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De Ceuvel is one of the most sustainable and unique urban developments in Europe. De Ceuvel is an award-winning, sustainable, planned workplace for creative and social enterprises on a former shipyard on the Johan van Hasselt kanaal off the river IJ in Amsterdam North. In 2012, the land was secured for a ten-year lease from the Municipality of Amsterdam after a group of architects won a tender to turn the site into a regenerative urban oasis. The former industrial plot is home to a thriving community of entrepreneurs and artists, where all involved have lent a hand to build Amsterdam’s first circular office park. The plot hosts creative workspaces, a cultural venue, a sustainable café, space…
The Vidzeme planning region (regional planning authority), within the Interreg Baltic Sea Region 2014-2020 programme’s project “Financial Tools and Instruments for Energy Efficiency in Buildings” (EFFECT4buildings), implemented the programme “Effective energy consumption in educational institutions”. Within the competition framework, 21 schools of eight municipalities of the Vidzeme region committed themselves to reducing their school’s energy consumption by changing habits and introducing regular energy-saving measures. Within the framework of the competition, at least 10% energy savings were required to be made compared to the selected base year. To promote the rational use of energy in sc…
Green Liberty is a non-profit NGO founded in 1993. Its mission is to contribute to the development of a society in which people live in harmony with each other and the environment. Green Liberty aims to raise awareness of the social and environmental consequences of current trends in consumption, trade, and globalization, in particular fair trade, climate, energy, and waste, by empowering people to make responsible daily life decisions and to oppose abuses of power. One of its fields of activity is climate and energy. Green Liberty is actively involved in advocacy work with national decision-makers regarding climate policy and follows European and international policy developments – e.g., Gr…
The association was founded in 2009 to unite and coordinate the efforts of various sectors (Latvian architects, engineers, developers, manufacturers of products and construction materials, higher education institutions, and state and municipal institutions) to create and further develop a sustainable and low-energy urban and suburban environment in Latvia, and, using the right of legislative initiative, to influence the activities of Latvian state institutions in matters concerning options for reducing energy consumption in environmental projects, construction, the operation of buildings and structures, energy and other related sectors.…
The association unites companies working in the field of solar energy in Latvia, environmentally friendly organisations, foreign producers, as well as like-minded natural persons. The aims of the association are to promote the use of RES in Latvia, to promote and lobby for the maximum use of solar energy in Latvia, to inform the public about the possibilities of solar energy production in Latvia, etc. For this, the association participates in the development of policies and legal acts and promotes the implementation of EU directives and other legal acts. The associations actively advises the public about different aspects of solar technologies.…
Edgars Fresh is a well-known influencer in Latvia, especially aimed at young people; on his social platform, he actively communicates on issues related to the environment and climate change; in addition to social networks, he is a civic participant in public consultations who follows processes and tries to influence them.…
The aim of the new, adopted in March 2022, state-support programme is to reduce GHG emissions and improve energy efficiency in the households of single-family buildings and two-apartment buildings by providing financial support for three options: the purchase of (1) heat and (2) electricity generation equipment for installation in residential buildings to ensure the production and supply of energy to households, and (3) the connection of households to the district heating system. The following buildings are eligible: single-family buildings, summer and garden houses, two-apartment buildings, and twin, row and separate two-apartment buildings, on condition that no economic activity is perform…
Within the GreenSAM (Green Silver Age Mobility, EU Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme) project, Riga City applied a Mobility Lab approach as an interdisciplinary collaboration platform to test and co-design, through a participatory process, innovative solutions to ensure that seniors are not “left behind” with technical progress. The pilot aims to improve the offer of green mobility services and solutions to the senior-age user group as well as raise seniors’ awareness and ability to use contemporary green urban mobility. Three Mob Labs were held with the following focal areas: (1) initial solutions concerning how to adapt urban space to seniors’ needs, (2) adapting mobility infrastructure…
Riga Technical University, Riga City Council and Riga District Heating Utility jointly call on every Latvian citizen to re-consider their behaviour and habits and reduce energy consumption with the overarching aim of very significantly decreasing Latvia’s dependence on imported energy resources, which are fossil ones, and to develop alternatives to them. The call is based on both economic, geopolitical (among these, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine) and climate change arguments. Short-term activities can be based on re-considering energy consumption behaviour (also including smart technical devices for energy consumption management); the campaign will provide advice and science-based recommendat…
The renovation of a multi-apartment building in Varena to use a 100% renewable heat energy and hot water supply was completed in 2013. While the district heating system in Varena is already fired by biomass in proportions of 97%, the aim of the project was to prove that a 100% off-grid solution is possible as well. To cover the heating needs of the 40 apartments in the building from green sources, seven wells were drilled to a depth of 100m and connected to a heat pump, while hot water is now provided by solar collectors on the roof (http://co2mmunity.eu/green-heat-energy-in-lithuania).…
