Power Shifts – Reflecting Europe’s Energy

“Power Shifts – Reflecting Europe’s Energy” Project encourages young people from across Europe to explore and discuss European energy policy. By taking part in the project’s activities, participants learn ways of engaging and fostering the debate on energy in their communities, from a local up to the European level. The project is run by the European Youth Parliament and the Schwarzkopf Foundation in cooperation with the innogy Stiftung für Energie und Gesellschaft. Watch this video to find out more about the project.

What we do

The “Power Shifts – Reflecting Europe’s Energy” 2018-2021 project has a multilevel approach to enabling a significant number of young people from across Europe to gain valuable insights and competences on energy-related topics.

Sessions

Participants get a chance to debate energy-related topics in the frame of EYP events like national- or regional-level sessions or International Sessions, which can gather up to 900 young people between the ages of 16-28.

Power Shifts Fund

Funding is provided throughout the project cycle to encourage the development and accessibility of energy-related topics for decentralised national- and regional-level events, which can gather up to 300 participants.

Power Labs

The outcomes of Power Shifts debates will be summarised during annual Power Labs and presented in Young Energy Opinion papers, which are shared with decision-makers and stakeholders.

Innovation Labs

We foster an innovative spirit in the EYP network and provide participants with a platform to discuss innovations during yearly EYP Innovation Labs.

News and events

Let’s emPower future shifts

“I fully support the project ‘Power Shifts – Reflecting Europe’s Energy’. Let’s emPower future shifts in Europe’s energy together!”

Jerzy Buzek
Patron of the Power Shifts project, former Chair of the European Parliament Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) Committee, former President of the European Parliament and former Prime Minister of Poland

What we discuss

Given the complexity of energy-related debates, event topics are predetermined by the thematic frameworks for each year so as to ensure consistency and diversity in the fields discussed. Concrete sub-topics are developed by EYP participants, reflecting the interests of the European Youth Parliament and current issues.

2018 – Challenges and Opportunities for Energy Governance

2019 – Innovation in the Energy Sector: From Smart Grids to Carbon-Free Mobility

2020/2021 – Energy in Transition: Strengthening Global Sustainability by Combatting Climate Change

Digital Energy Forum

In the times of socia distancing EYP network continues to care and brainstrom on how to enable transition to a greener Europe, and simultaneously ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, as laid down the in the Sustainable Development Goals. At the Digital Energy Forum of the EYP, taking place online 16-19 July 2020, we want to brainstorm on ways how to achieve carbon-neutrality by 2050, as called for by the European Green Deal. Apply as a particiapant by 29th of June – check out details here.