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Climate Active Neighbourhoods
New approaches for energy retrofits in residential areas
Davide Cassanmagnago30/09/2019
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City of Essen
Climate Alliance
Municipality of Arnhem
Optivo(Energise Sussex Coast,
Hastings Borough Council)
Liège-Energie(City of Liège)
Plymouth City Council
Brest métropole(Energence Brest) Energieagentur
Rheinland-Pfalz
EPAM Seine-Aval(City of Mantes-la-Jolie)
Municipality of Worms
Project partners from 5 countries:• Lead partner Climate
Alliance, city network• Municipalities• Local a. regional energy
agencies• Housing companies• Local NGOs
Associated partner• Klima-Bündnis Luxemburg• University College Dublin,
Ireland
Lead Partner
Project partners from 5 NWE countries• LP: Climate Alliance, city
network• Local authorities• Social housing provider• Local and regional energy
agencies• Regional refurbishment
association working with residents
• Community group
• Associated partners: Climate Alliance Luxemburg, University College Dublin, Ireland
Climate Active NeighbourhoodsPartners
Climate Active NeighbourhoodsPartners
Starting point
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• Residential buildings have a huge potential for energy-savings and CO2
reduction
• Energy renovation rate is too low to meet EU targets to reduce GHG emissions by 2030 and 2050
Starting point
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• Local authorities face similar major difficulties in implementing low carbon strategies in the residential sector
• New methods are needed to reach stakeholders and stimulate action
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• Implementation of new models for sharing responsibilities between local authorities and neighbourhoods
Go beyond current practice Trigger the necessary bottom-up actions Greater emphasis on the needs of residents
• Target: urban districts in NWE with high potential to reduce GHG emissions. Priority is given to deprived city areas.
• Partnership builds on transnational synergies from different governing approaches
Project approach
3 main approaches used to empower neighbourhoods
1. Grassroots approach focused on supporting local initiatives whether financially, strategically or administratively in order to help them deepen their activities or increase their outreach
2. Face-to-face approach consisted in personalised interviews with residents of the neighbourhood, whether through home visits or centralised energy advice
3. Multiplicator approach involved training local residents with potential to further spread their knowledge or skills, hence increasing the outreach
Project approach
The Grassroots Approach
We shouldreplace thewindows ofour houses!
We shouldreplace thewindows ofour houses!
Ourenergybills aretoo high!
Ourenergybills aretoo high!
Offer facilitationOffer facilitation
Request facilitationRequest
facilitation To-Do List
- Support meetings, e.g. provide rooms
- Finance requestedexpert support, e.g. energy action plan
- Provide requestedinformation
To-Do List
- Support meetings, e.g. provide rooms
- Finance requestedexpert support, e.g. energy action plan
- Provide requestedinformation
Existing andevolvingneighbourhoodinitiatives/ individual home owners andresidents
Existing andevolvingneighbourhoodinitiatives/ individual home owners andresidents
The Multiplicator Approach
I want torefurbish /
energy-retrofitmy house
I want torefurbish /
energy-retrofitmy house
Provideinformation
andfinancialsupport
Provideinformation
andfinancialsupport
Offer support toindividuals
Offer support toindividuals
Request supportRequest support
Provideframework for/ offer support tomultiplicators
Provideframework for/ offer support tomultiplicators
Individual home owners and residents
Individual home owners and residents
Work withmultiplicators
Work withmultiplicators
Multiplicator List, e.g.
- Community organisations
- Housingassociations
- Grid company
Multiplicator List, e.g.
- Community organisations
- Housingassociations
- Grid company
Independent multiplicator workIndependent multiplicator work
The Face-to-Face Approach
My energy billis too high!
My energy billis too high! Provide
informationand financial
support
Provideinformation
and financialsupport
Offer support toindividuals
Offer support toindividuals
Request supportRequest support
Municipal and adjoint departments, e.g.
- Energy advisors
- Social workers
- City quarter office
Municipal and adjoint departments, e.g.
- Energy advisors
- Social workers
- City quarter office
Individual home owners and residents
Individual home owners and residents
I want toreplace mywindows!
I want toreplace mywindows!
Strengthening and support of local process for energy retrofitting by
Project activities
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• New financing schemes and activation tools tailored for residents and local actors
• Optimised legal (e.g. for house owners) and design (e.g. how to solve technical problems) advice for enhanced bottom-up driven actions
• Pilot investment in energy efficiency
3 categories of activities resulted
1. New ways of cooperation: showcases the importance of rethinking the municipalities’ role towards facilitation and bottom-up cooperation on the local level in direct contact with the residents & neighbourhood initiatives
2. Engaging residents for change: displays methods of engagement and of fostering intrinsic motivation by positive communication
3. Support & Financial Tools: focusses on offering residents and neighbourhood initiatives the support they need, starting from personalised advice services up to the creation of new financial tools on the neighbourhood level.
Project activities
• Innovative financing schemes and behaviour change methods developed and evaluated in selected districts
• Optimised governance arrangements put in place and bottom-up initiatives empowered to overcome barriers
• Set up practical transnational groups to roll-out and evaluate the solutions found
• Successful approaches are collected in a “coaching framework” for European cities and can be implemented in other municipalities
Main results
Main results
~1200 households
~14 M EURfunding
Practice Cube
~1.500t GHG savings
FinancingSchemes
Models ofCooperation
The Practice Cube
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http://www.climatealliance.org/activities/tools-and-methods/practice-cube.html
New Ways of Cooperation
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Plymouth Energy CommunitySetting Up Independent Companies with Local GroupsCommunity Benefit Company Plymouth Energy Community (PEC) was set up to install and manage a community owned solar array. • Local ownership - citizens able to purchase community
shares.• Municipal initial support
Brest - Towards more Bottom-Up Climate Action Changing the Role of the MunicipalityFrom traditional top-down policy development to a bottom-up grassroots approach• Allows more tailored policy• Inclusion of local/neighbourhoods stakeholders• Identification of local needs• Identification of local priority groups
Encouraging Residents for Change
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Thermography WalksUsing Thermography to Trigger Retrofit Measures Brest, Liège, Worms• Promote energy efficiency• Raise awareness on the benefits of thermal insulation• Transfer results across countries• Efficiency of visual and impactful results
greenApes Sustainable Behaviour Community Social Media Community to Reward Sustainable Behaviour - EssenA cross-media platform to communicate with and reward sustainable citizens. • Sharing ideas and best behaviours• Receiving rewards from local company• Build community and groups
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Support and Financial Tools
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Crowd Funding for Local Climate Action, EssenEnhancing Residents’ Participation in Community Energy Projects, EssenA donor-based platform run by Sparkasse which doubles the donations at certain thresholds.• Minimum investment of 100€• Online and local events funding• Different local projects
Local Community Energy Tariff, HastingsSupporting Residents at Risk of Energy PovertyA community energy tariff set by energy agency with local non-profit partners.• Residents can purchase local green energy • An household consuming 3000kWh/y saves 300KgCO2
• Residents save money • Positive effect on local economy and employment
Application Form and Work Plan
211st PSG meeting, 28 April 2016