possible
cooperation and dependencies
• Different countries in Europe have
different lessons

19. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme
for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 288980
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Union is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.
R&DIALOGUE
Experiences from the dialogues in 10 European countries
3 messages to take home
Stay away from D.A.D. Multi-stakeholder dialogue is
essential to achieve alignment in society
The key to dialogue is doing it
A proper dialogue is open, early, and allows mutual
learning

20. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme
for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 288980
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Union is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.
Find us here:
www.rndialogue.eu
info@rndialogue.eu
@rndialogue
Final event:
18 November 2015
Brussels

21. THANK YOU
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme
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