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BLYTH, UK BALTIC SEA ESTONIA BIODIVERSITY Wind turbine blades Tackling testing facility Modernisation 78% eutrophication of passenger together train rolling stock t'VSUIFSBEWBODFPGGTIPSF tQJMPUGBSNTJODPSQPSBUF t*NQSPWJOHUIFBUUSBDUJWFOFTT best practices ECO-BUILDING t*EFBMFOWJSPONFOUUPBDDFMFSBUF of rail transport t.FNCFS4UBUFTXPSLUPHFUIFS 11% technological development t*ODSFBTFETBGFUZ To build a stronger and more sustainable European economy, Cohesion Policy must make the right to protect the environment 85% investment choices. Making the transition to lower energy consumption, higher resource efficiency, greater use of renewables and biodiversity protection will give Europe’s economy a major boost €22.4m ACROSS €3.7m €79.5m CO-FUNDING PERCENTAGE (ERDF, CF, EIB) thanks to increased investment, innovation and clean technologies. 15 LOCATIONS, FR TARTU, ET Energy efficient social housing stock buses in With the support of regional funding, Europe can reduce its emissions, diminish its use of oil and gas, and reduce the use of resources. This would decrease our import dependency while maintaining our t TPDJBMIPVTJOHVOJUT global competitiveness. to be retrofitted by 2020 t-PDBMXBTUFBTBTPVSDF tè BWFSBHFFOFSHZTBWJOH of biogas per household per year Europe also needs to protect biodiversity which is the backbone of many sectors such as agriculture tMFTT$0FNJTTJPOTJO t KPCTDSFBUFE biogas-run and fisheries. It is estimated that the ‘Natura 2000’ network of protected areas provides €200-300 27% or maintained 87% billion per year of services in water and land management alone (this includes things like water filtration and protection from erosion). If the Cohesion Policy can support similar projects on a larger €570m €4.74m scale we can expect substantial economic return from these natural assets. FELDHEIM, DE TUKUMS, LV The direct benefits of supporting a sustainable Cohesion Policy Showcase for Biomass district energy independence heating t'VMMTXJUDIUPSFOFXBCMF Investments aimed at increasing energy and resource efficiency have a direct payback through: t"WFSBHFIPVTFIPMEFOFSHZCJMM sources of energy SFEVDFECZ t"EEJUJPOBMTBWJOHTPGBCPVU t+PCDSFBUJPOTJHOJmDBOUMZ PGFOFSHZQSPEVDUJPO reduced local unemployment t1SFWFOUJPOPGGVSUIFSJODSFBTFJO 36% 45% heating costs for the inhabitants

€1.72m €3.7m BÉSOS, ES TANVALD, CZ Lower energy bills Increased competitiveness Green infrastructure Energy Improved NORTHERN + from biogas transport services POLAND TROJANOVICE, CZ Pioneering Free home composters t UP UPOOFTPG t5BDLMFTGSFRVFOUSPBEDPOHFTUJPO Investing in the right places could bring these potential savings: agroenergetic available to boost waste converted to biogas in the region complexes biowaste separation every year t*ODSFBTFEBUUSBDUJWFOFTT t.BJOUBJOJOHGBSNQSPEVDUJPO t*ODSFBTFEXBTUFTFQBSBUJPO t(8IPGQPXFSHFOFSBUFE of region for tourism 80% and jobs t*OUSPEVDUJPOPGIPNFDPNQPTUJOH 85% t$VUUJOHUIFEFQFOEFODZPO 80% tUPOOFTBOOVBMJODSFBTF 85% costly fossil energy + in biowaste treatment capacity €36m €5m 82% Energy bills an annual Fuel costs Healthcare €345,000 €224,000 & average of €1,000 for between €175-320 bn up to €88 million per year €45,000 every household per annum

