The document discusses European Union policies around energy and the environment. It notes that the Lisbon Treaty in 2007 made energy an explicit EU policy area for the first time. It outlines some of the key EU directives and programs established to promote renewable energy, energy efficiency, and emissions reductions. These include the "20-20-20" targets of 20% reductions in emissions, 20% renewable energy, and 20% energy savings by 2020. Programs like Intelligent Energy Europe and LIFE+ provide funding to support these goals.
The EU must decide as soon as possible on an energy and climate policy framework for 2030. This is so investors continue to invest, wind energy continues to grow and deliver all its benefits, and the EU can meet its greenhouse gas reduction commitments of 80-95% by 2050 in the most cost-efficient way.
The EU must decide as soon as possible on an energy and climate policy framework for 2030. This is so investors continue to invest, wind energy continues to grow and deliver all its benefits, and the EU can meet its greenhouse gas reduction commitments of 80-95% by 2050 in the most cost-efficient way.
After the Fukushima accident, a national debate regarding French energy transition was launched. A policy goal of reducing nuclear electricity generation from 75% to 50% share of total generation was established. Since the year 2013, electricity consumption has stabilized in France, the share of renewable sources continues to grow and there is a high level of hydropower production. Thus, means of conventional thermal generation are rarely used. In addition, electricity generation and capacity continue to increase as the country remains a net energy exporter. This webinar analyses past, present and future of the country from an energetic point of view.
Summary of Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) project-SMILEGOV
The IEE funded project Smarter Multi Level Governance (SMILEGOV) is examining the major barriers to creating a low carbon society on islands. It is bringing together the various stakeholders and the multilevels of governance required to achieve the EU target of 20% reduction in Carbon and 20% increase in renewable energies by the year 2020, ie less than 6 years from now. The crux of the project is to engage all stakeholders including islanders to agree to the Pact of Islands. The pact asks for commitment to examine and agree an island energy action plan within 12 months of signing the document.
Using the Pan European Island programme SMILEGOV, we are working with other islands as per the Pact of Islands. To date, Arainn Mhor is creating a story board, a platform to collaborate, creating a model that others can emulate by working together.
In December 2014 the European Commission released a communication to the European Parliament and the Council setting up the European Energy Security Strategy (COM(2014)330).
The communication specifies eight key pillars to deliver energy in a secure way, coherently with the competitive and low-carbon targets of the European Union, through the promotion of a close cooperation among Member States.It is targeted to primary energy sources and vectors, market design and infrastructures, short and long run measures.
The webinar reviews the status quo, the need of a coordinated action, the key elements and the way forward set up by the European Energy Security of Supply.
The complexity and diversity of issues on the table of EU policy makers is set to increase in the coming months. This comes on top of European challenges old and new which threaten the very essence of the European Union project.
Read on to learn about the latest policy developments with this monthly alert from our team in Brussels. For real-time updates, follow @MSL_Brussels or reach out to us on Twitter @msl_group.
Final website sustainability live, dr catherine wilson, may 2011presentenvi
Description Environmental Intelligence Consulting Presentation Slides from Sustainability Live (25 May 2011; Birmingham, UK) - major forthcoming EU and UK environmental law and policy developments
2015: A Critical Year for the Energy Union - MSLGROUP Energy Report March '15MSL
MSLGROUP's latest edition of ON Energy Report looks at how 2015 will be a year of change for the European energy landscape across markets, politics, regulation and innovation.
The sixth report from MSLGROUP's European Energy practice, “2015: a year of unprecedented change?" carries in-depth commentary from the company's energy experts in Brussels, France, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK. We hope you enjoy this latest snapshot from across the European energy communications landscape.
For future updates, please contact Nick Bastin, Partner, CNC and Head of MSLGROUP’s EMEA Energy Practice at nick.bastin@cnc-communications.com.
Do share your queries/feedback with our team at @CNC_comms or reach out to us on twitter @msl_group.
From Brussels to Paris and Beyond - ON Energy Report November '15MSL
MSLGROUP's latest edition of ON Energy Report looks at the evolving European Energy landscape in the context of the forthcoming jamboree that is COP21. With carbon reduction at the top of the agenda, we take a look at some of the challenges and opportunities that we face, and some of the communications needs that the industry has to grapple with.
For future updates, please contact Nick Bastin, Partner, CNC and Head of MSLGROUP’s EMEA Energy Practice at nick.bastin@cnc-communications.com.
