Alex Grassick Cork County Council Covenant of Mayors Exchange of Experience.
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Alex GrassickCork County Council
Covenant of MayorsExchange of Experience
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Covenant of Mayors
• European Movement involving local and regional authorities
• Voluntary commitment to increasing energy efficiency and the use of RES
• Signatories aim to meet and exceed the EU objective of 20% reduction in CO2 by 2020
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Background
• Members of Energy Cities since 1992• www.energy_cities.org• Energy Agency set-up in 1995• European Energy Agencies Conference in Cork
1998• Board members of Energy Cities 2005-2007• Vice Chair of Energy Cities 2007-2011• CoM adhesion 14th March 2011• SEAP Submitted 12th September 2012
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Why join CoM?
• Targets inline with national targets.
• National requirement to report annually to SEAI.
• Complimentary to E-MAP
• Useful for funding applications
• Part of a European Network.
• Increased Political Support.
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Who Should be involved 1
• Political– Mayor– Other Elected Representatives
• Organisational– Senior Management– Staff
E-MAP – Energy Team
Full Council
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Who Should be involved 2
• External Stakeholders– Community interests– Business/Commercial interests– Agricultural Sector
SPC’s – EAO – EA’s
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What do I include• Include what you can control!
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What do I include 2
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What about the other 94%
• Forward Planning/ Planning Policy– County Development Plans– Local Area Plans– Renewable Energy Strategies/Plans
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What About the other 94%
• Lead by doing
• Raise awareness of your actions– Show positive results
• Liase with your stakeholders
• Hope we exceed our National Targets
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Lessons Learned
• Under estimate over achieve
• Concentrate on actions within your control.
• Keep it on the Mayors agenda
• Don’t work in isolation
• Use the information available to you i.e CoM website and AIEA
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Mayors Adapt
• Extension of Covenant of Mayors
• 16th October 2014
• First 100 cities signed
• Commitment to adaptation to Climate Change
• CCC currently undertaking a mitigation strategy for identified risks
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Benefits of CoM
• Opportunity for engagement in European Energy policy
• Concentrated focus on energy/climate issues
• Compliments national policy commitments and requirements
• Enforces the exemplar role of Local Authorities in this area.
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Useful Documents
www.eumayors.eu
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Final SEAP
• Commitment to reduced CO2 21% to 2020
• Political and Management Support