PROMOTING RENEWABLE ENERGIES IN LEBANON THROUGH AWARENESS AND LOBBYING FOR
LEGAL REFORM.
LATEST ACHIEVEMENTS
As a follow up to the work renewable energies project initiated in 2006 and
2007 and with the support of the Heinrich Boell Foundation, Middle East
Office, Green Line is focusing its 2008 work on the awareness component and
legal component leading to the promotion of renewable energies.
The project’s objectives for 2008 are mainly to:
• Raise awareness on the negative effects of conventional energy production
and consumption and familiarize citizens with currently available and easily
accessible renewable energy technologies through disseminating knowledge
regarding their economic and environmental benefits
• Working towards removing the legal barriers to the expanded and
sustainable use of renewable energy technologies
The planned activities for 2008 include:
• Raising awareness on alternative energy options through undergoing a cost
benefit analysis of SWH installed in 2007 in Southern villages, organizing
meetings with neighboring municipalities and agencies responsible for the
reconstruction of neighboring villages to promote these technologies,
developing and disseminating fact sheets on the use and benefits of these
systems when meeting with villagers, farmers, parliamentarians and other
stakeholders, developing and broadcasting two TV clips/spots on the benefits
of RET and energy saving, and holding one public seminar to disseminate
information on RET as an alternative
• Promoting legal change through identifying legal barriers to the
implementation of RET and explore measures to overcome identified barriers,
holding awareness seminars for policy and decision makers in the field of
renewable energy focusing mainly on the legislative component, and drafting
proposals of renewable energy legislation.
During the first six months of 2008, the project team focused on the
following activities:
• Continuous follow up and monitoring of the installed solar water heating
systems (SWH) in South Lebanon
• Analyze the economic benefits of the renewable energy technologies
• Develop fact sheets on the use and benefits of SWH systems
• Organize meetings with local municipalities in the South to promote
renewable energy technologies
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