Ana Rita Neves Covenant of Mayors Office Dublin, 10 th October 2013 The Covenant of Mayors: SEAP and Monitoring

The Covenant of Mayors

The Covenant at a glance 3 EU initiative launched by the Commission – DG ENERGY in 2008 to endorse and support local and regional authorities in the fight against climate change Voluntary commitment of signatories to meet and exceed the EU 20% CO 2 reduction target through the implementation of a Sustainable Energy Action Plan

The Covenant step-by-step 4

The Covenant today 5 5,150 signatories 172 million citizens 3,090 Sustainable Energy Action Plans

Covenant in Figures Where we are? 6 Source: JRC (2013) based on a sample of 1,287 SEAPs. CO 2 emissions per capita Breakdown of CO 2 emissions by sector Final energy consumption per capita

Covenant in Figures Where do we want to be? 7 Source: JRC (2013) based on a sample of 1,287 SEAPs. CO 2 emissions reduction target by 2020 Breakdown of expected CO 2 emissions reduction by field of action in 2020

The Sustainable Energy Action Plan

In a nutshell Where are you? Where do you want to go? How do you get there? Baseline Emission Inventory Analyse the current status in terms of energy use and associated CO 2 emissions. Baseline Emission Inventory Analyse the current status in terms of energy use and associated CO 2 emissions. Vision, Objectives, Target Agree on a vision, objectives and CO 2 emissions reduction target for Vision, Objectives, Target Agree on a vision, objectives and CO 2 emissions reduction target for Actions Define a set of comprehensive actions with estimated impacts. Actions Define a set of comprehensive actions with estimated impacts. 9

Scope 10 Energy DemandEnergy Supply

SEAP submission and assessment 11

The Monitoring Framework

Monitoring Requirements 13 Action ReportingFull Reporting I – My Overall Strategy II – My Emission Inventories  III – My Sustainable Energy Action Plan Action ReportingFull Reporting At least every two yearsAt least every four years WHAT? WHEN? Reference year: SEAP submission

Monitoring Framework I – My Overall Strategy 14 - Any changes in your overall strategy?  Point out any changes to the initial strategy  Assess the money spent so far in SEAP implementation  Identify the main barriers encountered

Monitoring Framework II – My Emission Inventories 15  Prepare a recent Monitoring Emission Inventory Note that CO 2 emissions calculation approach and reporting units are the same across emission inventories.

Monitoring Framework III – My SEAP 16  Evaluate the implementation status of the actions defined in the SEAP (completed, ongoing, …)  Revise/update the estimates on the impacts of the actions by 2020  Highlight implemented actions as Benchmarks of Excellence

Monitoring Framework Synthesis report 17  Analyse status and progress in a set of graphical representations

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