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AGUEDA, PT SLIVENEC, CZ , Electric bikes Low-energy Bioenergy against CO2 reconstruction reconstruction of emissions of primary school village boiler rooms t%VSJOHNPOUIUSJBMQFSJPE t&OFSHZDPOTVNQUJPO t4VDDFTTGVMDPNNVOJUZBQQSPBDI The refurbishment Small and medium-sized Education Research  ,NUSBWFMMFECZFMFDUSJDCJLF SFEVDFE t*ODSFBTFEFOFSHZJOEFQFOEFODF of buildings enterprises that will service and training and development t.PSFUIBOUPOOFTPG$0 t&OFSHZTBWJOHTPWFSè  tTBWJOHPOFOFSHZDPTUT new markets in resource emissions avoided a year 81% 48% 93% tOFXKPCTDSFBUFE efficiency sectors BURGENLAND, €315,000 €440,000 AT+BRATISLAVA REGION, SK €7.2m Building wildlife MÓRAHALOM, HU If the right steps are not taken, business costs will continue to spiral out of control, compounding crossings our economic malaise. We must embrace new carbon reduction technologies immediately and Geothermal t3FDPOTUSVDUJOHXJMEMJGF cascade system continue working on greater resource efficiency. migration routes 50% t1BSUOFSJOHBXJEFWBSJFUZ t1SPWJEFTFOFSHZGPSTFWFSBM 77% of experts public buildings The longer we ignore the problems of climate change and biodiversity loss, the more expen- tSFEVDUJPOJOIFBUJOHBOE sive and problematic it will be to remedy these crises. Cohesion policy can play a decisive, €1.5m hot water costs for local authority positive role in turning things around now and for the long-term. SOFIA, BG VESZPRÉM, HU NAPLES, IT Three new lines Filling gaps in €2m Upgrading the for Sofia metro the network www.wellspent.eu #wellspenteu central artery of Naples’ metro t4PMWJOHTJHOJmDBOUUSBOTQPSU t.PSFFOWJSPONFOUBMMZGSJFOEMZ problems in a European capital t$0FNJTTJPOTDVUCZ  tSFEVDUJPOJOUSBGmDBDDJEFOUT tJODSFBTFJOCJDZDMFVTF tonnes per year tOPJTFSFEVDUJPO CZ t'BTUFSKPVSOFZUJNFT 38% 80% 50% €441m €445,000 €400m of which is organic and can be recovered for conversion into TUKUMS, LATVIA TARTU, ESTONIA metres in length that are destined for the open seas, where the biogas. The gas is used to generate power (22 GWh per year): BIOMASS DISTRICT HEATING BIOGAS BUSES IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT EU INVESTMENTS IN natural elements will push them to their limits. The new facility half of it goes to power the station itself and the other half is REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT* will provide an independent and confidential environment to redirected into the city grid where it is used by residents for t Full switch to renewable sources of energy t Increased energy independence – municipal waste accelerate the development of new blade designs before they everyday use. The remaining waste goes through a triage t Additional savings of about 15-25% of energy production treatment plant as a local source of biogas are taken offshore. system where paper, glass and plastic are all recovered and t Prevention of further increase in heating costs for the t Biogas-run vehicles produce up to 25% less CO2 sent for recycling. inhabitants emissions than those running on petrol; 12% less than The project was commissioned by the New and Renewable t More than 90% decrease in particulate matter emissions; diesel while producing 10-15% less noise Energy Centre (NAREC) and is located in Northumberland. A RENEWABLE The treatment and waste processing facility is owned by the considerable decrease in emissions of sulphur, ash and total of 1,503 offshore turbines are now installed and grid- ENERGIES Barcelona metropolitan area authority and managed by a other substances A cornerstone of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Region is to connected in European waters, bringing total installed capacity private consortium of two companies: one operating the make the region more environmentally sustainable. A first step to 4,336 MW - spread across 56 wind farms in ten European section for energy utilisation, the other the recovery of organic Between 2008-2009 the Tukums local authority joined the to reduce environmental problems caused by the transport countries. This new facility will ensure that Europe can continue 52,700 jobs materials. “Baltic Biomass Network” project and together with various system is to convince more people to use public transport by being a leader in this sector and export its technology around stakeholders developed a regional bioenergy development making it more attractive and accessible. the world. Production The plant has been designed to reduce environmental impact, strategy. and installation namely in the areas of water and energy. With regard to its Together with partners from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Latvia, NORTHERN POLAND sensitive location next to the sea front, special care has been The municipally-owned heating company “Tukuma Siltums” Lithuania, Poland and , Estonians are stimulating PIONEERING AGROENERGETIC COMPLEXES taken to minimise the visual impact of the facilities. has installed two new biomass boilers of 10 MW capacity cities and regions around the Baltic Sea to use biogas to replace heavy, old fuel oil boilers. In addition, flue gas powered buses. The Tartu local authority is planning to t Offering the region technological advantages to develop SLIVENEC, CZECH REPUBLIC condensers were installed using technology developed by increase the number of buses in the local renewable energy sources LOW-ENERGY RECONSTRUCTION a local company. Each of the boilers provides additional future. At present, the buses run on natural gas, not biogas, as t Maintaining farm production and jobs OF PRIMARY SCHOOL efficiency in terms of heat energy production, substantially the relevant technology in the nearest waste treatment plant is t Cutting the dependency on costly fossil energy increasing the efficiency of heat energy production and still in the development phase. t Energy consumption reduced 90% replacing fossil fuels with renewables. The Baltic Eco-Energy Cluster (BEEC) is a research and t Energy costs savings €2,146 per year BURGENLAND, AUSTRIA AND THE BRATISLAVA development initiative that brings together public universities, t Healthier environment for the students and teachers TANVALD REGION, CZECH REPUBLIC REGION, SLOVAKIA local governments and private enterprises looking to promote thanks to a smart ventilation system IMPROVED PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES BUILDING WILDLIFE CROSSINGS co-generation. The cluster operates in the traditionally *2007-2013 agricultural areas of Northern Poland from Koszalin through While difficult to achieve passive