Several high-level EU initiatives and EU projects focusing on support to local and regional authorities decided to join forces to offer a unique online programme for their stakeholders. As main organisers, the Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy – Europe, C-Track 50 and Pentahelix H2020 projects have welcomed many others to join and share their experiences: PROSPECT 2030, Joint_Secap, European Energy Award, IMPLEMENT, CoME EASY, E-Fix, Stepping Plus, DECIDE were all among the impressive line up constituted for the occasion. This resulted in:

  • More than 200 different participants joining all 3 sessions, and about 100 participating in each session, coming from local and regional authorities, energy agencies, consultancies, academia, networks… ;
  • Support across various branches of the European Commission, notably through inspiring and informative welcome addresses from DG REGIO, DG CLIMA, DG ENER, but also from the European Investment Bank;
  • 19 presentations from consultants, public authorities, energy agencies and EU networks working daily on capacity-building and support in climate & energy planning and financing;
  • 13 interactive breakout sessions featuring 29 high skilled facilitators and experts;
  • An impressive variety of topics related to the main issue: regional support to municipalities, carbon neutrality planning, adaptation, joint SECAPs, EPC, energy communities, crowdfunding, etc.
  • New links created between participating stakeholders;
  • raised awareness on opportunities for project development, implementation and financing… and much more.

Municipalities need to be empowered and to be given a voice to define their targets and needs.

Thekla Heinel, Head of Department for international projects at B.&S.U Beratungs- und Service Gesellschaft Umwelt, Vice President for climate protection in municipalities and regions at FEDARENE and Member of the Board of the Association European Energy Award during session 2 on climate and energy planning

Here below, you can watch the recordings of the 3 sessions (plenary sections only) and access speakers’ slides.

SESSION 1

SESSION 1 SLIDES

SESSION 2

SESSION 2 SLIDES

SESSION 3

SESSION 3 SLIDES

What now?

As these webinars were organised in the framework of C-Track 50 and Pentahelix final events, you can expect interesting publications and best practices from these 2 projects very soon. Out in a couple of days: the C-Track 50 guidebook including best practices from the 11 countries, and our FEDARENE Info on planning for Carbon Neutrality. Stay tuned!