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How to Develop a Sustainable Energy Action Plan (Seap) – Guidebook How to develop a Sustainable Energy Action Plan HOW TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ACTION PLAN (SEAP) – GUIDEBOOK HOW TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ACTION PLAN (SEAP) – GUIDEBOOK Legal notice: The European Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication, nor does it accept responsibility for any use made thereof. Some data provided in this report are subject to database rights and/or third party copyright. Europe Direct is a service to help you find answers to your questions about the European Union Freephone number (*): 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11 (*) Certain mobile telephone operators do not allow access to 00 800 numbers or these calls may be billed. More information on the European Union is available on the Internet (http://europa.eu). Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2010 © European Union, 2010 Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. Printed in Belgium PRINTED ON WHITE CHLORINE-FREE PAPER Introduction – About this guidebook The European Union is leading the global fight against The number of topics covered by this guidebook is quite climate change, and has made it its top priority. The EU large. This is why we had to approach some of them in committed itself to reducing its overall emissions to at least a rather general manner, providing links to further readings 20 % below 1990 levels by 2020. Local authorities play and information. a key role in the achievement of the EU’s energy and climate objectives. The Covenant of Mayors is a European The Joint Research Centre (1) (JRC) – Institute for Energy initiative by which towns, cities and regions voluntarily (IE) and Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) commit to reducing their CO2 emissions beyond this 20 % – of the European Commission has been assigned the target. This formal commitment is to be achieved through task of scientific and technical support to the Covenant. the implementation of Sustainable Energy Action Plans This guidebook has been elaborated by the JRC, in (SEAPs). The purpose of the present guidebook is to help collaboration with the Energy and Transport Directorate- the Covenant of Mayors signatories to reach the General (DG TREN) of the European Commission, the commitments they have taken by signing the Covenant, Covenant of Mayors’ Office, and with the support and and in particular to prepare within the year following their input of many experts from municipalities, regional official adhesion: authorities, other agencies or private companies. • a Baseline Emission Inventory (BEI); • a Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP). This document is intended to help beginner towns/cities/ regions to initiate the process and guide them through it. BEI is a prerequisite to SEAP elaboration, as it will provide It should also provide experienced local authorities with knowledge of the nature of the entities emitting CO2 on answers to specific questions they are faced with in the the municipality’s territory, and will thus help select the context of the Covenant of Mayors, and if possible, with appropriate actions. Inventories conducted in later years some fresh and new ideas on how to proceed. will allow determining if the actions provide sufficient CO2 reductions and if further actions are necessary. Further information and support: 1 The current guidebook provides detailed step-by-step If you do not find the desired information in the present recommendations for the entire process of elaborating guide book, you can refer to the ‘Frequently Asked Question’ a local energy and climate strategy, from initial political section, available on the Covenant website: commitment to implementation. It is divided into 3 parts: http://www.eumayors.eu/faq/index_en.htm • Part I relates to the description of the overall SEAP process and covers the strategic issues; In addition, a helpdesk has been set up to provide • Part II gives guidance on how to elaborate the Baseline Covenant signatories with information and guidance on Emission Inventory; the preparation/implementation of both their BEI and their • Part III is dedicated to the description of technical SEAP. measures that can be implemented at local level by the local authority in the different sectors of activity; Inquiries can be sent by email: [email protected] The guidebook provides a flexible but coherent set of or by phone: +39 0332 78 9703. principles and recommendations. The flexibility will allow local authorities to develop a SEAP in a way that suits their own circumstances, permitting those already engaged in energy and climate action to come on board of the Covenant of Mayors, while continuing to follow the approaches