⁉ YES-DC & YES-Europe Pubquiz tomorrow ⁉

Test your knowledge on sustainability and Europe whilst you stay at home and catch up with friends or meet new people. On Friday, February the 12th from 19.30 to 21.00, YES-DC and YES-EUROPE organise an online pubquiz. You can determine whether you want to join the event with a group of friends or join a random group to meet new people. Each team will be allocated to a breakout room so you will have plenty of time to have fun with your friends or get to know new people.

Sign up now for free here and we will see you on the 12th of February: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pubquiz-tickets-138138763761

💯 5th Ana Aguado Scholarship Award 💯
Under this joint initiative, two student scholarships are offered by the above Partners for participation in the Summer School on Regulation of Energy Utilities held by the FSR from 28 June to 2 July 2021. The 2021 Summer School will be organised as a 1-week residential course in Florence or as an online webinar, depending on the pandemic evolution.

The Partners will allocate five other candidates ranked after the two winners with the opportunity to attend for free one online training course of their choice. All FSR online courses are valid with the exception of the Annual Training on the Regulation of Energy Utilities, the Executive Course to Master Electricity Markets, and the Summer School on Energy Utilities. These five free seats will be valid between May 2021 and July 2022

https://www.entsoe.eu/news/2021/02/02/5th-ana-aguado-scholarship-award/

🙌 YSEH Webinar Series #3: Policy Advocacy 🙌

The YSEH Webinar Series will leverage the network of the Youth Sustainable Energy Hub projects and partners to build capacity of young professionals in the sustainable energy sector: develop their careers, promote best practices, connect to opportunities and share knowledge.

The third webinar will focus on policy advocacy for clean energy transition and energy access! Join us to learn how to lead and organise effective policy advocacy work, including campaigns and publications.

Date and time: February 24, 15:00 UTC

Registration: https://youthsehub.org/webinar-series/policy-advocacy/

🍀 Youth4Climate: driving ambition 🍀

Do not forget to submit an application to have an opportunity to join the PreCOP26. Deadline: 15 March (extended) https://un.submittable.com/submit

🌍 OECD Youthwise 🌍

OECD is creating Youthwise – an advisory group of people between 18 and 30 years old – as part of our “I am the future of work” campaign and the OECD Youth Action Plan we are developing to help countries design better policies for young people. Deadline for applications: 5 March 2021 https://www.oecd.org/about/civil-society/youth/youthwise/

The JRC is organising a webinar to present the report Tracking EU Citizens’ Interest in EC Priorities Using Online Search Data: The European Green Deal.
This is the first of a series of reports in which the JRC will use online search data to provide insights on the interest of European’s citizens related to the six Commission priorities.
Follow the webinar on 3 March 2021, 15:30-16:30 (CET)
For more information: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/event/webinar/eu-citizens-interests-european-green-deal

The Energy Policy Programme from the CommUnity by InnoEnergy is organizing an Online Cafè on the 30th of March (19:00 to 20:15) with the theme: "The UN Climate Negotiations" together with Federico Brocchieri, member of Italy and EU's technical experts teams to the UNFCCC. You can register at the following link: https://community.innoenergy.com/events/53930
Feel free to share with your networks 😉

Launch of the new European Innovation Council: https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/launch-new-european-innovation-council-2021-mar-03_en

The YSEH Webinar Series supports young professionals in developing their careers in the sustainable energy sector. The fourth webinar will focus on capacity building for clean energy transition and energy access!
Speakers: Experts from IRENA, RCREEE, LEDS-GP and young professionals
Date and time: March 24, 15:00 UTC
Registration: https://bit.ly/yseh-webinar4

[Tomorrow - YES-DC]contemporary hot-topic while sipping a beer at the end of a home-office Friday, join us!
For those who are not members, the first event is for free, but if you like what YES-DC does, please subscribe to allow the organisation to keep up the excellent work it has done so far and to have access to additional opportunities and all monthly events.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-texas-power-outage-tickets-148274985473

Additional opportunities:
Please join us for a special consultation to ensure diverse youth perspectives are included in the United Nations High-Level Dialogue on Energy (HLDE), beginning on 12 April 2021 and closing on 30 April 2021.
Aligned with the formal preparations and integrated with the timeline of the Technical Working Groups, UNDP is launching a series of conversations with young leaders that are pioneering new technologies and trialling solutions to energy challenges at the community level, or are interested in SDG7 and can bring other expertise to the conversation.
The Youth members of the Technical Working Groups for the High-level Dialogue on Energy will draw on the ideas that emerge through this process in making their recommendations. These consultations are intended to build on previous youth consultations hosted by the UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub and our partners SEforAll.
The consultation and the launch are open to all young people between 16 – 30 years who have an interest in renewable energy.
Participation is a two-step process:
1) Register for the Launch Webinar of 12 April, 08:00 – 09:00 ET: https://bit.ly/3fGVyoz
2) Join the SparkBlue group and participate in the discussion rooms: https://bit.ly/3drBbsK
#HLDE2021 #HLDEYouth #Youth2030

In 2020, Leuven was elected “European Capital of Innovation” for its best use of innovation to improve the quality of life of its inhabitants. An achievement that recognises the impactful cooperation model among Leuven 2030, Leuven MindGate and the city of Leuven to tackle major societal challenges. join the CommUnity by InnoEnergy to discover more about Leuven’s innovation environment explained directly by Katrien Rycken (director of Leuven 2030) and by Arnor Van Leemputten (the super-creative engineering brain behind Th!nk-E): https://community.innoenergy.com/events/55797

🔗 Conference on the Future of Europe 🔗
The website is online: https://futureu.europa.eu/

⚡ Apply to Mission VI: Energy - Be Empowered! ⚡
What: 3 Month Full-time Innovation Program in Germany

When: June 07th - August 31st

Deadline: April 30th
Link: https://www.futury.eu/themission/greenenergy

💡 Apply to Youth Sounding Board for International Partnership 💡
⁉ Are you 18 to 30 years old?

🙋 Are you passionate about youth empowerment and participation?

💭 Do you have ideas how the :flag-eu: European Union can integrate the needs and issues faced by young people in our international partnerships?

🎯 Deadline: TODAY 26th April 2021
Link: https://ec.europa.eu/international-partnerships/youth-sounding-board

Apply for speaking roles at two webinars organised by the International Energy Agency in the framework of the Global Commission on People-Centred Clean Energy Transitions.

Topics of the webinars
1. Policies for People – Best Practice in Progressive Fiscal Policies
2. Clean Energy Transition Policies to Enhance Access and Affordability

How to apply
Interested individuals may apply using this application form. The deadline is May 15, 23:00 UTC.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYtP5KXw67hJpX5uNNKWBBiQ5l91dWiuK5hNkGIcZM4xRusg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Apply for a speaking role at the upcoming IRENA Youth Talk focused on “Addressing equality and climate change issues through renewables-based energy transitions”. Other invited panelists include Dr. Jeffrey Sachs and Ms. Damilola Ogunbiyi.

How to apply
Interested individuals may apply using this application form. The deadline is May 10, 23:00 UTC.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_J9KtrzLYt7mKk6vkkyExxipV97Kb6O2fIHmm_g1GUNutyQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Apply for two speaking roles at high-level events at the 12th Clean Energy Ministerial / Mission Innovation 6.

Speaking roles:
- Youth speaker at the Ministerial Plenary
- Youth speaker at high-level launch of the Empowering People Initiative

How to apply?
Apply using the form. The deadline is May 10, 23:00 UTC.

https://forms.gle/PNNjnNPAnXtj6RjQ6

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