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Justyna Podralska, AER Committee 1 Justyna Podralska, AER Committee 1 “Economy and regional development”“Economy and regional development”
MORE4NRG state of the art MORE4NRG state of the art seminar, 7 May 2009, Valenciaseminar, 7 May 2009, Valencia
I. GENERAL OVERVIEW
OF ENERGY SITUATION IN EUROPEAN REGIONS
II. EUROPEAN ENERGY SECTOR IN TRANSITION – WHAT ROLE FOR
REGIONAL AUTHORITIES?
III. “THE 3x20% OBJECTIVE” – PRACTICAL TOOLS AND PARTNERSHIPS
TO HELP REGIONS CARRY OUT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ACTIONS
EU27 = 512 regions = 497 million inhabitantsGDP = 22400 Euro per capita (household consumption = 60% of GDP)High living standards in Europe = High energy consumptionBetween 1990 and 2007, the absolute level of final household energy consumption in Europe rose by an average of 1,0% a year
I. I. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF EUROPE’S ENERGY SITUATION
I. I. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF EUROPE’S ENERGY SITUATION
Finnish regionsFinnish regions. Wintertime heating
demand estimated to decrease by 10 % in by
2021 to 2050.Wintertime heating
demand estimated to decrease by 20 to 30 % in
Finland by 2100.
Spanish regions. Spanish regions. Peaks in electricity demand during summer heat waves are very likely to equal or exceed peaks in demand
during cold winter periods in Spain Increase in cooling
of 114 %for Madrid by 2071 to 2100.
British regions. British regions. 2 °C warming by 2050 is estimated to decrease fossil fuel demand for
winter space heating by 5 to 10 % and electricity
demand by 1 to 3 %.
Hungarian and Romanian Hungarian and Romanian regions. regions.
Wintertime heating demand estimated to decrease by 6 to 8 by
2021 to 2050. Central and southern Central and southern
Europe.Europe.Increase in cooling for central and southern
Europe associated with an increase in inter-annual variability by 2071 to
2100 . Greek regions. Greek regions.
In Athens, estimated a 30 % increase in energy
demand by 2080 during July due to air conditioning.
In LondonIn London, the typical air conditioned office building is estimated to increase energy
used for cooling by 10 % by the 2050s,and
around 20 % by the2080s
I. I. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF EUROPE’S ENERGY SITUATION
I. II. EUROPEAN ENERGY SECTOR IN TRANSITION II. – WHAT ROLE FOR REGIONAL AUTHORITIES?
HUMAN-CAUSED CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
LENGTH AND SEVERITY OF HEATING AND
COOLING SEASONS IN OUR REGIONS
ENERGY USE IN OUR REGIONS
EMISSIONS FROM ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Climate change and changes in the energy sector firstly affect our regions, all sectors of regional economic activities, local people and
their pocketbooks
Regions can take action at a scale that complements that of the national governments
and of the EU
They are key players in evaluating energy demand and in determining if energy supply will
meet current and future needs
The environment can be a source of economic growth in regions
I. II. EUROPEAN ENERGY SECTOR IN TRANSITION II. – WHAT ROLE FOR REGIONAL AUTHORITIES?
Strengthen lobbying activities to consider explicitly the role of regional authorities as being crucial to achieve the “3x20%” target
Encourage networking in order to replicate successful practices
Provide methodological support to regional authorities so that they achieve their territorial
action plans
Take advantage of existing funding opportunities to orient investment more energy
efficiently
III. PRACTICAL TOOLS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO HELP REGIONS CARRY OUT
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ACTIONS
AER-UNDP PARTNERSHIP “Territorial approach towards climate
change”
AER-FEDARENE DECLARATION ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE
ENERGIES
III. PRACTICAL TOOLS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO HELP REGIONS CARRY OUT
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ACTIONS
AER Working group on climate change and energy
A place for sharing the experiences with those who have the same peculiarities and problems
2008 – Call for the best regional practices in the area of climate change
Limoges conference on “Regional answers to climate change”
III. PRACTICAL TOOLS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO HELP REGIONS CARRY OUT
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ACTIONS
A cooperation network gathering European regions politically involved for promoting rural innovation at
operational and regional level, but also within a strategic perspective at European level.
A resource center providing methodological tools and an updated database with regional good practices for rural
areas analyzed in terms of transferability.
A field of experimentation for European regions allowing them to exchange and find solutions to face global
challenges such as demographic evolutions, climate change, energy crisis, social and economic development
III. PRACTICAL TOOLS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO HELP REGIONS CARRY OUT
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ACTIONS
PARTNERSHIP WITH EURISY / CLIMSAT IN BREST
RUR@CT NETWORK
CATALUÑAWinCEM: software for municipal energy management
BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERGNeckarsulm experience
III. PRACTICAL TOOLS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO HELP REGIONS CARRY OUT
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ACTIONS
Justyna PodralskaJustyna Podralska
AER Committee 1 “Economy and AER Committee 1 “Economy and regional development”regional development”
www.aer.eu
