Creativity, Cash and a Climate for Change in Europe Seminar
On 1 February 2008, Europe Direct North East (England) and Energy North East held an event: Creativity, Cash and a Climate for Change in Europe: Transnational funding opportunities for energy projects in Durham City, North East England. The event addressed an identified need for the region’s energy and climate change sector to learn about transnational funding opportunities.
Promoted via local networks, the event generated significant interest from the public and private sector, including research establishments. Despite inclement weather on the day, fifty five people from a range of backgrounds attended to hear:
In addition, a selection of local energy projects provided practical examples and shared their experiences and lessons learned - attendees seemed to particularly appreciate this. Andrew Robinson from the European Commercial and Consular Office, a respected regional figure, proved to be an excellent Chair.
Event feedback was extremely positive, for example
“fantastic event, gave great insight, understanding and inspiration”
“good mix of overview/ background, content/ framework, practical examples/ information for next steps”
