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 THE PACT OF ISLANDS

            
                           

ISLE-PACT - The Pact of Islands

Islands working together for sustainable ENERGY

The ISLE-PACT project is committed to developing Local Sustainable Energy Action Plans with the aim of meeting or exceeding the EU sustainability targets of 20/20/20 for the year 2020.  Currently there are 12 participating groups of European Islands (over 60 islands) involved but the project would welcome cooperation with more as the ISLE-PACT process has been conceived to include all European Islands.  The project is led by the Outer Hebrides of Scotland (Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - CnES) and is co-financed by the European Commission, Directorate General for Energy.

This ambitious new project started on 4 February 2010 with a kick-off meeting that took place in Brussels with the participation of island representatives and Commission officials.  
The islands will:
  • Achieve an overall objective of more than 20% CO2 emissions reduction by 2020.
  • Demonstrate their political commitment to EU sustainable energy objectives by signing a binding declaration, the Pact of Islands, undertaking to put programmes, actions and investments in place to help achieve the overal­l objective of the project.
  • Produce a pipeline of priority bankable projects
  • Propose a number of financing tools and mechanisms that will provide the financial resources needed by investors to implement the bankable projects.
  • Increase the level of awareness in islands’ efforts to contribute in the fight against climate change.
It is expected that the long term effects of the project would influence all European islands that are willing to adopt the methodologies, tools and mechanisms that will be developed during the life of this project.
In other words we expect: 
  • A steady improvement of local economic conditions in the participating island communities through enhanced economic development, and a positive contribution in new jobs creation in innovative and highly technical sectors, retention of local population and improved investment conditions;
  • A tangible contribution in EU sustainable energy and climate change policy targets and objectives and more specifically the achievement of the target of 20% CO2 reduction by 2020;
  • A steady increase in the levels of awareness of island communities of the societal value of sustainable energy plans, green investments with the participation of local citizens and the modalities of supporting and financing sustainable energy projects.
The Pact of Islands is the instrument with which island authorities will enter into a political engagement in order to meet the objectives of the project.
 
ISLE-PACT partners working together with the European Commission, energy experts and financial institutions will identify bankable projects that would help them secure financing in order to implement sustainable energy projects in their island regions. 
The project partners are:
 
WESTERN ISLES - COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR (CnES) (Project Coordinator)
GOTLAND - MUNICIPALITY OF GOTLAND
AREAM - AGENCIA REGIONAL DA ENERGIA E AMBIENTE DA REGIAO AUTONOMA DE MADEIRA 
ITC - INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE CANARIAS S.A.
BALEARICS - DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR ENERGY OF THE BALEARIC ISLANDS GOVERNMENT
DAFNI - AEGEAN SUSTAINABLE ISLANDS NETWORK
REAC - REGIONAL ENERGY AGENCY OF CRETE
PEPS - PUNTO ENERGIA PROVINCIA DI SASSARI – MULTISS
MALTA - PARAGON LIMITED
CYPRUS ENERGY AGENCY
SAMSØ ENERGY ACADEMY
ARENA - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT AGENCY OF AZORES

 

CONTACT: Derek McKim, CnES -  dmckim@cne-siar.gov.uk  

 
 

EUROPEAN EVENT 24 March 2010, 9:00 - 13:00  -  Committee of the Regions, JDE 51

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The 24 March 2010 event marked the official presentation of the project in Brussels. The ISLE-PACT project was presented to island politicians and MEPs with the view to attracting the necessary political support and commitment from European island authorities. 
  
Panos Coroyannakis ISLENET
Emilie Turunen MEP DENMARK
Bengt-Olof Grahn GOTLAND 
   
Ilias Efthymiopoulos DAFNI
Soren Hermansen SAMSO
  
    
Jean-Didier Hache CPMR
Derek McKim CnES
Alex MacDonald CnES
Emilie Turunen MEP Denmark
 
 

 
 Derek McKim CnES
Alex MacDonald CnES
Emilie Turunen MEP DENMARK
  
N. Zografakis REAC - CRETE
M. Delenta CYPRUS ENERGY REGULATORY AUTHORITY
A. Charalambous CYPRUS ENERGY AGENCY
   
Anton Theuma MALTA
Virginia Bombelli KOBA
  
A. Chatzimpiros AEGEAN ENERGY AGENCY
Soren Hermansen SAMSO
Bengt-Olof Grahn GOTLAND 
  
D. Chalkiotis AEGEAN ISLANDS MINISTRY
A. Chatzimpiros AEGEAN ENERGY AGENCY
 
 
Panos Coroyannakis
ISLENET
 
Pedro Ballesteros
DGENERGY
 
Jean-Didier Hache
CPMR
 
Derek McKim
CnES
 
Alex MacDonald
CnES
 
 
  
The ISLE-PACT event at the
Committee of the Regions
   
Gonzalo Piernavieja Izquierdo
ITC CANARY ISLANDS
Adrian Mendoza
CANARY ISLANDS GOVERNMENT
 

 

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The Conference 'Financing Europe's Energy Needs and Climate Action in the 21st Century' was held in Brussels on 24th March 2010. Hosted by Barclays Capital and Fleishman-Hillard, and organised by Forum Europe, the conference focused on climate action, energy security and the financial sector.
Electronic versions of the presentations made at this event can be downloaded from the Conference website.
 
 
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