2. Maxim Luttmer Climate Consultant 04-07-2003 Climate policy on a local level

3. REEEP Meeting Szentendre 3-4 July 2003 NECESSITY -Increasing responsibility in achieving the Kyoto and RES targets Local authorities (LA’s): -Administration level -Closest to the people -Play a role in creating support for CP -Generate many activities that require energy and produce CO2

4. REEEP Meeting Szentendre 3-4 July 2003 Barriers -Yet.............................. -Approaches and solutions keep stumbling over institutional barriers. Climate policy targets EU /National L A LALALALALALA Implementation in all policy areas Barriers 1 Political concensus 2 Decision making process 3 Lack of knowledge/capacity 4 Lack of structural, integral approach :

5. REEEP Meeting Szentendre 3-4 July 2003 Dutch Climate policy LA (NL, 2001) Nat. Target: 50Mton CO2 (6% CO2 reduction 1990) Govermental agreement (new style): Chapter on climate policy 1.Improving tools for municipalities and provinces 2.Lay down agreements: Climate covenant 3.Organisations involved: Environmental A, Economic A., Municipalities (VNG), Provinces (IPO)

6. REEEP Meeting Szentendre 3-4 July 2003 CLIMATE MENU A process wise approach towards a local climate policy (which includes energy issues as well !!) National action Plan: 1)Government identifies Cl objectives and acts as facilitator 2)the LA’s do the actual work

7. REEEP Meeting Szentendre 3-4 July 2003 Different Steps Climate Scan MENU (Ambition + Targets + Projects) Monitoring results

8. REEEP Meeting Szentendre 3-4 July 2003 Elements Themes Ambition levels target Supported by: Advisor Process Tools Database of projects Implem.plans Monitoring Subsidy

9. REEEP Meeting Szentendre 3-4 July 2003 Key- characteristics 1.A coherent and integral approach (all policy areas) 2.Flexible ; meets the diverse nature of LA’s 3.The procedure shortens the decision making proces 4.Adresses the need to achieve political consensus acts on the barriers / accountable / towards implementation On this moment 170 Municipalities in the Netherlands work with it

10. REEEP Meeting Szentendre 3-4 July 2003 EUROPEAN CLIMATE MENU (ECM) Ecofys initiated the ECM project : on bases of the good experiences of simular approaches in the UK and Germany ( febr. 2003, Altener) European Ambition Etc. Climate menu level 1 level 2level 3 Theme 1target 1target atarget I Theme 2target 2target btarget II Theme 3target 3target ctarget III Etc. Action = contribution to energy and climate targets + project database

11. REEEP Meeting Szentendre 3-4 July 2003 Consortium Cardedeu Sofena Apea M. Varmland Maastricht SCDC Gelsenkirchen MG & Pniewy Ecofys Climate Alliance

12. REEEP Meeting Szentendre 3-4 July 2003 Hungarian and Polish Climate Menu Example projects: The development of a CLIMATE MENU for 3 HU LA’s and 3 PL LA’s Supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Twinning) Start in September 2003

13. REEEP Meeting Szentendre 3-4 July 2003 WANTED INTERESTED PARTNERS! Ecofys invites regional and local authorities to join the ECM Project

14. REEEP Meeting Szentendre 3-4 July 2003 Conclusion To translate National Climate Targets to LA’s it should be: Simple /Practicle Integral and flexible Tacle barriers