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Post-carbon pioneers:Are you part of the eco-elite? p.9

Financing solutionsof tomorrow p.12

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Editorial

Energy Cities becomes the

European Association of localauthorities in energy transition

We have entered a new era in our history.

The good news is that we have local resources all around us, just

waiting to be rediscovered. Cities wasted or untapped heat sourcesare underground, in lakes and wastewater networks. Renewable energy

sources such as biomass and biogas providing heat and electricity andmany others represent a huge energy saving potential and our most

important source of wealth.

The sun, the wind and water are not our only resources. Citizens, with their

visions and desires, the private sector with its flair for innovation and politicaldecision-makers daring to make radical course changes also represent a priceless

potential and a source of huge opportunities if properly mobilised at the local level.

We are leaving a world of absolute globalisation to enter a world that advocatesthe relocation of many economic activities and promotes new production and

consumption modes.

Energy is at the heart of this massive change, as the energy transition is not

only an economic transition but also a transition towards new lifestyles.

By becoming the European Association of local authorities in energy transition,Energy Cities wishes to embody and promote such a change. It is the only way

for Europe, which is arousing more and more scepticism, to become a landof hope for new generations again. This is why we have almost exclusively

dedicated this issue - as well as our 30 proposals for the energy transition of

cities and towns available online - to local initiatives that are today paving theway for tomorrow.

Eckart Wrzner, Mayor of Heidelberg and President of Energy Cities

Benefitting from natural resources: the examples of Geneva, Paris, Brussels.........................p.2-3

Rigas heat connection ............................................................................................................................................................. p.3

Sparkling ideas! Water management in Porto and Sams ...........................................................................p.4

The hidden potential of public-private partnerships ..........................................................................................p.5

When decision-makers dare .............................................................................................................................................. p.6-7

Successful renovation stories...............................................................................................................................................p.7

The power of (extra)ordinary citizens .............................................................................................................................p.8

Post-carbon pioneers: Are you part of the eco-elite?...................................................................................p.9

Energy transition: Local authorities setting their own rules ................................................................p.10-11

Financing solutions of tomorrow......................................................................................................................................p.12

Updates from the network ....................................................................................................................................................p.13

Publications.......................................................................................................................................................................................p.14

Energy at the heart of the Franco-German partnership .................................................................................p.14

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Geneva:unsuspected

resourcesunder the city

No massive heat supply from renewableenergy sources is possible without activedistribution networks. It is vital that citieslacking such facilities take another look attheir existing underground infrastructures andexplore the possibility of putting them to newuses.

Geneva (Switzerland) has a network extending

over dozens of kilometres of underground galleries

and pipes aimed at conveying water from the laketo the various districts throughout the city in case

of a conflict or fire. Part of this civil protection

infrastructure is no longer required and can there-fore be integrated into the citys energy planning

strategy e.g. for installing underground heat pipes.

Using such infrastructure, which includewastewater and stormwater sewers as well as

underground systems, can significantly reducerenewable energy deployment costs, thus

increasing their competitiveness. A word to the

wise: go ahead and start discussing this with yourcolleagues from the urban planning, civil defence,

wastewater and drinking water supply depart-

ments. Who knows what hidden treasures youmay find!

Energy Cities | Brussels Ofce

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Rigas heat connectionSupplying heat may be technically and financially challenging, especially when thedistrict energy infrastructure delivers close to 75% of a citys demand as is the casein the Latvian capital. No wonder that Riga has been investing in new information

and communication technologies (ICT) to optimise its district heating system builtduring Soviet times.

More than 8,000 customers are connected to Rigas district heating system, all of whichare equipped with automatic thermal substations. Since 2012, each building with a

heat substation has been equipped with a telemetering system enabling remote heat

consumption measurements to be taken (other data, such as cold and hot water as wellas electricity, can be read in accordance with the clients needs).

In Riga ICT accompanied a recent modernisation of CHP units, boiler houses and distri-

bution pipelines. The latter has led to a 13% reduction in transfer losses in the city. More

than 90% of the heat supplied is produced in high efficiency cogeneration mode.

