The Project EYES
What is EYES ?
EYES intends to implement and evaluate an innovative method based on youth participation on the energy and climate local planning. Climate change is a global challenge that will especially affect young generations. However, young generations don’t usually have a voice on energy and climate planning. In addition, vulnerable communities are more likely to suffer climate change effects while they usually have more difficulty having their voice represented. As such, young people from vulnerable communities represent a sector of society that is both hard to reach and especially disempowered on that topic.
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Structure
ALEC Lyon – Agence Locale de l’Énergie et du Climat de la Métropole de Lyon – is the Local energy and climate agency of the Greater Lyon. It was created in 2000 to implement actions regarding energy efficiency, renewable energy sources and green buildings for all local stakeholders. It mainly works with citizens, local authorities and social housing companies. ALEC Lyon has a team of 24 members of staff (March 2018), and its financial sources are mainly public.
The Greater Lyon is a 515 km² large urban area grouping 59 cities and 1.3 million inhabitants together. It is the 2nd largest urban area in France, set in the Rhône-Alpes-Auvergne region, which is one of the most dynamic regions in France regarding renewable energy sources, universities, research centers, factories, and a large network of non-profit organizations. Thus, the energy agency of Lyon has very good links with many local, regional and national energy actors and local authorities.
ALEC’s team has three main areas of activities :
An energy information center for local stakeholders mainly focused on energy efficiency in private existing buildings or new projects. Project management on energy and buildings’ technical aspects : high environmental quality of buildings, renewable energy sources in buildings (solar, PV and wood energy), energy efficiency standards
Developing and implementing innovative methods and practices to foster inclusive education and/or youth environments in specific contexts
Project Goals
Developing and implementing innovative methods and practices to foster inclusive education and/or youth environments in specific contexts
Enhancing the acquisition of social and civic competences, fostering knowledge, understanding and ownership of values and fundamental rights
Challenges
and how the project addressed them
Enhances creative ways for solving problems
The project addresses two main challenges :
- Tackling inequality in education and public representation of different groups of young people
- Tackling marginalization of hard to reach vulnerable young people who are more likely to be affected by climate change than others
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