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The Covenant of Mayors Initiative
going East with support of
the European Commission
Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine
October 5, 2011
Anatoliy Kopets
Team Leader - Covenant of Mayors East Project
Covenant “philosophy”
Battle for secure energy future and
against climate change is won or lost
at local level
‘Cities
consume 75% of all the energy,
emit 75% of all CO2 in Europe,
and are
the economic engines of the
regions’
Source:
UNFCCC Environmental Integrity Group, 2009
The Covenant Signatories commit to:
• Go beyond EU policy objectives -20% of energy
consumption, 20% of renewables in energy
balances and -20% in CO2 emission by 2020
• Support their commitment with a Sustainable
Energy Action Plan (SEAP)
• Publish periodic reports to show progress and
results
• Encourage other cities to join the initiative
• Involve citizens and other stakeholders
Covenant of Mayors as a platform
to integrate the efforts
energy agencies
governments
EU institutions
associations & networks
of local authorities
regions
NGOs
Covenant of Mayors
www.eumayors.eu
local authorities
banks
The Covenant at a glance
European initiative launched by the Commission –
DG ENERGY in February 2009 to endorse and support
local and regional authorities in the sustainable energy
development and the fight against climate change
The Covenant in progress
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What does the Covenant bring to a city?
Quality energy services +
secure energy supply +
healthy environment +
low energy expenditures +
more investments +
more jobs +… =
liveable city
The Covenant step-by-step
STEP 2: SUBMISSION OF
YOUR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
ACTION PLAN (SEAP)
Development of sustainable
energy action plan (SEAP) –
in collaboration with local
stakeholders & citizens
Implementation of
sustainable energy and
CO2 reduction measures
Compilation of energy
balances and Baseline
Emission Inventory
Definition of long-term
vision of energy and
climate policy for city
Establishment of
Energy Team
Monitoring and reporting
of the progress in SEAP
implementation
STEP 3: SUBMISSION OF
YOUR IMPLEMENTATION
REPORT
STEP 1: SIGNATURE OF THE
COVENANT OF MAYORS
The Covenant key figures
2 871 city-signatories representing 131 156
785 inhabitants
740 SEAPs submitted by signatories identified
opportunities for 132 m tonnes/CO2 savings
every year
€1.6 bn investments committed
Thousands new jobs created on the local
level
Covenant of Mayors Office (CoMO) in Brussels
Promotes the initiative
in the EU and beyond
Provides administrative
and technical support to
signatories
Monitors the implementation by signatories and
supporting structures
Facilitates exchange of experiences and networking
Liaises with other EU initiatives and actors
The office is managed by a consortium led by Energy-Cities and composed
of CEMR, CLIMATE ALLIANCE, EUROCITIES and FEDARENE.
Covenant Helpdesk
Jointly operated by the CoMO and by the European
Commission Joint Research Center
Provides personal assistance, administrative and
technical support
Develops in collaboration with signatories guidelines
& methodological support materials for:
 collecting data & elaborating a
CO2 emission inventory
 developing a SEAP
 monitoring progress
Support materials are available at
www.eumayors.eu
Financial support
Energy saving companies (ESCOs)
finance transition
European Regional Development Fund
access to funding
ELENA - EIB
ELENA – KfW
development of investment
programmes
ELENA – CEB
European Energy Efficiency Facility
European Investment bank
access to project funding
access to loans
Municipal Finance Facility
Intelligent Energy Europe
JESSICA & JASPERS
project funding
URBACT & Interreg
Sustainable Energy Initiative
access to project funding
Status of Covenant signatories in
Eastern Partnership and Central Asia
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Ukraine:
Moldova:
Georgia:
Kyrgyzstan:
Armenia:
Belorussia:
Azerbaijan:
Kazakhstan:
Tajikistan:
Turkmenistan:
Uzbekistan:
20 signatories
8 signatories
4 signatories
2 signatories
1 signatory
1 signatory
0 signatories
0 signatories
0 signatures
0 signatories
0 signatories
Covenant of Mayors East office in Lviv
CoMO-East office has been launched on the 20
September 2011 as a branch office of the Covenant of
Mayors Office in Brussels
This new office will aim at “Supporting participation of
Eastern Partnership and Central Asian Cities in the
Covenant of Mayors
It will help and advise the
cities from Eastern
Partnership countries (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus,
Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine) and 5 Central Asian countries
(Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) in their
efforts towards sustainable energy
The office is managed by a consortium led by Energy-Cities and
composed of CLIMATE ALLIANCE, EECU, NL-Agency and CAREC.
CoMO-East's four principal missions
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Promotion of the Covenant eastwards;
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Capacity building and training in support of the
implementation of the Covenant of Mayors in the
region;
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Helpdesk function and support
implementation of cities proposals;
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Support to donors’ coordination for SEAP’s
sector-wide approach (in particular, financing
SEAP investments).
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Promotion of the Covenant
OBJECTIVES:
Foster high visibility of the Covenant of Mayors in
new areas.
Attract more cities, teritorial Coordinators,
Covenant Supporters.
Involve other key actors (private and public) to
contribute the Covenant movemant
INSTRUMENTS:
• Covenant Annual Ceremony in Brussels
• Networking events and seminars
• CoM meterials adapted and translated
• Energy days
• Newsletter
• Web presence: eumayors.eu, wikipedia, social
media
Promotion of the Covenant
Raise awareness of the Covenant within the
key target groups:
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Local authorities – the priority target group;
National and sub-national authorities
Donors and financial actors
Press and media
Energy advocacy groups, NGOs
Capacity building and training
OBJECTIVES:
Enabling the Signatories when absolving the
individual steps to comply with the Covenant
commitments.
organising a set of high-quality and nationally
adapted trainings to Signatories.
building a network of competent Covenant
Facilitators and national experts offering direct and
more frequent support services to Signatories
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INSTRUMENTS:
Country Profiles
Pool of Experts
National Trainings
Study tours
Thank you for your attention!
Questions:
[email protected]
Further information:
www.eumayors.eu
Available in English as well as in all other official EU languages…
and soon in Russian and other national languages!