District energy is one of the many initiatives Riga is implementing to meet the ambitious

CO2

emission reductions that its Mayor, Nils Uakovs, is committed to. Head of the Club

of Covenant of Mayors Signatories in Latvia, Mr Uakovs is making Riga a frontrunner city

in the region and beyond as he also exports the citys expertise abroad through decen-tralised co-operation. As a European Capital of Culture and host of Energy Cities Annual

Rendezvous in 2014, the city will put even more emphasis on promoting its great achieve-

ments and know-how.

www.riga.lv/en

www.energy-cities.eu/-Annual-RendezVous-

Urbanfarming:growingvegetables

and jobsUrban farming has expanded in recentyears with the development of variousinitiatives: shared gardens, associa-tions like CSAs (Community-SupportedAgriculture), roof culture systems andcitizens collective actions like theIncredible Ediblesmovement. Localfood initiatives are gaining momentum,especially in the light of the horse meatscandal and related traceability pro-blems.

A study by the Brussels Institute for

Environment Management carried out inJune 2012, entitled Systme dalimenta-tion durable- Sustainable Food System*,listed the potentially arable surface areasavailable in the city of Brussels for market

gardening, fruit growing and aquapo-nics, i.e. labour-intensive organic crops.

Including waste lands, gardens, parks andflat roofs where cultivation is possible, weobtain a total arable area of 1,300 hectares

and a potential of thousands of full-time

jobs. According to those experimenting infood self-sufficiency, it is widely agreed

that one hectare is required to feed onefamily on a predominantly vegetarian diet.

These 1,300 hectares would, therefore, not

be enough to feed the entire population ofthe city.

Urban farming will never enable food self-

sufficiency to be achieved in large cities

in view of the potentially arable surfaceareas. It could, however, become the most

economical and profitable farming mode interms of energy and transportation costs in

a context of ever increasing fossil energy

prices. Cities host the largest concentra-tions of both manpower and mouths to

be fed, thus making this type of farming a

significant source of jobs at European level.

* http://wiki.opengreens.net/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=ua:sad_rapport_final_010812.pdf

www.incredible-edible.info

Treasure huntin Paris

What about a Paris travelguidebook that recom-

mends walking tours to

data centres or bakeriesreusing heat, to quarries

sharing their coolness,to intelligent rainwater harvesting

stations or to pedestrian zones pro-ducing kinetic energy? This is notimpossible as the French capital has

launched a call for contribution this

spring, inviting all citizens, scientists,researchers and industrialists to look

for the hidden resources available

within the city and for the means totake advantage of them. This is the

first call of its kind in France andpossibly in Europe. We are looking

forward to the outcome.

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The key success factor foran efficient city is not onlytechnologies. The essentialstep is a clever planning andmanagement of the systemsthemselves. An outstandingillustration of the above isthe accomplishment of thewater service utility of Portoin Portugal.Through careful analysis of the

citys topography and cleverorganisation of the transmis-

sion lines between the highernetwork line and the pumping

stations, an annual reduction

of electricity consumption ofabout 95%, from 4,500 MWh

down to 220 MWh, was

reached in 2012.

The guas do Porto, EEMis a public service company,

created and owned by themunicipality, for managing the

water supply and sewage in

the City of Porto. The city is amember of Energy Cities and

has signed the Covenant of

Mayors. It is currently settingup an observatory to monitor

the implementation progress

of its Sustainable EnergyAction Plan (SEAP), approved

in 2010.

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Portos hills, a precious source of energy efficiency

Both energy and water arevital elements for our citiesand their citizens. Numerouspioneer cities are nowseeking ways to improvewater management as a cru-cial dimension of resourceefficiency. An excellent wayof doing so is to createsynergies between waterand energy just as the smallDanish island of Samsdoes.

The municipality uses a

small-scale, mobile wastewa-ter treatment plant named

Biobooster developed by a

Danish pump manufacturingcompany. Wastewater is being

treated close to where it is

generated, in a decentralisedfashion, eliminating the need

for infrastructure related to its

transport. It is thus contribu-ting to the reduction of CO

2

emissions and energy spen-ding. In line with the principle

of optimising resource flows,the sludge resulting from the

treatment process can then be

re-used for irrigation purposesor for the production of biogas!

