🇪🇺 [Project opportunity from the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union] 🇫🇷

A call for "young and eco-committed" projects has been launched on October 15th 2021. This call is addressed to young Europeans between 18 and 30 or young residents in the European Union with new, socially useful ideas to better fight and adapt to climate change, promote the circular economy and management of waste and natural resources, act for biodiversity or educate people about sustainable development.
The call for projects is open between 15 October 2021 and 30 November 2021
More info: https://jeunes.gouv.fr/challenge-ecoengage

☘️ [AESS Modena - Agenzia per l'Energia e lo Sviluppo Sostenibile] 🏘

Beyond Positive Energy Districts: cutting edge approaches and stories from the forefront

Truly sustainable houses, districts and cities are needed now more than ever to not only mitigate, but especially adapt to climate change effects. Within this session, we’ll explore theoretical frameworks for net positive development strategies at first. Then we’ll learn from a university students led experience in building a NZEB Living Lab, adaptive to significant structural changes over time to accommodate technological developments of the main components. Finally, we’ll hear from a cutting-edge model for deeply sustainable and regenerative cities in different regions of the world, raising the bar for future urban planning.

To register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1530592072565745675
For more info: https://www.settimanabioarchitettura.it/

⚡️ [RES4Africa - Opportunity to join their Advisory Board] 🌍
RES4Africa are looking for youth representatives to join their advisory board, please see the attached concept note.
The Advisory Board will be established soon, will meet 1-2 times a year and will be renewed every 4 years, all details are available in the document enclosed.

Selection criteria:
- High-profile youth aware of energy sector and policies;
- Max 30 years old;
- Be part of a sectorial Youth network (formal affiliation);
- Availability to be part of RES4A Advisory board, 2 meetings per year for about 4 years;
- At least one female;
- At least one African;
- Send CV and short Bio.
Please send your CV and bio directly to Maria Caterina Mattiolo on mariacaterina.mattiolo@res4africa.org

🙋‍♂️ [Student Energy] ⚡️
Applications are now open to join the first cohort of the ​SE Career Training📢
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The ​SE Career Training is a 4-month cohort-based program aimed at young people between 18 and 30 who are interested in pursuing a career that advances the energy transition. The course will offer a comprehensive introduction to the current energy system, decarbonization pathways, energy economics and policy.

SE Career Training aims to provide students in our cohort with the technical and soft skills necessary for them to secure an internship or entry-level role in the energy sector.
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​The deadline for application is Nov 29, 2021!
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​Click on the link to apply https://bit.ly/3n9ImeX

🧑‍🎓⚡[Florence School of Regulation - Annual Scholarships]⚡👨‍🎓

👉 Each year, the Florence School of Regulation - Energy and Climate (FSR Energy & Climate) awards scholarships for a wide variety of training courses targeting a broad audience of professionals and academics.

📌 If you are interested in one of their training courses and you are looking for financial support, you will be able to apply for an FSR scholarship for a fully-funded place.

📎 Link: https://fsr.eui.eu/fsr-annual-scholarships/

📢On the last Tuesday of each month from 19:00 to 20:15 CET, tune into the Online Café for a casual energy-related conversation with experts from the field. Grab your drink of choice, make yourself comfortable, and get ready to Learn, Discuss, and Network with your fellow energy enthusiasts!

🗓For the November Session at Online Café, we have invited Ashish Guhan Baskar for a conversation on second life batteries. Ashish has a masters in Sustainable Energy Engineering from KTH and works at Uniper SE as a short-term power trader. He is also involved in the start-up world, working to enable upcycling of EV batteries and bring a smarter grid of distributed energy assets.

🎙In this presentation, we will discuss:
👉 The role of batteries in the Energy Transition
👉 The importance of upcycling Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries
👉 Applications and Challenges of Second Life Batteries
👉 Current and needed policy framework

🔎For more information and to register for the session, visit the event page on the CommUnity Platform! 👉https://community.innoenergy.com/events/73625👈

[UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network – Youth Initiative (SDSN Youth)]
Our Innovation Readiness Program aims to foster youth innovation globally in order to achieve the SDGs. The program provides skills and networks, allowing young people to create viable and sustainable solutions and support them in implementing and scaling these solutions. More info HERE

Overview of the Innovation Readiness Program:
Please click HERE for the application page and more information about the 2022 Innovation Readiness Program. The IRP program will begin from March 2022 and the Pitch Competition will be held in October 2022.

