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STEP: Improving Communities’ Sustainable Energy Policy Tools

STEP: Improving Communities’ Sustainable Energy Policy Tools. Mid-West Regional Authority Pécs 7 th & 8 th May 2012. MWRA Partner Profile. Regional Authority – NUTS III

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STEP: Improving Communities’ Sustainable Energy Policy Tools

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  1. STEP: Improving Communities’ Sustainable Energy Policy Tools Mid-West Regional Authority Pécs 7th & 8th May 2012

  2. MWRA Partner Profile • Regional Authority – NUTS III • 27 elected members working with four local authority areas in the Region - Counties Clare, Limerick & North Tipperary and Limerick City • Main functions of MWRA: • Promote coordination of public services; • Implementation of Regional Planning Guidelines; • Monitoring of structural funds (implementing authority).

  3. Mid-West Regional Profile • Approx. 380,000 population • Diverse region with a strong industrial/technological core & rural hinterland • Main sectors of employment are: - Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing : 10.9% • - Manufacturing 10.5% • Mid West Region is on the Atlantic Sea Board of Ireland with lots of potential to exploit natural resources for: • Ocean Energy • Wind Energy • Bioenergy from forestry/agricultural residues

  4. Ireland: National Sustainable Energy Policies • Irish Energy White Paper (2007) • National Climate Change Strategy (2007) • Bioenergy Action Plan for Ireland • National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) 2010 • National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP) 2010 • SEAI Strategic Plan 2010-2015

  5. Mid-West Region: Sustainable Energy Policies • Mid-West Regional Bioenergy Action Plan • Climate Change Strategy and Energy Balance for Mid-West Region • Regional Planning Guidelines 2010-2022

  6. Regional Planning Guidelines (RPGs) 2010-2022 • Objectives & Significance of the RPGs: • Set clear objectives and targets to guide the development plans of the planning authorities; • Promote effective integration and coordination of development plans; • Work within overall national policy frameworks to achieve regional and local implementation.

  7. Mid-West Region: Sustainable Energy Actors/Stakeholders • 4 Local Authorities (as policy makers and large-scale users of energy for heat, power and transport) • Limerick-Clare Energy Agency • Tipperary Energy Agency – policy and technical advice

  8. Achievements relative to Sustainable Energy Policy Implementation The overall shares of energy from renewable sources Source: First Report on Ireland’s NREAP Target = 16% by 2020 Demonstrated need for improved Sustainable Energy Policy Implementation at Local and Regional Level

  9. The Solution • Learn from other regions about how to improve the implementation of Sustainable Energy policies to produce tangible results STEP: Improving Communities’ Sustainable Energy Policy Tools

  10. Thanks for listening! Mid-West Regional Authority Friars Court Abbey Street Nenagh Co. Tipperary Ireland www.mwra.ie STEP project contact point: Ms Deirdre Byrne, EU Projects Officer + 353-67-33197 dbyrne@mwra.ie

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