Do share your queries/feedback with our team at @CNC_comms or reach out to us on twitter @msl_group.
The Role of Civil Society in EU Migration Policy2One
Civil society provides a crucial link between governments and the communities they represent. Thus far, civil society organisations have had a limited role in European policy debates.
3rd Demographic Forum Nov.2010 Nomac Versiontomadubois
The demographic growth of European Union is today largely due to international migration. The growth of migration flows has accelerated in the late 1990’s and is still high. At the same time, host countries have been diversified and intra-european mobility has increased. These new dynamics are also the next EU challenges in terms of diversity or economic integration.
After the Fukushima accident, a national debate regarding French energy transition was launched. A policy goal of reducing nuclear electricity generation from 75% to 50% share of total generation was established. Since the year 2013, electricity consumption has stabilized in France, the share of renewable sources continues to grow and there is a high level of hydropower production. Thus, means of conventional thermal generation are rarely used. In addition, electricity generation and capacity continue to increase as the country remains a net energy exporter. This webinar analyses past, present and future of the country from an energetic point of view.
Summary of Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) project-SMILEGOV
The IEE funded project Smarter Multi Level Governance (SMILEGOV) is examining the major barriers to creating a low carbon society on islands. It is bringing together the various stakeholders and the multilevels of governance required to achieve the EU target of 20% reduction in Carbon and 20% increase in renewable energies by the year 2020, ie less than 6 years from now. The crux of the project is to engage all stakeholders including islanders to agree to the Pact of Islands. The pact asks for commitment to examine and agree an island energy action plan within 12 months of signing the document.
Using the Pan European Island programme SMILEGOV, we are working with other islands as per the Pact of Islands. To date, Arainn Mhor is creating a story board, a platform to collaborate, creating a model that others can emulate by working together.
In December 2014 the European Commission released a communication to the European Parliament and the Council setting up the European Energy Security Strategy (COM(2014)330).
The communication specifies eight key pillars to deliver energy in a secure way, coherently with the competitive and low-carbon targets of the European Union, through the promotion of a close cooperation among Member States.It is targeted to primary energy sources and vectors, market design and infrastructures, short and long run measures.
The webinar reviews the status quo, the need of a coordinated action, the key elements and the way forward set up by the European Energy Security of Supply.
The complexity and diversity of issues on the table of EU policy makers is set to increase in the coming months. This comes on top of European challenges old and new which threaten the very essence of the European Union project.
Read on to learn about the latest policy developments with this monthly alert from our team in Brussels. For real-time updates, follow @MSL_Brussels or reach out to us on Twitter @msl_group.
Final website sustainability live, dr catherine wilson, may 2011presentenvi
Description Environmental Intelligence Consulting Presentation Slides from Sustainability Live (25 May 2011; Birmingham, UK) - major forthcoming EU and UK environmental law and policy developments
2015: A Critical Year for the Energy Union - MSLGROUP Energy Report March '15MSL
MSLGROUP's latest edition of ON Energy Report looks at how 2015 will be a year of change for the European energy landscape across markets, politics, regulation and innovation.
The sixth report from MSLGROUP's European Energy practice, “2015: a year of unprecedented change?" carries in-depth commentary from the company's energy experts in Brussels, France, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK. We hope you enjoy this latest snapshot from across the European energy communications landscape.
For future updates, please contact Nick Bastin, Partner, CNC and Head of MSLGROUP’s EMEA Energy Practice at nick.bastin@cnc-communications.com.
Do share your queries/feedback with our team at @CNC_comms or reach out to us on twitter @msl_group.
From Brussels to Paris and Beyond - ON Energy Report November '15MSL
MSLGROUP's latest edition of ON Energy Report looks at the evolving European Energy landscape in the context of the forthcoming jamboree that is COP21. With carbon reduction at the top of the agenda, we take a look at some of the challenges and opportunities that we face, and some of the communications needs that the industry has to grapple with.
For future updates, please contact Nick Bastin, Partner, CNC and Head of MSLGROUP’s EMEA Energy Practice at nick.bastin@cnc-communications.com.
Do share your queries/feedback with our team at @CNC_comms or reach out to us on twitter @msl_group.
The Role of Civil Society in EU Migration Policy2One
Civil society provides a crucial link between governments and the communities they represent. Thus far, civil society organisations have had a limited role in European policy debates.
3rd Demographic Forum Nov.2010 Nomac Versiontomadubois
The demographic growth of European Union is today largely due to international migration. The growth of migration flows has accelerated in the late 1990’s and is still high. At the same time, host countries have been diversified and intra-european mobility has increased. These new dynamics are also the next EU challenges in terms of diversity or economic integration.
