CAREC and the Covenant of Mayors Initiative:

Sustainable energy development at the municipal level

Heinrich W. WyesDeputy Executive Director CAREC

What is the Covenant of Mayors` Initiative?

Initiative launched by the European Union in 2009 to address the issue of climate change at the municipal level

Local- and regional authorities voluntarily commit themselves to increase energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources

Covenant signatories aim to reduce their CO2 emissions by at least 20% by 2020

Signatories commit to develop Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAP)

Some key figures(January 2013)

4750 city-signatories representing over 205 millions of inhabitants

1500 SEAPs submitted by signatories identified opportunities for 140 mil. tons/CO2 savings every year

More then 75% of energy is consumed in the cities. Cities need to understand the consumption and manage the energy.

Covenant of Mayors signatories in Central Asia and Eastern Partnership countries (Jan 2013)

1.Armenia: 1 signatory2.Azerbaijan: 1 signatories 3.Belarus: 1 signatory4.Georgia: 6 signatories5.Kazakhstan: 0 signatories 6.Kyrgyzstan: 2 signatories 7.Moldova: 10 signatories8.Tajikistan: 0 signatures9.Turkmenistan: 0 signatories10.Ukraine: 33 signatories11.Uzbekistan: 0 signatories

54 Cities, representing over 11 million inhabitants

Supporting the signatories:

Covenant Signatories

EU and F

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Сovenant Supporters

(Local Authorities Associations)

Promotion, education and

networking support.

Covenant of Mayors office

Coordination facilitation, support

TERRITORIAL COORDINATORS

(Oblast. Regional and national

Institutions)

Strategic leadership, financial an

technical support

JRC – Joint Research

Center

Methodological Support

In training and guiding the municipalities in creation of Baseline Emission Inventories, SEAPs and formal procedures.

In providing information materials, templates and guidelines.

To assist in establishing administrative structures in the cities.

Facilitate experience exchange and contacts. CoMO-East office manages a helpdesk, able to respond

to the requests of the municipalities.

more support - the COMO East Office:

low energy expenditures +

quality energy services +

secure energy supply +

healthy environment +

more investments +

more jobs =

more liveable city

What does the Covenant bring to a city?

• Enable municipalities to implement National Energy Efficiency Programs

• Better multi-sector energy saving planning, based on real needs.

• Effective use of the national budget funds.• Financial support by IFIs for local energy efficiency

measures. • Reduced city budgets for energy purchases

What does the Covenant bring to a national Government?