Water management is only one

of the many resource-efficient

priorities of Covenant SignatorySams, where electricity is

100% generated by wind

turbines and 70% of heatingrequirements are covered by

solar power and biomass.

Sparkling

ideas...

Find out all about therecently created Networkfor Water in EuropeanRegions and Cities,NETWERCH2O, an associa-tion of European municipaland regional governments.Its objective is the pro-motion and developmentof sustainable practicesrelated to the management

of water. Energy Cities isan associate member ofthe network.

www.netwerch2o.eu

In 2013, as part of the recently-launched European InnovationPartnership on Water, EnergyCities member Vxj (Sweden)was given the opportunity toshare its experience in thefield with the Steering Group.

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/innovationpartnership/index_en.htm

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Product innovation, especially in the fieldof ICT-automated energy management

systems such as smart metering or smart

grids, is fast-moving. However, embeddingthese products into user-friendly solutions

that can quickly be adopted by municipa-lities requires a good knowledge of local

authorities realities.

Process innovation consists in deliveringsustainable energy goods and services tothe end user in a new way. It accelerates

the market uptake of innovative techno-

logies and can generate significant (oftenaround 20% or more) energy savings for

end users at lower costs. Companies

from various sectors are trying to achievethis by providing integrated, one-stop-

shop energy management solutions. Forinstance, with a well-managed energy

services contract, the municipality can

save on upfront investment (capital costs)by obtaining third-party financing and on

maintenance costs (operational costs). In

addition, it can reduce its transaction costs

by dealing with just one supplier, whilegaining additional technical and financial

expertise.

Innovative purchasing approaches areanother beneficial dimension for munici-

palities. Public-private partnerships can

generate creative business models whichhandle a fundamental flaw of the modern

unsustainable consumer economy: the

more companies sell, the more they earn.Alternative business models focus on the

service instead of the goods: a car, a buil-

ding control system or a washing machineis not sold, but leased throughout its life-

cycle by a service provider whose property

it remains. Contractsare typically based on

the use of the product so called pay as

you use systems

encouraging businesspartners to provide as

durable and efficient

a product as possible.These contracts can

incentivise the col-lection and reuse of

waste products.

We believe that

Energy Cities can make a significant contri-

bution to the development of these innova-tions required for change. The network and

its members are happy to act as catalystsfor the local energy transition in partnership

with the private sector.

Interested to know more or tocollaborate?Contact Kristina Dely, Head ofEuropean Affairs at Energy Cities

www.energy-cities.eu/kristina

THE HIDDEN

POTENTIAL OFPUBLIC-PRIVATEPARTNERSHIPSLocal authorities are currently working withinever tightening human and financial constraints,which are forcing them to use their resourcescreatively and effectively while increasinglyrelying on external resources. In what ways canthe public service mission be combined withthe efficiency and the innovation of the privatesector? Here is some food for thought...

The first step for keeping moneyat home or in the municipal walletshould remain the prevention andthe correct management of energyconsumption. This does not meanmaking any major investments inmunicipal assets or outsourcingthem, but having an appropriateenergy management system. Most

municipalities lack the human capa-city to run such a system, controllingconsumption and installations, provi-ding and evaluating energyconsumption data. At thesame time, a growing num-ber of complete, increasing-ly customer-friendly andless time-consuming solu-tions are available.

These are not only helpful forcommunicating a positive and res-ponsible image of your municipality,but also for primarily generatingrevenue and answering questions

like: What can I do with limited funds

and scarce human capacities toachieve meaningful energy savingsin the short and medium term?

How can I access funds and paythem back from the cost savingsachieved, without a great deal ofrisk?

Companiesfrom varioussectors areprovidingintegrated,one-stop-shopenergymanagement

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Swedish cities:

ambitiousand planningfor the futureIn Sweden, municipalities have wide-spread authority over local land use,also reerred to as a certain planningmonopoly. Responsible or land andwater management, they produce bin-ding municipal development plans andissue building permits in compliance

with these plans.

