1. The role of the Regions in Cooperation and Dialogue with National and EU level Krzysztof Nowaczek Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform Directorate for Horizontal Policies and Networks Committee of the Regions European Days 2012 Energy Solutions for the Future 5-6 November 2012 Stockholm Region EU Office, Avenue Marnix 28, 1000 Brussels

2. Europe 2020: the EU’s Growth Strategy with a green earth A resource efficient, greener, low-carbon and more competitive economy

3. Climate change/Energy Targets greenhouse gas emissions 20% (or even 30%, if the conditions are right) lower than 1990 20% of energy from renewables 20% increase in energy efficiency Local and regional authorities have a key role to play in the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy and progress towards low carbon economy by reducing energy consumption, decentralising energy supply, and increasing the use of renewable energy. Outlook Opinion on Climate Change Policy Mainstreaming and the Future EU Budget, CdR 104/2011 http://www.toad.cor.europa.eu/BrowseDocuments.aspx?type=1&folder=cdr\enve-v\dossiers\enve-v-012 http://www.toad.cor.europa.eu/BrowseDocuments.aspx?type=1&folder=cdr\enve-v\dossiers\enve-v-012

4. The role of sub-national level for public investment in Europe The LRA are the source of 60% of public investment in the EU Their responsibilities are increasing for sustainable development and services to be provided to the citizens The public expenditure goes sub-national:

5. Member States with legislative powers at the sub-national level: Spain National level Responsibility for national mining and energetic basic legislation (Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism); Planning of energy saving and conservation; Planning of energy tariff regulations; Guarantee of energy supply in case of necessity; Authorisation of construction, functioning, exploitation, ceasing of exploitation, dismantling and closure, as well as change of ownership of nuclear and radioactive infrastructures of first category, with a trans-regional character; Modification of period and quantities related to the first phase of the cycle of nuclear combustible; Solving of files and subjects related to mining rights, research and exploitation of hydrocarbons; (State Secretariat for Energy) Planning transport of energy; Sustainable energies: development of the Plan de Acción Nacional de Energías Renovables [National Plan of renewable energies – PANER in its Spanish abbreviation] and of the Plan de Acción de Ahorro y Eficiencia Energética [Action plan for saving and energy efficiency] each for 10 years. Regional Authorities – Autonomous Communities (AC) Development and implementation of national legislation; Authorisation for electric infrastructures within the AC territory; Authorisation for transport of energy within the AC territory; Planning at autonomic level in the field of sustainable energy, energy efficiency within the frame of national plans. Local Authorities – Provinces and Municipalities Securing coordination and provision of municipal services. Municipal competences Public lighting; Planning and fostering energy efficiency at local level. Different patterns of cooperation in energy policy

6. Member States with legislative powers at the sub-national level : Austria Federal Level Legislative and administrative competence to set norms and lay down classifications f or electric facilities as well as taking security measures in this field. (Art. 12 (10) BV-G); Legislative and administrative competence to ensure the security of energy supplies; Legislative and administrative competence for the control of fissile material and technology for the production of the same; Competence to set minimum standards for the energy efficiency of electronic equipment as well as to label electronic equipment according to its energy efficiency as well as the organisation of the energy efficiency; Framework legislation for the production, transition, distribution and provision of electricity industry; Price setting for the usage of power grids; Support of energy from renewable sources. Regional Level – Länder Provincial energy plans; Administration of renewable energy policies; Energy taxes; Financial grants to promote the development of renewable energy technologies. Local level Local energy plans; Administration of the ‘e5 programme’ – a programme which provides support for the municipalities to achieve energy efficiency and improve climate protection; Providing energy efficiency information. Different patterns of cooperation in energy policy

7. Member States without legislative powers at the sub-national level: France Central level The overall legislation; The assessment of the needs and planning of energy capacities; The follow-up of energy policy implementation; Safeguard measures in case of crisis; The organisation of research, and The Energy Regulation Agency. Regional level --- Intermediate level Departmental authorities are responsible for: Electricity and gas distribution, and Voluntary policies for renewable energy development. Municipal level Municipal authorities are responsible for: Electricity and gas distribution. Different patterns of cooperation in energy policy

