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Local Level Actions: A bottom-up approach to becoming a leader in Climate Change Donna Gartland, Strategic Sustainable Energy Planner Credit: Banksy

Introduction  Codema – Dublin’s Energy Agency, not -for-profit company helping the Dublin Local Authorities improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions from energy

National Level Energy Policy Top-down GAP TO TARGETS Bottom-up Local Level Energy Projects

Combining National and Local initiatives into an overall Smart Energy System Electricity Transport Heat

Examples of Local Level Projects - Codema Dublin Climate Change Action Plans Committed to -40% CO 2 by 2030

Examples of Local Level Projects - Codema Home Energy Saving Kits

Examples of Local Level Projects - Codema Achieving Guaranteed Energy Savings Dublin City Council Energy Performance Contract  First Local Authority EPC project  Implemented through EU project ‘EESI 2020’  Energy savings of 2.6 GWh per year  Equal to enough energy to power ~130 households!

Examples of Local Level Projects - Codema District Heating in Dublin Mapping the heat demand in Dublin to identify where District Heating is feasible

Examples of Local Level Projects - Codema District Heating in Dublin  Enough waste heat sources to meet more than 40% of Dublin City’s heating needs !!! Dublin City Project South Dublin Project  Using waste heat – low-  > € 0.5m funding from EU ‘ HeatNet ’ Project District Heating needs carbon  1st phase in Docklands  1st phase in Tallaght National level policy support!!! area town center  Pipes already in the  Innovative low-carbon ground system

Main Recommendations…  More support for local level initiatives  Effect change from a bottom-up approach  Long term planning and tough decisions need to be made at a national level!

Thank You! Donna Gartland Strategic Sustainable Energy Planner donna.gartland@codema.ie