Webconference

Local Authorities: How to Get Fit for the 55% Target – Supporting Initiatives and Best Practices

This session will focus on the challenges for local authorities in reducing emissions, in order to support them with their tasks and share experiences.

The 26 October 2021 from 14:00 to 15:30 Brussels time

The EU Commission has announced in spring the updated emission reduction target of net 55% for 2030 compared to 1990. Local authorities – big cities, but also medium- and small-sized municipalities – now face the challenge of having to further speed up their efforts in achieving this target also on their territories. Ambitious target setting is the first step for local authorities, defining the most cost-efficient and the most effective actions and measures to really reach these targets and implementing them are the next steps which are probably even more demanding than the target setting.
The session will focus on all these challenges for local authorities in order to support them with their tasks and share experiences from European Energy Award communities and from the H2020 projects CoME EASY, IMPLEMENT and EXCITE. The session may also bring insights to national and EU level representatives regarding the important contributions local authorities provide.

Speakers

  • Charlotte Spörndli, General Manager, Association European Energy Award AISBL
  • Chiara Tavella, Coordinator CoME EASY project, CEO, SPES Consulting
  • Birgit Wildt, Head Coordination Office for Climate and Energy, City of Münster
  • Thekla Heinel, Board member / Partner, Association EEA / IMPLEMENT project
  • Brieuc Posnic, Team Leader, DG ENER (UNIT B.1), European Commission