3rd meeting of the Thematic Group on the European Green Deal and rural areas

Energy transition in agri-food and forestry value chains: The role of farmers and foresters

• Introduction on key opportunities for farmers, Alexander Bachler, COPA-COGECA

Experiences of multifunctional clean energy initiatives in agriculture and forestry

• Win-win examples of agri-photovoltaics solutions, Miguel Herrero, SolarPower Europe
• Developing small scale biogas digesters in Flanders, Inès Verleden, Inagro, BE
• Olive by-products into energy, Caterina Venturini, Peccianti farm, IT

Enabling sustainable energy transition in agriculture and forestry Role of the CAP in promoting clean energy initiatives

• How to promote clean energy transition through the CAP Strategic plans, Lara Blake and Penelope Vlandas, DG AGRI

Member State views: How to promote clean energy transition through the CAP Strategic plans

• Austrian views, Gottfried Lamers, Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, AT
• Polish views, Nina Dobrzyńska, director of the Department of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development, PL

Brief presentations of rural renewable energy cases in the breakout groups

• Heat entrepreneurship, Johanna Punkari, Thermopolis, FI
• Austerland Energy local network, Wolfgang Brunner, SE
• Bioenergy in Pays de Condruses LAG, Jean-Francois Pecheur, BE