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ManagEnergy Workshop at the Open Days 2008
Helping municipalities to work towards energy efficient goals in the framework of the Covenant of Mayors
8 October 2008, Brussels, Belgium - Time: 11:15-13:00
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The
Open Days were organised by the DG REGIO (Directorate General for Regional Policy) and Committee of the Regions of the European Communities and took place from
6-9 October 2008 in Brussels.
4000 people were expected to visit the Investors Café which acts as a unique forum for communication and meeting place between private and public companies and regions and cities, enabling them to discover the rich diversity and economic attractiveness of European regions/cities and to identify investment and job creation opportunities. The Investor's Café is organised among four thematic priorities, one of them being "Sustainable development: regional answers to climate change (including energy)."
A wide range of seminars were organised by partners regions and in the framework of the Investors Café, including a workshop organised by ManagEnergy in the framework of the Investors' Café thematic village "energy" on
"helping municipalities to work in the framework of the Covenant of Mayors".
For more information about the Open Days see:
www.opendays.europa.eu
For more information about the Covenant of Mayors see:
www.managenergy.net/com.html
ManagEnergy at the Open Days
ManagEnergy organized a workshop in the framework of the Investors' Café thematic village
"energy" on
"helping municipalities to work in the framework of the Covenant of Mayors". The workshop took place on the morning of the
8 October 2008.
Speakers and audience during the ManagEnergy Workshop at the Open Days 2008
The objective of this workshop was to discuss and share ideas and good practices on:
- What is the Covenant of Mayors and why is it important for local and regional energy agencies to be involved?
- Local partnership for sustainability: How can local and regional energy agencies contribute to municipalities' efforts and in particular to smaller municipalities with fewer energy-related resources?
- How can the services offered by local energy agencies be better recognized by local authorities?
- How can ManagEnergy support local energy agencies in their work with municipalities and help them increase their visibility?
The ManagEnergy workshop underlined the clear mandate that the Covenant is offering to local and regional energy agencies. The energy agencies have a role to play in supporting the municipalities in their actions and especially the small ones who do not have enough resources. This will contribute to improving the visibility and sustainability of the regional and local energy agencies.
Most of the participants came from local and regional authorities, regional delegations in Brussels, energy agencies, networks and EU institutions and bodies (EACI, EIB).
In addition, the ManagEnergy team managed a stand where they presented the tools and services that ManagEnergy offers to local and regional actors. The stand was visited by a large number of persons from local authorities, associations and European institutions.
Why should Local and Regional Energy Agencies attend?
The ManagEnergy workshop will highlight the clear mandate that the Covenant is offering to local and regional energy agencies. The energy agencies have a role to play in supporting the municipalities in their actions and especially the small ones who do not have enough resources. This will contribute to better the visibility and sustainability of the regional and local energy agencies.
Therefore, the energy agencies are welcome to attend the workshop in order to contribute to the debate with their respective ideas and experiences. Last but not least, local and regional energy agencies will have the opportunity to make fruitful contacts with a wide range of local actors such as cities, regions, members of the Enterprise Europe Network as well as colleagues from local and regional energy agencies.
ManagEnergy Workshop at the Open Days 2008
Working with municipalities towards energy efficiency goals
Wednesday 8 October 2008, Time: 11:15-13:00 |
The Covenant of Mayors: contribution of local actors towards a sustainable Europe
Pedro Ballesteros Torres, Directorate General for Energy and Transport, European Commission
 Presentation (404 Kb PDF)
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ManagEnergy: promotion of an intelligent energy management at local and regional levels: example of services for local and regional energy actors
Seán Burke, ManagEnergy Support Team
Presentation (1206 Kb PDF) |
Leicester's strategic approach to climate change and energy efficiency targets
Nick Morris, LEA - Leicester Energy Agency
(within Leicester City Council), UK
Presentation (577 Kb PDF) |
How can local and regional energy agencies have their activities better recognized by local authorities?
Carmen Castells Ramón, AER - Agència Energètica de La Ribera, Spain
Presentation (204 Kb PDF) |
Good practice: energy efficiency in public policies (i.e. sector: buildings, mobility, education, etc.)
Lyana Adjarova, Energy Agency of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Good practice: energy efficiency in public policies (i.e. sector: buildings, mobility, education)
Suvi Holm, Tampereen Energiatoimisto (Tampere Energy Agency), City of Tampere, Finland
Presentation (204 Kb PDF) |
