The Association of Municipalities Polish Network "Energie Cités" and the Frank Bold Foundation would like to invite you to a training course entitled "Energy communities for local government units". The training is aimed at employees of city and municipal offices and district offices as well as eco-advisers and eco-counsellors, climate and environment advisors and counsellors interested in the topics of energy, renewable energy sources and energy communities.
The training will be delivered in two parts:
- Part I - 24 October 2023, 10:00 a.m - 12:40 p.m. - online lecture introducing the topic of energy communities for JSTs
- Part II - 26 October 2023, 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. - stationary workshop in Krakow (Campanile Hotel, 34 Św. Tomasza St., 31-023 Krakow)
The training is free of charge. To enrol (for Part I and/or Part II), please complete the registration form by 16 October 2023. The number of places for the residential training is limited, with a maximum of two participants from one municipality.
Prior to the training, registered participants will receive the login details for the online platform for the online meeting at the e-mail address provided.
We invite you to register and read the framework agenda for the event here (PL).
About the trainer:
Agnieszka Stupkiewicz, legal adviser. She is a member of the Frank Bold Foundation team, which deals with energy transition, in particular promoting the development of civic energy communities. She also actively supports the Foundation's environmental and climate change initiatives, including those concerning non-financial reporting and environmental aspects of the implementation of European Funds in Poland. Attorney Stupkiewicz is an expert in energy law, particularly in the area of energy communities. Her areas of specialisation are the regulations governing the production of energy from renewable sources and the creation and operation of energy cooperatives. She is a co-author of a handbook entitled “Prawne aspekty tworzenia społeczności energetycznych”, as well as the author of extensive analyses concerning Polish regulations against the background of European Union law in the field of energy cooperatives, the degree of implementation of the Market and RED Directives into the legal order (PL), the necessity to amend the regulations concerning prosumers and a legal comparative study concerning biogas plants. She has participated in a number of conferences on energy communities (e.g. Międzynarodowy Szczyt Klimatyczny TogetAir 2023, Spółdzielnie energetyczne czarnym koniem transformacji, Forum Miasteczek Polskich.
The Frank Bold Foundation is a team of lawyers and other professionals who work together to stand up for citizens and help them solve legal problems and act for their environment. It is an expert organisation whose distinctive feature is the application of legal tools in actions to protect people and the environment. Frank Bold takes legal action for climate and environmental protection, air quality improvement, Poland's energy transition and the development of renewable energy sources. He also specialises in the topics of corporate responsibility and sustainable development (ESG), and addresses issues of state responsibility and transparency in public life. Frank Bold's lawyers take part in administrative and court proceedings, prepare comprehensive analyses and legal opinions, provide training on various legal issues, and take an active part in legislative processes by commenting on proposed changes to the law. The organisation supports local governments, other environmental organisations as well as ordinary citizens. It also helps businesses that want to conduct their activities with respect for human rights and environmental principles.
Once again, we warmly invite you to register and participate in the training!
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The training is organised in the framework of the CommitClimate (On the Road to Energy Transformation and Climate Neutrality in the Municipalities of the Baltic Sea Region) project #C026, funded by the Interreg Baltic Sea Region programme, under the OwnYourSECAP (Support to Regional and Local Authorities in the Development and Implementation of the SECAP Plan) project, funded by the LIFE+ Environment and Climate Financial Instrument under grant agreement no. 101077109 and the Covenant of Mayors Climate and Energy initiative.
