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Climate Active Neighbourhoods

New approaches for energy retrofits in residential areas

Davide Cassanmagnago 30/09/2019

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City of Essen Climate Alliance Municipality of Arnhem Optivo (Energise Sussex Coast, Hastings Borough Council) Liège-Energie (City of Liège) Plymouth City Council Brest métropole (Energence Brest) Energieagentur Rheinland-Pfalz EPAM Seine-Aval (City of Mantes-la-Jolie) Municipality of Worms Project partners from 5 countries:

• Lead partner Climate

Alliance, city network

• Municipalities
• Local a. regional energy

agencies

• Housing companies
• Local NGOs

Associated partner

• Klima-Bündnis Luxemburg
• University College Dublin,

Ireland

Lead Partner

Project partners from 5 NWE countries

• LP: Climate Alliance, city

network

• Local authorities
• Social housing provider
• Local and regional energy

agencies

• Regional refurbishment

association working with residents

• Community group
• Associated partners:

Climate Alliance Luxemburg, University College Dublin, Ireland

Climate Active Neighbourhoods

Partners

Climate Active Neighbourhoods

Partners

Starting point

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• Residential buildings have

a huge potential for energy-savings and CO2 reduction

• Energy renovation rate is

too low to meet EU targets to reduce GHG emissions by 2030 and 2050

Starting point

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• Local authorities face

similar major difficulties in implementing low carbon strategies in the residential sector

• New methods are needed

to reach stakeholders and stimulate action

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• Implementation of new models for sharing responsibilities

between local authorities and neighbourhoods

 Go beyond current practice  Trigger the necessary bottom-up actions  Greater emphasis on the needs of residents

• Target: urban districts in NWE with high potential to reduce GHG
• emissions. Priority is given to deprived city areas.
• Partnership builds on transnational synergies from different

governing approaches

Project approach

3 main approaches used to empower neighbourhoods 1. Grassroots approach focused on supporting local initiatives whether financially, strategically or administratively in order to help them deepen their activities or increase their outreach 2. Face-to-face approach consisted in personalised interviews with residents of the neighbourhood, whether through home visits or centralised energy advice 3. Multiplicator approach involved training local residents with potential to further spread their knowledge or skills, hence increasing the outreach

Project approach

The Grassroots Approach

We should replace the windows of

• ur houses!

We should replace the windows of

• ur houses!

Our energy bills are too high! Our energy bills are too high!

Offer facilitation Offer facilitation Request facilitation Request facilitation

To-Do List

• Support meetings,

e.g. provide rooms

• Finance requested

expert support, e.g. energy action plan

• Provide requested

information To-Do List

• Support meetings,

e.g. provide rooms

• Finance requested

expert support, e.g. energy action plan

• Provide requested

information Existing and evolving neighbourhood initiatives/ individual home owners and residents Existing and evolving neighbourhood initiatives/ individual home owners and residents

The Multiplicator Approach

I want to refurbish / energy-retrofit my house I want to refurbish / energy-retrofit my house

Provide information and financial support Provide information and financial support

Offer support to individuals Offer support to individuals Request support Request support Provide framework for/

• ffer support to

multiplicators Provide framework for/

• ffer support to

multiplicators Individual home owners and residents Individual home owners and residents Work with multiplicators Work with multiplicators

Multiplicator List, e.g.

• Community
• rganisations
• Housing

associations

• Grid company

Multiplicator List, e.g.

• Community
• rganisations
• Housing

associations

• Grid company

Independent multiplicator work Independent multiplicator work

The Face-to-Face Approach

My energy bill is too high! My energy bill is too high!

Provide information and financial support Provide information and financial support

Offer support to individuals Offer support to individuals Request support Request support Municipal and adjoint departments, e.g.

• Energy advisors
• Social workers
• City quarter office

Municipal and adjoint departments, e.g.

• Energy advisors
• Social workers
• City quarter office

Individual home owners and residents Individual home owners and residents

I want to replace my windows! I want to replace my windows!

Strengthening and support of local process for energy retrofitting by

Project activities

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• New financing schemes and

activation tools tailored for residents and local actors

• Optimised legal (e.g. for house
• wners) and design (e.g. how to solve

technical problems) advice for enhanced bottom-up driven actions

• Pilot investment in energy efficiency

3 categories of activities resulted 1. New ways of cooperation: showcases the importance of rethinking the municipalities’ role towards facilitation and bottom-up cooperation on the local level in direct contact with the residents & neighbourhood initiatives 2. Engaging residents for change: displays methods of engagement and of fostering intrinsic motivation by positive communication 3. Support & Financial Tools: focusses on offering residents and neighbourhood initiatives the support they need, starting from personalised advice services up to the creation of new financial tools on the neighbourhood level.

Project activities

• Innovative financing schemes and behaviour

change methods developed and evaluated in selected districts

• Optimised governance arrangements put in

place and bottom-up initiatives empowered to

• vercome barriers
• Set up practical transnational groups to roll-out

and evaluate the solutions found

• Successful approaches are collected in a

“coaching framework” for European cities and can be implemented in other municipalities

Main results

Main results

~1200 households ~14 M EUR funding Practice Cube ~1.500t GHG savings Financing Schemes Models of Cooperation

The Practice Cube

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http://www.climatealliance.org/a ctivities/tools-and- methods/practice-cube.html

New Ways of Cooperation

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Plymouth Energy Community Setting Up Independent Companies with Local Groups

Community Benefit Company Plymouth Energy Community (PEC) was set up to install and manage a community

• wned solar array.
• Local ownership - citizens able to purchase community

shares.

• Municipal initial support

Brest - Towards more Bottom-Up Climate Action Changing the Role of the Municipality

From traditional top-down policy development to a bottom-up grassroots approach

• Allows more tailored policy
• Inclusion of local/neighbourhoods stakeholders
• Identification of local needs
• Identification of local priority groups

Encouraging Residents for Change

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Thermography Walks Using Thermography to Trigger Retrofit Measures

Brest, Liège, Worms

• Promote energy efficiency
• Raise awareness on the benefits of thermal insulation
• Transfer results across countries
• Efficiency of visual and impactful results

greenApes Sustainable Behaviour Community Social Media Community to Reward Sustainable Behaviour - Essen

A cross-media platform to communicate with and reward sustainable citizens.

• Sharing ideas and best behaviours
• Receiving rewards from local company
• Build community and groups

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Support and Financial Tools

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Crowd Funding for Local Climate Action, Essen Enhancing Residents’ Participation in Community Energy Projects, Essen

A donor-based platform run by Sparkasse which doubles the donations at certain thresholds.

• Minimum investment of 100€
• Online and local events funding
• Different local projects

Local Community Energy Tariff, Hastings Supporting Residents at Risk of Energy Poverty

A community energy tariff set by energy agency with local non- profit partners.

• Residents can purchase local green energy
• An household consuming 3000kWh/y saves 300KgCO2
• Residents save money
• Positive effect on local economy and employment

Thank you for your attention

c.silk@climatealliance.org d.cassanmagnago@climatealliance .org

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Application Form and Work Plan

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