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C4E Forum 2018
The Central & Eastern European Energy Efficiency Forum
13-16 June 2018
Narvil Hotel Resort
Serock, Poland
Central & Eastern European Energy Efficiency Forum
Energy efficiency policy, finance and renovation
The C4E Forum 2018 brought the energy efficiency community to Serock, Poland, for four days of high-level plenaries, panel sessions, workshops, DIY sessions and informal networking. The programme focused on energy efficiency as part of national energy policy, financing the energy transition, and the role of building renovation in Central and Eastern Europe.
Programme highlights
High-level plenaries
Two plenaries focused on national energy efficiency policy and financing energy efficiency in the CEE region.
Panel sessions
Parallel sessions gave participants space to discuss practical barriers, policy choices and regional implementation.
Workshops
Hands-on workshops ran across the middle days of the Forum, alongside plenaries, panels and networking moments.
Opening plenary
13 June
Why should national governments care about energy efficiency?
The opening plenary treated energy efficiency as an integral part of wider energy policy, including the role of building renovation and the impact of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and Energy Efficiency Directive.
- The role energy efficiency plays in broader energy policy discussions.
- Measures countries use to improve energy efficiency.
- The role of energy efficient building renovation in energy policy.
Finance plenary
14 June
How to finance energy efficiency in the CEE region?
The second plenary focused on financing the energy transition and investing in energy efficiency, from public budgets and emission trading revenues to financial instruments that can bring in private investment.
- How the next EU budget could support large up-front investments.
- The role of emission trading revenues in financing the transition.
- Ways to monetise the social and economic benefits of energy efficiency.
Programme outline
The 2018 edition mixed practical parallel sessions, workshops, plenaries, DIY sessions and social time. The outline below keeps the old page’s programme structure in the refreshed archive layout.
Wednesday 13 June
Arrival and opening
Pre-conference events, arrivals and check-in, opening high-level ministerial plenary, dinner and welcome cocktail.
Thursday 14 June
Panels, workshops and finance
Panel sessions, workshops, the second plenary with financing experts, dinner and informal networking.
Friday 15 June
Sessions and closing party
More panels and workshops, DIY sessions, dinner, closing talk and the Forum party.
Saturday 16 June
Departure day
Breakfast, check-out and departures from the Narvil Hotel Resort.
Photos 2018
Official photo selection
A wider selection of official photos from C4E Forum 2018 is available on Google Drive.
Videos
C4E Forum 2018 on video
Official video clip
Why participants come to C4E Forum, what makes it special and the highlights of the 2018 event.
Guest feedback
Reflections on C4E Forum 2018 from Paul Hodson, Lucinda Maclagan and Dries Acke.
Participant interviews
Interviews with participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the UK, Denmark and Latvia.
Venue 2018
The C4E Forum 2018 took place at Narvil Hotel Resort in Serock, Poland. The setting supported the Forum’s mix of formal sessions and informal networking, with lunches, dinners, coffee breaks and evening events built into the programme.