POLITICAL LAB ABOUT ELECTRIC CARS

The first ever Political Laboratorium about Electric Cars was held on May 18th 2015 at Kattesunder 12, in the centre of Copenhagen City. 

The Alternative believes that together we can create much better political solutions than we do today. That is why we invite everyone both in Denmark and abroad to send questions, ideas and input for developing The Alternative’s political proposals.

The Alternative will generate policies together with citizens of all ages and in all parts of the country through events and workshops. We will focus on challenges, opportunities and good examples. Ideas will be gathered which can be developed into solid political proposals and serious sustainable scenarios for the future.

From the website of the new Danish Green Party "The Alternative", who hosted the day.

Per Jørgensen Møller from The Danish Electric Car Commite gave a presentation

The citizents and specialists was gathered around a table with a cup of coffee and colorful papers and pens.

Open Discussions and interaction

Kåre Albrechsen from Copenhagen Electric, the Region of Copenhagen Regions Electric Car Department.

John Krøll 

Please notice the screen of Kåre's PC showing images from the Guinness World Record that he was part of in September 2014.

Thomas Knudsen

More about that lovely memory HERE

Martin Messer Thomsen from EV TEST. One of Denmarks most knowable men when it comes to Electric Cars, the most optimal way of driving them and where new laws about Electric Cars can be implemented so it makes most possible sense for Denmark. To the left of Martin is Christian Poll who is the lead candidate for The Alternative within the areas of Green Technology and ECO living.

Jon Seemann Pedersen from The Alternative talked about Self Driving Cars and how it is key to also include this new element to the future of transportation.

Notes from a participant.

David Morrow 

Members of The United Danish Electric Car Owners was present

David Morrow 

The initiator of the event Jacob Fuglsang Mikkelsen is in the above image wearing a T - Shirt from the Guinness World Record attempt in September 2014. He is the current holder of the World Record in "Largest Parade of Electric Cars".

David Morrow 

The Future is Not What it Used to Be - The Electric DeLorean from New York, turned into artwork as part of The Alternative election campaign.

David Morrow 

There is no doubt that Nikola Tesla would have supported the Electric Car today. Allready over 100 years ago he had the solution for a Fossil Free Future. He is the Godfather of the CO2 Green Drive Project and should be canonized as a Green Saint.

Now we will see what the brainstorm will turn into in the official politics of The Alternative and later into Danish politics in the near future!

Thanks to David Morrow for joining us during the day and documenting the moment!

UPDATE:
After this POLAB was held, we sent out the working paper to several of our friends and partners. Not long after that, the Danish political party "Radikal Venstre" went out in the Danish media and announced several of the concepts and proposals we had come up with during the day. This including a "Green Licence plate" for electric cars. All we can say about this is that The Alternative is all for tranceparency and sharing, but we also like to get credit for the ideas, but we also like to say "You are Welcome!"

Read the announcement HERE

THERE IS NO PLAN B - COP 21 IN PARIS - COLLABORATION BETWEEN COPENHAGEN AND PARIS HAS BEEN INITIATED

Frankrigs ambassadør i Danmark, François Zimeray lancerede tanken til samarbejde d. 12. december 2014

Der er ingen plan B!

København og Den Franske Ambassade indleder klimasamarbejde med
CO2 Green Drive og danske kunstnere.

Som optakt til klimatopmødet COP21, der finder sted i Paris i december 2015, holdes en grøn kunstmanifestation på Kongens Nytorv. Efter udstillingsperioden på Kgs. Nytorv vil København Kommunes Teknik- og Miljøborgmester Morten Kabell (EL) officielt overrække værket til Paris og give stafetten videre.

2014 ser ud til at slå alle varmerekorder både i Danmark og for kloden samlet set. Det understreger behovet for en ambitiøs klimaaftale på FN’s klimatopmøde COP21 i Paris næste år. 

For at styrke opmærksomheden om klimaforandringerne og de mange veje til en reduktion af CO2-udledningen har den unge danske kunstner, Svend Sømod, har skabt en lysanimation, som bliver projiceret fra den Franske Ambassade over på et 3D-maleri, der hænger på Metroselskabets hegn på Kongens Nytorv. Maleriet måler 4 x 4 meter og er malet med farve indeholdende nanoteknologi, der for hver kvadratmeter nedbryder lige så meget NOx som et voksent træ. Maleriet er en 3D-illustration over København med en rute igennem gaderne formet som ”CO2” og installeret med LED-lys, der får energi fra solceller monteret øverst på hegnet. Værket kan ses et godt stykke ind i 2015.  

Kombinationen af et NOx nedbrydende maleri, LED-lys formet som ”CO2” og en videoanimation, der giver puls og bevægelse i decembermørket og er med til at påvirke byrummet og dets brugere.

Den Franske Ambassade på Kongens Nytorv ligger ved et af byens mest trafikerede lyskryds og med sin centrale beliggenhed er den således med til at skabe fokus på klimadagsordenen op til klimatopmødet i Paris næste år.

Kunstværket er ét ud af en række projekter lavet af CO2 Green Drive i efteråret 2014, hvor der blandt andet også blev sat en Guinness World Record for flest elbiler i en parade over Øresundsbroen. Projektet i samarbejde med Den Franske Ambassade er støttet af den danske solcelleproducent Gaia Solar, LED- lyset er sponsoreret af Osram, malingen af Boysen Paints, og produktionen af 3D-maleriet af Københavns Kommune - Sharing Copenhagen.

På samme måde som vi engang havde håb for COP15 i København, er det nu muligt at have et realistisk håb for COP21 i Paris. Der skulle gå 6 år inden de intentioner, der blev sat i gang i København kan blive en virkelighed i 2015. Ambitiøse beslutninger for fremtiden bliver nødvendige i Paris. der er ikke nogen plan B for vores jord.

For mere information: 

Den Franske Ambassade: Lone Garde – tlf: 33 38 47 07

mail: lg@institutfrançais.dk 

CO2 Green Drive: Jacob Fuglsang Mikkelsen – tlf: 60 85 16 75

mail: jacobfuglsang@co2greendrive.com

Teknik- og miljøborgmester Morten Kabell via pressechef Morten Rixen på tlf: 51 68 06 19

Alle fotografier af David Morrow