POWER INTERREGIONAL PROGRAMME

SEPT 2008 – MARCH 2013

LAUNCH EVENTAlex Pratt, SEEDA Board Member

12 March 2009

Today’s Priority

POWER INTERREGIONAL PROGRAMMEValue: Euros 5.7 million

Interregional partnership between 7 regions: South East England with the support of the Environment Agency, Andalucia, Emilia-Romagna, Noord Brabant, Malopolska, Stockholm and Tallinn

Aims: Drive low carbon economies Draw on best practice from other European Regions Influence policy to facilitate a reduction of carbon and ecological

footprints in the regions Mainstream results through structural programmes

Cross Cutting themes: Equal OpportunitiesEnvironmental sustainability

South East England Andalucia, Spain Emilia-Romagna, Italy Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands Malopolska, Poland Stockholm, Sweden Tallinn, Estonia

Partnership & eligible areas

Policy context

Kyoto Protocol

EU Climate & Energy Package

Sustainable Development Strategy (Gothenberg)

Lisbon Agenda

Structure of POWERProject Sub-Themes

1. Energy Efficiency

2. Renewable Energies

3. Sustainable Transport

4. Eco-innovation & Environmental

Technologies

5. Behaviour Change

Policy Working Groups

1. Energy Policies

2. Sustainable Transport

3. Eco-innovation & Environmental

Technologies

4. Behaviour Change

5. Mainstreaming of EU Funds

Emilia-Romagna (Italy)

Emilia-Romagna (Italy)

Noord-Brabant(Netherlands)

Noord-Brabant(Netherlands)

Andalucia(Spain)

Andalucia(Spain)

Tallinn(Estonia)

Tallinn(Estonia)

Stockholm(Sweden)

Stockholm(Sweden)

Malopolska (Krakow)

Malopolska (Krakow)

SEEDA(Lead Partner)

& EA

SEEDA(Lead Partner)

& EA

POWERPOWER

Example :Sub-ProjectFunding rate: 75% in Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, UK and 85% in Poland and Estonia

Minimum of 3 partner regions involved

Project Duration: up to October 2011

Project size: from €150 000 to €350,000

Key elements of Interregional Co-operation: Link to local/regional policies Exchange of experiences Identification and transfer of good practices

Beneficiaries: local authorities, universities, business support agencies, estate management associations, local & regional environment agencies, energy agencies, voluntary and not-for-profit organisations (not the private sector)

POWER: Expected Results

15000 citizens, industrials & public authorities with increased capacity & awareness in reducing carbon footprint

30 interregional events 16 good practices transferred 90% paperless communications

(at programme & sub-projects level) 30% dissemination beyond the participating regions Policy “road maps” Reduction of CO2 emissions / carbon footprint

Thank you for your attention & wishing you a very successful interregional co-operation