Energy Future Today: Cities and Counties as Players in Climate Protection 2nd Climate Protection Conference of the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region

DRAFT as on 26.01.2015

02.- 04.07.2015

02.07.2015 Participants from the Metropolitan Region

09:00 h Arrival and registration

09:30 h Welcome Dr. Ulrich Maly, Lord Mayor of the City of Nuremberg

09:45 h Energy Future Nuremberg Metropolitan Region: Urban Needs Rural – Rural Needs Urban Thomas Thumann, Lord Mayor of the City of Neumarkt, political spokesperson, Climate Protection and Sustainable Development Steering Committee, Nuremberg Metropolitan Region

10:00 h On the Right Track? – Final Energy Balance of the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region in 2013 and Implementation of the Climate Pact So Far Dr. Peter Pluschke, Deputy Mayor for Environment and Health in Nuremberg, executive director, Climate Protection and Sustainable Development Steering Committee, Nuremberg Metropolitan Region

10:30 h The Development of the Power Net Infra-Structure in Nuremberg Metropolitan Region Josef Hasler, Chairman of the Board, N-ERGIE Aktiengesellschaft

10:50 h Discussion of results

11:15 h Coffee break

11:45 h Changes in Energy – Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies in the Rhine Neckar Metropolitan Region Ralph Schlusche, executive director Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region

12:30 h Lunch break

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The 2nd Climate Protection Conference of the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region has been produced in the framework of the project "Local Authorities active for the MDGs - Europe for more development" with the assistance of the European Union.

14:00 h Best Practices from Nuremberg Metropolitan Region – Sharing experiences, discussion, new cooperation in the future In three parallel forums

Forum 1: Round Table Climate Partnerships – What are the Success Factors?

Moderator: BMZ [Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development)/Engagement Global, tba. City of Neumarkt – South Africa, Ralf Mützel City of Nuremberg – Nicaragua, Hiltrud Gödelmann Bio Energy Region – South Korea, Bernd Rothammer

Forum 2: Successful PR and Climate Protection Campaigns - How Do We Connect With Our Citizens Over Climate Protection?

Moderator: tba City of Dortmund, Dr. Rainer Mackenbach, invited Energy Agency Upper , Wolfgang Böhm, invited Nuremberg Climate Ambassador, Dr. Susanne Sprößer, Dept. for Environment and Health, Nuremberg

Forum 3: Renewable Energies and Decentralised Power Supply Structures Energy and Power Marketing Co-ops within the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region

Moderator: Erich Maurer, Dipl.-Ing., executive director, Energieagentur Nordbayern GmbH (Energy Agency) Volks- und Raiffaisenbanken, tba. Marketing Co-op Regionalstrom (Regional Power) Franken, tba.

16:00 h Break

16:30 h Presentation/Lecture Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert, invited

17:30 h End

Afterwards Get-Together of the Climate Protection Managers from the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region – Initiative for Regular Exchange of Experience (with original regional buffet) Moderator: Wolfgang Müller, Dipl.-Ing. (FH), City of Nuremberg Climate Protection Officer

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The 2nd Climate Protection Conference of the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region has been produced in the framework of the project "Local Authorities active for the MDGs - Europe for more development" with the assistance of the European Union.

03.07.2015 International Conference Day

09:30 h Opening and Welcome Armin Kroder, president of the council, Nuremberg European Metropolitan Region, chief executive of the district Nürnberger Land

Dr. Peter Pluschke, Deputy Mayor for Environment and Health, Nuremberg

09:45 h Municipal Initiatives in Climate Change Mitigation Keynote speakers – presentations from various cities / partner cities of Nuremberg on their activities in climate change mitigation

EU Funding Projects via the Covenant of Mayors tba.

Millennium Development Project Thomas Brose, Klimabündnis (Climate Pact)

10:30 h Coffee break

11:00 h EU Project “STEP UP” (Strategies Towards Energy Performance and Urban Planning) tba., Glasgow

11:30 h Tandem Project Nice-Nuremberg tba.

12:00 h Lunch break

13:30 h Practical Applications - two parallel workshops, sharing experiences

Forum 1: Use of Renewable Energies in Municipalities

Forum 2: Cooperation with Asian Cities in Climate Protection The Future of Bio Mass in Energy Supply Systems

16:00 h End of Workshops

17:00 h Dinner Hosted by Dr. Peter Pluschke, Deputy Mayor for Environment and Health, Nuremberg

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The 2nd Climate Protection Conference of the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region has been produced in the framework of the project "Local Authorities active for the MDGs - Europe for more development" with the assistance of the European Union.

04.07.2015 Excursion to Innovative Energy Projects in the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region with three stops (bus transfer)

SUGGESTIONS SO FAR

from 09:00 h Nuremberg Heat Storage System of N-ERGIE Aktiengesellschaft

Nuremberg Swimming pools with passive house standard (Langwasserbad Nuremberg, Bambados )

Nuremberg EnergieCampusNürnberg ECN Nuremberg Energy Campus

Nuremberg Refurbishing existing buildings to energy standards: municipal library, Luitpolthaus

Neumarkt Energy-self-sufficient waste water treatment plant, Neumarkt and photovoltaic conversion plant, Pölling (along railway embankment)

Forchheim County Bio-energy village Willersdorf

Forchheim County Biogas plant /

Forchheim County Rittmayer Brewery

Bamberg County Brewery

Nürnberger Land County: Weißenohe Brewery

15:00 h Return journey to Nuremberg

16:00 h eta Nuremberg Bus Station

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The 2nd Climate Protection Conference of the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region has been produced in the framework of the project "Local Authorities active for the MDGs - Europe for more development" with the assistance of the European Union.