Deadline: 16-Nov-22
The European Commission (EC) has announced the proposals for Making the “Energy Efficiency First” Principle More Operational.
Scope
- Building on recent and ongoing Horizon 2020 energy efficiency research projects[2] in the related field, action should address one or several of the following areas of work:
- Develop cost-benefit methodologies applying a system approach and taking into account the wider benefits of energy efficiency solutions from a societal perspective, providing tools and policy recommendations to assess energy efficiency solutions in the energy and non-energy sectors in line with EE1st.
- Support the development of frameworks and methodologies to further operationalise the principle at all levels and the integration of these frameworks across governmental levels.
- Support the monitoring of and reporting on the application of EE1st at the national, regional and local levels and assess the impacts of planning, policy and investment decisions on energy consumption and energy efficiency in line with and complementary to the reporting requirements as for example established in the governance regulation.
- Support the transfer of best practices where energy efficiency measures and projects are given priority over additional supply side measures at the national and local levels through pilot projects.
Objective
‘Energy efficiency first’ (EE1st) has been a guiding principle in European climate and energy policies for many years. It means taking utmost account of cost-efficient energy efficiency measures in shaping energy policy and making relevant investment decisions. The principle is defined in the Governance Regulation, which inter alia requires EU countries to consider it in their National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs). However, it is often overlooked in existing planning and investment programmes.
Funding Information
Amount: EUR 3 500 000
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
- non-EU countries:
- listed EEA countries and countries associated to the LIFE Programme or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature
- the coordinator must be established in an eligible country
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