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COMMUNICATION
actions are implemented through a participatory and results of these consultations will allow creating dedicated
shared process policy papers that will be presented at EU level.
that involves public and private key actors.
(https://forbioenergy.interreg-med.eu/). Consequently, the creation of the ETUs, will be a
fundamental tool and revitalization guideline, allowing
All the instruments and actions developed during to spread much more the projects tools, results and
the MED RES Community projects, have a high conclusions and to reach policy makers, local authorities
replicability potential. For that purpose, the Community and specific target groups, permitting the major inclusion
proposes a common merging approach based on the of RES in the future plans and strategies. Local level
complementarities of the projects results. The aim is to and bottom-up strategies will grow and push for the
drive the capitalization of their tools and methodologies enhancement of technologies and solutions based on RES
through a strategic planning and management tool in the energy plans and strategies of the MED area islands
based on an ecosystemic approach. So that is born the and rural areas. l
concept of Ecosystemic Transition Units (ETUs). An ETU
should ensure a set of basic components that will allow [1] A. Boulangeris with Environment Park, via Livorno, 60,
to obtain the application to green fiscal policies and 10144 Turin, Italy. Email: alexia.boulanger@envipark.com
subsidies in order to accelerate the energy self-sufficiency,
job creation and social development of a territory. The [2] D. Ceh is with Scientific Research Centre Bistra Ptuj,
basic components are classified in four groups: energy Slovenski trg 6, 2250 Ptuj, Slovenia. Email: danilo.ceh@bistra.si
community; energy planning; energy facilities and energy
governance. [3] C. Echave is with Urban Ecology Agency of Barcelona,
08001 Barcelona Spain. Email: cynthiaechave@bcnecologia.net
With the objective to take into account the needs and will
of the Interreg MED local territories, the RES Community [4] J. Shaw-Taberlet is with Axelera, Rond-point de l’échangeur –
is organizing 6 regional consultations, to consensus Les Levées, 69360 Solaize, France.
the concept and build a common denomination of Email: jennifer.shaw-taberlet@axelera.org
“Ecosystemic Transition Units” at MED/EU level. The
consultations will include all the relevant stakeholders Contact details:
related to Renewable Energy and territorial planning of 6 ZNANSTVENO-RAZISKOVALNO SREDIŠČE
Interreg MED countries: Spain, France, Italy, Slovenia, Greece BISTRA PTUJ
and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The shared and consolidated SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CENTRE BISTRA PTUJ
SLOVENSKI TRG 6, SI - 2250 PTUJ - SLOVENIJA
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