Energy
is the main theme as the EEA takes part in ‘Culture
night’ (Kulturnatten) for the first time on Friday
13 October. The programme kick-starts with a panel
debate on bioenergy, an issue that has been the
subject of a lot of debate in Denmark. This will
be discussed by representatives from the Danish
parliament, industry and the EEA. The remainder
of the evening is more laid back and targeted
at Copenhagen families with children. It includes
games on the theme of “energy”, a theatre performance,
music and organic food.
The EEA is taking part in Culture
Night to improve its visibility among the local
citizens and to inform and engage the public in
discussions on the European environment in general
and on energy and environment in particular.
In the panel to debate bioenergy
in Denmark one will find Eyvind Vesselbo (Liberal/Venstre),
Chairman of the energy committee of the Danish
parliament; MP Anne Grete Holmsgaard (Socialist
Party/SF), Lene Lange, research director from
the Danish company Novozymes and Peder Jensen,
transport expert from the EEA. The debate will
be chaired by Karen Hjulmand from DR1.
For the rest of the evening
an environmentally oriented “Treasure Hunt” will
challenge participants with tasks to complete
and questions to answer. A group of schoolchildren
will perform a theatre piece on energy and the
environment, based on the Danish storyteller H.C.
Andersen’s fairytale The Nightingale. Musical
entertainment will be provided by a vocal ensemble
and an acoustic rock band. Organic food and drinks
will be served during the evening.
The event takes place at Kongens
Nytorv 28, from 1700 to 2200. See programme for
details.
