Title: TASK: Make a pitch for a community energy plan
Course: Project week - Leuphana-Copy > Section: Day 4

At the end of the week, you (the Climate Solutions Council) will be invited to pitch your blueprint for Leinwig’s community energy plan (CEP) to an expert commission. This commission will be comprised of community representatives like the local government, businesses, and residents.

In terms of content, your CEP pitch should…

- address Leinwig’s community energy and climate targets adequately,
- include a convincing vision for the community,
- refer to the status quo of Leinwig’s energy supply (your ‘baseline’),
- describe concrete measures in different action areas to achieve the goals and that reflect the work of the various expert groups,
- be backed up with references to the science behind renewables,
- provide support in terms of best practices from other communities,
- and critically acknowledge challenges and impacts or costs.

Your pitch should not exceed 45 minutes in total (i.e. for all expert groups together). Representatives of all expert groups should contribute to the pitch.

Select one or two students who will moderate the pitch, introduce speakers, and address the commission, maybe also close the pitch with a powerful closing statement.

In addition, each expert group is asked to provide a two-page documentation of their contribution to the CEP. This can also include more details that you researched but could not fit into your oral presentation. Together, the summaries from all expert groups will form a CEP portfolio.