In the rapidly-growing city of Stockholm,brown-field sites close to the city centrewith good transport systems are considered

valuable areas: the municipality requires the

land to be reused in order to contain urbansprawl and preserve green spaces on the

outskirts. This policy has led to a completerevitalisation of abandoned industrial sites that

have been converted into modern and energy-

efficient residential and business communities.

In Malm, a dynamic Energy Cities member,a central part of the energy strategy lies in

the supply of district heating in winter and

district cooling in warmer months. 95%of households are connected to the districtheating system and the waste-to-energy

scheme providing electricity for 40% of them.Converted food waste provides biogas for

25% of public transport.

The land use plan of the city of Lund onlyallows for expansion in areas where sustai-nable modes of transport are developed(bicycle lanes, public transport, etc.). Therehas been no increase in the use of cars overthe past ten years, and the city is determined

to decrease it even further. 43% of all trips aremade by bicycle in Lund!

Local Energy Roadmaps 2050:

a lot of courage, a pinch of madnessThe Swedish city ofVxj is on a quest

to become carbon-

neutral by 2050.

In 1996, the citycouncil decided to

become a fossil-

fuel free city. A few minutes after thisvote, when adrenaline and emotions

had calmed down, some of the mem-

bers may have looked at each otherand asked themselves: What have we

done? They may have been scared

at the thought of a fossil fuel freework programme and the considerable

changes required for the municipalityand its 78,000 inhabitants.

No regrets, as says Bo Frank, currentMayor of Vxj. The Vxjians have

kept their promise. Step by step, theyhave built energy-efficient dwellings,

extended the use of biomass and dis-

trict heating and turned their city intoone of the greenest in the world. The

ambitious vision helped them figure

out the right path: they renewed theirenergy strategy in 2011 and are hea-

ding towards their objective which theyexpect to achieve by 2030!

Eight cities (Bistrita, Dobrich, Figueres,Lille, Milton Keynes, Modena, Munich

and Odense) have started a similar

exercise and committed to finalisingtheir Local Energy Roadmaps 2050

by the end of 2014 as part of theIMAGINE project, co-financed under

the INTERREG IVC programme.

Is this about courage or is it a kind of

madness? Does it really matter, as long

as both lead to change?

www.imaginelowenergycities.eu

When decision-makersdare

The Swedish way ofcity networking

Joining the non-profit associationKlimatkommunerna(Climate Municipalities)

is for many active cities a good meansof sharing experiences, getting supportand being represented in national legis-lation and strategies.

www.klimatkommunerna.se

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Brussels-Capital

(Belgium) had one ofEuropes most energy-

hungry building stock afew years ago. Two calls

for projects, each with

a 7.5 million euro bud-get, made it possible to

move from zero passive

buildings in 2007 to over200,000 m in 2012. Low

energy use became acompulsory renovation

standard in 2010.

Built in 1877, the Montbenon Court ofJustice is one of the most notable historic

buildings in Lausanne (Switzerland). Thechallenge was to improve the buildings

energy efficiency by undertaking reno-

vation works compatible with its listedmonument status. It seems to be a suc-

cess as the building is in category A for

water consumption and in category B forenergy and CO

2emissions according to

the Display rating system.

Ivanic-Grad (Croatia) is very muchengaged in the Display campaign and

is very keen to display its buildingsenergy performances on posters, even

those in class G! The municipalityhas also launched an ambitious pro-

gramme for the refurbishment of one

municipal building per year, which cor-responds to the 3% objective defended

by Energy Cities.

For further information on Display:

www.display-campaign.org

3% of public

buildingsrenovated per year:a utopian objective?The European Energy Efficiency Directive

(October 2012) compels Member States

to renovate 3% of government-ownedbuildings every year. The European

Commission tried to extend this measure

to local and regional authorities buildingsbut the proposition was discarded under

various pretexts. This is a Pavlovian reflexlinked to the principle of subsidiarity,

according to which the European level

should not be able to compel the locallevel to do anything.

Energy Cities supports the 3% objec-tive because: It is a strong political signal potentially

leading to the total renovation of thepublic building stock by 2050,

It provides an excellent opportunity forall public governance levels to meet

around a common challenge, It sets the private sector an example

and gives investors an economic signal,

It is a good way of compelling Member

States to establish a favourable, incitingframework.

