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EU LTA Uptake

BUILDING LONG TERM AGREEMENTS

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Energy Efficiency is like a marriage:“Do it together!”

Love at the first sight

Oh! Wild romance

Yes we can! (do it together)

Hey there is something going on with the climate!

Let’s go Kyoto! (and Copenhagen)

It is getting warm under the (CO2 )

blanket

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Energy Efficiency is like a marriage: “Do it together!”

Wedding party

A lot of fiddling about

what to give and what to take

“They are a long lasting happy couple: Healthy, Wealthy and Wise”

Voluntary Agreement

Use our EU Toolkit and the fiddling goes smoothly

“They cleaned the atmosphere, saved money and they are still happy”

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Why a Toolkit……?

• It helps to agree voluntary upon energy efficiency improvement

• between SME sector associations and governments

• to facilitate the implementation of ESD and NEEAPs

• to save energy and operation costs• to meet Kyoto without red tape

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Who made the Toolkit?

50%

50%

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Who are the Experts 1

European Industrial sectors:

•Ecsla•Euratex•Cinet•ETSA•EUPC

National Industrial sectors:

Waste water treatment sector (NL), Confederation of Industry (Cz), Hotel and Catering Industry (Fin, Gr),

Foundries (S), Glass production (Pl), Paper (B),

Cold store (F, B), Plastic converters (Hu,Es),

Chemical Industry (B, S, Pl)

Total 14

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Who are the Experts 2

Ministries: Netherlands, Belgium (Flanders and Walloon), Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland, Bulgaria, Greece, Czech Republic

Energy Agencies:

Netherlands, Belgium (Flanders and Walloon), Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland, Bulgaria, Greece, Czech Republic, Romania

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Let’s show the tools….

www.ltauptake.eu

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Expert appreciation 1

• Detailed and comprehensive toolkit

• Good “trail” to follow

• User friendly considering the complexity

• Answers to many practical questions

• A good impression the do’s and don’ts for newcomers

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Expert appreciation 2

• Useful for the target group• The LTA toolkit is good and helpful • Very useful, even for renewal of existing LTA • Comprehensive, it provides a list of key

aspects to keep in mind • It is a complete structure and justify the

purpose for which originally has been developed

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Experts conclude:

• Useful tools to set up LTAs or VAs between relevant parties aiming at energy efficiency improvement, CO2 and or cost reduction;

• To promote the use of the LTA Uptake toolkit by relevant target groups and audiences;

• To support future adjustments of the LTA Uptake toolkit by providing feed-back and suggestions for improvements

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RESULTS

June 2009 •Report on pilots (3 signed LTAs)•National Workshops•Final report•VABEC proposal

2010 VABEC? •Introduction of 2 national LTAs in Poland and Czech Republic,• 5 Regional and local LTAs in Bulgaria, Greece, Italy and Spain •LTA approach as Benchmark of Excellence in Covenant of Mayors•Reach out over all Europe