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Covenant of Mayors Pirita Lindholm Covenant of Mayors Office Brussels, 18 th September 2012 State of play and support services 1
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Covenant of Mayors
Pirita LindholmCovenant of Mayors Office
Brussels, 18th September 2012
State of play and support services
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Introduction and
the state of play
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the state of play
The Covenant at a glance
EU initiative launched by the Commission – DG
ENERGY in 2008 to endorse and support local and
regional authorities in the fight against climate change
Voluntary commitment of signatories to meet and
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Voluntary commitment of signatories to meet and
exceed the EU 20% CO2 reduction target through theimplementation of a Sustainable Energy Action Plan
The Covenant step-by-step
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> 4,000 signatories
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Covenant Signatories:A growing community
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... reaching 4000 signatories
... about 1700 SEAPs submitted
... 163 million citizens
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... responsible for 6 t CO2 eq./capita
... committed to reduce 28% CO2 by 2020
... comprehensive actions
Sustainable Energy Action Plans
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in 36 countries
A Multi-level governance model
Covenant Helpdesk
Jointly operated by the CoMO and by the European
Commission JRC
Provides personal assistance, administrative and
technical supporttechnical support
Develops in collaboration with signatories guidelines
& methodological support materials for:
� collecting data & elaborating a
CO2 emission inventory
� developing a SEAP
� monitoring progress
Available in the library at www.eumayors.eu
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SEAP Submission
& Assessment
Sustainable Energy Action Plans:a look into the assessment procedure
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SEAP online catalogue
� After SEAP assessment, the key results are displayed
online under each signatory profile.
Visibility to the
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Visibility to the Covenant community
and beyond!
SEAP – results per sector
5%
12%7%
1%5% 2% Municipal
Tertiary
Residential
Breakdown of expected CO2 emissions reduction by sector by 2020
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25%
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18%Public lighting
Industry (non-ETS)
Transport
Local energy production
Land use planning
Public procurement
Working with the stakeholders and citizens
Others
Note: The data refers to 1278 SEAPs (average 25% CO2 reduction target).
Support and
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Exchange of
Experiences
‘Benchmarks of Excellence’Inspiration for SEAP elaboration
Online catalogue of best practices, including keyfigures in terms of energy savings, CO2 emissions
reduction, costs and/or jobs created.
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Get inspired
by successful
initiatives!
Get inspired
by successful
initiatives!
www.eumayors.eu
E-learning platformInteractive learning opportunity
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Online ‘easy to digest’ courses for Covenant
Signatories/Coordinators wishing to deepen their
technical knowledge on the Covenant.
The modules offer wherever possible visualillustrations (i.e. examples, videos and case
studies) and quizzes/self-assessment questions.
Exchange platformsCommunication and networking opportunities
Direct exchange of experience and mutual assistance via regular
events (informative
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events (informative
events with networking
sessions, experience-
sharing activities,
capacity-building
workshops, thematic
discussion groups and
webinars…)
What’s next?Challenges
Finalisation and launch of the monitoring framework and guidelines (2013)
Monitoring
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Geographical enlargement
Extension to other policy areas
Western Balkans and Mediterranean areas
Using this exceptional multilevel governance model for other policy areas: waste, water, etc. (?)
