PHASE 1 in a nutshell
You may well be aware of it. We Europeans are seeing a gradual move away from satisfying our energy needs from fossil fuels to an energy system based on environmentally-friendly renewable energies and high energy efficiency. In the political jargon, that is known as the ‘energy transition’. But what does that mean for our use […]
A new phase of FETA Advancing a fair transition by linking innovation, policy, and people
War in the Middle East has – again – shown how vulnerable Europeans are to volatile global oil and gas prices, and none more so than those with the least cash to spare. Renewable local power offers a way out, yet too many of those who struggle to pay their bills fear that Europe’s clean […]
Vulnerable People’s Thoughts on Policy Recommendations
© Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci 16 September 2022 In recent months, we have had a final exchange with vulnerable people on how to shape the energy transition in the EU so that it is also fair for people who have little money. In each participating country, Fair Energy Forums […]
Looking at France’s National Report: 11 Recommendations for a Fair Energy Transition
How do we have to shape the energy transition in Europe so that it is also fair for people who have little money? We explored this question in the project “Fair Energy Transition for All” in nine European countries. One of them is France, where we talked to people from different urban or rural areas […]
Mobility, Housing, Trust: Recommendations for EU Level Policy
What kind of recommendations for European policy can be derived from the focus group discussions with vulnerable people? The experts of the EU level Task Force have been investigating this question in recent months. In March and April, they met three times to discuss the work of the focus groups from an EU perspective and […]
National Experts’ Views on a Fair Energy Transition
image © ISTAS The first steps have been taken: During the dialogue phase, participants from nine European countries shared their views on the energy transition and on how to make it fair. Now, the next project stage is underway: In each country, we are discussing the takeaways from the respective national focus groups with national-level […]
Online Policy Dialogue
POLICY DIALOGUE MARCH 17, 2022 Energy Transition: What do vulnerable people say? GOALS, METHODOLOGY AND FIRST RESULTS MARCH 17 09.00- 10.00 CET The project ‘Fair Energy Transition for All’ has sought to involve 1,000 citizens from economically vulnerable and/or socially disadvantaged groups and 150 experts from nine EU member states (Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Italy, […]
Focus Groups: A “social transition” is necessary too
image © ISTAS Before, we briefly reviewed the focus group meetings that had taken place in Bulgaria and Poland in the summer of 2021. Today, we look to the South and West of Europe – Italy and Spain. 116 people attended a focus group in Spain. Most were held in urban settings such as Bilbao, […]
Focus Groups: Bulgarian and Polish perspectives on a fair energy transition
Focus Groups: Bulgarian and Polish perspectives on a fair energy transition © FEWE 27 October 2021 During the last months, we have been discussing the energy transition with vulnerable people all over Europe in numerous focus groups. As the first autumn leaves start falling, it is time to look back at what we have learned […]
Pilot Focus Groups Europe
Pilots Focus Groups Europe What did we learn from the pilot focus groups? As 2021 begins, we look back at the six focus groups that were piloted between late November and early December 2020 in Belgium, Denmark and Germany. These mark the start of the dialogue with vulnerable citizens in “Fair Energy Transition for All” […]