Sustainable energy & Covenant of Mayors in our cities
Capacity Building Workshop
Date: 22th of March 2011
Place: Budapest Capital, Municipal Council, Hungary
Address: 1056 Budapest, Váci Street 62-64. 2nd floor, Díszterem
Organisers: Energy Cities, ENERGIAKLUB Climate Policy Institute and Applied
Communications with the support of the European Commission in the framework of
the ManagEnergy initiative
Who should participate?
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Take part in an
intensive
1-day training and
improve your local
energy management
Local authorities: elected representatives along with their energy managers
Local and regional energy agencies
Relevant key organizations to facilitate the Covenant implementation in Hungary
(Esp. institutions and networks of local authorities and energy managers etc.)
Learn more on effective local energy management
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Allocate and manage sufficient human capacities within your city’s administration
(e.g. create a position of local energy manager/energy management unit).
Prepare Baseline Emissions Inventory (BEI) and develop a Sustainable Energy Action
Plan (SEAP) for your city’s territory.
Involve local stakeholders and citizens in the development, implementation and
monitoring of your SEAP – aligning their actions with common local objectives.
Finance the actions featured in your SEAP through innovative financing mechanisms
Exchange experiences
…on the implementation of the Covenant of Mayors in Hungary: among Signatories
and interested local authorities, energy and regional development agencies, and
national institutions in order to bring the case of local sustainable energy management
further.
Invited guests: Representatives of relevant national institutions, regional and local
energy and development agencies, national and international experts.
Do not miss…
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Personalized support of European and national experts in the field of local sustainable
energy issues.
Examples and experiences from other European countries
Creation of a “Covenant national platform” in Hungary facilitating an inter-institutional
dialogue and cooperation among local authorities and organisations that have a
potential to support them in achievement of their Covenant objectives.
Covenant Signatories
in Hungary include:
Budapest, Tata,
Biharkeresztes,
Veszprém
... and 2177 more
Signatories from 47
countries!
See more:
www.eumayors.eu
Programme
Timing
Session
09:30 – 10:00
Registration, coffee
10:00 – 10:15
Welcome by the host
Dr. István György, Dept. Mayor on behalf of Mr. István Tarlós, Mayor of capital City Budapest
10:15-10:30
Hungarian energy and climate policy
Mr. Péter Olajos, Dept. Secretary of State for Energy
10:30 – 11:00
Local sustainable energy management and the Covenant of Mayors
Pedro Ballesteros Torres, EU Commission DG Energy
Ms. Krisztina Dely, Energy Cities
General introduction the Covenant of Mayors: commitments, Institutional, technical and financial
assistance available for Signatories and Covenant Supporters
11:00 – 11:15
Coffee break
11:15 – 13:00
Part 1: Implementation of the Covenant of Mayors in Hungarian cities
Moderator: Mr. Károly Mezei, ETE-TESZ
11:15-11:45
11:45-12:00
12:00-13:00
Mr. Peter Schilken, Energy Cities – Technical requirements and support for the Covenant
Mr. Levente Mürkl, Municipality of Tata, Hungary – Actions of Tata as Covenant signatory
Moderated Discussion
Session objectives:
 Provide detailed information on technical requirements: Baseline Emissions Inventory (BEI)
and Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP), incl. needed human and financial resources for
data collection, planning and implementation
 Exchange on current actions, results and benefits of the Covenant for Hungarian signatories,
as well as on barriers faced during the implementation
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 16:00
Part 2: Implementation of the Covenant of Mayors in Hungarian cities
Moderator: Krisztina Dely, Energy Cities
14:00-14:20
14:20-14:40
14:40-15:00
15:00-15:15
Mr. Paul Fay, City of Frankfurt, Germany – Actions and resources committed by Frankfurt
Mr. Bence Huba, NFÜ – The New Széchenyi Plan and other funding available for signatories
Mr. Gábor Vámosi, ENEREA – Regional support and energy agencies for Signatories
Ms. Brigitta Bozsó, ENERGIAKLUB, Hungary – Tools for better engagement of local actors
Ms. Maria Csikai, ENERGIAKLUB, Hungary – Financing for municipalities in the EU budget
15:20-16:00
Moderated discussion
Session Objectives:
 Discuss on how local actors (citizens and local businesses) and various levels of government
(provinces and regions) can be involved in the implementation of commitments
 Demonstrate available and innovative financial mechanisms (schemes set up by cities, EU
and national funding programmes, cooperation with private partners) as well as identify
additional needs for funding at national level
 Exploring possibilities to set up a national Covenant of Mayors platform
16-00 – 16:15
Conclusions, end of the workshop