75% of Jühnde´s households join short distance heating net grid el. power CHP Bio Gas heat central short distance heating grid el. power 2012 International Year of Energy for All Green Communities - matter of Lifestyle Dr. Elmar Römpczyk Jurmala, 2012

Dr. Elmar Römpczyk Green Communities … Energy - a single issue at stake ? Energy - a single issue at stake ? strategic choices are in progress strategic choices are in progress first DEMAND then SUPPLY first DEMAND then SUPPLY out of the woods, urgently & through networking out of the woods, urgently & through networking

Dr. Elmar Römpczyk Green Communities … Energy - a single issue at stake ? Energy - a single issue at stake ?

In 50 years the demand of 9 bn people for resources and energy cannot be satisfied the same way as was done during the passed 50 years on the northern globe for just 1 bn. The industrial North hostes 25% of global population. This minority consumes but 75% of the yearly global energy. lifestyle Housing / construction Housing / construction Mobility Communication Education Dr. Elmar Römpczyk Participation Yasuní Green Communities – question of lifestyle Need for strategic choices Heating + Power Heating + Power Food / processing Food / processing

(1) reduce the energy demand, and (2) replace the import of energies (65%) by domestic production Latvia has two major long-term strategic decisions to make: (for development & for security) (1) goes together with Efficiency and that in form of cogeneration. In LV you should preserve the local district heating systems for that. Wood & bio-resources can feed local cogeneration (2) goes together with Latvia´s balance of payments prime energies imports from Russia; power from LT, EE do not include all real costs; therefore price increases are ahead Dr. Elmar Römpczyk Green Communities – question of lifestyle By-product: less corruption, less monopolies (Latvenergo, Latvijas Gaze, ….)

Dr. Elmar Römpczyk Green Communities … strategic choices some are in progress strategic choices some are in progress

Energy-policy-dreams in LV but no strategy export of strategic resource dangerous dependency on imports Food or Fuel ? save energy be efficient use decentral CHP save energy be efficient use decentral CHP

Some Goals to be achieved reduce the use of electric energy per inhabitant by at least 20 % by the year 2015 compared to 1993 Cogeneration is possible In 1996, a unanimous decision was taken – Växjö shall be a City free from Fossil Fuel reduce the fossil CO 2 emissions per inhabitant by at least 50 % by the year 2010, and by at least 70 % by the year 2025, compared to 1993 Växjö – message: Dr. Elmar Römpczyk Green Communities – question of lifestyle

Dr. Elmar Römpczyk Green Communities … Norway decided pro FISH - against new OIL drilling at Lofoten-Islands (Apr. 2011) Viking – message:

Dr. Elmar Römpczyk PV is possible Public buildings as platform for PV-generation Bonn – message: Green Communities – question of lifestyle

75% of Jühnde´s households join short distance heating net grid el. power CHP Bio Gas heat central short distance heating grid el. power Dr. Elmar Römpczyk Jühnde

Amatciems - chance for LV-message Dr. Elmar Römpczyk Green Communities – question of lifestyle But: no CHP, no solar panels just beauty chance for LV-message Car-free days Car-sharing

Dr. Elmar Römpczyk Green Communities … first DEMAND then SUPPLY first DEMAND then SUPPLY if green communities are intended

Change of GDP No: health, social relations, education, environment, security, participation, leisure, etc. toward SEEA = System of Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting transparent Regulation toward efficiency linked to SD development & Conflict-Management Energy management Energy management Dr. Elmar Römpczyk Demand Supply proposal by Brazil for Rio+20 Green New Deal political sources purposes Green Communities – question of lifestyle

Dr. Elmar Römpczyk decentralised integrated development clusters to allow value-added products in place = additional income purpose of Energy Demand ? Green Communities – question of lifestyle requires guided investments into RES & other to implement LV´s SD-strategy requires guided investments into RES & other to implement LV´s SD-strategy

Dr. Elmar Römpczyk Latvia: certain potential for cluster development Green Communities – question of lifestyle

value-added timber products, in Latgale Dr. Elmar Römpczyk. 2012

value-added textile products (linen), in Kuldiga Dr. Elmar Römpczyk. 2012

value-added food products, in Latvija Dr. Elmar Römpczyk. 2012

Green Communities … out of the woods, urgently & through networking out of the woods, urgently & through networking

Dr. Elmar Römpczyk Europe: Germany, Latvia; Ecuador … Green Communities – question of lifestyle

Dr. Elmar Römpczyk context of challenges: local, national, continental ? deep Ocean Arctic rivers swamps coal nuclear oil gaz rainforest oceans droughts food varieties floods rising sea level future safe LIFESTYLE WATER ENERGY CLIMATE Bio DIVERSITY Bio DIVERSITY DEMOCRACY woodfuel solar hydro efficiency footprint irrigation Waste-Mafia shale-gaz landfill

Dr. Elmar Römpczyk Transition-Town Initiatives (international network) regional (Baltic) Economy - cluster development regional (Baltic) Energy – Supply - short distance grids regional (Baltic) Food production - no food spilling regional (Baltic) Labour qualification - local value adding Green Communities – question of lifestyle

Baltic Master II – Maritime safety – Transport and Environment in the Baltic Sea Region Bio Energy Promotion – The Baltic Sea Region Bioenergy Promotion Project COOL Bricks Climate Change, Cultural Heritage & Energy Effi cient Monuments Biennial Report Baltic Sea States Subregional Co-operation, BSSSC YESS – Youth Event on Sustainable Societies Dr. Elmar Römpczyk World Habitat Award, Green Cities „SPIN” : sustainable production through innovation in small and medium sized enterprises „SPIN” : sustainable production through innovation in small and medium sized enterprises & talk to your neighbour Now, during the conference & talk to your neighbour Now, during the conference & think what should be done to turn your community green & think what should be done to turn your community green & ask the government, what came out of Latvia´s CBSS presidency (2008) or how to participate in CBSS-iniciatives like SPIN …. & ask the government, what came out of Latvia´s CBSS presidency (2008) or how to participate in CBSS-iniciatives like SPIN …. EU & CBSS programmes, budgets, action plans, recommendations, lighthouse-projects instead of going messy with program inflation: make use of lessons learnt from the BSR see also: State Agency of Construction, Energy & Housing ( or Latvian Environment Protection Fund Administration ( see also: State Agency of Construction, Energy & Housing ( or Latvian Environment Protection Fund Administration (

Dr. Elmar Römpczyk Energy-Efficiency – up from local level Green Communities – up from local level Creation of Green Communities World Café ENERGY DEMOCRACY SUSTAINABILITY WATER WOODS 2012 = UN-year of COOPERATIVES ( complementary farms)

Dr. Elmar Römpczyk Energy-Efficiency – up from local level Green Communities – up from local level Action Plan LOCAL + REGIONAL SUSTAINABILITY  integrated planning (cluster) sector, space  consecutive steps  regional networking (Baltic)  progress indicator + feedback  democratic participation  integrated planning (cluster) sector, space  consecutive steps  regional networking (Baltic)  progress indicator + feedback  democratic participation LV-success-story: future safe LIFESTYLE LV-success-story: future safe LIFESTYLE