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Putting the ‘Smart’ in the Green Economy A perspective from the European
Commission….
Dr. Colette Maloney Head of Unit ICT for Sustainable Growth Information Society and Media Directorate-General
European Commission
EU POLICY OBJECTIVES 3 TARGETS FOR 2020
1. 20% reduction in EU GHG emissions below 1990 levels
2. 20% renewable resources for EU energy consumption
3. 20% reduction in Primary Energy use compared with projected levels, to be achieved by improving Energy Efficiency
a smart green economy • Smart buildings, smart grids, smart cities, …
enabled by ICT
- data and information - control and automation - dematerialisation
Key issues: - how do we measure the benefits? - how to avoid negative spillover?
EC Recommendation October 2009
• If we cannot measure and compare data – we are flying blind
• ICT sector has committed to developing a common framework for measuring the energy and carbon footprint of its entire operations
• ICT4EE Forum launched by the industry in February 2010
Policy Context
● In Europe 80% of the population lives in cities ● 50% of CO2 is produced in cities
● 80% of energy is consumed in cities
Cities are an ideal test bed for innovative solutions addressing climate change
- in particular the 3 targets for 2020
Policy in the ‘pipeline’: The European Smart Cities Initiative
– Main Objective: Bring 25 to 30 cities to the forefront of the three European targets for 2020
– Sub- objectives: • Take up of energy efficient Technologies by 5% of EU
population • Reduce 40% of GHG emitted by 2020 • Effective spread across Europe
– Main components: buildings, energy networks and transport (SET-plan Roadmap on Low Carbon Energy Technologies)
– Budget (tbc): between 10-12B € for a period of 2010-2020
Policy Example Green Digital Charter
Launched November 2009 - so far 21 big cities signed up - Intercity partnership on ICT and energy efficiency by 2011 - 5 large ICT pilots per city by 2015 - 30% reduction in their ICT footprint by 2020
● To devise and implement European policy on Sustainable Cities in particular via ICT
● Funding to public and private Research to support RTD on ICT systems for Sustainable Cities
● Funding to public authorities together with technology companies to deploy ICT solutions for Sustainable Cities
Putting the ‘Smart’ in the Green Economy Key points to remember before you start
• Adopt a systemic approach – Look at the overall ‘green’ effort .. not just your project
– Be coherent and coordinate on definition of targets
– Identify and pre-empt risks of rebound and leakages effects
– Approach every initiative as one building block of the future green economy
Putting the ‘Smart’ in the Green Economy Key points to remember before you start
Adopt a future-proof approach
both in ownership structure and technology choices
– Ensure that systems and structures you choose today are
compatible with /conducive to expected developments
• such as growth in Distributed Generation, Micro-generation, Micro
grids and more Renewable energy sources
– Ensure that your solution and structure can adapt to future
energy savings objectives ( Post 2020 - 2050 ) and evolving
demand
Putting the ‘Smart’ in the Green Economy
Key points to remember before you start
Don’t buy Greenwash • GREENWASH : unsubstantiated, unverifiable claims • GREENFACTS : Data from trusted source, units and baseline
allowing for comparison Measure progress towards ‘Green Targets’
• Wherever possible define specific concrete measurable ‘green’ targets and avoid monetary units
• Ensure that the framework, procedures and resources are in place to collect the evidence
• Identify and apply the most relevant and up to date approach to measurement
• Keep an eye on evolving methodologies and standards for
measurement, evaluations at EU and International Level