Students Achieving Valuable Energy Savings 2 (SAVES2, May 2017-Jan 2021) catalysed sustainable energy behaviours among over 219,000 university students in seven countries to help them reduce their exposure to fuel poverty. It incorporated two strands: students living in university accommodation (Student Switch Off) and those in the private rented sector. Student Switch Off is an energy-saving competition that involved students living in the dormitories in the universities of the partner countries. By identifying and training student ambassadors in each dormitory, and by motivating the ambassadors to encourage their peers to save energy, it created a race among students in dormitories, each c…
TOPTEN ACT is aimed at empowering consumers to act: to purchase top energy-efficient products that will save energy over their lifetime. TOPTEN ACT developed a comprehensive market transformation strategy targeting consumers, manufacturers, retailers, large buyers, consumer associations and other key actors in 16 European countries, covering a combined population of 447 Mn inhabitants. It worked with these actors to help them embrace and promote energy-efficient products so that they become the natural choice for consumers. Project partners manage 16 Top-ten websites presenting up-to-date, consumer-oriented information. These websites showcase top energy-efficient models in a number of produ…
The association "City for People" was established in January 2016 with the aim of helping create a good urban environment in Riga and other cities in Latvia. The team and supporters include specialists in various fields - programmers, architects, communication specialists, marketing specialists, and urban environment specialists, The goals of the association are to create a people-oriented, high-quality public outdoor space where everyone is safe and it is pleasant to be; promoting convenient and safe mobility opportunities in the city and beyond for everyone, regardless of age and health status; environmental protection, the promotion of the health of the population; and, zero deaths or ser…
The Compete4SECAP project (C4S) is aimed at helping local authorities (LA) put their existing Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAPs) into action and helped facilitate the upgrade of SEAPs into Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans (SECAPs). C4S were designed to deliver a systematic approach to energy savings in LA using standardised energy management systems (EMS) according to ISO 50001 or the European Energy Award with dedicated online monitoring tools and energy-saving competitions, including peer-to-peer learning and exchange. EMS and competitions, when combined, can trigger significant benefits by creating innovative and efficient ways for the involvement of LA. Trained and engage…
The objective of the board is to contribute to coordinated, integrated and sustainable national policy for energy and climate, including a national energy and climate plan for 2030 and a long-term climate neutrality strategy for 2050. The board is based on a multi-stakeholder approach. The chairman of the board is the prime minister. The board includes representatives of the relevant ministries, energy transmission and distribution companies and energy-climate policy stakeholders. Such NGOs as the Zero Emission Mobility Support Society; Baltic Environmental Forum; the association “Green Liberty”; Latvian Wind Energy Association; Latvian Renewable Energy Federation participate in the board. T…
Latvia has general terms concerning state assistance for the purchase or construction of residential space, particularly for families with children. To encourage energy-efficient dwelling, from 1 July 2020, additional assistance in the case of the purchase or construction of a nearly zero energy dwelling (compared to the general terms) is available for families with children in the form of: (1) an increase in the guarantee for a loan issued by a commercial institution for families with at least one child (or pregnancy), (2) an increased subsidy for families with at least three children (or two children plus pregnancy).…
Protest is a social democratic and green youth organization founded by progressive-minded young people at the end of 2018, but has been an officially registered association since January 10, 2019. It holds debates, events, campaigns and (as the name suggests) protests to demand action, raise awareness and educate about human rights, the climate crisis, social and economic inequalities and other important issues.…
In the frame of the IN-HABIT project (2020-2025, Inclusive Health and Well-Being In Small and Medium Size Cities, EU Horizon 2020 programme) – Riga, Cordoba (Spain), Lucca (Italy) and Nitra (Slovakia) – are taking the lead to test visionary and integrated solutions for fostering inclusive health and wellbeing (IHW) with a focus on gender and diversity. IN-HABIT’s visionary approach consists of the innovative mobilization of pre-existing undervalued resources (culture, food, human-animal bonds and environment) to increase IHW. The integrated approach is based on the combination of technological, digital, nature-based, cultural, and social innovations in selected urban public spaces. These sol…
Mobile2020 promoted bicycles as a mode of transportation Mobile2020: (1) initiated national working groups of cycling professionals to support the discussion on a high level and to think about long-term objectives, (2) broadly and systematically informed towns and cities about what they can do to increase the share of cycling in the future, (3) empowered municipal planners and decision-makers to make the right investments, improve their planning procedures and to trigger a change in their citizens’ mobility behaviour, (4) implemented a number of workshops, seminars and study visits to spread the good experiences, knowledge and ideas that will improve the conditions for cycling in Central and…
The countryside community of Alvitas was lent the former building of Alvitas library for community needs. The building was not used for some time, was cold, with an outdated boiler, and thus had very limited use. The biomass boiler was adapted to use straw fuel because rural communities could afford to use the straw that was usually left (or burnt) in the fields. The aims of the project were reducing heating costs, reducing environmental pollution and using the residue of straw. The project was implemented together with a building renovation project, during which the old windows were replaced, and some repairs were done. System installation year was 2005, with an expected service lifetime fo…