Deadline: 3-May-23
Voices of Culture, the platform for dialogue offered to civil society by the European Commission, is inviting interested organisations from EU member states to apply to participate in the upcoming topic on Culture and Creative Sectors and Industries driving Green Transition and facing the Energy Crisis.
This fourth Voices of Culture topic 2021-2023 will reflect on the state of the art and generate recommendations for policy and actions for decision-makers on this topic.
It is evident that human societies face multiple, compounding existential risks on a scale and of a complexity that are barely comprehensible. They are far from prepared to face them nor well progressed in achieving the profound, transformative changes to the ways of living that they need if they are to survive en masse.
Europe is experiencing an energy crisis and inflation, and the world is facing a looming food crisis, along with worsening climate change effects, pollution, and biodiversity loss. It is crucial that effective and enduring solutions are found at an unprecedented speed and scale, both individually and collectively.
“Culture is needed as a catalyst and accelerator of multifaceted changes today and tomorrow in Europe and beyond. Hence it is high time that they solved the problem of the absurd underuse of cultural power for sustainable development”.
Cultural activities and creative industries are amongst Europe’s most competitive and energy-intensive industries that contribute to Green House Gas emissions and waste production. They were cruelly affected or transformed by the effects of COVID-19, resulting in notably increased emissions in some cases. However, Culture and creativity offer a source of innovation for climate change mitigation, hold the key to reshaping behaviours and living practices meaningfully and at scale, and are a source of principles and behaviours for societal resilience in the face of climate change effects. It is indeed time to harness the power of cultural activities and the CCSI in service of human transformation, accelerating the green transition and, in the immediate context, contributing to address the energy crisis and resulting energy poverty.
Eligibility Criteria
- The call is open to representatives of the cultural and creative sectors and other relevant sectors (professional organisations, cultural institutions, non-governmental organisations, European networks, foundations, think tanks, private organisations, etc.) with relevant expertise on the topic Culture and Creative Sectors and Industries driving Green Transition and facing the Energy Crisis.
- Organisations applying must be based in one of the 27 EU Member States.
IMPORTANT: Voices Of Culture covers flights/ train tickets, up to two night’s accommodation in Tartu incl. breakfast. Lunch will be provided on the 15 and 16 June. Other meals and airport transfer will be covered by max 2x €30 per diem per day depending on whether you stay one or two nights.
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