building standards in an t Re-established connection between the Polish and Czech t Reconstructing wildlife migration routes the Pomorskie region to the eastern borders of the of existing building, this reconstruction of a primary school in sides of the Jizera and Giant mountains t Partnering a wide variety of experts region. Slivenec applied principles of passive design, and the results t Improved access to mobility show that using passive building principles makes sense. t Increased appeal of the region for tourism The area separating the Austrian Alps and the Carpathian the association was to become self-sufficient in energy Distributed co-generation is a developing technology of Original energy consumption decreased from 203 kWh/ t Helps tackle frequent road transport congestion in the mountains is home to some of Europe’s rarest species such production by using local wood waste to heat municipal simultaneous small and medium scale production of thermal m2/year to 21 kWh/m2/year, and the quality of the inner region as brown bear, wolf, lynx and red deer. Unfortunately the premises. Three years later, the association submitted an energy and electricity from biomass and other renewable environment and conditions for learning have improved biodiversity in this region is threatened as traditional migratory application for ERDF contribution in order to build four wood sources. It is one of the key elements in the establishment AGUEDA, PORTUGAL significantly. The Tanvald microregion is located in a mountainous area that routes are divided by man-made obstacles like highways, chip distribution warehouses and reconstruct 15 boiler rooms; of smart grids, allowing for regionally based regulation of ELECTRIC BIKES TACKLE CO2 EMISSIONS is a popular tourist destination on both the Czech and Polish urban conglomerations and agricultural areas. Without free heating 43 renovated buildings in eight villages. The project renewable energy inputs and stabilising the grid. BEEC “Experts point out that we often force school children to sides of the border. It is used for seasonal sports, particularly passage these species have become restricted to certain small was approved and the contract signed in 2009 between used this technology in rural areas characterised by sparse t 13,000 km travelled by electric bike after six months concentrate in a situation when vitiated air in the classroom cycling and cross-country skiing. pockets and are likely to die crossing the barriers. the association and the managing authority at the Ministry infrastructure, offering the region local renewable energy t In the pilot phase of the project, more than two tonnes of resembles more the climate of a submarine in an emergency of Environment. The project has since delivered numerous sources, maintaining farm production and jobs, while cutting CO2 emissions avoided situation, making it extremely hard for children to concentrate. It The project re-established transport connections between the The Austrian Federal Ministry for Traffic Innovation and benefits such as lower energy bills, less pollution and higher its dependency on costly fossil energy. is thus absolutely clear that we are obliged to secure a solution Czech and Polish sides and the only rail connection between Technology became acutely aware of this problem in 2001 energy independence. The city of Agueda (50,000 inhabitants) in north west Portugal, at the level of today’s standards,” said Jana Plamínková, head the Liberec-Jablonec urban area and the Jelenia Gora region. and after a period of research brought together stakeholders Several agroenergetic complexes have been built using has pledged to reduce its CO2 emissions by one third by 2020. of the district council of Prague-Slivenec. The railway line facilitates significantly improved access to including spatial planners, environmentalists, farmers, hunters ESTONIA the cutting edge technologies of biogas and cogeneration One strand of its transport policy is the creation of a new the area for tourism, also thanks to the fact that trains provide and civil engineers. They laid out a three-year plan to construct MODERNISING PASSENGER TRAIN facilities for heat and power, being one of the first of their kind public electric scheme, named operation “Center”, that The district council of Prague-Slivenec was so satisfied with enough space to carry and skis. new routes that include “stepping stone habitats”, made up of ROLLING STOCK in Poland. The installation in Kepice, for example, covers 75% allows citizens to reduce their carbon footprint and access the results of the reconstruction that it decided to build its new forested havens which would lead to safe crossing areas over of the towns needs for heat and hot water with 83% efficiency, new parts of the city. kindergarten to full passive energy standards. TROJANOVICE AND , CZECH REPUBLIC motorway barriers. A series of bridges and underpasses where t Improving the attractiveness of rail transport saving annually 1,400 tonnes of coal. The cluster also works RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR wildlife could freely bypass manmade obstacles would enable t Increased safety and environmental benefits on the development of turbines for micro CHP modules and The scheme’s overall aim was to encourage more citizens to FELDHEIM, GERMANY MUNICIPALITIES their migration from east to west. biogas systems in private houses, pioneering the smart grid see cycling in general - and not just the new bikes - as a viable SHOWCASE FOR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE This project has become an example for other ERDF projects The Estonian economy is transport-intensive, and if current experience in real life of families. transport alternative. This builds into the overall emissions t Increased waste separation, introduction of separate related to problems of overcoming man-made barriers. This is trends continue, Estonia will become one of the most transport reduction plan of Agueda that seeks to support a shift of t Average household energy bill reduced by 10-20% biodegradable waste collection essential as more of Europe’s transport, environment and local energy-intensive Member States of the EU. But mobility NAPLES, ITALY mentality in how citizens view the environment and energy. t Job creation significantly reduced local unemployment t Introduction of home composting and composting for authorities look to minimise the impacts grey infrastructure has patterns are still more diverse than the European average: UPGRADING THE CENTRAL ARTERY OF