EU IMMIGRATION POLICIES:CHALLENGES AND LESSONSJose Magalhaes
Presentation delivered by the Secretário de Estado Adjunto e da Administração Interna (Assistant Minister of the Interior) de Portugal in Japan, in the 19th EU-Japan Journalists Conference, Hakone, April 2007
Introduction to the EU Emission Trading SystemLeonardo ENERGY
The EU ETS Directive is the centrepiece of the European Union’s climate policy. It has created the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), which is a unique and quite com-plex system.
The EU ETS establishes a scheme for greenhouse gas emissions allowances trading within 31 European countries. Its functioning is based on a “cap and trade” principle, which sets a cap on the total amount of greenhouse gases that can be emitted by all participating installations. Within the cap, companies receive or buy emission allowances which they can trade with one another as needed.
Today, the EU ETS covers almost half of EU’s emissions and is part of the daily life of a large number of companies.
The EU ETS Directive represents the backbone of EU’s action against climate change, but it also works in combination with several other pieces of legislation in a delicate balance.
Our European system has very much evolved during the last 15 years. The existing legislation operates until 2020. It has set a greenhouse gas emissions reduction target in line with EU’s 2050 low carbon economy roadmap. The time has also come to discuss the post-2020 period and the European Commission will soon put forward a new proposal with a 2030 emissions reduction target.
Being the first one to have been setup, the European scheme is analysed and taken as exam-ple in other regions of the world where emissions trading starts being implemented.
This course aims at giving a presentation of the EU ETS Directive, the main features of the sys-tem, the balance with other pieces of EU legislation and at offering perspectives for the on-coming review of the scheme.
More than 20 years ago, the EU vowed to fight the newly identified danger of climate change. Over time, it has developed a policy which is two-fold: on one hand, it looks at ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions inside EU borders and now has 2050 as horizon; on the other hand, it tends to lead by example and to push other big emitters to gather around similar emission reduction objectives.
Pursuing the idea of giving a price to carbon, the EU has put in place an instrument that would lead it towards decarbonisation: the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Launched in 2005, it has today become a complex system which is being reproduced in other parts of the world. The ultimate vision is one of a global carbon market leading to a significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and thus mitigating the impact of climate change.
These are the supporting materials used by the different speakers of the H2020 WHY project opening session. This evento was held on September 10, 2020.
Although the European Union had legislated in the area of energy policy for many years, the concept of introducing a mandatory and comprehensive European energy policy was for a long time not approved. With the Treaty of Lisbon this changed. The Treaty includes legal solidarity in matters of energy supply and gives the EU the right to change energy policy within the EU.
Following the adoption of the Kyoto protocol, the EU set out in implementing the greenhouse gas reductions goals. Given the flagship initiative at the time of Europe 2020, the climate and energy package that was proposed in 2007 and adopted in 2009 took the form of the 20 20 20 by 2020 goals. The package is a set of binding legislation to ensure the EU meets its climate and energy targets by the year 2020. It includes three key targets:
* 20% cut in greenhouse gas emissions (from 1990 levels)
* 20% of EU energy from renewables
* 20% improvement in energy efficiency
Energy Efficiency Resolution Lib Int Congress 2009Centerpartiet
Resolution to the Liberal International Congress in Cairo 2009. Resolution on Energy Efficiency.
Resolution till Liberala Internationalens kongressi Kairo 2009. Resolution om Energieffektivisering.
The European Union has agreed on a new 2030 Framework for climate and energy, which includes EU-wide targets and policy objectives for the period between 2020 and 2030. The targets aim to help the EU achieve a more competitive, secure and sustainable energy system and to meet its long-term 2050 greenhouse gas reductions target as set out in the 2050 Low Carbon Roadmap.
The framework was created to communicate to the market a clear commitment by the EU in view of encouraging private investment in new networks and low-carbon technologies. The targets themselves are based on a thorough analysis made by the European Commission that measured how to cost-effectively achieve decarbonisation by 2050.
The key targets are:
* 40% cut in greenhouse gas emissions (from 1990 levels);
* at least 27% of EU energy from renewables in terms of final consumption;
* and, at least 27% energy savings compared to business-as-usual.
Delivered by Roberto Francia, MD of COGEN Europe, at the COGEN Vlaanderen annual conference "15 jaar COGEN: Tijd om vooruit te blikken!". Leuven, 17 May 2016.
