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Save Energy Save the Climate Save Money -
Guide for local and regional governments
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COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONS
(CEMR)
Represents the associations of local and regional
governments
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OBJECTIVE

• Raise awareness of sustainable energy policy at
  local and regional level
• Aimed at elected representatives and
  practitioners
• Answers the following questions
• Where to start?
• How can local and regional governments take
  action
• Links with energy management and climate
  protection
• European dimension of sustainable energy policy
• Where to get help and support?

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SUSTAINABLE ENERGY MANAGEMENT

• Encourages local and regional governments to link
  energy policy into their existing sustainable
  development strategies or environmental
  management plans etc.
• Introduces ten steps towards sustainable energy
  policy (for decision makers)

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HOW TO TAKE ACTION?

• Based on the roles of local and regional
  governments
• Consumer, service provider and model
• Planner, developer and regulator
• Advisor and motivator
• Producer and supplier
• Structure
• Why to take action?
• How to take action ideas for measures and good
  examples

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CONSUMER, SERVICE PROVIDER AND MODEL

• Energy management building capacities to
  integrate energy aspects into local policy
• Energy performance of buildings
• Lighting
• Purchasing
• Municipal vehicles and transport usage
• Public transport

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ENERGY ASPECTS IN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

• Influencing mobility patterns
• Mixed use - live/work
• Plan to avoid urban sprawl
• Mobility plans municipal and beyond

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ENERGY ASPECTS IN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

• Develop areas with district heating using
  renewable energy, CO2 free settlements etc.
• Kirklees solar village
• Vaxjö (the whole community aiming to be carbon
  free)

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ENERGY ASPECTS IN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

• Energy efficiency and renewable energy in
  renovation and new development
• Information packages or requirements with permit
  procedures
• Enforce requirements for renewable energy
  capacity (Barcelona solar ordinance, London
  Borough of Merton)

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ADVISOR AND MOTIVATOR

• Advice and education
• Information centres
• Cooperation and partnerships
• Awareness raising and campaigns
• The European Display Campaign Energy Days

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PRODUCER AND SUPPLIER

• Local energy production and supply
• Cogeneration
• Renewable energy
• Microgeneration
• Employment
• Security of supply

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CLIMATE PROTECTION

• Sustainable energy management concrete way of
  tackling climate issues
• Vulnerability and adaptation to climate change
• National frameworks example from Holland

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EUROPEAN DIMENSION

• Main funding mechanisms
• Structural and cohesion funds
• Intelligent Energy Europe Programme (IEE)
• Framework Programmes for Research and Development
• Relevant recent European legislation

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HELP AND SUPPORT

• Presenting CEMR, Energie-Cites and Climate
  Alliance
• European Campaigns and initiatives
• Interesting links
• Methods and tools
• Guidance and best practice

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• Pirita Lindholm
• pirita.lindholm_at_ccre-cemr.org
• www.ccre.org