If we look at things statically (consi-

dering current resources) nothing will bedone. But if we take a dynamic look,

anything becomes possible. As Senecasaid: It is not because things are difficultthat we do not dare; it is because we donot dare that they are difficult.

Follow Energy Cities political workclosely on:www.energy-cities.eu/-POSITIONS,10-

Members in the spotlight

Successful renovation stories

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Myths and mistakes

Mob rule. Decision-makers may have hadnegative experiences of engaging citizenswhen they were confronted with comba-

tive people. Yet, most people are polite

and keen to have a civilised and informeddiscussion.

Citizens cannot discuss complex issues.There are so many examples of engage-

ment processes where groups of ordinarycitizens engaged intelligently in complex

topics. Engaging people in a meaningfulway can have a positive impact on atti-tudes and behaviours. We may find that

ordinary citizens are able to come upwith ingenious solutions which may have

eluded experts.

Engagement is too expensive... unlessthe costs of not engaging are considered

together with the costs of your project.Non-engagement may result in obstacles

with rather serious consequences in termsof costs, both from a monetary (complaints

procedures or legal costs) and non-mone-

tary (negative impact on image or decreasein trust) point of view.

Overcoming the myths

Focus on what unites citizens, not onwhat divides them. Start framing withwhat you have in common and map thestrengths. Make it relevant to citizens,

but do not assume that the incentives

that work for one group can automaticallybe transferred to another. Find out what

the entry point is for different types ofpeople, who will have different attitudes

and behaviours towards engaging with

energy.

Inspire citizens to engage. A powerfulway of engaging citizens with transitioningto a low carbon future is to bring positive

messages. Show the difference people aremaking, whether that is through storytel-

ling, challenge prizes, or celebrating good

practice And make it fun!

Engaging citizens is not straightforward.

There are many obstacles and areas ofconfusion. However, engaging citizens can

ensure that public values are taken intoaccount, develop a better understanding

of complex issues, and create greater

ownership for energy transition decisions.

The key is to find that space where citi-zens are empowered to engage and where

those in power demonstrate strong lea-

dership and have the courage to step backand let things happen.

More information about dispellingmyths around engagement can befound in From Fairy Tale to Reality:Dispelling the Myths around CitizenEngagement:

www.involve.org.uk/from-fairytale-to-reality/

Whos afraiD

of The aCTiveCiTizen?Negative myths about citizen engagement sometimes preventelected representatives and decision-makers from engagingas it is: too risky, too expensive, inefficient.Ingrid Prikken, from Involve, has helped us understandhow to overcome these myths.

Ingrid Prikken is ProjectManager at Involve. Thecharity organisation seeks,through both researchand practice, to radicallytransform the relationshipbetween citizens and theirgovernments to better usethe creativity, energy, know-ledge, skills and resourcesof all.

www.involve.org.uk

Bielsko-Biala (Poland):Involving all local actors thanks tothe ENGAGE campaign

The ENGAGE campaign is a great idea for

getting the local community involved in cli-

mate protection projects by promoting themessage that anyone can be a co-author of

success. The artistic performances accom-

panying the awareness-raising activities inour city have brought an atmosphere of joy

and hope, which has inspired thousandsof people to take action, rather than scare

them with discouraging visions of danger.

Zbigniew Michniowski - Deputy Mayorof the City of Bielsko-Biaa, member of

Energy Cities Board of Directors

ENGAGE builds a sense of responsibi-

lity and encourages involvement throughvarious activities. The local community

is inspired by colourful posters of both

well-known people and citizens who havepublicly committed to support sustainable

energy.

Aneta Gut-Sulima Physics teacher

Discover Bielsko-Biaas actions infavour of sustainable energy:www.energy-cities.eu/db/Bielsko_energy_management_and_efficient_energy_use%20_2013_en.pdf

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Post-carbonpioneers: Areyou part of theeco-elite?In recent years, the lifestyle of Europeanshas considerably changed, notably asregards food, travel habits, transportchoices and use of new technologies.However, efficiency gains made thanks totechnological progress are often zeroedout by new individual attitudes that favourelectronic gadgets, long-distance travel orspacious flats (rebound effect). How do welive in 2013 and what does this say aboutour ecological footprint?

