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Local Climate and Energy Action ICLEI’s Role towards Low Carbon Solutions and SEAPs.TRANSCRIPT
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Local Climate and Energy Action ICLEI’s Role towards Low Carbon Solutions and
SEAPs.Focus on tools for private-public cooperation.
ICLEI Europe – Brussels office26th June 2013
ICLEI - Local Governments for SustainabilityEuropean Secretariat
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Content
• Introducing “ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability” • Communities: challenges and the power to change• Offering practical support• Covenant of Mayors - SEAPs• Tools– Covenant Capacity• Private-public partnership showcases• Contact
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Introducing ICLEI (I)
ICLEI supports cities and local governments to become sustainable. We consider a Sustainable Community to:●strive to reduce its per capita use of natural resources to a level that endangers neither local nor global ecosystems, and at the same time,●ensure that political, economic and social systems guarantee a high quality of life for everyone.
Working with communities on urban sustainability
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Introducing ICLEI (II)
ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI):• The only network of sustainable cities and towns operating worldwide. •Members: 1,220+ cities, towns, counties and their associations
from 70 countries – representing 569,885,000 people. • ICLEI works through Campaigns, Initiatives and Projects. • Focus: quality, standards, practical support, working closely with local governments in their communities.• Our motto: “Local action moves the world”.
Global to local, local to global
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Introducing ICLEI (II) - active around the globe
● 15 offices plus satellite offices● 150+ staff
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Communities with the power to change (I)
Communities and energy:• In Europe 75% of citizens live in urban areas. Europe has ±500 million inhabitants, with +100,000 local governments (LGs).• Urban areas and energy – 80% of energy consumption and CO2emissions come from cities. Growing trend.• Large % GHGs released from energy generation, distribution & use / food / waste (landfill, water and energy wastage). • Local impact on climate change (GHGs).• Local impact of climate change (storms, flooding, drought).• Respond: change in energy use & improve community resilience
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●Motivate and support LGs, their associations as well as regions to engage in local climate action. ●Provide assistance: information, guidance, training, tools, offering services and networking opportunities. ●Represent members and climate campaign participants, also conducting advocacy on their behalf in various fora.
How do we work?
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Offering practical support
Local Government Operations
●Community
Action at local level:municipal operations and whole community
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Covenant of Mayors and ICLEI Europe (I)
EU initiative launched by the Commission – DG ENERGY in2008 to endorse and support local and regional authorities inthe fight against climate change
Voluntary commitment of signatories to meet and exceedthe EU 20% CO2 reduction target through the implementationof a Sustainable Energy Action Plan
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> 4,500 signatories
in 46 countries
> 170 supporting regions, provinces and networks
Covenant of Mayors and ICLEI Europe (II)
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Typical roles of Covenant Coordinator and Supporters:
● Technical Support● Financial Support● Organisation● Funds
ICLEI Europe as Covenant Supporter commits to:• Promote accession to CoM & provide support to members signing up.• Publicly recognize the CoM as a key element of policy• Facilitate exchanges
Covenant of Mayors and ICLEI Europe (III)
ICLEI Europe as Covenant Supporter supports you through:
● Advising: on European regulatory, legislative and financial framework● Offering: tailored services to signatories● Influencing: feedback loops to CoM objectives and messages to context
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Tools and training (I) Expertise, innovation, visibility
www.climate-protection.eu
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●ICLEI Europe coordinates a 3-year, high-impact European
capacity building project for local governments in 15 countries, with 3 main activities:
‐ An easy learning programme offered to local governments (local political leaders and municipal staff)‐ ‘Train-the-trainer’ programme - inviting participation of representatives from:
• local government associations & networks
• energy agencies working with municipalities
•Support 92 selected cities and towns – step-by-step SEAP development - empower LGs to join Covenant of Mayors.
Introducing Covenant capaCITY
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● Introducing a more significant involvement of stakeholders in the implementation and monitoring phase (steady consultation tables)
● Industry, Private Households and Mobility represent the largest part of your community’s emissions.
● Industry: now that you have a better grip on your community’s emissions, it might be the right time to involve/increase the role of local industrial entrepreneurship
● Finance: create Public Private Partnerships (including the use of Energy Saving Performance Contracting)
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Private-public partnership ShowcasesRE:FIT – London● London becoming a world leading low carbon capital city.● Target:
– carbon emissions by 60% by 2025.– 40% of public sector buildings in London to be retrofitted by 2025.
● Public buildings are a significant contributor to London’s carbon emissions, contributing as much as 10% to its total footprint
● Building retrofitting scheme to support public sector organisations to reduce their carbon footprint and subsequent energy bills.
● Procurement for energy services by a group of pre-qualified Energy Service Companies (ESCos).
● Organisations cut running costs, energy consumption and carbon emissions● The ESCo:
– designs and implements energy conservation measures,.– guarantees the level of energy savings, offer a secure financial saving over the
period of the agreement. This innovative model transfers the risk of performance to the ESCo.
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Private-public partnership Showcases
● 3enCult – Innsbruck
● Minimally invasive ventilation system for school buildings is being tested. The dual aim of this system is to preserve the architectural value of the building while guaranteeing scholars´ comfort.
● Two 3ENCULT partners:– The University of Innsbruck – The company ATREA, testing the first prototypes
● big advantage to combine together private expertise, research and public heritage.