CASCADE Cities exchanging on local energy leadership June 2011 – May 2014 Cont ract number: IEE/ 10/ 217/ S I2.592431 Last updat e: May 2014 (final version)
General information • Aim: To improve the implementation of sustainable energy policies in large and medium European cities • Coordinator : EUROCITIES • 3 expert partners : one for each of the three thematic areas: Renewable energy and distributed energy generation Wuppertal Institut Energy in urban transport Koucky & Partners Energy efficient buildings and districts City of Malmö • 18 partner cities : Amaroussion, Amsterdam, Birmingham, Burgas, Edinburgh, Eindhoven, Gateshead, Genoa, Gij ón, Mannheim, Milan, Nantes, S tockholm, S underland, Tampere, Terrassa, Venice and Warsaw.
CAS CADE levels of networking & peer-to-peer learning Level 1 • 6 in depth peer review visits among 19 partner cities Level 2 • 22 study, work-shadowing and mentoring visits • 20 additional cities (mainly from Central & Eastern Europe) Level 3 • National and regional networking activities across 11 member states • 37 additional cities
19 partner cities 20 invited cities 37 neighbouring cities
METHODS
Why peer-to-peer learning? • The ‘ peers’ combine technical expertise , with the experience to address the challenges and deliver solutions. • They are aware of the difficulties to deliver climate change and sustainable energy policies: – organisational barriers – complexity of decision making process – financial restrictions – scepticism of citizens, etc. … but they also know how to overcome these difficulties!
Methodology
Methodology CASCADE GUIDELINES BENCHMARK CASCADE TOOLKIT
Peer review A team of peers or ‘ equals’ from other cities are brought together to j ointly evaluate the performance of another city against a benchmark. Self- Peer review assessment visit Desk Review Feedback report CASCADE per review visit in Tampere • Duration: 3 days • Reviewers: Birmingham, Eindhoven, Mannheim, Milan, Warsaw, Malmo & EUROCITIES
Peer review CASCADE BENCHMARK Context Key factors A. Local leadership and ambitions B. Local strategies and policies C. Organisational and managerial issues D. S takeholder and citizen involvement E. Information, knowledge and awareness F . Financing, investments and risks Examples of Evidence
Peer review DESK REVIEW PEER REVIEW VISIT • Programme : 20 interviews, presentations, study-visits, discussions and recording, exchange of experiences • Recommendations… FEEDBACK REPORT
Mentoring A city welcomes two or three ‘ mentors’ , who support the local administration in understanding common situations and challenges, exchanging and exploring new ideas, options and solutions for further improvements. CAS CADE mentoring visit in Terrassa • Topic: Review of Terrassa’ s S UMP • Duration: 2 days • Mentors: Mobility officer, Nantes Metropole Mobility consultant, Koucky & Part ners • Programme: presentations, site visits, discussion and meetings, Terrassa’s Mobility Forum • Outcomes & Lessons learnt…
Work shadowing • An expert or politician from one city will ‘ shadow’ a peer in another city to witness first hand how things work elsewhere and get inspiration for improving its own way of working. CAS CADE WS : Nantes Metropole & Venice • Topic: city organisational structure for managing climate & energy proj ects. • Duration: 3 days • Host/ visitor matching: Climate plan coordinator (Nantes) Coordinator of climate & energy planning (Venice) • Programme: meetings, presentations, site- visits etc. • Outcomes & Lesson learnt…
S tudy visits • A delegation of city representatives visits another city t o interact with key local stakeholders and see how local proj ects are being implemented. CAS CADE study visit in Gateshead • Visitors: Bydgoszcz, Burgas, Genoa, Gij on, Iasi and S underland • Duration: 2 days • Topics: energy-efficient housing & fuel poverty • Programme: presentations, site-visits, interactive discussions. • Outcomes & Lesson learnt…
ACTIVITIES
Activities 6 PEER 5 WORK REVIEW VISITS SHADOWING VISITS 6 MENTORING 11 STUDY VISITS VISITS 37 PEER ADVICE VISITS
6 peer reviews Birmingham Tampere Amsterdam Genoa Nantes S underland
11 study visits Amsterdam Eindhoven (RES ) Eindhoven(Transport) Gateshead Malmo Mannheim Milan Hamburg S tockholm Warsaw Terrassa
6 mentoring visits Amaroussion Venice Terrassa Burgas Bilbao Edinburgh FEEDBACK REPORTS
5 work-shadowing visits Malmo-Gateshead Nantes-Venice Terrassa-Gij on Birmingham-Mannheim Birmingham-S underland
37 peer advice visits Angers Breda Brest Botkyrka Cinisello Balsamo Durham Espoo Hartlepool Helmond Galatsi Glasgow Middlesbrough Langreo Ludwigshafen Mataro Mieres pezia Pavia Płock Pruszków Rennes Mira La S Rotterdam Rubi S an Donà di Piave S avona S olna S t Nazaire S tara Zagora S tirling S tockton On Tees Telford Turku Utrecht Y ambol Viernheim Worcester
11 seminars
ACHIEVEMEMENTS
Achievements- CAS CADE cities
Achievements- CAS CADE cities Amaroussion Birmingham Edinburgh Establishment of an energy Improvements in its building Informing & shaping its S EAP office to deliver its S EAP retrofit programme Venice Mannheim Tampere Establishment of a citizens Improvements in its climate Increase of its energy targets information office communication strategy to -40% CO2 by 2025 Pilot energy-efficient quarters More …
Achievements- Invited cities
Achievements- Invited cities Belfast Bilbao Gdydia Converting an old landfill New ideas to promote its New department for the into energy hub energy retrofit proj ects energy efficiency of buildings Tartu Bydgoszcs Iasi Improvements in walking Energy audits & retrofit of 178 A long-term energy-efficiency conditions municipal buildings strategy More …
The CAS CADE toolkit: www.cascadecities/ eu Peer-to-peer learning methods Good Practices Collection
Partners and contacts Nathalie Guri, EUROCITIES Nathalie.Guri@ eurocities.eu Tel +32 2 552 0876 Partners www.cascadecities.eu
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