⚡️[Start Up Energy Transition Award 2022] ⚡️
The Start Up Energy Transition Award is an international competition for start-ups and young companies worldwide who are working on ideas affecting global energy transition and climate change. In the last five years, the award has received more than 2,300 applications from 102 countries. SET is powered by the German Energy Agency (dena), in cooperation with the World Energy Council.

Apply for the SET Award 2022 until 31.01.2022. Check out this years’ categories here, along with the prizes and criteria here.

[⚡️YEE Workshop♻️]
Youth and Environment Europe is delighted to invite you to attend the online workshop "Nuclear Waste Management and the Intergenerational Aspects", on Friday 10th of December from 10:00-12:00 AM CEST.
If interested, please register here: https://bit.ly/3podG9J

THE WORKSHOP BACKGROUND
The challenges of nuclear energy are long-lived and inherited to future generations, having significant impacts on the welfare and sustainability of upcoming generations. Achieving intergenerational equity is one of the cornerstones of nuclear waste management but given the highly technical level of the debate and the lack of access for young people to nuclear issues, this still remains vague.

The workshop agenda is structured to provide viewpoints on the issue of nuclear waste and intergenerational aspects, from the angles of decision-making, technical and youth lens.
Join YEE at this interactive workshop, with Mrs Jutta Paulus, MEP; Mrs Eszter Matyas, researcher on environmental and nuclear issues. For further details, please do find the workshop agenda in the following message.

YEE would be pleased to have your insights and standpoints in this workshop. Thank you and feel free to circulate this invitation with your personal networks!

🌎 [SDG7 Youth Constituency - Call for Youth Speaker at IRENA Youth Forum] 🌎

👉 WHAT: Apply to speak at the IRENA Youth Talk focused on "Youth-led solutions to accelerate the energy transition and achieve climate objectives”.
🗓 WHEN: January 13, 2021 15:25 -16:55 CEST (TBC)
🎖 REQUIREMENTS: 30 years old or below / Engaged in SDG7 (sustainable, renewable, and affordable energy sectors) related activities / Involvement with the topics of youth-led solutions and climate change
⏰ DEADLINE: Dec 18, 23:00 UTC
📎 LINK: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSew0T4ur-B2gEhcQEvHRq6uC-dBnmq0UammZ4XXAfS-EPxLEQ/viewform

💫 [EYEN Special 2022 Newsletter] 💫 ​
WE ARE BACK! To wish you a great start into 2022 and to take a brief look back at 2021 with this special edition of our newsletter. Stay with us for a message from our three co-founders Federico, Luciana and Miguel to learn a little more about the European Youth Energy Network (EYEN): where we started, where we are and where we're going. We’re a network of networks, uniting energy-focused youth organisations and reshaping youth engagement in the European energy transition. And - spoiler alert! - this is just the start.

Subscribe here: https://youthenergy.eu/newsletter-eyen/
Link to the latest newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/8ae5a3ec58ea/eyen-special-2022-newsletter

☢ [SDG7 Youth Constituency - “Introducing Nuclear Energy to Youth” event ] ☢

👉 WHAT: The objective of this event is to provide an introduction to nuclear energy and to gather perspectives from young people working in the field. It is an educational event where pros and cons will be considered.
🗓 WHEN: Held virtually on Saturday 22 January 2022 from 16:00 to 17:30 CET (The language of the event will be English 🇬🇧)
👥 WHO: The event will gather a panel of young professionals from around the world and will consist of a three-part panel discussion and an open Q&A session with the audience: Part 1 – Nuclear energy in the public debate / Part 2 – Nuclear energy technology and climate change / Part 3 – Current and future young people’s contribution to the sector
📎 LINK: Please register for this event by using the following link before 21 January 2022: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/introducing-nuclear-energy-to-youth-tickets-238744109057

⚡[Invitation - IRENA Youth Forum 2022: The New Generation of Decision Makers] ⚡

👉 Held under the overarching theme “Youth-led solutions to accelerate the energy transition and achieve climate objectives”, the 2022 edition of the IRENA Youth Forum will highlight the role of young people in identifying and developing solutions that can promote and accelerate the renewables-based energy transitions to achieve climate targets and other sustainable development goals. It will also offer the opportunity to young leaders to share their experience and interact and connect with global thought leaders in identifying the essential areas that require support for youth to contribute to the advancement of a global energy transition.
🗓 Jan 13, 2022 15:00-17:00 CEST
📌 For more information see: https://www.irena.org/newsroom/articles/2021/Dec/Mobilising-Youth-to-Implement-the-Outcomes-of-COP26
📎 Registration is open until 12 January 2022: https://irena-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UxlSMOJxQoCpATdnRdct_Q

