Energy use in buildings

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Energy efficient transport
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Moving sustainably
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Rethinking transport

• Transport essential to businesses and individuals
• But accounts for 20 of EU energy use and growing
  fast
• Most goods transported by road one of most
  energy intensive modes
• Cleaner transport modes exist but need change in
  attitudes and correct policies

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What is the EU doing?

• Energy efficiency action plan (2006) includes
  transport
• Car fuel efficiency-labelling directive (1999)
• Green paper on urban mobility (Sept 2007)
• Intelligent Energy Europe II (2007-2013) funds
  transport projects
• Research for energy-efficient transport
  technologies
• CIVITAS helps cities implement efficient
  transport
• ELTIS supports best practice in urban and
  regional transport
• Mobility Week promotes cleaner transport to
  public and businesses
• Marco Polo programme supports freight shift from
  road transport

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Cleaner road vehicles and urban transport

• Maximising efficient forms of transport essential
  e.g. public transport in towns and trains for
  longer journeys
• But cars will remain significant transport form
  the vehicles used should be most efficient
• Considerable potential to save energy through
  more efficient components in road vehicles air
  conditioning, tyres
• Cleaner car models exist, but need support to
  compete on market
• Support needed for research and development of
  technologies electric, hybrid or fuel cell
  vehicles
• Inefficient urban transport causes unnecessary
  energy consumption
• Local authorities can take lead
• Buses and rubbish lorries can run on clean energy

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Good practice 1 La Ribera in biodiesel (2003
onwards)

• Community project in La Ribera region (Spain)
• Solves waste problems and fights climate change
• Collects waste oil from food businesses, converts
  to biodiesel
• Fuel used in public vehicle fleets
• In 2004, 260 698 litres of oil collected from 418
  businesses
• To be extended to private cars biofuel fitted
  service stations to open
• Extending collection to household oil
• Coordinated by L'Agència Energètica de la Ribera
  (AER)
• www.managenergy.net/download/gp2005.pdf

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Energy efficiency in other transport modes

• More awareness needed of alternatives to road
  transport, especially for long-distance goods
  transport.
• Includes switch to rail in mountains or
  developing motorways of the sea
• Air transport has much greater energy intensity
  than other modes and its environmental impact
  is growing fast
• Scope to combine transport modes much more
  effectively

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Re-thinking mobility

• Changing our attitudes is vital
• Actions for individuals more use of public
  transport, car-sharing, cycling, home working
• Local authorities and businesses can lead
  communities by promoting sustainable mobility for
  their employees
• Schools can raise awareness amongst youngsters
• Driving schools and car dealers can promote
  eco-driving

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Good practice 2 ECODRIVEN

• Campaign across nine countries in 2007-2008
• Raising awareness of eco-driving driving
  techniques that lead to fuel savings of 5-10
• Benefits in addition to lower emissions include
  cost savings, fewer accidents and less noise
• Organised by municipalities, SMEs and hauliers,
  together with car dealers, fuel stations, touring
  clubs, shops, motorists' associations and schools
  
• Aiming to reach 2.5 million drivers and avoid 0.5
  million tonnes CO2 by 2010
• http//www.ecodrive.org

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What is ManagEnergy?

• Initiative by European Commission
  Directorate-General for Energy and Transport
• Supports local and regional actions on energy
  efficiency and renewable energies
• Training workshops/online events
• Information on case studies, good practices,
  legislation and programmes
• Network of local and regional energy agencies
  (LEAs)

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More information?

• www.managenergy.net