Low Carbon South East Europe
Project introduction
Daniele Vettorato – European Research Academy of Bolzano
Verona – Smart Energy, 08/10/2014
The SEE Programme
The LOCSEE project is co-financed by the
South East Europe Transnational
Cooperation Programme, the goal of
which is to develop transnational
partnerships on matters of strategic
importance in order to improve territorial,
economic and social integration and to
contribute to the cohesion, stability and
competitiveness of the region.
Project Outline
The LOCSEE (Low Carbon South East Europe)
project aims to build the capacities of public
and other institutions dealing with climate
change, and to strengthen the involvement of
key stakeholders in policy development across
the SEE region.
• two-year project
• launched in December 2012
• led by the European Academy of Bolzano
(EURAC)
Project Main Outputs
• Regional State of the Art Analysis
• A cross-sector step-by-step manual on creating low-carbon policies
• Guidelines for the coordinated cross-sector transfer of EU directives in the field
of climate change
• A good practice exchange platform (40 GPs)
• A regional policy network that will ensure the transferability and sustainability
of project results
• 10 Policy Papers
• 10 Process Plans for
the PP implementation
Regional State-of-the-Art Analysis
The state-of-the-art analysis covering South Eastern
Europe (SEE) is a summary and compilation of the
national state-of-the-art analyses in the field of climate
change developed by JOANNEUM RESEARCH in 2013
for Albania, Croatia, Kosovo*, the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, in the
framework of the LOCSEE project.
The regional analysis provides an overview of the
current situation in the SEE region, including countries
participating in LOCSEE. Existing climate policies,
legislative frameworks, baseline data, indicators and
statistics were examined; and information on human
resources, financing, stakeholders, management issues,
problems and technical aspects was collected in order
to provide a clear picture of the development of
climate change policies in the region
Step-by-Step Manual on Developing LowCarbon Policies
It is primarily addressed to countries in South Eastern
Europe (SEE) that are on the path towards joining the
EU and is based on the long experience gained by EU
member states in the region in relation to developing
and implementing low-carbon policies.
It takes into account the real needs, gaps and barriers
in the SEE region as communicated by the relevant
countries during its compilation and should be seen as
a general guide that identifies the basic steps to be
followed.
The topics explored include assessing potential lowcarbon measures, identifying methodological
approaches to developing GHG emissions projections,
selecting low-carbon targets and appropriate
measures and policies, and monitoring their impacts.
Guidelines for the Coordinated Transfer of EU
Legislation in the Field of Climate Change
The guidelines aim to provide IPA countries with an
appropriate tool in the form of a concise but
comprehensive overview of each relevant legislative
act (decisions, directives and regulations).
• lists all sectoral and cross-sectoral legal acts related
to climate change;
• aims to facilitate understanding of each binding
instrument via an overview of the main obligations,
tools, institutional innovations, objectives, and
quantitative and qualitative targets;
• helps to identify interconnections among different
legislative acts in the interests of coherent and
efficient implementation;
• provides an outline of the evolution of EU climate
legislation (amendments and repeals connected to
each of the analysed legislative acts).
Partnership
The partnership comprises 17 partners
from the SEE region (11 active partners
and six observers)
It involves key actors dealing with climate
change, including national ministries,
government offices, university and
research organisations and international
organisations
The 11 active partners are from old EU
member states (Austria, Italy, Greece),
new EU member states (Slovenia,
Hungary, Croatia), candidate countries
(Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Montenegro, Serbia) and potential
candidates (Albania), representing the
majority of the SEE geographical area.
Partners
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EURAC Bolzano, Italy (lead partner)
MoE, Albania
JOANNEUM RESEARCH, Austria
MZOIP, Croatia
NOA, Greece
Corvinus University, REKK, Hungary
REC, Hungary
MoEPP, FYR Macedonia
MSDT, Montenegro
MAEPS, Serbia
MKO, Slovenia
Observers
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LEB, Styria, Austria
EUREC Agency, Belgium
EKPAA, Greece
MEECC, Greece
IMELS, Italy
SID Banka, Slovenia
Workplan
The project is divided into six work packages (WPs):
WP1: Transnational project and financial management
WP2: Communication
WP3: Analysis of the state of the art and good practice exchange platform
WP4: Coordinated transfer of EU climate legislation
WP5: Capacity building for low-carbon policies
WP6: Development of low-carbon policy papers
WWW – Linkedin - Twitter
www.locsee.eu
Contacts
European Academy of Bolzano/ Accademia Europea Bolzano (EURAC)
Viale Druso 1, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
Mr. Daniele Vettorato – Project Manager
Tel: (39) 0471 055 641
Ms. Alyona Zubaryeva – Project Coordinator
Tel: (39) 0471 055 619
Project email:
locsee@eurac.edu