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Cross-Cutting

Issues

T h e E C - L E D S C l e a n

E n e r g y P r o g r a m w i l l

a d d r e s s c o n c e r n s

a n d o p p o r t u n i t i e s

w i t h r e s p e c t t o

y o u t h , g e n d e r a n d

p e o p l e w i t h

d i s a b i l i t i e s ( P W D ) t o

i n c o r p o r a t e t h e m i n

e a c h c o m p o n e n t o f

E C - L E D S .

Exploring Low Emission Development Opportunities

Georgia’s Second National Communication

(SNC) to the UN Framework Convention on

Climate Change (UNFCCC) forecasts that

emissions from Georgia’s energy sector will

increase by 275% between 2006 and 2025 to

meet the growing energy demands of the

expanding industry, transport, and residential

sectors.

The projected accelerated growth of green-

house gas (GHG) emissions in parallel with

Georgia’s economic growth, the lack of an

energy conservation culture, and the absence

of institutional capacity and policies that pro-

mote energy efficiency and conservation, are

all factors contributing to the expected in-

crease in emissions.

Enhancing Capacity for Low Emission Devel-

opment Strategies (EC-LEDS) is a United

States Government (USG) initiative to support

developing countries’ efforts to pursue long-

term, transformative development and accel-

erate sustainable economic growth while

slowing the growth of GHG emissions.

The initiative does this by building capacity in

partner countries and providing targeted tech-

nical assistance on LEDS. EC-LEDS is a key

component of the President’s Global Climate

Change Initiative, and is the focus of State

and USAID’s joint OMB High Priority Perform-

ance Goal (HPPG) on Climate Change.

On December 17, 2012, USAID and the Min-

istry of Environment Protection of Georgia

signed a memorandum of understanding that

supports LEDS and provides the framework

for bilateral cooperation in Georgia. Areas for

cooperation may include activities that in-

crease and encourage the use of clean and

energy efficient resources; support the devel-

opment of a national GHG inventory system;

improve the policy environment in low emis-

sion economic growth; expand economy-wide

and technical modeling efforts; and improve

governance of Georgia's natural resources.

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ECEC--LEDSLEDS

Clean Energy ProgramClean Energy Program

Overall Project

Goals

D u r i n g t h e f i v e y e a r s

o f t h e p r o g r a m , E C -

L E D S C l e a n E n e r g y i s

e x p e c t e d t o r e d u c e

G H G e m i s s i o n s i n

G e o r g i a b y a t l e a s t

2 3 6 , 3 7 2 . 9 m e t r i c t o n s

o f C O 2 e q u i v a l e n t ,

f a c i l i t a t e u p t o $ 1 4

m i l l i o n i n p r i v a t e

s e c t o r i n v e s t m e n t s i n

c l e a n e n e r g y , a n d

l e a d t o e n e r g y s a v -

i n g s o f u p t o 3 1 5

G W h ( t h e e q u i v a l e n t

o f a p p r o x i m a t e l y $ 2 2

m i l l i o n ) .

EC-LEDS is supported by US Agency for

International Development/USAID and man-

aged by Winrock International/Georgia.

The purpose of the EC-LEDS Clean En-

ergy Program is to support Georgia’s ef-

forts to increase climate change mitigation

through energy efficiency and clean en-

ergy. The broader goal is to enable more

responsible management and development

of Georgia’s natural endowments.

Purpose, Goals, Objectives

G e o r g i a ’ s E f f o r t s t o

I n c r e a s e C l i m a t e C h a n g e

M i t i g a t i o n T h r o u g h

E n e r g y E f f i c i e n c y a n d

C l e a n E n e r g y w i l l

I m p r o v e i t s A b i l i t y t o

C o m p e t e i n

I n t e r n a t i o n a l M a r k e t s

a n d S u p p o r t E c o n o m i c

G r o w t h .

This brochure is a publication of the Enhancing Capacity for Low Emission Development StrategiesThis brochure is a publication of the Enhancing Capacity for Low Emission Development Strategies

ECEC--LEDS/Clean Energy Program. Comments, suggestions and questions can be forwarded to LEDS/Clean Energy Program. Comments, suggestions and questions can be forwarded to

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‘T h i s p r o j e c t i s a i m e d a t

e n v i r o n m e n t a l c h a n g e s .

W e s u p p o r t n e w

t e c h n o l o g i e s t h a t w i l l

h e l p t o i m p l e m e n t t h i s

p r o j e c t . ’ – S t e p h e n

H a y k i n , U S A I D M i s s i o n

D i r e c t o r .

‘O n e o f t h e c o m p o n e n t s o f

t h i s p r o j e c t i s e l a b o r a t i o n

o f t h e s t r a t e g y a n d

s u p p o r t o f t h e G e o r g i a n

G o v e r n m e n t . ’ - K h a t u n a

G o g a l a d z e , M i n i s t e r o f

E n v i r o n m e n t a n d N a t u r a l

R e s o u r c e s .

(from left) Mariam Valishvili/Deputy Minister of Energy, Khatuna Gogaladze/Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Stephen

Haykin/USAID/Caucasus Mission Director and Dana Kenney/EC-LEDS Clean Energy Program COP at the EC-LEDS Project Launch

The objectives of the program are to:

Support Georgian municipalities in

institutionalizing and implementing

climate change mitigation measures;

Promote and facilitate private-sector

investments in energy efficiency and

green buildings, and

Build the capacity of the Government

of Georgia (GOG) to develop and im-

plement a national Low Emissions De-

velopment Strategy in support of the

USG EC-LEDS initiative.

The EC-LEDS Clean Energy Program will

support at least 10 municipalities in quanti-

fying and reducing GHG emissions, and

institutionalizing climate change mitigation;

introduce a voluntary system for rating and

certifying green buildings in Georgia and

build market demand for certified buildings;

and provide advisory assistance to the

Government of Georgia to articulate con-

crete actions, policies, programs and imple-

mentation plans under the bilateral EC-

LEDS initiative.