Three researchers (A.Huber, S.Girard, P.Le

Marre) have looked into sustainable urbansettings in France using the sociocultural

segmentation developed by Sociovisio at theend of the 1990s. It combines the classical

parameters of social classes (revenue, level of

education etc.) with sociocultural factors suchas aspirations, motivations and individual value

systems. The researchers found that the car-

bon footprint varies significantly depending on

the lifestyle. All major influencing factors consi-dered, the annual CO

2emissions are six times

higher for the so-called established milieu

(almost 34,000 kg eq. CO2) than for the so-cal-

led alternative trendsetters (around 4,000 kg

eq.CO2).

In addition to nine citizen profiles, the resear-

chers identified three emerging milieus:

the eco-helpers, the eco-elite and the creativeclass. They are already reflecting major socie-

tal trends including ecological awareness and

the appetite for innovation. Due to their fore-runner status, they influence the lifestyle of

other milieus. Watch out for them as they arelikely to become the pioneers of a post-carbon

society - in France and elsewhere in Europe!

Source: Futuribles no. 392, January-February2013

www.futuribles.com

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City o Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Councillor Barney CrockettThrough the MUSIC project(Mitigation in Urban areas:

Solutions for Innovative Cities),

Aberdeen is going through atransition process aiming to

make CO2

reduction an integralpart of urban planning processes. It includes a

series of workshops with a range of stakehol-

ders (businesses, government, research insti-tutes, citizens) which aim at jointly applying

the scientifically underpinned TransitionManagement methodology. It consists of five

phases:

1/ Preparation & Exploration2/ Envisioning & Backcasting

3/ Agenda Building & Target Setting

4/ Experimenting & Implementing5/ Monitoring & Evaluation

The Transition Management methodology

used provides an opportunity to experience

co-creation, an approach where efforts ofthe local authority are aligned with those of

local actors, and can bring about a leap in

terms of sustainable development.

www.drift.eur.nl

Energy transition:Local authoritiessetting theirown rulesThe speed and decisiveness withwhich European countries are

tackling the shift towards a new

energy system is very different,

depending on historical contexts,

infrastructures and political will.

A look at the local level, however,

can provide a different, more positive

picture. Many local authorities

are already mobilised towards a

decentralised, post-carbon energy

future - some of them getting

support from their national level

while others have to challenge their

national government to take action.

Four elected people from European

cities tell us what transition means

from a local perspective.

Member

www.energy-cities.eu

Contributionto

30EnergyCitiesproposalsfortheenergytransitionofcitiesandtowns Empowering

local actors

Concrete proposals at:

www.energy-cities.eu/30proposals

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Litomice, Czech Republic

Mayor Ladislav ChlupLitomice has long been committed to pro-tecting the environment and using renewable

energy sources. The town is promoting new

eco-friendly technologies by getting heatpumps and solar panels installed as well as

providing financial support for households to

improve their homes energy efficiency.Aiming to become an energy-independent city, Litomice

started a one-of-a-kind geothermal energy project in 2008.The project consists of exploiting a local source of pumped

geothermal energy thanks to 5km deep wells using the

hot dry rock technology. The geothermal CHP plant willproduce 18.4 GWh a year and will cover up to 70% of the

citys total heat consumption. The estimated budget for thewhole project is about 80 million.

Munich, Germany

Joachim Lorenz, Head o the CitysDepartment o Health and theEnvironment

Munichs city council adopted its new Action

Programme for Climate Protection, IHKM(Integriertes HandlungsprogrammKlimaschutz in Mnchen). A budget of almost63 million has been approved for the nexttwo years, aiming for an annual CO

2reduction

of 600,000 tonnes, as compared to 450,000 tonnes withthe former programme.

In 2008, the city set itself a CO2

reduction objective of 50%

by 2030, based on 1990 levels. The programme includes

a large panel of strategic and operational measures, whichinclude thermal retrofitting, involvement of the private sec-tor and an ambitious policy of the municipal energy utility

Stadtwerkeconcerning the development of renewableenergy sources.The German government has given the city a grant to hire

nine Climate Managers. This is a mark of recognition for

the city.

