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What is the Concerted Action EPBD?
A joint initiative of the EU Member States and the European Commission, the Concerted Action EPBD was launched in 2005. It involves those representatives of national ministries or their affiliated institutions charged with preparing the technical, legal and administrative framework for the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (2002/91/EC) in each country. The key aim is to enhance the sharing of information and experiences from national adoption and implementation of this important European legislation. The original Concerted Action EPBD came to a close in June 2007, but a second phase running until 2010 was launched later in the same year. It is organised around meetings between national teams, regularly bringing together over 100 participants from 29 countries. It is accompanied by other measures to enhance communication, including a web platform and national update reports.The Directive itself is considered a significant legislative component of the energy efficiency policy of the EU, having been adopted to contribute to the Kyoto commitment, security of supply and competitiveness. More info on the directive click here.
The Concerted Action EPBD is funded under Intelligent Energy-Europe within the EU's Competitiveness and Innovation Programme.
What is the difference between Concerted Action EPBD (2005-2007) and the Concerted Action EPBD (2007-2010)?
The Concerted Action EPBD started in January 2005, lasting until June 2007. Due to the necessity for continued support to national implementation of the EPBD, the European Commission launched a second phase of this initiative until 2010. Although the action remains fundamentally the same, it has evolved since its early beginnings both in terms of participation and character. For example, the action originally involved 23 countries but later expanded to include 29. Furthermore, at the start of the second phase a new theme on ‘Information Campaigns’ was formed, whilst participants were encouraged to organise working groups to better address topics of common interest in greater depth. These are just a few examples of the networking approach which has been chosen and which is the major strength of this type of action.What is the Concerted Action ESD?
A joint initiative of the EU Member States and the European Commission, the
CA ESD was launched in 2008. It involves those representatives of national ministries
or their affiliated institutions charged with preparing the technical, legal
and administrative framework for the Energy Services Directive (2006/32/EC)
in each country. It is a likewise initiative to the CA EPBD, the key aim being
to enhance the sharing of information and experiences from national implementation
of this important European legislation. It is organised around meetings between
national representatives and has the additional aims of contributing to standardization
activities and assisting the committee overseeing the implementation of this
EU legislation. It is accompanied by other measures to enhance communication,
including a communication platform.
The Directive itself is considered a significant legislative component of energy
efficiency policy of the EU, having been designed to contribute to the Kyoto
commitment, security of supply and competitiveness. The ESD sets a strong indicative
target for each individual member state: 9% energy savings between 2007 and
2016 or 1% per year. Countries are obliged to make a measurable and verifiable
effort to reach the target.
- You can read the directive here.
- The website of the Concerted Action ESD: www.esd-ca.eu.
The Concerted Action ESD is funded under Intelligent Energy-Europe within the
EU's Competitiveness and Innovation Programme.
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