Abstract

A unique cross border partnership including public and private businesses and utilities, as well as local authorities in CEE and NIS countries and addressing the closely linked issues of economic development and environmental management is supporting a range of projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Central and Eastern Europe and some Newly Independent States. Since 1998, the EcoLinks program has initiated a number of projects in the energy efficiency/global climate change field, including a range of types of industrial and municipal energy users. This paper will report on the development, evolution and implementation of the EcoLinks program, show the range of savings that could be achieved at the studied facilities and present some case studies of the projects that have found significant energy efficiency potential.

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Panel 1. Energy efficiency – a strategic choice for Europe

Panel 2. Comfort and energy use in buildings

Panel 4. Building the bridge from lab to customer

Panel 3. Land use, transportation and mobility

Panel 6. Dynamics of consumption

Panel 5. Market-based instruments