Submit a Sustainable Energy Action Plan within the year following the official adhesion to the Covenant of Mayors initiative, and including concrete measures leading to at least 20% reduction of CO2 emissions by 2020
ISLE-PACT
and
the Pact of Islands
ISLEPACT launch !
Project
Pipeline
Conclusion
THANK YOU
The Pact of Islands is not a project, it is a process
It shows that islands can be at the forefront of the fight against climate change, and at the same time create growth, employment and prosperity during difficult economic times.
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There are no barriers in the fight against climate change
Brochures
There are only opportunities that can benefit our islands and foster sustainable growth, create jobs and enhance territorial and social cohesion
www.islepact.eu
The continued support of island authorities is crucial in this effort
The Declaration secured the necessary resources for the ISLE-PACT project calling the European Commission to take a number of measures with the view to provide additional support to European island communities in order to overcome their natural and economic constraints.
2007
Musotto Declaration of the European Parliament
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
- Material of training course designed for use by an instructor to organise workshop
- Development of an assessment guide to facilitate the selection of projects
Assessment of the environmental, social and economic impact
Assessment
Pipeline of Bankable projects
Tools
- Identify in each region priority projects (3-4 by partner)
- Examine their financial viability
- Pre-feasibility studies
- Advice & feedback from financiers & potential investors
- Establish a priority list of bankable projects (ongoing)
- Perform feasibility studies for priority projects (ongoing)
Forms for ISEAP implementation and CO2 monitoring
Guide for Environnemental & Socio-economic assessment + Training material
Report on Financing schemes and incentives
Projects
44
44 bankable projects have been submitted by the partners
33 have been retained
ISEAPs
60
9 have been formally adopted by island authorities
51 are in an advanced stage of preparation or ready for political approval
signatories
Monitoring tool to assist local authorities to monitor the energy and the respective CO2 emissions. The initially developed Business As Usual (BAU) and ISEAP scenarios can be compared with the real monitored data.
62
CO2 Monitoring
Monitoring form which has to be filled in at the end of every reporting period to highlight the progress of the ISEAP implementation. The template follows the structure of the initially submitted ISEAP form.
Regions :
Western Isles, Gotland, Hiiumaa, Saaremaa, Öland and Crete
Autonomous governments (regions) :
Sardinia, Canary, Azores and Madeira
ISEAP Implementation Monitoring
13 Greek island municipalities in the Aegean
13 Cyprus communities
5 Malta local councils
All 7 cabildos of the Canary Islands
Samsø from Denmark
50 local authorities signed the Pact during the Ceremony
Signing Ceremony on 12 April 2011 in Brussels
More islands are in the process of joining
3 Greek municipalities
Sicily Region + 9 municipalities
Where are we today
Financing
New signatories since April 2011
Monitoring
Financing tools
- Report on financing schemes and incentives
- Report on targeted financing mechanisms and tools for selected bankable projects (ongoing)
- Report on possible roles of SMEs and local societies in supporting and financing (ongoing)
- To improve knowledge about the energy supply and demand.
- To establish the regional and local sustainable energy policies.
- Where they are today
- Where they have to be in 2020 to achieve targets
- How do they get there
- To prepare actions needed to achieve targets & policy objectives.
- ISEAPs a tool to promote territorial cohesion
Islands Sustainable Energy Action Plans
Pact of
Islands
Multilingual Excel Form
- Political engagement
- Commitment to :
Islands Sustainable Energy Action Plans
ISEAP
- Recognising specificities of islands :
- exceed the 20-20-20 targets of the EU climate change package
- submit an ISEAP
- mobilise sustainable energy investments
Multilingual Report template
The Pact of Islands
- Preparation of the Pact of Islands in parallel to the Covenant of Mayors
- Fragile ecosystems
- Structural handicaps – loss of population
- High tourism – fluctuation in energy demand – scarcity of water
Available in 9 languages
ISLEPACT Process
- Bring more islands into the process
- Implement and monitor the ISEAPs and impact on emissions
- Encourage and monitor the implementation of bankable projects
- Measure the impact of ISEAPs on the local economy & society
We already plan for ISLE-PACT II with the view to :
On 19 January 2012, 388 MEPs signed the Written Declaration adopted by the European Parliament recognising the Pact of Islands as an official EU initiative and asking the European Commission for continued support.
Written Declaration of the European Parliament
main goal
The planning & investment horizon goes to 2020
BUT
ISLEPACT project will end on 31 July 2012
Where do we go
1
The Declaration secured the necessary resources for the ISLE-PACT project calling the European Commission to take a number of measures with the view to provide additional support to European island communities in order to overcome their natural and economic constraints.
2007
Achieve an overall objective of more than 20% CO2 emissions reduction by 2020
partners
After the approval of a European Parliament Resolution regarding specific EU support for island communities, the European Union approved in the budget of 2008, in December 2007, a budget line of 3 million € to finance island-specific actions.
Musotto Declaration of the European Parliament
Canary Islands
11
Madeira
2008
Azores
Malta
Today
Crete
Sardinia
EU Budget
Cyprus
Aegean Islands
Outer Hebrides
million €
Samso
Gotland
4
EC Cofunding rate : 75%
months
30
It will end on July 2012
The project started on February 2010
In March 2009 a call for proposals was launched by DG Energy inviting interested island partnerships to submit proposals for the development of a binding Pact of Islands.
2009
European Commission
End of the project
European Union
European Parliament
European Commission
Project Timeline
Organise Local Energy Days and Share experience and know-how with other local authorities
Submit an implementation report at least every second year after submission of their Sustainable Energy Action Plan
An initiative of the European Union
Supported by the Committee of the Regions
An immediate success - 350 Initial Signatories
Today 3.782 cities have signed
Commitments of the CoM signatories
The Covenant of Mayors
Prepare a Baseline Emission Inventory
2009
2008
EU Climate &
Energy Package
- 20-20-20 targets
- Encouraged local participation
- Emphasised the role of regions and cities
“Think global – Act local”
ROLE
Cities, towns and other urban areas have a crucial role to play in mitigating global warming
Local authorities have expressed a will to become important players in the fight against climate change
Will
80%
of CO2 emissions are produced in urban areas
Context
and
ISLEPACT Birth
The ISLE-PACT Initiative
Nicolas Ferellec
ISLE-PACT Brussels office