Central and Eastern Europe Sustainable Energy Union’s Design and Implementation of regional Government Initiatives for a just energy Transition (CEESEU-DIGIT)

 

 

 

 

Title

Central and Eastern Europe Sustainable Energy Union’s Design and  Implementation of regional Government Initiatives for a just energy Transition

Abbreviation

  CEESEU-DIGIT

Lead partner

  Tartu Ulikool (Estonia)

Programme

  European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency – LIFE

Partners
  1. Tartu Ulikool (Estonia)
  2. Local Energy Agency Spodnje Podravje (Slovenia)
  3. Mazowiecka Agencja Energetyczna (Poland)
  4. ENVIROS SRO (Czechia)
  5. WWF Hungary (Hungary)
  6. Vidzeme Planning Region (Latvia)
  7. Society for Sustainable Development Design (DOOR) (Croatia)
  8. Climate Alliance (Germany)
  9. Medjimurje Energy Agency ltd. (Croatia)
  10. Tartu Regional Energy Agency (Estonia)

Objectives

Our primary objective is to build capacity in 6 carbon intensive regions in 6 countries in the CEE for holistic regional Energy and Climate Action Plans (ECAPs) aligned with NCEP national targets supporting the Green Deal, and will involve marginalized and vulnerable groups, especially energy-poor households. A second objective is to assist municipalities to formulate, fund, and implement

their ECAPs aligned with regional ones. At both levels, extensive capacity building will be extended to assist with building ECAPs.

Activities
  1. Mapping of stakeholders and transition stage in each region.
  2. Increase the capacity of regional authorities to create and implement regional ECAPs.
  3. Increase the capacity of regional public sector actors to include just transition concepts in energy planning activities.
  4. Inclusive engagement with key stakeholders.
  5. Advocate for National/Regional Energy Policy Changes in partner countries.
  6. Support local/regional actors in promoting just transition and the interests of marginalized groups at the national level.
  7. Develop capacity of local/regional actors to communicate with external actors (such as political parties) to increase social and political support for just energy transition.
  8. Promote sustainability of participatory policy models and planning instruments.
  9. Advocate for CEE regional transition interests at the EU level.
  10. Increase the capacity in obtaining conventional financing for ECAP planning and just transition within each of the 6 selected regions.
  11. Introduce innovative financing sources for just transition within CEESEU-DIGIT partner regions.
  12. Explore alternative financing sources from outside of the targeted regions and plan for sustainability of just transition investments.
  13. Marketing and dissemination of CEESEU Project Activity.
  14. Host one CEESEU-DIGIT conference.
  15. Strengthen the CEESEN.
  16. CEE Best Practices for incorporating vulnerable groups into active support of municipal just transition planning and implementation.

Results
  • Stakeholder Maps for 6 partner regions.
  • Trainings conducted for public and private sector.
  • Key stakeholders engaged.
  • Synthesis Report on six intergovernmental dialogue and consultations with key stakeholders.
  • Six Integrated and Just regional ECAPs are underway – connected to NECPs and reflecting stakeholder priorities.
  • Evaluation plan of ECAP development processes.
  • Evaluation Report.
  • Just Transition Best Practices Report.
  • Engagement recommendations.
  • Political parties in the 6 member states include key elements of the just transition in their platforms.
  • Regional Analytical report.
  • Training materials for public and political engagement.
  • Updating the financial strategies from the CEESEU project.
  • Overview of innovative and novel financing methods.
  • Regional financing sustainability plans.
  • Dissemination Plan.
  • Updated CEESEN web platform.
  • CEE Best Practices for including vulnerable groups.
  • CEESEU-DIGIT conference.
  • Replication and exploitation report.

Budget

  Total budget – 1 842 097,00  EUR
  Vidzeme Planning Region – 155 685,00 EUR

Implementation period

  01.12.2022. - 30.11.2024.

Contact person

  Maija Rieksta

  Phone. +371 26099521

  E-mail: maija.rieksta@vidzeme.lv

  https://ceesen.org/en/

 CEESEU-DIGIT is funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or [name of the granting authority]. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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