https://energy-democracy.net Wed, 08 Feb 2023 08:25:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://energy-democracy.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cropped-edimage-1-32x32.jpg https://energy-democracy.net 32 32 https://energy-democracy.net/transforming-the-philippines-trade-union-movement-into-a-climate-justice-movement/ Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:58:52 +0000 https://energy-democracy.net/?p=2336 The challenge of putting climate justice at the forefront of SENTRO’s agenda After many years of trial and error, one of the Philippines’ biggest trade union confederations, SENTRO (Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Mangagawa – Centre for United and Progressive Workers), has found a way to mobilize its workers for climate justice issues by…

The post Towards Energy Democracy in the Philippines first appeared on ENERGY DEMOCRACY.]]> https://energy-democracy.net/la-mesa-coalition-for-energy-democracy-has-lessons-for-the-incoming-colombian-government/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:59:39 +0000 https://energy-democracy.net/?p=2327 La Mesa has conducted a sustained and democratic coalitional process, which is pluralistic, multi-ethnic, intersectoral and ideologically diverse. As a coalition, its story could be told from many perspectives. This article centers on the trade union movement perspective and looks at how the Colombian energy sector unions, particularly the oil workers’ union, engages with its…

The post La Mesa: Coalition for energy democracy first appeared on ENERGY DEMOCRACY.]]> https://energy-democracy.net/les-femmes-pecheuses-dans-le-delta-du-saloum/ Mon, 21 Mar 2022 08:31:36 +0000 https://energy-democracy.net/?p=1722 Grâce à un programme de formation visant à renforcer les capacités de leadership et de gestion, les femmes pêcheuses siègent désormais dans les comités de gestion des ressources et les conseils municipaux. Pourtant, il en faut plus pour que les autorités locales et étatiques répondent à leurs préoccupations concernant la surpêche et les usines de…

The post Les femmes pêcheuses construisent la justice climatique et l’égalité de genre dans le delta du Saloum first appeared on ENERGY DEMOCRACY.]]> https://energy-democracy.net/the-fisherwomen-of-the-saloum-delta-building-gender-and-climate-justice-one-energy-efficient-oven-at-a-time/ Mon, 21 Mar 2022 07:57:30 +0000 https://energy-democracy.net/?p=1715 Thanks to a training programme to strengthen women’s leadership capacities and management skills, the fisher women now have seats on executive committees and municipal councils. Yet more is needed to make the local and state authorities address their concerns around overfishing and the fishmeal factories. Nevertheless, a cultural shift is under way, as action research…

The post The Fisherwomen of the Saloum Delta first appeared on ENERGY DEMOCRACY.]]> https://energy-democracy.net/%e1%83%99%e1%83%9d%e1%83%9d%e1%83%9e%e1%83%94%e1%83%a0%e1%83%90%e1%83%a2%e1%83%98%e1%83%95%e1%83%94%e1%83%91%e1%83%98-%e1%83%ae%e1%83%94%e1%83%9a%e1%83%a1-%e1%83%a3%e1%83%ac%e1%83%a7%e1%83%9d%e1%83%91/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:24:45 +0000 https://energy-democracy.net/?p=1707 ამ ახალი ტექნოლოგიების წარმოების, პოპულარიზაციისა და მონტაჟის მიზნით შეიქმნა ოთხი სათემო ენერგეტიკული კოოპერატივი. ეს კოოპერატივები დემოკრატიულად იმართება მათი წევრების მიერ. ისინი ხელს უწყობს ქალთა გაძლიერებას ლიდერთა ტრენინგის, გადაწყვეტილების მიმღები პოზიციებისათვის გენდერული კვოტებისა და ზოგადად, პროექტის მიდგომაში ქალთა საზრუნავის ინტეგრირების გზით. 2021 წლისთვის ფუნქციონირებდა 1000-ზე მეტი მზის წყალგამაცხელებელი და 300 ენერგოეფექტური ღუმელი. ამას ცოტა ხნის წინ კიდევ…

The post კოოპერატივები ხელს უწყობს გენდერულ თანასწორობას და ებრძვის ენერგეტიკულ სიღარიბეს საქართველოს სოფლებში first appeared on ENERGY DEMOCRACY.]]> https://energy-democracy.net/cooperatives-promote-gender-equality-and-combat-energy-poverty-in-rural-georgia/ Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:10:00 +0000 https://energy-democracy.net/?p=1700 Four community-based energy cooperatives have been set up to produce, promote and install these new technologies. These cooperatives are democratically governed by their members, encourage women empowerment through leadership training, gender quotas for the decision-making positions and generally integrating women’s concerns in the project approach. By 2021, more than 1,000 solar water heaters and 300…

The post The regions of Imereti, Samegrelo, Samtskhe Javakheti and Shida Kartli first appeared on ENERGY DEMOCRACY.]]> https://energy-democracy.net/how-mannheim-is-harnessing-social-innovation-to-master-the-energy-transition/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 08:50:23 +0000 https://energy-democracy.net/?p=1574 The status quo Currently, Mannheim is facing several challenges to reduce its emissions: Its coal-fired power plant Grosskraftwerk Mannheim (GKM) supplies not only the city’s 320,000 residents, but also those of neighbouring cities – a total of 2.5 million households receive power from the plant and 160,000 are connected to its district heat system. Furthermore,…

The post How Mannheim is harnessing social innovation to master the energy transition first appeared on ENERGY DEMOCRACY.]]> https://energy-democracy.net/cork-citys-many-transitions/ Thu, 09 Sep 2021 08:43:59 +0000 https://energy-democracy.net/?p=1572 Transitioning city spaces The world’s second largest natural harbour is located at the southernmost tip of Ireland. Travel 25 km upstream and you will arrive at the small city of Cork. An amalgamation of Ireland’s unindustrialized past and the cosmopolitan present, crumbling plasterwork and 17th century cathedrals seem right at home beside the sleek urban…

The post Cork City’s many transitions first appeared on ENERGY DEMOCRACY.]]> https://energy-democracy.net/tampere-engaging-housing-co-ops-and-residents-in-the-drive-towards-carbon-neutrality/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:02:00 +0000 https://energy-democracy.net/?p=1381 Background Tampere lies in south-west Finland and is home to some 235,000 people, which makes it the third biggest city in the country. Being the first industrialized Finnish city, Tampere was always at the forefront of technical innovation: electric lightbulbs, for instance, were already widely used here shortly after their invention in the 19th century.…

The post Tampere: engaging housing co-ops and residents in the drive towards carbon neutrality first appeared on ENERGY DEMOCRACY.]]> https://energy-democracy.net/how-greater-manchester-plans-to-reach-carbon-neutrality-by-2038/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:56:52 +0000 https://energy-democracy.net/?p=1379 Greater Manchester is one of the UK’s most advanced municipalities when it comes to climate protection and the energy transition. Located in the North West of England, the metropolitan area with its 2.8 million inhabitants has already won prizes[1] for its green efforts. It also made it to the Carbon Disclosure Project’s 2019 A-List of…

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