1. Justyna Podralska, AER Committee 1 “Economy and regional development” MORE4NRG state of the art seminar, 7 May 2009, Valencia

2. 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

3. EU27 = 512 regions = 497 million inhabitants GDP = 22400 Euro per capita (household consumption = 60% of GDP) High living standards in Europe = High energy consumption Between 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

5. Finnish regions Finnish 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. 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. 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 regions. Wintertime heating demand estimated to decrease by 6 to 8 by 2021 to 2050. Central and southern Europe. Increase in cooling for central and southern Europe associated with an increase in inter-annual variability by 2071 to 2100. Greek regions. In Athens, estimated a 30 % increase in energy demand by 2080 during July due to air conditioning. In London In 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

6. 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

7. 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?

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. CATALUÑA WinCEM: software for municipal energy management BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG Neckarsulm experience

13. III. PRACTICAL TOOLS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO HELP REGIONS CARRY OUT SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ACTIONS

14. Justyna Podralska AER Committee 1 “Economy and regional development” j.podralska@aer.eu www.aer.eu