Spring Seminar FUNSEAM
The Clean Energy Package and the Role of Renewables
Sofia Pinto Barbosa
Unit Renewable Energy and CCS Policy, DG ENERGY
European Commission
Madrid, March 23rd. 2017
FUNSEAM AND EDP RENOVÁVEIS
The Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland (EPA) as part of the National Dialogue on Climate Action hosted Dr Artur Runge-Metzger of the EU Commission who gave a talk on 'The European Green Deal – Towards a climate-neutral EU by 2050'.
You can watch the full talk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqKMcggIMFU
The EPA's Climate Change lecture series has been running since late 2007, bringing a range of Irish and international speakers to the Round Room in The Mansion House, Dublin to update Irish audiences on the science of climate change, and our possible responses to it.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
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This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
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Learn about:
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The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
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Major cyber events in 2024
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Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
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Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
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Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
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Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdf
European policies for_energy_and_environment
1. European Policies for Energy
and Environment
Why the European Union deals with
Energy and Environment?
What are the most interesting
opportunities for
Local Authorities? Tirano, 11 June 2010
Marco Canton
2. Index
• Just 1 minute of Brainstorming…
• Let’s have a look at the figures!
• Energy and Environment on the Lisbon Treaty
• The evolution of Energy Policies
• The European Programmes
and Initiatives
3. Trying to understand…
• Why EU deals with
Energy Policies?
• Are Environment and Energy
the same thing?
• What’s happened in the last 2 years
in Energy Policies?
• What is it supposed to be improved in
Europe?
4. Some basic notion…
• The EU aims at implementing what was
established by the Treaty (signed and
accepted in all their parts by the member
States).
• Following the Principles
contained on the Treaty,
the EU works out legislative bills
and financing Programmes
5. … moreover…
• The Environmental policies was already present on
the previous EU Treaties. Energy is considered
an European Policy only with the Lisbon Treaty.
• The “Climate Action” (dec. 2008) could be considered the
first legislative framework for Energy in Europe.
• The “Climate Action” contains several objectives shared by
member States.
• The European Commission prepares and proposes
legislative texts to be presented to the European
Parliament and to the Council.
(Codecision procedure).
6. Some figures…
• EU represents the 16% of energy consums
by a population that is the 7,2%
of the global population
• EU produces the 20% of global GDP
• EU is the biggest importer for oil (19%) and
for gas (16%)
• Pro-capita consum is double of global
average. We produce 3 times the global
average.
7. Energy consumes
•33% Lost during the
transformation phase
•19 % Transports
•17% Industry
•16% Buildings
•9% Services
•6% Other
9. Who really controls
power sources ?
about 10% of stocks About 90% of stocks
Exxon Aramco (Saudi Arabia)
Chevron NIOC (Iran) National Iranian Oil
Company
BP PDVSA (Petrolio from Venezuela)
Shell Gazprom (Russia)
Total Petrobras (Brazil)
ENI Petronas (Indonesia)
Repsol CNPC (China)
10. Potential saving
• Manifacturing Industry 25% by 2020
• Transports 26% by 2020
• Buildings 27% by 2020
• Commercial Buildings 30% by 2020
11. Estimates
• Without a radical change by 2030 the EU will
depend on other States 90% for oil and 70%
for gas.
• The scarse stocks present on EU are already
running out fail. Costs for oil and gas mining
are already increasing.
• EU has a low power on the
energy price determination.
12. What is changed with
Lisbon Treaty?
Art. 4 paragraph 2
Shared competence between the Union and the Member States
applies in the following principal areas:
• (a) internal market;
• (b) social policy, for the aspects defined in this Treaty;
• (c) economic, social and territorial cohesion;
• (d) agriculture and fisheries, excluding
the conservation of marine biological resources;
• (e) environment;
• (f) consumer protection;
• (g) transport;
• (h) trans-European networks;
• (i) energy.
13. What is changed with
Lisbon Treaty?(2)
Art. 2 Paragraph 2
When the Treaties confer on the Union a competence shared
with the Member States in a
specific area, the Union and the Member States may legislate
and adopt legally binding acts in that area.
The Member States shall exercise their competence to the
extent that the Union has not exercised its
competence.
The Member States shall again exercise their competence to the
extent that the Union has
decided to cease exercising its competence.
