Role of UK domestic energy efficiency

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Role of UK domestic energy efficiency European
co-operation
Simon Green Energy Saving Trust European
Energy Network
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Role of UK domestic energy efficiency
European co-operation
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Energy Saving Trust

• In the UK, the domestic sector is responsible
• for over half of the countrys carbon emissions.
• Since 1993 we have been working to reduce
• our nations carbon footprint.
• We help the 60 million UK citizens to
• take appropriate and effective action
• on carbon reduction.

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Energy Saving Trust Background

• Majority UK Government funded, with an increasing
  portfolio of UK and European funding sources
  100m a year

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Locations

• Offices in London,
• Edinburgh, Cardiff,
• Belfast Brussels
• Local delivery through
• 49 advice centres

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Our environmental development challenge

• Sustainable market transformation

• Promoting awareness and action towards a low
  carbon society

• Mass low carbon technology adoption

• Government leadership international
  collaboration

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The market transformation curve
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What is the Energy Saving Trust doing?

• Raising awareness of the impact people have on
  climate change and what they can do

• Advice to individuals, communities
  public-sector

• Compliance and verification of Energy Saving
  Recommended certification mark

• Accreditation of renewable energy products and
  services

• Management of grant and support programmes

• Knowledge data services

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Energy Saving Trusts Future Focus

• UK market leader for independent awareness and
  advice to UK citizens

• Promoting sustainable transport

• Develop lead activities in microgeneration

• Zero-carbon new-build housing

• Leading pan-european role in new emerging
  domestic technology market transformation

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Our European Partners
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Background

• Established 1992

• Voluntary network of national' energy agencies

• Currently 23 members

• Energy Saving Trust Presidency 2007

• Troika Management Energy Saving Trust, Enova
  (Norway) and ARCE (Romania)

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The benefits

• One point of contact for dialogue with national
  energy agencies administrations across Europe
• Independent, impartial expertise from leading
  experts
• Forum for exchange of information expertise
• Regular information sharing
• Combined stance on European energy
  environmental policy issues.

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Working Groups
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In the UK, we are identifying clear development
opportunities as the shift towards a low-carbon
economy gathers momentum.By sharing the
burden, European nations have much to gain
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