On the 12th of May the annual general assembly of YES-DC takes place. During this meeting the official financial reports of YES-DC will be discussed. Also it is time to say goodbye to the board of 2019/2020 and greet the new board of 2020/2021. This event is open to all members. Due to the CoViD-19 […]
Invitation to the General Assembly 2020 Read More »
Due to the CoViD-19 crisis, YES-DC is not able to organise events for an undetermined period. At least, not the events you are used from us. We are happy to announce that YES-DC is able to host events online. A little less networking and community building, and a little more focus on raw knowledge. But
Trying something new: webinars Read More »
Young Energy Specialists & Development Cooperation (YES-DC) is looking for new board members! We are looking for: Super awesome people (M/F/X) Master student or young professional Interested or active in the energy industry/circular economy/sustainability/international development Available for a couple of hours (2-4hr per week) to organise events In return, we promise you: A network of
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After a small break it is time to gather again and learn about energy democracy. This topic is already relevant for quite some decades, but now with the compounding potential of decentralisation and the increased new interest of the public, this topic is very pertinent. Experts claim that the democratisation of the energy systems would
emPOWERing Communities Read More »
Last December, the COP25 Climate Conference was held in Madrid. YES-DC participated with a strong delegation, focused on both Article 6 negotiations and youth participation. The first week delegation consisted of members Esha Roy, Duco Coops, Carlotta Ferri and Ligin George. Carlotta wrote some interesting columns on her time at COP, on topics including carbon
Climate conference COP25 is taking place in Madrid until Saturday 14 December. The challenges are immense: the urgency of climate change is being felt more and more, but we are nowhere near peaking our worldwide carbon emissions. Increasingly, young people around the globe are no longer accepting this lack of action. They want more ambitious
Youth Participation in Climate Policy: Dutch Experiences Shared at COP25 Read More »
Last Thursday, we had the pleasure of hosting an energy and sustainability pub quiz with the youth organisation KEK. Together with 40 highly motivated and enthusiastic people in 6 teams, we had to remember, calculate and guess answers to questions relating to the five Dutch climate agreement themes. After a nerve-wrecking impromptu question between two
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Last Wednesday, we had a great time during our YES-DC Summer meet-up event. Great to see familiar faces, welcome new members and we even had the honour of hosting some YES-DC alumni. Questions about challenges within our (professional) life gave room to very interesting conversations. We hope you also enjoyed, and we would love to
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On 12 September YES-DC will host a lecture on nuclear energy, specifically on the potential of thorium reactors. Thorium-based nuclear reactors are often proposed as an alternative to conventional nuclear energy because of its resource abundance, high energy intensity and improved safety. Nuclear energy is currently the most controversial energy source in the debate on
Nuclear: getting to the core Read More »
On 28 August YES-DC will host its annual summer meet-up, an informal get together for older and newer members to get to know each other better! We will provide food and drinks, as well as an interactive programme to stimulate networking and discussion. Will we see you there? Stay tuned for more info!
YES-DC summer meet-up Read More »
Young Energy Specialists and Development Co-operation (YES-DC) is an association of students and young professionals interested and/or working in the field of energy and international co-operation.