CIVITAS Sustainable Energy Systems

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CIVITASSustainable Energy Systems Sustainable
Surface Transport2nd Call for Proposals Ms
María ALFAYATE
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The CIVITAS Initiative Radical Strategies for
Clean Urban Transport
An Integrated approach to Clean Urban Transport
supported by the 6th RTD Framework Programme of
the European Community
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What is CIVITAS about?

• CIVITAS is looking for radical change
• Integrated demonstrations of technology
• and policy measures
• CIVITAS is about cities
• - Cities have to be in the core of the
• consortia relevant partnership
• - High political commitment
• - A reduced number of laboratories

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CIVITAS A comprehensive approach

• Large Scale Integrated Demonstration Projects
  with leading and follower cities (Proposals
  preferably by pairs of cities)
• Independent Cross-site Evaluation External
  Monitoring
• European wide Dissemination

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CIVITAS measures (1)

• Energy-efficient cost effective clean vehicle
  fleets for public and/or private transport
• using alternative fuels (bio-fuels, natural gas,
  hybrid vehicles) and innovative fuelling
  infrastructure (mandatory)
• Schemes for access control, permitting access
  only to clean vehicles, walking cycling
• Integrated pricing schemes
• Stimulating the use of collective passenger
  transport

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CIVITAS measures (2)

• New forms of vehicle use/ownership, less
  car-dependant lifestyles
• New concepts for the distribution of freight
• Innovative soft measures for managing
  mobility demand
• Integration of transport management systems,
  information systems and passenger services

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What is new in CIVITAS II?

• Measures proposed are the same, BUT
• Increased emphasis on energy efficient and clean
  vehicles and alternative fuels (biofuels, natural
  gas)
• Special attention to accessibility and security
  of public transport systems
• Encourage CEEC cities to become leader cities in
  proposals

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What is new in CIVITAS II?

• Targeting medium size cities
• Projects should have a substantial size
• The learning dimension
• New CIVITAS cities will benefit from
  participating in the CIVITAS Forum from the very
  first moment
• FP6 requires partners from 3 different countries
• Preferred Instruments IP for demo projects
  SSA for Accompanying activity

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CIVITAS I successful cities
Göteborg, Stockholm
Bristol Winchester
Kaunas
Aalborg
Rotterdam
Cork
Berlin Bremen
Gydnia
Lille Nantes
Prague
Bucharest
Graz
Pecs
Rome
Barcelona
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Demonstration projects (CIVITAS I)
Light use of a measure
Strong use of a measure
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When will CIVITAS II happen?

• Work Programme published December 2002
• Call opens June 2003
• Call closes December 2003
• Contracts signed Before end 2004
• Expected projects duration 4 years
• Overall EC budget Around 50 M

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Will more information be made available on
CIVITAS II?

• Work Programme available on CORDIS
• (www.cordis.lu)
• From June onwards Guidance note on
• CIVITAS II available on DG TREN website
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/energy_transport/en/prog
  _cut_en.htmlcivitas
• DG TREN FP6 Info Day in September
• Info days at national level

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CIVITAS Initiative Information/Contact person
EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG ENERGY TRANSPORT Unit
D4 Clean Transport www.civitas-initiative.org Ma
ría ALFAYATE E-mail tren-civitas_at_cec.eu.int