THE MIDDLE EAST GETS GREEN – WITH THE EU’S HELP

KATARZYNA CZUPA, Weimar Dialogue

When asked about the renewable energy, one would undoubtedly think about the European Union, the United States or one of the highly developed East Asian states such as Japan or South Korea renown for their mania for making green almost every aspect of everyday life. I bet that only a few, if anybody, would look towards the Middle East in the given context. Yet, this region, and the Gulf States in particular, may soon outpace the West and become a new leader in a process of shifting economy towards a more sustainable model in terms of energy production and distribution. Interestingly enough, the European Union is likely to help it with that.

DW INTERVIEW: COAL, NUCLEAR OR RENEWABLE? FUTURE OF ENERGY POLICY WITHIN THE WEIMAR TRIANGLE

RAFAŁ ANDRZEJ SMENTEK, Weimar Dialogue

RAFAŁ Bajczuk, Junior Fellow and Energy Policy Expert in the Centre for Eastern Studies* explains how the future energy policy in Europe, especially within the Weimar Triangle countries, will look like.

Rafal Smentek: Almost every country stands before a revolution in the energy sector. We can see it very well on the example of the Weimar Triangle – France still maintains nuclear energy but also develops renewable sources, Germany sets up the Energiewende project (the final goal is the abolition of coal and other non-renewable energy sources) and Poland goes towards nuclear energy and shale gas. Do you think that any of these “roads” has more chances to be successful than others?

Weimar Youth Forum 2013: Europe’s Energy Future. Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in the 21st Century

SIMONA SIENKIEWICZ, Weimar Youth Forum

Weimar Youth Forum 2013 można zaliczyć do przeszłości. Tegoroczna edycja odbyła się w dniach 22-24 listopada w Bonn, a głównym organizatorem było Studentenforum im Tönissteiner Kreis, we współpracy z Centrum Inicjatyw Międzynarodowych oraz Conférence Olivaint. W trzydniowych dyskusjach, wykładach oraz warsztatach uczestniczyli reprezentanci Belgii, Francji, Niemiec oraz Polski. Podjęcie tematu przyszłości polityki energetycznej w Europie okazało się strzałem w dziesiątkę, bowiem każde państwo ma różne źródła energii, na których się opiera. Reprezentowanie różnych poglądów przez uczestników Weimarskiego Forum Młodych dało możliwość do wymiany opinii i analizy konsekwencji polityki energetycznej Unii Europejskiej wobec państw członkowskich.

The new era of energy? Dilemmas for the future

RAFAŁ ANDRZEJ SMENTEK, Weimar Dialogue

Within the next years the topic of energy could be dominant in the international relations in Europe and surpass such problems like financial crisis, equal rights or tolerance. Probably only the subject of water scarcity will compete with energy for time on daily news. The reason for that is simple and consists of three parts.