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Panel discussion: “100 Days of Remunicipalisation of District Heating Berlin – First Assessment and Future Perspectives”

10. October 2024 @ 18:00 - 20:00

In the foreground autumn forest, in the background the Reuter West combined heat and power plant in Berlin with smoking and steaming chimneys and towers.

After Berlin has bought back the district heating network and the associated plants from Vattenfall, we want to take stock: How does Berlin Energie und Wärme cooperate with the municipal utilities, Berlin state companies, the Senate and the districts? How is BEW set up for the upcoming decarbonisation and how is it planned? What are or should be the opportunities for civil society and citizens to participate?

Until now, district heating in Berlin - as in most other cities in Germany - has been based on combustion and thus generates high CO2 emissions. In addition, there are human rights violations and environmental destruction in countries from which the capital obtains these fuels. How can district heating become part of a climate-friendly future? How can remunicipalisation help the state-owned company to live up to its responsibility for climate protection and affordable care?

In Hamburg, among other things, district heating was remunicipalised a few years ago. We want to learn from the experiences there: What does it take to make remunicipalisation a success for the city and the climate?

Discuss:

Susanne Huneke, Head of Strategy, Policy & Regulation at BEW Berliner Energie und Wärme AG
Wiebke Hansen, Energy Officer at the BUND-Landesverband Hamburg e.V.
Michael Efler, CEO of BürgerBegehren Klimaschutz e.V.

Moderation: Neelke Wagner, Policy Officer for Climate and Resource Justice at PowerShift e.V.

There will be room for questions and contributions from the audience.

The event room and its sanitary facilities are unfortunately not barrier-free. Five stages have to be overcome.

The event is free of charge, registration is requested.