ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL (ENERGY FOR ALL) 2011–2014
Research summary
Access to Sustainable Energy for All project was implemented by a consortium of seven organizations and research centres in nine countries across Europe. Between 2011 and 2014 the FFRC research team conducted case studies in Finland, the Mekong region and Cuba in order to examine the drivers of energy futures in the target countries and the alternatives that are needed to make them equitable and sustainable. The question of how to provide clean, accessible and affordable energy for all is far from straightforward. Especially those in poorer countries across the Global South lack opportunities to benefit from such luxury. The project aimed at enhancing local understanding and raise awareness among the European public about the importance of ensuring such energy sources, and also about the role of EU financing policies concerning this issue. On FFRC’s part, the project included a capacity building component to enhance local abilities, and also produced two reports about the matter to stimulate public debate and instigate initiatives to promote a shift in policies and practices.
Description
The project produced two reports and organized one conference. The conference, together with with Mekong Energy and Ecology Network (MEE-Net), "Know Your Power: Towards a Participatory Approach for Sustainable Power Development in the Mekong Region" was held in Bangkok in 2012. It gathered 150 participants including NGO representatives, researchers, officials from energy departments and journalists from the Mekong Region and representatives of international development community. The conference examined the inter linkages between energy and development in the Mekong region by examining the multitude of actors, their roles and influence within the power sector.
Research info
Research title
ACCESS TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOR ALL (ENERGY FOR ALL) 2011–2014
Research timeline
1.4.2011 - 1.3.2014
Keywords
access to energy climate change environmental impacts sustainable energy
Countries
Cuba, Finland
Institution
University of Turku (FFRC)
Turku School of Economics
Turku, Finland
Funding instrument
European Union Funding
Project budget
500,000 - 1 million euros
Head of research
Jyrki Luukkanen
Research team
Jyrki Luukkanen, Mira Käkönen, Hanna Kaisti, Joni Karjalainen, Jarmo Vehmas
Partners
Hnuti DUHA - Friends of the Earth, Czech Republic; CEE Bankwatch Network, Czech Republic; Les Amis de la Terre Friends of the Earth, France; Mani Tes,
Italy; Corner House Research, United Kingdom; urgewald e. V., Germany
Contact information
Jyrki Luukkanen
+358 50 3370 710
jyrki.luukkanen@utu.fi
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Record last updated
21.5.2015