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Smart Cities Information System SEAPs - What is their role and why are they important?
Monitoring reports – a general overview
13th European Week of the Regions and Cities – OPEN DAYS 2015
Tuesday 13th October 2015
Paolo ZANCANELLA European Commission – Joint Research Centre
1. The Covenant of Mayors initiative and the JRC
2. What is the role of the SEAPs and why they are important
3. The monitoring report
4. Tips for a successful monitoring process
Contents
75% of EU population lives in urban areas Urban areas represent 70% of primary energy demand of the EU Cities are part of the problem and part of the solution Cities and Regions: a huge potential for a sustainable energy use, with a positive impact on local economies Need of a new model of multi-level governance for the implementation of climate policies
Mayors commit to go beyond EU energy and
climate objectives:
at least 20% CO2 reduction
in their respective territories by 2020
ACCOUNTABILITY of local authorities, which take
the lead in the fight against climate change
Define a Baseline Emission Inventory (BEI)
Prepare a Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP)
Implement their Action Plan and report periodically on
progress
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The Covenant of Mayors (CoM)
30% CO2 emissions reduction by 2030
54 COUNTRIES
6 520 signatories
209 million citizens
An unprecedented success…
Covenant EU
28 EU Member
States + EEA
Countries
Covenant East
Armenia,
Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Georgia,
Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan,
Moldova,
Tajikistan,
Turkmenistan,
Ukraine,
Uzbekistan
Covenant South
Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon,
Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia
JRC - Robust Science for Policy Making
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Supporting citizen’s security, health and environmental protection, safety
of food and chemicals, alternative energies, nuclear safety,
econometrics, prospective technologies…
About the JRC
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SEAP is a "unique" systemic energy planning and monitoring tool to
mitigate climate change at local level
instrument that allows local/regional authorities to collect and
analyse data in a structured and systematic manner and serves as a
basis for good energy management
involvement of Stakeholders (including private sector) in the
development of Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) to ensure its
effective implementation
SEAP as a milestone for other climate and energy initiatives
(SmartCity, Carbon Neutral, Mayors Adapt)
SEAPs why are they important?
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Measures in the field of EE and RES
The choice of sectors to tackle and the specific measures to be implemented
is entirely left to the responsibility of the Signatory, depending on:
• political mandate of the Mayor
• national framework (regulations,
grants, incentives, etc.)
• size of the local authority (availability of human & financial resources, expertise, etc.)
Key areas for SEAP action
Breakdown of expected GHG emissions reduction by field of action in 2020
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Strategic urban planning:
The SEAP can be an instrument to prevent rapid and uncontrolled
city growth, by promoting mixed land use and encouraging not
motorized mobility.
Ex. Stockholm: efficient social planning, anticipating the
increased demand for housing and transportation
Key areas for SEAP action
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‘Action Report’
Year 2 Year 0
SEAP
Year 4 Year 6
2015 2017 2019
‘Full Report’
Quantitative Qualitative Qualitative
...
Status of the
actions
Status of the actions
+ monitoring
inventory
Status of the
actions
‘Action Report’
Time scale of monitoring reports
2013
To track the progress of SEAP implementation and to evaluate the evolvement and contribution of each action towards the target
To provide guidance to signatories with a "self-assessment"
To detect potential inconsistencies within the data inserted in the SEAP and to adopt corrective measures, if needed
To allow signatories to demonstrate the EU the wide impact of their actions on the ground
Why is monitoring important?
Is the signatory on track to reach
the target?
-20%
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The choice of indicators depend on the specific context and on the priorities identified by the local/regional authority
In the context of the CoM, the main indicators are those related to energy consumption or CO2 emissions, i.e.: energy consumption or per capita
CO2 emissions per sector and/or energy carrier i.e.: [MWh/capita] o [tCO2/capita]
Performance indicators
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Monitoring Synthesis report
• Automatically generated at the end of the monitoring stage • Some graphical elements ease the follow-up of the SEAP
implementation and showcase the progress already achieved
Assign a dedicated person to coordinate the process, and if
deemed necessary establish a team or committee to meet
periodically.
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Identify the data to be collected and the data sources including
departments and external stakeholders that will be able to
provide data.
Ensure that the data collected is reliable and comparable along
time.
Define monitoring indicators and set specific benchmarks to
compare their performance
Define a communication plan to communicate results to policy
makers and other stakeholders and tailor the information to
address each audience
Tips for a successful monitoring process:
[email protected] +39 0332 78 5904 Joint Research Centre (JRC) IET - Institute for Energy and Transport Petten - The Netherlands & Ispra - Italy
Thank you