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The Coalition

EEEC and ASE joint meeting, “Finding Synergies to Make the Case for Energy Efficiency in Europe and Globally”Thursday 3 June

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Contents

I) Why the European Energy Efficiency Coalition?

II) What Rules of Engagement?• Purpose• Memberships and Funding• Organisational Structure• Common Principles

III) What Activities?• Engaging with the EU Political Agenda• Achieving Concrete Outcomes

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1.Why the European Energy Efficiency Coalition?

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Unlocking the potential in light of the current political climate

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Orchestrating the voices of the energy efficiency community

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Moving the EU into new political territories

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2. What rules of engagement?

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PurposeA coalition to...

• Create a cross-sectoral platform for information exchange, networking, advocacy and debate

• Promote effective and far reaching energy efficiency and energy savings policy and action

• Engage in senior level advocacy

• Link with other, similar organisations to exchange information and the strengthen energy efficiency and energy savings at an international level

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Memberships and funding

Membership• Open alliance of European organisations (e.g. Trade or business

alliances, professional organisations and NGOs) and their members

• Honorary membership of relevant individuals from the EU institutions

Funding• 12 month funding based on the level of minimum secretariat

support• Business representative organisations (including members) are

encourage to finance the coalition• Core activities to be financed separately

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Organisational structure

Steering Committee (9 max)

Secretariat (The Centre)

Participants

DecisionAccountability

Decision taken by consensus

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Common Principles

Set of common principles to be endorsed by all participants...

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2. What activities?

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Engaging with the EU political agenda

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An example of past activities

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Future activities (currently in the pipeline)• EU energy savings policies: Roundtable (and possible additional advocacy

outreach) on EU energy efficiency and savings policies (in liaison with EC EEAP and EP own initiative report on EEAP)

• Supply side: Roundtable (and possible additional advocacy outreach) on energy efficiency from a demand and supply side (in liaison with fourth infrastructure package)

• Diffusion of energy efficiency: Roundtable (and possible additional advocacy outreach) on the implementation and diffusion of energy efficiency (in liaison with EC EEAP and Open Days 2010)

• Financial support: Roundtable (and possible additional advocacy outreach) on financial schemes and mechanisms (in liaison with EU budget discussion, follow up EEAP etc)

• Jobs and growth: Roundtable (and possible additional advocacy outreach) on potential of job creation and growth (in liaison with EU jobs agenda)

+ activities targeting Belgian presidency etc

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