Project plan 2009-2012 for the Energy Efficiency 21 Programme
The seventeenth session of the Committee on Sustainable Energy held in November 2008 welcomed the progress achieved in the implementation of the Energy Efficiency 21 projec t(EE21) and its subprojects (ECE/ENERGY/78). Climate change mitigation efforts are made through the EE21 Project, which has operated since 1991 to enhance trade and cooperation in energy efficient, environmentally-sound techniques and management practices, and to promote energy efficiency market formation and investment project development.
The Steering Committee of the EE21 Project at its nineteenth session on 28-29 May 2008 expressed appreciation for the financial support to the project provided by the United Nations Foundation and United Nations Fund for International Partnerships; Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of France; French Global Environment Facility; United Nations Environment Programme/Global Environment Facility; European Business Congress; and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (ECE/ENERGY/WP.4/2008/3, para. 24 (p)).
Following the previous phases and in line with the strategy of the EE21 Project to promote regional initiatives on energy and sustainable development, the General and Immediate Objectives of the Project for 2009-2012 are described in the respective section. The structure of the Energy Efficiency 21 Project provides for cross-cutting Objectives and Activities that are largely implemented through subprojects in which the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) serves as the Executing Agency, Associated Agency or provides direct value added information dissemination services.
The project will assist economies in transition to develop and promote sustainable energy policies, pursue energy efficiency strategies, reduce greenhouse gas emissions to meet international treaty obligations and enhance the security of energy supplies by producing the specific outputs listed from operational activities in the industry, housing and services, transport and energy sectors through national actions, bilaterally and multilaterally especially through ECE.
Project plan 2009-2012 for the Energy Efficiency 21 Project