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Germany has developed complete energy independence for The Czech municipalities of Trojanovice and are t Small investments in housing can result in big energy around two-thirds of total trips). network

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Sébastien Godinot Sébastien Markus Trilling Markus its 145 inhabitants by combining wind, solar and biomass addressing resource management solutions by implementing conservation t Reduced oil consumption of 110,000 tonnes per year of carbon emissions. There has also been a reduction in energy sources. programs to increase the scale of separate waste collection as t 800,000 social housing units in 15 areas to be retrofitted Currently, the oldest passenger trains being used date back across the network use and noise pollution, as well as cleaner air. Following well as introduce home composting. In the case of Trojanovice, between 2009 and 2020 to 1968. The Estonian Government has decided to change t Better and more frequent services and faster journey times the success of the pilot phase, it was decided to expand the

Despite its small scale, the project managed to reduce the by increasing the number of separation locations, launching t To date, there has been a € 1,170 average energy saving the rolling stock by the end of 2014 through the purchase of

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The contents of this document cannot be regarded as reflecting the position of the funders. The funders cannot be held held be cannot funders The funders. the of position the reflecting as regarded be cannot document this of contents The average household energy bill by 10-20% and provide green biowaste separation, consolidating the containers system per household per year 18 electric trains and the capital lease of 20 diesel trains. The Part of the rejuvenation of wider Naples requires the European Climate Foundation. Climate European available. jobs during the construction and operation of the facility. In a and introducing an additional bag separation system, the t Estimated that 15,000 jobs have been either created or electric and diesel trains will remain the property of the state development of a localised metro system capable of

This campaign has also been funded with the support of the Europe for Citizens Programme of the and the the and Union European the of Programme Citizens for Europe the of support the with funded been also has campaign This jobs black spot region, where unemployment averaged 30%, municipality made waste separation easier for its people and maintained owned Electric Railway Ltd. The first electric train will start its transporting 2.9 million residents around the city. Within this

