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The Covenant of Mayors Investment Forum – Energy Efficiency Finance Market Place is an annual conference showcasing successful projects on financing energy efficiency, climate adaptation and innovative energy planning, as well as initiatives working across Europe to facilitate the market for climate and sustainable energy finance. The conference brings together cities, financial institutions and other actors to exchange on good practices and successful solutions to common challenges. The event is organised by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Energy, the Directorate-General for Climate Action, and the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), in collaboration with the Covenant of Mayors initiative.
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Registration
09:00
Opening Plenary
Paul Henri Spaak Room
· Welcome by Dirk Beckers, Director, European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)
· Clara De La Torre, Deputy Director General, Directorate General for Climate Action, European Commission
· Matthew Baldwin, Deputy Director General, Directorate General for Energy, European Commission
· Tanya Hristova, Mayor of Gabrovo, Covenant of Mayors Ambassador and Chair of the Bulgarian Delegation at the European Committee of the Regions
· Recorded video message by Thomas Östros, Vice President of the European Investment Bank (EIB)
10:00
Coffee break ☕ Networking
Cities and Regions driving change: innovative energy planning and climate change adaptation solutions
Public sector mobilizing sustainable energy investments
Emerging approaches to boost energy efficiency investments in residential and commercial buildings
10:30
Transition roadmaps to energy efficient, zero-carbon urban heating & cooling
Bundling sustainable energy projects by municipalities in the Athens Metropolitan Area
Platform to boost energy efficiency investments in homes and commercial buildings
11:30
Capacity building for local and regional authorities on innovative finance for sustainable energy and climate plans
Supporting small and Medium-sized municipalities in renovating their public buildings through energy services in the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region
Scaling up the energy efficiency finance market
12:30
Lunch 🍽️ Networking
13:30
Integrated approach tourban climate adaptation in Leuven (Belgium), by engaging citizens indeployment of Nature Based Solutions.
District Heating and District Cooling Investment Programme in the North-Denmark Region
One-stop-shops to stimulate home renovation demand in Valencia (ES) and Rotterdam (NL)
14:30
Enhance capacity of Veneto cities (Italy) to respond to climate change (hydro-geological risk) by a multi governance approach
Support to cities and municipalities in mobilising sustainable energy investments
Supporting home owners in their energy renovation projects in five German cities and regions
15:30
Coffee break ☕ Networking
16:00
Does size really matter? Replicating smart city solution in small and mid-sized cities.
Scaling up public funding for the energy efficiency of buildings by attracting citizen investments
Renovation of multi-family buildings mitigating energy poverty in Central and Eastern Europe and in former Soviet Union republics
17:00
Closing Plenary
Paul Henry Spaak Room
· Christian Strasser, Head of Unit of the LIFE Energy and Climate unit at CINEA
· Petya Pishmisheva, Co-lead of the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy – Europe
· Hans van Steen, Principal Adviser in the Directorate General for Energy, European Commission
