1. GLOBAL CONVENANT OF MAYORS – Climate governance and finance COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
25 APRIL Eero Ailio, Dep Head of Unit DG ENERGY

2. TARGETS ARE DEVELOPING
-20%
GHG
EMISSIONS
20%
RENEWABLE
ENERGY
20%
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
2018
2020
MAX
GLOBAL
STOCK TAKE
-40%
GHG
EMISSIONS
30%
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
27%
RENEWABLE
ENERGY
2030
The Energy Transition – Our Vision
The starting point for that has to be the need to transition to a low carbon energy system.
That process is now irreversible and the climate deal that the EU helped to broker in Paris only enshrines that further into our future.
In fact, the transformation of global power markets is already happening. According to IEA, renewable energy surpassed coal as main source of power capacity in 2015.
The European Union not only wants to adapt, but to lead. For that reason we have committed to cut emissions by 40% by 2030, and that against the background of an economy that needs to provide the jobs and growth for our future citizens.

3. EUROPEAN COVENANT FOCUS AREAS : ENERGY PERSPECTIVE
OUR GOALS? (1)
EUROPEAN COVENANT FOCUS AREAS : ENERGY PERSPECTIVE
Investment needs:
extra 177bn EUR euros per year from 2021 (to meet 2030 climate & energy targets)
Delivering a fair deal for consumers
Putting energy efficiency first
Opportunities
Jobs and growth
The energy sector alone employs close to 2.2 million people, spread over 90 thousand enterprises across Europe.
The package has the potential to deliver up to 900,000 additional jobs and €190 billion in GDP gains by 2030
Global clean energy transition:
Translate climate ambition into concrete climate actions
EU firms and technologies to secure a leading role in global clean energy transition
Energy security:
Fossil fuel import bill savings up to €290 billion for the period compared to business as usual conditions
Internal energy market to support diversification of import sources
Consumers
Share of energy spending in low-income households spendings is 9%.
Energy efficiency measures to bring significant energy savings for all consumers
Energy consumers to become prosumers, to choose when and how to satisfy their energy needs
Challenges
Energy Efficiency
Need to increase rate and depth of buildings' renovation, from current 1% annual rate
EU firms and technologies to continue leading the race towards energy innovation
Renewables
Electriticy markets to be made fit for renewables, and renewables fit for the markets
Deal for Consumers
Provide consumers with necessary tools to make them benefit from the energy transition: access to information, recognition of energy communities role, access to smart technologies
Ensure coherence and adequacy of policy action at various levels
Demonstrating global leadership in renewables 3

4. MAINSTREAMING COVENANT IN EU POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
HOW DO WE GET THERE?
MAINSTREAMING COVENANT IN EU POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
Energy Union/ Local action acknowledged
Global Covenant of Mayors
New Electricity Market Design
(Electricity Directive & Regulation) 4

5. COVENANT OF MAYOR GOING GLOBAL
The Global Covenant of Mayors – to be launched on 1st January will capitalise on the experience gained over the past eight years in Europe and beyond, and build upon the key success factors of the initiative: its bottom-up governance, its multi-level cooperation model and its context-driven framework for action.

6. Understanding the context Geographic reach
European Union & EFTA
Eastern-Europe
North America
Maghreb & Mashreq
China & South East Asia
India
Japan
Latin America and the Caribbean
Sub-Saharan Africa
Parallel to this thematic extension, the CoM expand geographically
2008: launch of the CoM in Europe, voluntary commitment to EU climate and energy objectives (3x20)
2010: geographical extension to CoM-East
2013: geographical extension to CES-Med
2015: geographical extension to CoM-SSA
: geographical extension to FPI area
The CoR has been instrumental by:
Promoting energy and climate policies through their partners Assembly: ARLEM and CORLEAP
ARLEM: Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly 
CORLEAP: Conference of the Regional and Local Authorities for the Eastern Partnership 
Back to 2010 by signing an MoU with the US Conference of Mayors on behalf of the Covenant of Mayors:
CoM offices
FPI offices

7. SYNERGIES TO DEVELOP COVENANT vs COMPACT
OBJECTIVES & PRIORITIES
DATA PRIORITIES (UNFCCC vs SECAP, aggregated vs detailed)
HARMONISATION VS CUSTOMISATION
GOVERNANCE CULTURES
Collaborationtransparency resources
TOP DOWN _ BOTTOM UP
Cities as challengers of governments or as complementers?

