European conference 8 Octobre 2020 CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS - CO2, INDUSTRY AND REGIONS - CO2 Value Europe

CO2, INDUSTRY AND REGIONS

         European conference
                    8 Octobre 2020
              CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

       Send us your contribution
       before 12 June 2020

       The CO2, industry and regions day is jointly organised by:
       • Littoral Hauts de France chamber of • Port of Dunkirk
         commerce and industry                 (Grand Port Maritime de Dunkerque)
       • Urban Community of Dunkirk          • ArcelorMittal
         (Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque) • Alvance Aluminium Dunkerque
       • The Hauts-de-France region          • Comilog Dunkerque
       • Mission REV 3                       • Ferroglobe Manganèse France
       • The French Environment and Energy • Eqiom
         Management Agency (ADEME)

       The aforementioned held the first “CO2, industry and regions day” on 10 July 2019 on
       the basis of an observation: our response to tackling climate change, preserving the
       environment and maintaining a competitive industrial fabric that provides jobs can only
       emerge out of multi-stakeholder discussions that take place on a local level.

       On this occasion, a public manifesto, put forward by several industrial firms and
       institutions, proposed, without calling into question existing carbon quotas, that the
       associated credits could be redirected as a matter of priority to the innovative projects
       of industrial firms that contribute to carbon neutrality as well as to the regions that host
       these projects.

       Following the success of this first conference, the organisers would like to give
       a European dimension to this event by bringing together on 8 October 2020
       representatives from European industrial regions, national, European and international
       bodies responsible for industrial transition, site managers, solution providers, higher-
       education institutions and researchers around six main areas:
       • the procurement of carbon-free raw materials and energy sources,
       • decarbonisation and process efficiency,
       • innovative carbon capture, use and storage solutions,
       • integrated regional experiments (regional industrial ecology),
       • carbon regulations and taxation,
       • innovation support schemes.

       The European CO2 conference programme is based on a call for contribu-
       tions: plenaries, thematic workshops, debates, etc.

       An event on the initiative of:

PRACTICAL GUIDE ON THE CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

         1 > The call for contributions in 3 questions

         … why?
         We are all concerned by two essential issues: reducing CO2 emissions and the
         competitiveness of European industries!
         The European “CO2, industry and regions” conference on 8 October offers you
         the opportunity to play a special role by casting a spotlight on your actions,
         by sharing your projects and by discussing your ideas. Respond to this call
         for contributions!

         … for whom?
         Are you a local, national or European decision maker?
         Do you manage an industrial site or SME?
         Do you represent an energy agency?
         Are you a solution provider?
         Do you work for a university or represent a public or private research institute?
         This call for contributions is for you!

         … how?
         You can put forward a subject for discussion or share an experiment or an
         innovation within a company or a region. If your proposal is selected, it will be
         incorporated into the conference programme.

         2 > Advice on how to create your contribution

         • Think of a descriptive or catchy title
         • If you are putting forward a workshop, make sure that the description of the
           workshop is clear and accurate, and explain in your description what it will
           bring to participants.
         • If you would like to present an ongoing experiment or innovation, make sure
           that you present it in a way that is understandable to everyone in the audience
           (whether experts or not).
         • If you would like to put forward a subject for discussion (quotas, competitiveness,
           European regulations, etc.), make sure that you place the subject within clear
           boundaries and present its stakes for your region or company.
         • Regardless of the nature of your proposal (workshop, plenary presentation,
           etc.), consider it to be a moment of sharing that enables and encourages
           discussion,

3 > How are proposals selected?

The jury, comprising the joint organisers, will examine your contribution on the
basis of the following criteria:

1. The relevance and originality of the contribution (content)
2. Whether it can be reproduced in other regions/companies
3. The degree of innovation

Purely commercial contributions shall not be taken into consideration.

4 > Our reciprocal commitments

You undertake to:
1. Identify a single contact person who shall act as the intermediary for the
   organisers
2. Prepare and chair your workshop on the day of the event
3. Provide a description of your workshop, which shall be integrated into the
   booklet given to participants
4. Respect the deadlines set by the organisers
5. Use the conference graphic charter when creating your communication
   materials
6. Allow the organisers to distribute these materials, and transfer your image rights

We undertake to:
1. Provide a space suitable for the format of your contribution
2. Inform you as quickly as possible of any updates to the conference programme
   as a whole
3. Promote your workshop by posting it on the website
4. Make the most of your contribution after the workshop by posting any visual
   materials on the website

 5 > How to submit your contribution

 Do not miss the deadline!
 To submit your contribution,
 send an E-mail to m.lebecque@littoralhautsdefrance.cci.fr
 before 5.00 p.m. on 12 June 2020 (French time).
 No contribution shall be accepted after this date.

 CALENDRIER
 • Submission of contributions before 12/06
 • Selection of proposals on 19/06
 • Sending of the draft programme on 30/06
 • Sending of the definitive programme on17/09