Dijon, France

Jean-Patrick Masson, Deputy Mayor incharge o urban ecology

The National debate on energy transition is

now launched. The issues that were identifiedare of a technical, financial and societal

nature. In my opinion, the major issue is that

of energy decentralisation, an idea supported

by the Local Energy Alliance.Decentralising energy means giving localauthorities expertise in energy production

and distribution as well as in energy spen-

ding control.

Dijon wants to set an example in energy

transition based, in particular, on buildingsthermal retrofitting and the construction

of an urban heat network using 80%of renewable energy and supplying the

densest part of the urban area.

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EU funding:egy Ct ppgt gud lcl

uttIn its latest position papers, Energy Citiesstressed that the future EU budget (2014-

2020) and the EIB energy sector lending poli-cies should be closely linked to the five priori-

ties of the EU 2020 strategy and especially to

the EU energy and climate policy.

Both the EU budget and the EIB lendingshould support local and regional authorities

efforts, given their huge potential to contri-

bute to the energy transition in EuropeanMember States. Priority access to funding

should be given to cities that have adopted

a Sustainable Energy Action Plan under theCovenant of Mayors.

Furthermore, the contribution of the

Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) programme

to the European energy and climate goalsover the past years is undisputed. Therefore,

Energy Cities underlined the importance of

the future IEE III programme as a strongsupport to innovative non-technological solu-

tions, addressing local authorities as the mainactors.

Find Energy Cities position papers on:

www.energy-cities.eu/-POSITIONS,10-What does 40,000 tonnes of CO

2

exactly mean?

40,000 tonnes of C02 that is the impressive saving made by the 12 pioneerEnergy Cities members participating in ENGAGE! Monitored inhabitants of the

participating cities reduced their individual annual CO2

emissions by an incredibleaverage of 12%!

To know how they achieved this:www.citiesengage.eu

Energy for prosperity:EU Commissioner says localauthorities have a lot to offer!Energy Cities members have a lot to

bring to and share with United Nationsentities promoting sustainable energyin developing countries. This is what

EU Commissioner for Development

Andris Piebalgs said, when he metthe associations Board of Directors in

February.More specifically, Mr Piebalgs referred

to the UN Millennium Development

Goals, which notably aim to eradicatepoverty and ensure environmental

sustainability. He stated that localauthorities were the key to achie-

ving these objectives as they aregenerally better organised than natio-

nal governments, ready to learn and to

move faster.

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StakeholderSCitizenS publiC ServantS/eleCted people

4,152 5,838

422citizens monitored 82organisations monitoredrepresenting

648stakeholders

94entities monitoredrepresenting

212public servants/elected people

884 7,182tonnes of CO

2avoided

40,083tonnes of CO

2avoided since 2011

On average, a citizen hasreduced his/her annual

CO2

emissions by12%

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=annual CO

2emissions of

109 European citizens*

tonnes ofCO

2avoided

Organisations: privatecompanies, firms, associations orNGOs

Entities: thelocalauthority orits individual departments, public institutions (suchas libraries, schools, etc.)

*Source: EUenergy infigures statistical pocketbook2012, EuropeanCommission:

CO2percapitafortheEU-27in2009: 8,105kgCO

2/cap

32,017tonnes of CO

2avoided

posters participants posters participants posters participants

Updatesfromthenetwork

On-line: IMAGINE EuropeanResource Centre dedicatedto local energy foresight

Looking for information on energy and terri-

torial cohesion? Tired of surfing on hundredsof different websites? Check out Energy

Cities one-of-a-kind on-line resource centre

IMAGINE.

www.energy-cities.eu/imagine

Initiated in 2006, IMAGINE has progressively

become a real platform for multi-actor dia-

logue.

Organisations: private companies, firms,associations or NGOsEntities: the local authority or its individualdepartments, public institutions (such aslibraries, schools, etc.)

*Source: EU energy in figures statisticalpocketbook 2012, European Commission:CO

2per capita for the EU-27 in 2009:

8,105 kgCO2/cap

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Publications

Energy Cities recommends...

