1. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Dr. Elmar Römpczyk, FES
ENERGY SECURITY in Baltic Region
through
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Dr. Elmar Römpczyk, FES

2. Common official understanding of
Energy Security debate in BR
Common official understanding of
energy security in BR:
Independence from Russian supply
increased energy production / supply
connected to western European grid
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3. Energy Security debate in BR
No real (common) energy strategy to meet
development goals of BR or of single country
like: economic, social development,
sustainable use of resources
heating, power, transport,
industries (value-added),
decentralized development
Favours mainly to monopolies & oligarchs
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4. Energy Security debate in BR
Biggest challenge for BR:
Sustainable Development
perception & concept
(needed: new values
& new political culture)
SD : officially only since 2008
as kind of national SD-Plan (LV)
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5. Need: Energy Security debate in SD-context
Biggest challenge for SD:
synergetic cooperation
NGOs – city council – architects: housing (EE)
NGOs – government: SD-Plan (LV)
No-coop State-Civil Soc.: Ignalina / LEO (LT)
No-coop hydrocarbon Energy-Supplier – RE
(state monopoly vs alternat supply) EU
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6. Need: Energy Security debate in SD-context
Needed: new comprehensive practice:
diversified energy sources
& Saving energy
& Education for nature + climate protection
Lessons to learn: local energy sufficiency
Växjö
Jühnde LV
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7. Växjö – message: reduce the use of electric energy per
Cogeneration is possible
In 1996, a unanimous decision was taken – Växjö shall be a
Fossil Fuel Free City
Växjö – message:
Some Goals to be achieved
reduce the use of electric energy per
inhabitant by at least 20 % by the year 2015
compared to 1993
reduce the fossil CO2 emissions per inhabitant
by at least 50 % by the year 2010, and by at
least 70 % by the year 2025, compared to 1993
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8. short distance heating net
Whole community
decision making is possible
Technical concept : supply of heat & power through biomass
Jühnde - message
grid
el. power
BioGas
el. power
CHP
75% of Jühnde´s households join short distance heating net
heat central
short distance heating net
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9. no CHP, no solar panels just beauty Amatciems - LV
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10. Partners + instruments
Sustainable Energy Security in BR
starts with………..
Partners + instruments
for SD - awareness
&
SD - action
in context
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11. Energy-security thru SD-synergy Approach: CHALLENGES´ PYRAMID
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12. Partners + instruments
Eco -municipalities
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13. Local council + NGOs + experts:
Energy, sea side protection, eutrophication, …
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14. Partners + instruments
NGOs : SD – professionalising + lobbying on Governments & Parliaments & city councils
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15. VII Baltic Sea NGO Forum, Riga-2008
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16. Resolution of VII Baltic Sea NGO Forum Riga-2008
Ref. to Climate change & energy
local communities in BSR should develop plans for sustainable energy supply and efficient energy use in cooperation with NGOs, using best available practices.
governments should prohibit construction of any final repositories for nuclear materials by the Baltic Sea & ban shipping of radioactive materials through the Baltic Sea.
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17. NGOs + Minister saving dunes
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18. Pauperisation & Klondike mentality Corruption
targeting at meta-level
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19. Partners + instruments
Eco - business
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20. GM Raps or Bio-food
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21. Peat for energy ?? (LV)
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22. Round-trees for export, no value-added
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23. Partners + instruments
Eco - Tourists
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25. storcks, butterfly, wildhorses, blue cow …
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26. more Partners + instruments Eco - conscious mass - media
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27. NGOs + mayors + authorities planting trees
… and stimulate PR actions
dunes´ racer against biodiversity (LV)
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28. more Partners + instruments
SCHOOLS
UNIVERSITIES
Informal ECO - CENTERS
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29. Eco-schools in Latvia Program started in 2002
60 schools participate now
25 Green Flags, 13 National Awards
Themes:
Waste
Energy
Water
Transport
Healthy Living
School Grounds
Climate Change
Learning about forests

30. political controversies
after all left unsettled :
political controversies on
Baltic Energy Policy
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31. and what about nuclear waste …. ?
Ignalina
more of the same
Sosnovyi Bor
Kaliningrad
and what about nuclear waste …. ?
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32. Ignalina
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33. Ignalina
against the road map of the Baltic Gvmts:
The Chair of the Baltic Environment Committee, Indulis Emsis, said that nuclear power was a form of energy which belonged in the past. Emsis, a former Prime Minister, also mentioned the risk of terror attacks on nuclear power plants.
The Environment Committees of the Nordic Council and the Baltic Assembly met in Daugavpils in Latvia on
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34. alternatives for Ignalina
Fuel Consumption Structure District Heating Production Lithuania - Sweden, 2005
Lithuania
Sweden
(Source – Lithuanian District Heating Association)

35. RE efficiency saving alternatives for Ignalina
eco-social responsibility
high potential of unused biomass resources;
production and usage of biofuel is reliable and stable;
usage of biomass and biofuel reduce price of energy for the final user;
subsidies of biofuel justified to compensate subsidies for nuke energy and kerosene;
usage of biomass for biofuel helps to implement Kyoto protocol RE
efficiency
saving
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36. alternatives for Ignalina eco-social-technic responsibility
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37. Foot – print also for transition society
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38. Brundtland vision vs foot-print awareness
Energy Security debate still urgent in context
Brundtland vision vs foot-print awareness
low level awareness in BR; instead:
transition societies
catch-up consumption
low social responsibility
low state commitment
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39. BR = part of global energy challenge
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.
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40. BR = part of global resource challenge
Foot – print awareness
80% Poor consume
20% Resources
20% Rich use
80% Resources
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41. BR = part of global resource challenge Basis of global conflicts
20% Rich consume
20% Resources
80% Poor consume
80% Resources
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42. Perspectives…. ?
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