14. What is changed with
ENERGY
Art 194
Lisbon Treaty?(3)
In the context of the establishment and functioning of the internal
market and with regard for the need to preserve and improve the
environment, Union policy on energy shall aim, in a spirit of
solidarity between Member States, to:
(a) ensure the functioning of the energy market;
(b) ensure security of energy supply in the Union;
(c) promote energy efficiency and energy saving and the
development of new and renewable forms of
energy;
(d) promote the interconnection of energy networks.
Ordinary Legislative procedure: CODECISION
15. What is changed with
Lisbon Treaty (4)
Art 194 Paragraph 2
Such measures shall not affect a Member State's right
to determine the conditions for exploiting its energy
resources,
its choice between different
energy sources and the
general structure of its
energy supply…
16. What is changed with
Lisbon Treaty (5)
Art. 192 Paragraph 3
General action programmes setting out priority
objectives to be attained shall be adopted by the
European Parliament and the Council, acting in
accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure
and after
consulting the Economic
and Social Committee and
the Committee
of the Regions.
17. The evolution of
Energy Policy in Europe
• The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) 1951
and EURATOM 1957;
• The Internal Market was the tool used by ECC to
develop the Common Energy Policy;
• The 1973 oil crisis influenced
the Common approach of the
energy sector.
18. The Common approach from ECSC to
the ‘90s
• To reduce the ECC reliance on
imported Energy;
• Secure and durable Supplying ;
• Positive Economic conditions ;
• Environment.
Resolution of the European Council 1974 “a new strategy for the ECC Energy
Policy”
(The guidelines of the Resolution was not binding at all)
19. The other steps
• 1995 Green Paper (Internal Energy Market,
Energy free movement…)
• Commission failed the introduction of the
Energy Policy in the Amsterdam Treaty 1997.
3 Directives:
• Liberalization of electric market (1996)
• Liberalization of research for oil and gas
mining (1997)
• Liberalization of gas market (1998)
20. Last Years
• Green Paper 2000 “Towards a European Strategy for the
security of energy supply ”
The APPROACH is CHANGED. The intent is to act on the
Energy Demand. The new Approach wants to guide the
consumers towards a sustainable behaviour on Energy
Saving in Building and Transports.
Green Paper 2005 “Doing More with Less ”
Green Paper 2006 “A European Strategy for Sustainable,
Competitive and Secure Energy”
National Strategies are established by National Governments and are different State
by State
21. Example: The Directive on the energy
performance of buildings
• The objective of this Directive is to promote the improvement of the energy
performance of buildings within the Community, taking into account outdoor
climatic and local conditions, as well as indoor climate requirements and cost-
effectiveness.
The Directive lays down requirements as regards:
• the general framework for a methodology of calculation of the
integrated energy performance of buildings;
• the application of minimum requirements on the energy
performance of new buildings;
• the application of minimum requirements on the energy
performance of large existing buildings that are subject to major
renovation;
• energy certification of buildings;
• regular inspection of boilers and of air-conditioning systems in
buildings and in addition an assessment of the heating installation
in which the boilers are more than 15 years old.
22. The “Climate Action”
Il 20-20-20 by 2020
On 23 January 2008 the European Commission put forth an integrated proposal
for Climate Action. This package of proposals demonstrates that the EU’s
climate change targets, which were agreed by EU leaders in 2007, are not only
attainable but represent a major economic opportunity for Europe. The
document lays out a strategy by which Member States will be able to slash their
collective greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20% and boost the share of
renewable energy to 20% of total consumption by 2020.
• Reduction of 20% CO2 emissions (compared to 1990)
– Unilateral commitment
– Reduction of 30% CO2 emissions in case of an International
Agreement.
• 20% Energy Saving
• 20% of use of energy from renewable sources.
• 10% on Transports:
– Biofuels
23. In concrete terms
1 Regulation, 4 Directives e 1 Decision:
Agreement on the promotion of the use of energy from
renewable sources
Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of
energy from renewable sources. It sets mandatory national targets
(Italy 17%) for the overall share of energy from renewable sources in
gross final consumption of energy and for the share of energy from
renewable sources in transport. It lays down rules relating to
statistical transfers between Member States, joint projects
between Member States and with third countries, guarantees of
origin, administrative procedures, information and training, and
access to the electricity grid for energy from renewable sources.
It establishes sustainability criteria
for biofuels and bioliquids.
24. The EU Programmes
Programmes
– IEE
– Life+
European Energy Programme for Recovery
ELENA - IEB
• Networks (ERRIN) Network for European Regions
• Other Initiatives (Covenant of Mayors)
25. Intelligent Energy-Europe Programme
Promotion of use of energy from renewable sources, energy efficiency, energy
saving and biofuels.