8. Member States without legislative powers at the sub-national level: Latvia National Government Energy policy is part of the national economy policy; Ensures efficient, safe and qualitative energy supply; Promotes efficient use and balanced consumption of energy; Promote economically justified competition; Facilitates the use of local, renewable and secondary energy resources; and Promotes the use of environmentally friendly technologies. Regional level --- Local level Street lighting. Different patterns of cooperation in energy policy

9. The CoR says: calls for the role of local and regional authorities to be properly recognised and backed up by adequate resources and capacities as well as suitable governance instruments. LRAs should be actively involved in the definition and implementation of EU energy efficiency policies, since many of them have relevant experience and expertise in shaping sustainable energy policy in direct contact with the citizens that the competent local and regional institutions are consulted for the European Commission's Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe, in order to ensure that the indicators are realistic and deliverable both in terms of capacity and affordability that energy efficiency must be a central and integral element of energy policies and must be given sufficient priority in the energy policy hierarchy that the policy focus is on cities to realise current policy objectives, but underlines the need to address in a more comprehensive and coordinated way the challenges and opportunities rural areas face when it comes to energy use and production Energy: Policy design & implementation

10. The CoR says: that local authorities should continue to benefit from simplified access to funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for sustainable energy purposes. that national measures are not enough to ensure effective funding for energy infrastructure, and suggests that greater financial support should be provided for projects in the energy sector a better bundling of financial support measures for energy efficiency and energy conservation in future EU funding programmes at least 30% of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances (i.e. EU emissions trading scheme) should be earmarked by Member States for local and regional authorities to promote the use of renewable energies and energy efficiency resources to be clearly identified for promoting decentralised investment in sustainable energy that can contribute to the efficient use of resources and to the development of a green economy and green jobs at local and regional levels Energy: Funding

11. The CoR says: to attract all necessary support to the climate change efforts of the local and regional level, sectoral or cross-sectoral energy and climate "alliances" between regions and companies should be encouraged. that achieving global goals in the energy sector requires initiatives to be carried out at local level and that territorial targets have already been effectively used in various local and regional authorities, as an expression of multilevel governance in energy-system transformation the importance, in the new energy system, of cross-border cooperation and solidarity and thus the need for coordination at EU level. Efforts need to be made at all levels of governance, which must involve close cooperation with local and regional authorities, and a clear definition of roles and the arrangements for interaction that a strategy should be rolled out to support the development of regional clusters and partnerships which have already proved their worth on the ground as sound instruments for developing green energy markets and energy efficiency, mobilising investment and developing professional skills and jobs Energy: Governance & Partnership

12. The CoR Opinions Sources: Outlook Opinion on Climate Change Policy Mainstreaming and the Future EU Budget, CdR 104/2011 http://www.toad.cor.europa.eu/BrowseDocuments.aspx?type=1&folder=cdr\enve- v\dossiers\enve-v-012 http://www.toad.cor.europa.eu/BrowseDocuments.aspx?type=1&folder=cdr\enve- v\dossiers\enve-v-012 Opinion on A RESOURCE-EFFICIENT EUROPE – FLAGSHIP INITIATIVE UNDER THE EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY, CdR 316/2011 https://bvstoad.cor.europa.eu/BrowseDocuments.aspx?type=1&folder=cdr\enve- v\dossiers\enve-v-011 https://bvstoad.cor.europa.eu/BrowseDocuments.aspx?type=1&folder=cdr\enve- v\dossiers\enve-v-011 Opinion on ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN CITIES AND REGIONS - THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RURAL DISTRICTS AND CITIES, CdR 1126/2012 https://bvstoad.cor.europa.eu/BrowseDocuments.aspx?type=1&folder=cdr\enve- v\dossiers\enve-v-020 DRAFT Opinion on ENERGY ROADMAP 2050, CdR 88/2012 https://bvstoad.cor.europa.eu/BrowseDocuments.aspx?type=1&folder=cdr\enve- v\dossiers\enve-v-022 Energy