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as reflecting the position of the European Union. European the of position the reflecting as the biogas plant and a local solar panel factory have ensured increased residents’ motivations to separate waste through a service at the end of 2012 and the first diesel train in the first remit, the upgrade of the metroline 1, the backbone of the responsibility of CEE Bankwatch Network, Friends of the Earth Europe and WWF and can under no circumstances be regarded regarded be circumstances no under can and WWF and Europe Earth the of Friends Network, Bankwatch CEE of responsibility TACKLING EUTROPHICATION TOGETHER a 0% unemployment rate in Feldheim. new system of fees. In these times of economic downturn, investment in public quarter of 2013. system, was seen as essential for providing a fully sustainable

This map has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The content of this production is the sole sole the is production this of content The Union. European the of assistance financial the with produced been has map This housing is one of the first items to be affected despite service, especially for citizens living and working between t 100 pilot farms incorporate best practices

Recent efficiencies mean that the wind park now has a In the city of , the addition of 300 home composters for increases in demand. Yet small investments in housing stock VESZPRÉM, HUNGARY the Garibaldi and Dante neighbourhoods of the city. This will multiply them all across the EU. the across all them multiply t On-going study trips aid in information exchange

maximum capacity of 74 MW, the solar park can produce 2.45 local households enabled residents to separate biowaste and can mean big reductions in national energy consumption FILLING GAPS IN THE CYCLING NETWORK allow citizens access to the main line and enable greater Sustainable, effective and environmentally focused initiatives are out there – the task now is for future funds to to funds future for is now task the – there out are initiatives focused environmentally and effective Sustainable, t Member States work together to address environmental MW and the biogas plant 600 kW. By pooling different types make use of the compost produced for their own benefits. through conservation. interconnections with the central railway station and the concerns

of energy generation, reliability is secured. A network transmits The project improved waste management and increased the t Introduces a more environmentally friendly mode of airport. 150,000 residents living and working in this suburb will

climate and biodiversity tracking systems at all levels. all at systems tracking biodiversity and climate heat throughout the village, supplemented by a woodchip capacity of biowaste treatment by 130 tonnes annually. Even As part of the European Economic Recovery Plan, Member transport directly benefit from better and more frequent services and strong oversight of these projects at all stages so that guidelines are strictly followed. This would include introducing introducing include would This followed. strictly are guidelines that so stages all at projects these of oversight strong The Baltic Deal is a project that brings farmers and advisory

burner when needed. after a recent extension of the project by another 200 home States were encouraged through the ERDF to improve energy t Share of bike traffic is expected to increase from 3% to faster journey times. 5. Sustainable development has to become central to the entire scope of the EU’s Cohesion Policy. We also need a a need also We Policy. Cohesion EU’s the of scope entire the to central become to has development Sustainable 5. groups from across the region together to fight eutrophication.

composters, demand exceeds the availability. efficiency in buildings and promote job creation. 10% by 2013 This can be achieved by agreeing to multi-level governance and adhering to the European Code of Conduct of Code European the to adhering and governance multi-level to agreeing by achieved be can This This process results from nutrients escaping soils into the

At the grassroots level, the success of the project was brought t Successful pressure from civil society The line itself is managed by the Metronapolli S.P. of which 4. Strong partnerships between relevant stakeholders to be an integral feature of the Cohesion Policy at all stages. stages. all at Policy Cohesion the of feature integral an be to stakeholders relevant between partnerships Strong 4. sea and stimulates algae growth. As a result marine fish and

about by the efficient cooperation of the local authority, the The French government is meeting this challenge head-on the municipality of Naples is the largest shareholder. Between framework. plant life suffocate as oxygen is removed from the water by the

inhabitants of Feldheim and the local project developer. and has plans to retrofit 800,000 social housing units in 15 The aim of the project is to create the necessary infrastructure 2000 and 2012, the estimated overall benefits of the metro 3. Improvements in the result orientation of the Cohesion Policy, through conditions and a robust performance performance robust a and conditions through Policy, Cohesion the of orientation result the in Improvements 3. algae.

