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Parallel Session - 2 Baltic Sea Region Covena nt Club Sustainable Energy Action Plans and/or Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans. Agenda. Welcome Covenant of Mayors in a nutshell Sustainable Energy Action Plans SEAP examples Tallinn - Villu Pella

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  1. Parallel Session - 2Baltic Sea Region Covenant ClubSustainable Energy Action Plansand/orSustainable Urban Mobility Plans

  2. Agenda • Welcome • Covenant of Mayors in a nutshell • Sustainable Energy Action Plans • SEAP examples Tallinn - Villu Pella • Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans - Maija Rusanen • SEAPs and SUMPs • Discussion and networking: Sustainable transport Initiatives in the Baltic Sea Region – perspectives on SEAP and SUMP • Wrap up • Task: Think of the best example of sustainable transport from your city – we will talk about it later

  3. Some policies and initiatives towards sustainable Europe Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities 2007 EU Sustainable Development Strategy 2006 EU 3x20 Goals LA21 Action Plans Covenant of Mayors 2008 Aalborg Charter 1996 Managing Urban Europe Initiative 2006 Rio Conference 1992 Climate policies RFSC 2008 Aalborg commitments 2004

  4. Covenant of Mayors? • A commitment towards Europe’s energy goals for 2020

  5. Covenant of Mayors in a nutshell • The Covenant of Mayors is the mainstream European movement involving local and regional authorities, • It is a voluntarily committing for increasing energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources on their territories. • By their commitment, Covenant signatories aim to meet and exceed the European Union 20% CO2 reduction objective by 2020.

  6. One size does not fit all. But… • The 3 steps will have to be taken by all 4479 cities who have signed up for the Covenant of Mayors  4479 citieswilldo the same as your city to fulfill the obligationsconnected to COM

  7. Introducing The Baltic Sea Region Covenant ClubSharing valuable experiences

  8. Baltic Sea Region Denmark30 Estonia 2 Finland 7 Germany 65 Latvia 13 Lithuania 11 Norway 7 Poland 33 Sweden 51 Union of the BalticCities: 37 signatories

  9. The Baltic Sea Region Covenant Club • The BalticSeaRegionCovenant Club is an open platformwhereallrelevantchallenges and opportunitiescanbeshared with likemindedacross the BalticSeaRegion.

  10. The BSR Covenant Club is for YOU… …if you are a UBC member city that has signed the Covenant of Mayors and seeks to exchange experiences with colleagues from other cities …if you are a municipality interested in signing the CoM and seeking for experiences with those commitments from others …if you are a municipality who works actively with energy and climate issues and seeks inspiration and exchange of experience with others …if you are an organisation, association, company working in the field of energy and climate and are related to the Baltic Sea Region, seeking for getting in contact with local authorities

  11. BSRCC Mailing list Mailinglist: • Latest news from the region • Upcomingevents • Supportingevents - ect.

  12. BSRCC Website • On: www.ubc-environment.net

  13. Workshops • Discuss various issues related to the different steps of the Covenant of Mayors • Sharing the different difficulties of the different steps. Feedback to JRC and COMO. • This time: SEAP SUMPs and sustainable transport

  14. The actions • A Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) is the key document in which the Covenant signatory outlines how it intends to reach its CO2 reduction target by 2020. • It defines the activities and measures set up to achieve the targets, together with time frames and assigned responsibilities. • Covenant signatories are free to choose the format of their SEAP, as long as it is in line with the general principles set out in the Covenant SEAP guidelines.

  15. A successful SEAP(1) • Build support from stakeholders: if they support your SEAP, nothing should stop it! Conflicting stakeholders’ interests deserve special attention. • Secure a long-term political commitment. • Ensure adequate financial resources. • Do a proper CO2 emissions inventory as this is vital. What you do not measure you will not change. • Integrate the SEAP into day-to-day life and management of the municipality: it should not be just an other nice document, but part of the corporate culture!

  16. A successful SEAP(2) • Ensure proper management during implementation. • Make sure that your staff has adequate skills, and if necessary offer training. • Learn to devise and implement projects over the long term. • Actively search and take advantage of experiences and lessons learned from other cities that have developed a SEAP.

  17. SEAP Guidelines • The main target sectors to go beyond the 2020 targets include: • buildings, • equipment/facilities • urban transport. • The SEAP may also include actions related to: • local electricity production (development of PV, wind power, CHP, improvement of local power generation), • local heating/cooling generation.

  18. Thank you for now Practical experiences with SEAPs: With: Villu Pella, Tallinn Energy Agency

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