13. The role of LRAs in the European Semester

14. The role of LRAs in National Reform Programmes Drafting NRPs: Twelve NRPs state that LRAs were involved in the drafting process, e.g. the Austrian NRP mentions pacts/standards drawn up through committees involving the participation of the federal government, provincial and municipal participation including energy standards Implementing NRPs: 24 out of 27 mention LRAs as having an active role in implementing, e.g. in Belgium’s NRP, LRAs are mentioned as actors that implement specific NRP measures such as energy sector competitiveness Financial aspects: Seventeen NRPs provide information on the financial resources related to the activities of LRAs, e.g. in Sweden the central government has allocated SEK 440 million for the period 2013–2014 for further energy efficiency initiatives at local and regional level and for initiatives for sustainable energy use. Cover of the Study

15. The role of LRAs in National Reform Programmes Examples for the Resource Efficient Europe Flagship initiative in NRPs: Italy plans to implement regional programmes to reach the 20-20-20 objectives in the area of renewable energies. Malta’s central government has incentivised the installation of Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency systems through a number of capital assistance schemes in addition to its own direct investment. The Netherlands promotes the creation of energy and climate targets at various levels of administration and by setting stricter local policy targets. Policies to achieve CO2 reduction targets include the 2011 Green Deal, a policy instrument whereby the government gives support to individuals with local sustainable projects that would otherwise be difficult to launch. In Romania, energy efficiency and local decentralized heating systems are fostered at local administration level. In the UK, the Scottish Government has committed to enabling local and community ownership of at least 500 MW of renewable energy in Scotland by 2020, which could be worth up to GBP 2.4 billion to Scottish communities and rural businesses over the lifetime of the projects.

16. 3rd CoR Monitoring Report on Europe 2020

18. The CoR Vision on Covenant of Mayors The CoR has supported the Covenant since its inception, and more than 200 of its members are already signatories. The CoR developed through several adopted opinions a Covenant of Mayor Vision for 2020 to widen the scope beyond energy issues. The Vision is based on three main priorities: Activate sustainable energy investments Broaden investments from energy to resource efficiency Cooperate for global sustainable development One separate priority line of the 2014-2020 Structural Funds should be dedicated to sustainable use and production of energy. The Covenant of Mayors should be opened up to other key areas of the Resource-efficient Europe Flagship Initiative, such as integrated water management. Covenant of Mayors signatories should share their wealth of experience in tackling climate change and living sustainably with their counterparts worldwide.

19. The document, drawn up in collaboration with the Commission, aims to provide clear explanations on how local and regional authorities can contribute to the implementation of the strategy to capitalise on examples of good practice collected through the surveys conducted by the CoR's Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform or existing databases of good practices managed by the European Commission. to give a non-exhaustive picture of existing and accessible information, good practices, sources of financing and other policy instruments related to the Europe 2020 Strategy. The handbook is to inform and support local and regional authorities in their implementation of the Strategy. Handbook for LRAs: Delivering on the Europe 2020 Strategy

20. Youth on the Move 13 December 2012,Brussels CoR, JDE-Building An agenda for new skills & jobs28 February 2013, Dublin Royal Hospital Kilmainham Digital agenda for Europe2013 (tba) Innovation Union2013 (tba) Resource efficient Europe2013 (tba) European platform against poverty2013 (tba) An Industrial policy for the globalisation era2013 (tba) Coming soon: Europe 2020 conferences Complete the survey and submit good practises: http://portal.cor.europa.eu/EUROPE2020/MONITORINGFLAGSHIPS/Pages/Welcome.aspx http://portal.cor.europa.eu/EUROPE2020/MONITORINGFLAGSHIPS/Pages/Welcome.aspx

21. Krzysztof Nowaczek Europe 2020 Monitoring Platform Directorate for Horizontal Policies and Networks Committee of the Regions Krzysztof.Nowaczek@cor.europa.eu