areas between 2009 and 2020. To date, the results have been for a commuting bicycle road network in the southern part upgrade and extension make a significant difference to the

protection for biodiversity and ecosystems across all Europe’s regions. Europe’s all across ecosystems and biodiversity for protection MÓRAHALOM, HUNGARY impressive. By the end of the first phase in March 2011, 63,000 of Veszprém, so as to make a bicycle connection between carbon footprint of the city, with an annual reduction of CO2

2. The future EU budget to support measures for environmental protection and resource efficiency, including including efficiency, resource and protection environmental for measures support to budget EU future The 2. At present more than 377,000 square kilometres of the *

GEOTHERMAL CASCADE SYSTEM homes were retrofitted and of those, over a third will be of Class the city centre and the Southern Institutional Centre. Within emissions by 250,000 tonnes and a cut in oil consumption by

building a decarbonized economy across Europe across economy decarbonized a building Baltic is regarded as a dead zone. About 80% of all artificial

A energy efficiency rating. This totals energy savings equal to the framework of the project, 2362 m of bicycle paths and 110,000 tonnes. 1. Twenty-five percent of the next EU budget (2014-2020) to be devoted to projects and initiatives directed towards towards directed initiatives and projects to devoted be to (2014-2020) budget EU next the of percent Twenty-five 1. nutrients in the sea come from the land, including agricultural

t Provides energy for several public buildings (town hall, €1,170 per household. related street-lighting, a closed bike storage in Erzsébet-liget, an CEE Bankwatch Network, Friends of the Earth Europe and WWF are calling for: calling are WWF and Europe Earth the of Friends Network, Bankwatch CEE runoff, sewage, industrial and municipal waste. The Baltic library, primary school, community centre, kindergarten) open-air bike storage in the Theatre Garden, a bike ramp, and Deal network has established best practice in fertilisation,

t Reduces the costs of heating and hot water for the local One of the focus regions for this project is Brittany where a safety barrier were constructed, and rainwater channelling more long-term benefits. benefits. long-term more management of manure, soil structure, plant cover and

authority (by around 80%) 153,000 social housing units, managed by 38 operators, are works were implemented. to a replication and expansion of these success stories and instill better expenditure of the EU budget that delivers delivers that budget EU the of expenditure better instill and stories success these of expansion and replication a to protection zones as well as precision farming.

t During the 25 years lifecycle of the project, annual CO2 awaiting conversion. In the first nine months of the project

We believe that these inspiring cases will convince decision-makers at all levels that our recommendations can lead lead can recommendations our that levels all at decision-makers convince will cases inspiring these that believe We emission reduction of 870 tonnes, while the natural 2,103 households were brought up from the lowest D,E,F,G “The Veszprém-Szentkirályszabadja-Balatonalmádi bicycle Policy spending. spending. Policy New techniques have been applied in pilot areas to allow

gas saving is 482,000 m2, which equals 80% of total standard to the A and B efficiency levels. path is a result of the active cooperation of both civil society sustainably and letting local people benefit from them clearly creates a real sense of ownership over Cohesion Cohesion over ownership of sense real a creates clearly them from benefit people local letting and sustainably for growth in innovation and ecological practice. In addition,

consumption organizations and the local authority,” says Tímea Szalay, STRUCTURAL FUNDS AND savings to the creation of new jobs. These projects also bring Europe closer to its people - using local resources resources local using - people its to closer Europe bring also projects These jobs. new of creation the to savings 100 pilot farms are maintained throughout the region,

In this same period it is estimated that 760 jobs were created chairperson of a local NGO - Csalán Association. NATIONAL CO-FINANCING AS % Best practice means achieving positive environmental impacts and real economic benefits, from substantial energy energy substantial from benefits, economic real and impacts environmental positive achieving means practice Best where the latest environmental and business techniques are

The 50 most disadvantaged settlements received funding to locally in the construction and planning areas. These are real Best practice in project selection and development and selection project in practice Best showcased. On-going study trips help exchange best practice OF TOTAL PUBLIC INVESTMENTS use its geothermal potential. Even though the geothermal results in an area that needs support. BLYTH, UNITED KINGDOM among national nodes. The programme demonstrates how (average 2009-2011)

water is not hot enough for , it is still WIND TURBINE BLADES TESTING FACILITY and monitoring. and Member States can work together and voluntarily address

sufficient for heating systems and providing hot water. A REGION, SLOVAKIA 100 97 are sustainable and innovative, and that really benefit the public by involving them directly in project implementation implementation project in directly them involving by public the benefit really that and innovative, and sustainable are environmental problems.

