CEESEU-DIGIT

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

Project activities: 

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. Municipalities will be assisted to formulate, but as more important also implement their ECAPs, including finding funds for implementation – understand financing options and how to apply for these.

In Estonia the focus is on Ida-Viru County that is dominated by oil shale mining, energy, and chemistry sector, but considering Green Deal targets and climate change challenges this sector and CO2 emissions from that sector must shrink. Ida-Viru County just in the beginning of 2023 approved their energy and climate plan and CEESEU-DIGIT is there to help to implement it.

In the project there are 6 different regions and more partners that can share experience and knowledge, introduce good practiced and learn form each other. In parallel consortium that have network all over Central Eastern Europe is working to raise awareness and promote Central and Eastern European Sustainable Energy Network (CEESEN).

LIFE21-CET-LOCAL-CEESEU-DIGIT

Project budget: 1 842 097 €
TREA budget: 91235 €

Project duration: 1. December 2022-30. November 2024

Project aims: Increase the skills of carbon-intensive regions in creating and implementing regional energy and climate action plans for  Just Transition to achieve Green Deal targets.

Project homepage: https://ceesen.org/ceeseu-digit/

Co-funded by the European Union under project n°101077297. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them

 
 

Project results:

  • Integrated Energy and Climate Actions Plans (ECAPs) developed.
  • Local governments and stakeholders equipped with knowledge and skills to implement ECAPs to achieve set goals.

Project partners:

  • University of Tartu – UTARTU (Estonia);
  • Tartu Regional Energy Agency – TREA (Estonia);
  • Local Energy Agency Spodnje Podravje – LEASP (Slovenia);
  • Mazovia Energy Agency – MAE (Poland);
  • ENVIROS (Czech Republic);
  • World Wildlife Fund Hungary – WWF HU (Hungary);
  • Vidzeme Planning Region – VPR (Latvia);
  • Society for Sustainable Development Design – DOOR (Croatia);
  • Climate Alliance – CA (Germany);
  • Medjimurje Energy Agency– MENEA (Croatia).

Project homepage: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/details/101077297

Contact person in TREA: Antti Roose (antti.roose@trea.ee), Marten Saareoks (marten.saareoks@trea.ee)

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