they have used before with as little adjustments as possible. (1) JRC’s website: www.jrc.ec.europa.eu Acknowledgements This guidebook has been realised with the support and input of many experts, from municipalities, regional authorities, agencies, city networks and private companies. We thank all those who have provided input and contributions and helped to shape the document in the right direction. The following organisations participated in the workshops dedicated to the preparation and elaboration of this guidebook: ADENE, AEAT, Agencia Provincial de Energía de Huelva, Agenzia per l´Energia e lo Sviluppo Sostenible, ARE Liguria, ARPA, ASPA – Surveillance et Etude de la Pollution Atmosphérique en Alsace, ATMO France – Fédération Nationale des Associations Agréées de Surveillance de la Qualité de l’Air, Brussels Capital Region, City of Almada, City of Budapest, City of Delft, City of Freiburg, City of Hamburg, City of Helsinki, City of Lausanne, City of Modena, City of München, City of Växjö, City of Zürich, Climate Alliance, CODEMA Energy Agency, Collège d’Europe, Covenant of Mayor Office, CRES, DAPHNE, ENEA, ENEFFECT, Energie-Cités, Ente Vasco de la Energia – EVE, European Energy Award, GRIP, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, IFEU – Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg GmbH, Junta de Andalucía, KOBA SRL, MINUARTIA Consulting, North-West Croatia Regional Energy Agency, Province of Barcelona, Provincia de Bologna, Regione Siciliana, SENTERNOVEM Agency, SOFIA ENERGY AGENCY, Softech Team, SOGESCA SRL, SPES Consulting, UITP, Catalonia Polytechnic University, VEOLIA Environnement Europe Services. Glossary Activity Data: Activity data quantifies the human activity Life cycle assessment (LCA): Method that takes into 2 occurring in the territory of the local authority. account emissions over the entire life cycle of the commodity. For example, life cycle emissions of oil include Covenant signatory: Local authority that has signed the emissions from oil extraction, refining, transportation, Covenant of Mayors. distribution and combustion. Baseline year: Baseline year is the year against which the Local heat production: Production of heat in the territory achievements of the emission reductions in 2020 shall be of the local authority that is sold/distributed as a commodity compared. to end users. Baseline Emission Inventory (BEI): Quantifies the Local electricity production: (Small-scale) production of amount of CO2 emitted due to energy consumption in the electricity in the territory of the local authority. territory of the Covenant signatory in the baseline year. Monitoring Emission Inventory (MEI): Emission inventory Emission factors: Emission factors are coefficients which that the local authority carries out to measure the progress quantify the emission per unit of activity. towards target. Certified green electricity: Electricity that meets the Per capita target: The local authority may decide to set criteria for guarantee of origin of electricity produced from the target as ‘per capita’. In that case, the emissions in the renewable energy sources set in Directive 2001/77/EC and baseline year are divided by the population in that year, updated in Directive 2009/28/EC. and the target for year 2020 is calculated on that basis. Heating degree days (HDD): Denote the heating demand Territory of the local authority: Geographical area within in a specific year. the administrative boundaries of the entity governed by the local authority. PART I The SEAP process, step-by-step towards the -20 % target by 2020 Table of contents CHAPTER 1 The sustainable energy action plan – A way to go beyond the EU targets 5 1.1 What is a SEAP? 5 1.2 Scope of the SEAP 5 1.3 Time horizon 5 1.4 The SEAP process 6 1.5 Human and financial resources 7 1.6 SEAP template and SEAP submission procedure 7 1.7 Recommended SEAP structure 7 1.8 Level of detail 8 1.9 Key elements of a successful SEAP 8 1.10 Ten key elements to keep in mind when preparing your SEAP 8 CHAPTER 2 Political commitment 11 3 CHAPTER 3 Adapting administrative structures 12 3.1 How to adjust administrative structures 12 3.2 Examples from Covenant signatories 13 3.3 External support 14 CHAPTER 4 Building support from stakeholders 15 4.1 Who are stakeholders? 15 4.2 How to engage in stakeholder participation 18 4.3 Communication 19 CHAPTER 5 Assessment of the current framework: Where are we? 20 5.1 Analysis of relevant regulations 20 5.2 Baseline review and Baseline Emission Inventory 20 5.3 Examples of SMART objectives 21 CHAPTER 6 Establishment of a long-term vision with clear objectives 22 6.1 The vision: towards a sustainable energy future 22 6.2 Setting objectives and targets 22 6.3 Examples of SMART objectives 23 CHAPTER 7 SEAP elaboration 24 CHAPTER 8 Policies and measures
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