1. The Power of Smart Regions
Robert Linnekamp
Chairman Klimaatverbond Nederland,
Alderman municipality of Zaanstad

2. Energy Transition
160 member working together
From Fossil to Renewable

3. Where are we now?

4. In Everybody’s Backyard!
Where are we going?

5. Financial crisis Ecological crisis Context = Crisis
The Chinese characters for crisis mean two other words: Danger and Opportunities.
In every crisis lies the seat of opportunity
Ecological crisis

6. The way forward is innovation:
Technical, production & reduction
Economic, new financial arrangements
Social, new networks and alliances
Systems innovation

7. Innovation takes places within regional networks of government, business, civil society and knowledge institutions
Climate issues can only be solved with a collaborative approach
Smart Regions

8. 1. The Power of Smart Governments
Understand trends
Understand goals
Understand new roles
Traditional role = policy making:
EU = regulation
NL = (financial) support
Local = execution (> 80 cities with roadmaps) / NET-COM project
New (?) role = lead by example
1. The Power of Smart Governments

9. 2. The Power of Smart People
The sun produces enough energy for all our needs.
Trend = active society, civilians and business; pro-sumers break open traditional markets
Goal = acceleration, brings chaos
New role = facilitator
Examples:
Amsterdam-Zuid
Lochem
2. The Power of Smart People

10. 3. The Power of Smart Networks
Trend = collaboration
Goal = critical mass
New role = partner
Innovation takes places within regional networks of government, business and knowledge institutions
Climate issues can only be solved with a collaborative approach
Examples:
Electric Cars MRA
Green Hub Arnhem / Nijmegen
3. The Power of Smart Networks

11. 4. The Power of Smart Cities
Trend = integration of systems / energy logistics / smart grids
Goal = systems innovation (production & reduction / technical & social)
New role = integral director
Cities have capacity (financial and knowledge) to lead within regions
Examples:
REloadIT / e-harbours – experiments with smart grids
The Hague -
4. The Power of Smart Cities

12. Challenge #1 Houses & Offices First reduction, then production
Most profitable, Largest potential, 40% of total energy consumption within our cities
Challenge #1

13. Deltaplan 2.0

14. The Power of Smart Regions = + + + 4. Smart Cities 3. Smart Networks
Starting point for Deltaplan 2.0 = Smart Regions = combination of 1-4
2. Smart People +
1. Smart Governments

15. The Power of Smart Regions = + + + + 5. Smart Leaders 4. Smart Cities
3. Smart Networks +
+ 5 = Smart Leaders that can buikd a wider movement for a sustainable future!
2. Smart People +
1. Smart Governments

16. Example of a leader:
"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."
Geluidsfragment:
1961

17. We all know what happened.
1969

18. In Everybody’s Backyard?So

19. Sure We Can! Using the Power of Smart Regions: Sure We Can!
Thank you for your attention.