Cities are key to how our urban economies respond to the challenges of climate change. As places where we live, work, and visit they are the central hubs for much human activity.  Urban environments face a number of challenges over the next few years: the need to upgrade 20th century infrastructure; improving the energy efficiency of homes and public buildings;  managing the collection and dispersal of waste; reducing the reliance on carbon for individuals and businesses.

Since the 1970s Sweden has developed experience and expertise in Energy Planning. Over the last two years, experts from the city of Malmo and the Swedish Energy Authority have provided workshops, study visits,  case studies and mentoring for municipalities in the UK, Italy, Greece, Poland and Spain as part of the PEPESEC project.  Each of the cities involved has used this experience in planning Sustainable Energy Communities to develop their own energy plans.

This event provides an opportunity for anyone involved in energy planning in their municipality, and interested in how energy planning can contribute to the smart cities fo the future, to find out more.

This FREE event takes place on Wednesday 2nd June 2010 at the Eurocities office in Brussels and is the final dissemination event of the PEPESEC project. The morning session will be a workshop on Sustainable Energy Communities, and the afternoon will be an opportunity to find out lessons learnt from the other partner cities on the project – and to talk about the next steps for collaboration.

Register online http://energyplanning.eventbrite.com

If you would like to attend or find out more information please register online or contact Adrian Slatcher at MDDA.