Atlas o UrbanExpansion (2012)The Atlas of Urban Expansionby the Lincoln Institute of Land

Policy provides the geographic

and quantitative dimensionsof urban expansion and its key

attributes in cities all over theworld. The global empirical evi-

dence presented here is criticalfor an intelligent discussion ofplans and policies to manage

urban expansion everywhere.

www.lincolninst.edu/subcenters/atlas-urban-expansion/

Study on inancinggreen growth (2012)This paper presents the mainfunding tools for green growth

currently being used by several

major cities. The transition togreen growth must be viewed

from a long-term perspective,and requires both the develop-

ment of new equipment and

the transformation of existinginfrastructure stock. The invest-

ments required have characte-ristics that make their financingrisky but crucial.

www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/WP_Financing_Green_Urban_Infrastructure.pdf

Urban Planning orCity Leaders (2012)This is a valuable source ofinformation, inspiration and

ideas on urban planning that is

designed for city leaders anddecision makers. Predicted

human population growth overthe next 50 years will have

immense consequences for allcities, in particular intermediatecities with populations of up to

two million people.

www.unhabitat.org/pmss/listItemDetails.aspx?publicationID=3385

A guide to developstrategies or buildingenergy renovation(2013)This document published by

the Buildings PerformanceInstitute Europe will help EU

Member States to develop the

first version of their renovationstrategies to be published by

April 2014.This guide is a template that

can be used for strategy

development, setting out themultiple benefits arising from

improving the energy perfor-

mance of buildings. It highlightsthe existence of numerous chal-

lenges to the achievement ofthe potential benefits.

http://bpie.eu/documents/BPIE/Developing_Building_Renovation_Strategies.pdf

enrgy at th hart oth franco-GrmanptpEnergy is a source of dis-agreement between France

and Germany, two countriesthat have adopted very dif-

ferent strategies.In a nutshell, France tends to

think that the German stra-

tegy based on renewable energy is costly andutopian. In contrast, Germany considers that

the priority given by France to nuclear energy

is not suited to the 21st century and does notencourage the emergence of a new economy.

This makes energy co-operation difficult.Experience, however, shows that French and

German cities have much in common when they

talk about energy. Buildings energy retrofitting,renewable energy supply, decentralised energymanagement, sustainable mobility and public

transportation as well as citizens involvement,local economic developments and jobs are com-

mon sources of concern.When cities implement policies focusing on final

uses or their citizens quality of life, when theycommit themselves to reaching the EU energy

and climate objectives through the Covenant ofMayors, all they have are similarities.

The French-German meeting organised by EnergyCities on 19th and 20th March 2013 in Stuttgarton the theme of energy transition clearly demon-

strated that local levels can become recognised,

active players concerning the French-Germanrapprochement in the energy and climate field,

whilst giving Europe new impetus!

Site visits on both sides ofthe Rhine: QuattroPolesEnergietours

Created in 2000, QuattroPole is a vir-tual urban area of 500,000 inhabitantscomposed of four cities - Luxembourg,

Metz, Saarbrcken and Trier - aiming toimplement cross-border and metropolitanco-operation initiatives in order to ensure

strong regional consistency. Energy isan important issue. Each QuattroPole

city proposes an Energietourevery year,that is, a free, bilingual bus trip opento anyone wanting to find out all about

local initiatives focusing on private andpublic, eco-friendly constructions with

rational energy use. These Energietoursare extremely popular, with over 4,700

project managers, architects and crafts-men taking part in these annual trips overthe last 5 years.

Urban PlanningforCity Leaders

Financing Green Urban Infrastructure

OECD Regional Development

Working Papers 2012/10

Merk, O., Saussier,S., Staropoli, C.,Slack, E., Kim,J-H

(2012) , F inanc ingGre e nUrba n Inf r astruc ture ,OEC D

Regional Development Working Papers2012 /10,OE CD

Publishing; http://dc.doi.org/10.1787/5k92p0c6j6r0-en

A GUIDE TO DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR

BUILDING ENERGY RENOVATION

DELIVERING ARTICLE 4 OFTHE ENERGY EFFICIENCY DIRECTIVE