🙌🏼 [EYY2022 website is now live] 🙌🏼

The European Year of Youth website on the Youth Portal is now launched. You will be able to search through events and initiatives by topic or country, and upload events. This is the place to stay up-to-date on the Year, read stories from young journalists and get inspired by young peoples' ideas. The website will develop throughout the Year: https://europa.eu/youth/year-of-youth

👉 [CommUnity by InnoEnergy - Online Cafè] 👈

📢 Don’t miss out! This February 22nd from 19:00 to 20:15 CET, tune into the Online Café for a conversation with Dr. Carlos David Calder on National Public Policies commitments to the UN Climate Change Conference.

🎙In this presentation, it will be discussed:
👉 The Paris Climate Agreement and climate negotiations
👉 How countries evaluate their commitments in the context of UN climate negotiations
👉 The process of developing and implementing national public policies
👉 Portugal as a case study on public policy development and implementation

📌 For more information and to register for the session, visit the event page on the CommUnity Platform.
👉 Register here: https://community.innoenergy.com/events/76802 👈

ℹ️ At the Online Café, the Energy Policy Programme of CommUnity by InnoEnergy welcomes experts from a range of fields to join us for energy-related conversations on the last Tuesday of each month from 19:00 to 20:15 CET. Grab your drink of choice, make yourself comfortable, and come Learn, Discuss, and Network with your fellow energy enthusiasts!

👉 [CommUnity by InnoEnergy - Online Cafè] 👈
📢On the last Tuesday of each month at 19:00 CEST, tune into the CommUnity by InnoEnergy's Online Café for a casual energy-related conversation with experts from the field. Grab your drink of choice, make yourself comfortable, and get ready to Learn, Discuss, and Network with your fellow energy enthusiasts!

🗓For the March Session at Online Café, we have invited Dr. Maria Kottari for a conversation on Managing a just energy transition—insights from the EU experience. Dr. Maria Kottari is the founder of The Energy Matrix Policy Consultancy. She is a part-time Research and Teaching Associate at the School of Transnational Governance of the European University Institute (Climate). She holds a Ph.D. in International, European & Regional Studies with a focus on Energy Politics and has a wide range of expertise and network in subjects related to the EU and international politics and governance, energy/climate and environmental policies, sustainability, and social challenges.

🎙In this session, we will discuss:
👉European Green Deal and Fit-for-55 Package; importance of it and what it means for the energy transition
👉 Principles of Just transition (information about Just Transition)
- What does Just Transition mean?
- How and When did it start?
👉 Role and importance of "Just Transition" under the Green Deal/Fit-for-55 Package (or energy transition in Europe)
👉 Coal regions in transition
- What implications will be at the national/local level in the EU coal regions in transitions and neighbouring countries (Western Balkans & Ukraine)?
👉 Future of the workforce
- For coal sector
- For mobility sector

🔎For more information and to register for the session, visit the event page on the CommUnity Platform!

👉 For more information and for registration: click here 👈

🌎 EDD Young Leaders Programme | 21-22 June 2022, Brussels 🌎

👥 The EDD offers a unique opportunity for young people from all over the world with strong expertise and commitment to positive social change to share their views, influence decision-makers and stakeholders and further develop leadership skills: https://eudevdays.eu/get-involved#anchor-2989

⚡ Climate and energy is among the themes of the EDD with a particular focus on Green and just energy transition & Integrating energy markets

📌 To submit your application to be one of the EDD Young Leaders this year, please create an online profile on the EDD website: https://eudevdays.eu/community/login

🗓 The deadline to submit proposals is 25 March at 23.59 CET.

[🇪🇺 👨‍💻 YES-Europe FF55 Training Series (III) - Energy consumption in buildings: key policies, technologies and trends]

🏢💡🔌 Curious about the #fitfor55 package and how it will shape the way we consume energy in the building sector? From key policy documents like the EPBD, EED and ETS, to trends driving change in the building sector - join us in this session to learn why the building sector is an important piece of Europe’s #decarbonisation!

🗓 Mark on your calendar: 24 March 2022, 18h30-19h30CET

🖊 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eHDB5WEa