Remigijus Lapinskas (born 1968 in

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) is a

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n business

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and leader of Lithuanian Green Party, green-liberal

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Biography

Remigijus Lapinskas graduated in 1986 from

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high school. Then he studied at

Vilnius University Vilnius University ( Lithuanian: ''Vilniaus universitetas'') is a public research university, which is the first and largest university in Lithuania, as well as one of the oldest and most prominent higher education institutions in Central and Ea ...

. In 1993, he graduated from the

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Faculty. His first business experience was together with his friends (

Andrius Janukonis Andrius Janukonis (born 1971 in Jonava) is a Lithuanian business jurist and entrepreneur. He is Chairman of the Board of UAB ICOR and Supervisory Board Chairman of AB City Service. Biography Andrius Janukonis graduated in 1988 from Jonava 3r ...

etc.) from University, co-founded the company Rubicon, the basis of today's

UAB ICOR ICOR (ex Rubicon group) is a Lithuanian group of more than 100 companies with 6,800 employees. The companies of the corporate group operate in more than 10 countries. Products and services of the companies are supplied to a market of over 60 count ...

. He began intensive commercial activities, the business grew to become one of the leading enterprises of Lithuania. From 2016 to 2020, Lapinskas was president of ''

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''. Remigijus Lapinskas is a president of the Green Policy Institute. He was the founder and president (2004–2014) of Lithuanian biomass energy association LITBIOMA, board member in European Biomass Association (AEBIOM) from 2006 to 2010.Switch from Gas to Biomass in District Heating: Success Story of Lithuania
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