8. SYNCHRONISATION CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES
TIMETABLES (2018, 2020, 2023, 2030…
MULTISTAKEHOLDER VS CITY MEMBERSHIP
REPORTING (CITY COMPETENCE OR GEOGRAPHY?)
ONE STANDARD OR COMPATIBLE STANDARDS
Collaborationtransparency resources
TOP DOWN _ BOTTOM UP
Compact gpc protocol geo boundary & city induced
Covenant city controlled activities
2006 IPCC Guidelines for NATIONAL ghg inventories compact

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10. COVENANT GOING GLOBAL Latin America & the Caribbean
European Union & EFTA
2008
Eastern-Europe & South Caucasus
2011
Japan
2016
North America
2016/17
South Mediterranean
2012
China & South-East Asia
2016/17
India
Sub-Saharan Africa 2016
January 2017 will mark the official launch of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy. This now global Covenant movement will provide local leaders with an even stronger voice in international climate policy and action and will showcase collective impacts at global level.
In the first quarter of 2017, regional Covenant offices in North America, Latin America & the Caribbean, China & South-East Asia, India and Japan will be set up to complement the existing ones.
Latin America & the Caribbean
2016/17
Existing offices
Future offices

11. Multi- stakeholder vs cities only

12. REGIONAL COVENANT OPERATIONS
1 SIZE FIT ALL VS AUTONOMY
COMMON COMMUNICATION POLICY
RESOURCE ADEQUACY
ROUTE AND LEVEL OF COMMITMENTS
Collaborationtransparency resources
TOP DOWN _ BOTTOM UP (COMMON CORETEXT, CUSTOMISATION )
COMMON COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL
WHAT COUNTS AS A COMMITMENT, THROUGH WHICH CHANNEL (REG COMM OFFICE, NETWORK, GCOM directly) in EU only through COMO
SHOULD THERE BE SEVERAL LEVELS?
HOW ESTABLISH COOPERATION AFTER COMPETITION BETWEEN CM AND COM IN REGIONS? _

13. The Covenant Community
Signatories
Villages, towns, cities, counties
Local
Regional
National
European / global
Coordinators
Regions, Provinces, Ministries, national energy agencies
Covenant of Mayors Clubs
Academia
Associated Partners
European federations of companies, NGOs, international networks
Supporters
Non-profit organisations, associations, agencies

14. COVENANT community
7,200+ signatory cities,
Incl signatories to the new Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy
ca. 360 regions, provinces, associations, local & regional energy agencies
35+ Associated Partners
As of December 2016
... average CO2-emission reduction of about 27% by 2020
5,600+
Action Plans developed

15. Achievements of signatory cities
As of 2015:
-23% greenhouse gas emissions
-14% energy consumption
x4 share of renewable energy sources in final energy consumption (14%)
An analysis of 122 monitoring reports carried out by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre shows that signatory cities are well on track to achieve their Covenant commitments:
x3 local renewable energy production

16. The Covenant step by step

17. Supporting signatories
Monitoring and evaluation
Implementation
Selecting adaptation options
Identifying adaptation options
Preparing the ground
Assessing risks and vulnerabilities
The Urban Adaptation Support Tool (Urban AST) was developed as a practical guidance tool to assist signatories of the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy initiative in planning and taking adaptation action.

18. PROMOTING STABLE FRAMEWORK FOR RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY
Support to be market-responsive
Visibility for investors (3-year cycle for tenders)
Gradual and partial open-up to cross-border participation
Stability of financial support
STATE AID RULES
Guidelines
Case by case notifications to and assessment by DG COMP

19. CHALLENGE: IMPACT OF PARIS AGREEMENT
2030
50 % of electricity to come from renewables
2050
Electricity completely carbon free
We have the most ambitious climate commitments in the world, thanks to the EU
New US administration
With merger comes responsibility
OPPORTUNITY FOR VISIBILITY COMES AT A PRICE
AUTONOMY CURTAILED
CITIES TO MAKE UP FOR GOVT SHORTCOMINGS, FATALISM,
Potentially conflicting requests to signatories:
HEAVIER DATA REQUIREMENTS
Reporting to suit UNFCCC or SECAP monitorinig

20. reorientation Signatories now pledge to:
Reduce CO2 (and possibly other GHG) emissions by at least 40% by 2030
Increase their resilience by adapting to the impacts of climate change
Translate their political commitment into local results by developing local action plans and reporting on implementation
Access to clean energy new pillar (energy poverty)
Also, mainstreaming in energy policy