YES – Analysis for market NO – Infrastructures/hardware;
development; Policies analysis; Demonstrations;
Making aware campaigns; best Research.
practices/knoledge/tools exchange;
development of new
methodologies
Public or Private Bodies and International Organisation
NO natural person.
27 MS + Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Croatia, Turkey
Up to 75%
Average Budget: About 800.000 – 1 million Euro
3 sub-programmes: SAVE – ALTENER – STEER
Integrated Initiatives: Regional Energy Agencies – Creation of local Networks
26. LIFE Plus
Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Promotion. Preservation of natural resources,
integration of environmental Policies, Information Campaigns
SI – good practices exchange; dissemination NO – research – Infrastructures –
campaigns; innovation actions; support to Projects not in line with national priorities.
the legislation; management of Nature 2000;
…
Public or Private Bodies and International Organisation
NO natural person.
27 SM + Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Liechtenstein + Croatia, Turkey, Macedonia + Serbia,
Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Kosovo
For projects concerning priority species and habitat up to 75%.
Up to 50% for all other projects.
Budget for project: 1 million Euro (Average)
3 Components: Nature and Biodiversity - Politics and Governance - Information and
Communication
Partnership is admitted.
It is necessary a justification in case of projects with more than 5 partners
2 steps of evaluation: Environmental Ministry and European Commission
It is important to present project in line with national priorities.
27. European Energy Programme
for Recovery
43 major energy projects which will significantly
contribute to the economic recovery in the EU,
while increasing our security of energy supply by
creating cross-border infrastructure.
• will help to speed up and secure investments on
infrastructure and technology projects in the energy sector
• will help to improve the security of supply of the Member
States
• will help to speed up the implementation of the 20/20/20
objectives for 2020
28. ELENA European Local ENergy Assistance
Many EU cities and regions have recently started to prepare or are
initiating large energy efficiency and renewable energy proposals to
tackle energy and climate change challenges.
However, most of them are still at the conceptual stage and their
implementation is proving difficult because many regions and
cities, particularly medium to small ones, often do not have the
technical capacity to develop large programmes in this area.
ELENA helps public entities to solve such problems by offering specific
support for the implementation of the investment programmes
and projects such as retrofitting of public and private buildings,
sustainable building, energy-efficient district heating and cooling
networks, or environmentally-friendly transport etc.
29. ELENA European Local ENergy Assistance
Financed through the Intelligent Energy-Europe Programme.
ELENA support covers a share of the cost for technical
support that is necessary to prepare, implement and
finance the investment programme, such as:
• feasibility and market studies;
• structuring of programmes;
• business plans, energy audits;
• preparation for tendering procedures
- in short, everything necessary to make cities' and regions'
sustainable energy projects ready for EIB funding.
30. Other Initiative : Covenant of Mayors
The Covenant of Mayors is an initiative to bring
together the mayors of Europe’s most pioneering
cities to exchange and apply good practice to
improve their energy efficiency and promote low
carbon business and economic development.
• The Covenant of Mayors is a formal commitment to go
beyond the EU objectives in terms of reducing CO2
emissions.
31. Other Initiative : Covenant of Mayors
Signing the Covenant commits the signatory to :
► Prepare a baseline emissions inventory
► Submit a Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP), 1st
anniversary of the CoM
signature
► Submit an implementation report every 2 years after
that
► Attend the annual Covenant of Mayors conference
► Share experience with other areas, and promote the
Covenant
► Organise energy Days
32. Other Initiative : Covenant of Mayors
Why join the Covenant of Mayors?
• Make a public statement of extra commitment to
carbon reduction
• Create or reinforce the dynamic on carbon reduction in
your territory
• Benefit from encouragement and example of other
pioneers
• Share the expertise developed in your own territory
with others
• Make your territory known as a pioneer
• Publicise your achievements
33. Other Initiative : Covenant of Mayors
Who can join the Covenant of Mayors?
The covenant is aimed primarily at Cities, because:
• Over half of greenhouse gases are created in and by
urban areas.
• 80% of the population lives and works in urban areas
• Up to 80% of energy is consumed in urban areas
In practice, to sign the Covenant you need to be the
leader of a local authority: this may be an urban or rural
authority, and of any size.
34. Thank you for
your Attention.
Any Question?
Marco Canton
cantonmarco@hotmail.com