A storyboard workshop involving all parties encouraging to focus on energy saving, energy sobriety, renewable energy development and to tackle energy transition
The following is an example of the workshops that are used in Normandy to develop energy/climate strategies.
A storyboard workshop was set up involving all parties in the area (elected officials, the public, companies). The storyboard workshop was organised as follows:
- 4 panels displayed, each focusing on 2 major subjects: Energy efficiency and energy sobriety; heat and renewable energy production
- Elected officials have a limited number of GWh credits (to save or produce) to position on each panel and are encouraged to make choices with regard to regional development and investments
- Elected officials must debate and justify their choices in terms of investment and local development. A wide range of actions are suggested: raising awareness among the general public, renovating buildings (BBC [low-energy building] levels 1/2), responsible purchasing, developing wind farms, installing solar panels on household roofs, biogas production (joint generation, injection), wood-based energy
- Discussions and choices made by elected officials lead to the development and implementation of action plans at municipal and intercommunal levels
The objective was to encourage as many parties as possible to focus on energy saving, energy sobriety, renewable energy development and bring these parties together to tackle the energy transition.
Involved stakeholders: Normandy Regional Council, ADEME (Environment and Energy Management Agency), ORECAN.
Resources needed
- an advance preparation phase, consisting of analysis of potential production and energy savings within the region, to ensure relevant analysis and choices by workshop participants.
- human resources (one to two people) to lead and to offer advice/expertise
Evidence of success
About twenty territories (community of communes) in Normandy use this workshop to develop their energy/climate strategy.
Difficulties encountered
Difficulty in mobilising stakeholders with little awareness of the issues; stakeholders who participate in the workshop often have prior knowledge of and are interested in the subject.
Potential for learning or transfer
This good practice is easily transferable to other regions in France/abroad because the workshop does not depend on the local set-up (policy, systems, regional organisation) and can therefore be replicated in other regions. It requires organisations to take responsibility for and to lead the workshop and to be able to advise the stakeholders in their choices. The organisation leading the workshop must also be able to help elected officials to develop their action plans afterwards, throughout the entire process.
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