cascade system was built to serve several public buildings and BIOENERGY RECONSTRUCTION t Helping the UK further advance offshore renewable energy During times of economic and environmental crisis, Cohesion Policy needs more focus to guide investments that that investments guide to focus more needs Policy Cohesion crisis, environmental and economic of times During 77 76

a private hotel, saving around 80 % of the costs. OF BOILER ROOMS t Providing an ideal environment to accelerate technology 75 72 direct benefits for the beneficiary region or community. or region beneficiary the for benefits direct BÉSOS, SPAIN

development 68 66 recently. While they vary in purpose, all have been tailored towards social and environmental ends in order to ensure ensure to order in ends environmental and social towards tailored been have all purpose, in vary they While recently. ENERGY FROM BIOGAS

The success of the project encouraged the municipality to t Successful community approach t Securing Europe’s leading position as an exporter of this 52 51 50 This map displays some of the best practice Cohesion Policy investments in infrastructure projects to be realised realised be to projects infrastructure in investments Policy Cohesion practice best the of some displays map This 50

continue developing renewable energy sources and efficiency t Increased energy independence and energy safety of the technology 44 42 Mapping environmentally friendly Cohesion Policy investments Policy Cohesion friendly environmentally Mapping t 120 to 160 thousand tonnes of waste can be converted to 35 35 measures such as extended geothermal energy utilisation, region biogas every year 25

EU co-financing helped to bring together the engineering

LED technology in street lights, photovoltaic solar cells and t Saving 67% of energy costs, energy price decrease by 14 13 the benchmark for future Cohesion Policy. Cohesion future for benchmark the 10 t This gas can generate 22 GWh of power 9 6

traditions of the north east England with the state-of-the-art 5 5 4

replacement of doors and windows of public buildings. more than 25%, GHG emissions decrease by 2,643 3 3 2 2 1 1 be invested in regional policy. This map offers excellent examples from across the EU of projects that must become become must that projects of EU the across from examples excellent offers map This policy. regional in invested be t The plant design reduces water and energy impact 0

tonnes/year and particle pollutions by 52 tonnes/year offshore wind energy sector, creating the world’s largest testing HU LT SK ET MT BG LV PL PT RO CZ SL GR IT ES CY FI DE BE FR SE UK AT DK NL IR LU

get it right. For the 2014-2020 period a budget of over a trillion euros is under negotiation, a third of which should should which of third a negotiation, under is euros trillion a over of budget a period 2014-2020 the For right. it get “In my view the cascade system is a fantastic achievement for t 21 new jobs created facility for turbine blades. through investments promoting , carbon intensive projects or the destruction of nature, sometimes it does does it sometimes nature, of destruction the or projects intensive carbon fuel, fossil promoting investments through The Besos Eco Park 3 waste treatment plant in Barcelona is

Morahalom because it takes us on the road of local resource

regional development across the 27 Member States. While the EU is misguided in many of the projects it supports, supports, it projects the of many in misguided is EU the While States. Member 27 the across development regional a state of the art facility that enables the recycling of waste

use and emission reduction at the same time as achieving In 2005, several local authorities coordinated by Friends of This specialised 5,700m2 construction was completed in

350 billion for the period 2007-2013, the EU’s Cohesion Policy is a formidable investment tool for promoting promoting for tool investment formidable a is Policy Cohesion EU’s the 2007-2013, period the for billion 350 € With With and energy creation from organic materials. Each year over *2007-2013

huge savings in the city budget!” says József Zoltán–Pásztor, the Earth-CEPA established an association of villages called August 2012 and is designed to test blades of up to 123 The case for cohesion funding – getting it right for the environment and people and environment the for right it getting – funding cohesion for case The 400,000 tonnes of waste pass through the centre, 30-40% design by the project manager. “Bystricko Biomass”. The leading idea behind the formation of