Ukraine

The demand for energy across the globe continues to grow. Cities account for approximately two thirds of energy consumed worldwide and 70 % of the greenhouse gas emissions related to people. Energy prices have experienced nothing but growth for years now. Even in places where prices for electricity and heating appear low from a customer standpoint, subsidies actually end up footing the bill in many cases, which are in turn covered by national budgets that are funded by tax payers.

Over the last several years, municipal energy and climate protection management has become a central working area within German development cooperation. Municipalities are faced with immense and multi-faceted challenges: increased spending on energy is a strain on the inhabitants as well as public budgets. As a result, many municipalities are witnessing growing engagement in the area of climate protection.

The document exposes the findings from the workshop entitled "Removing Barriers to Residential Energy Efficiency in Central and Eastern Europe" (on February 6-7, 2006 in Kiev, Ukraine), specifically the opportunities and recommendations for overcoming those barriers in the countries of Southeast Europe and the CIS.

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Results of the study of the potential for energy efficiency retrofits of residential buildings

Tentative List of Speakers for the REEEP workshop

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Visit planning of Russian and Ukrainian building officials and scientists in the US.

These guidelines serve as a starting point for choosing the appropriate type of financing mechanism that will provide the resources necessary to implement municipal energy efficiency projects.

List of partcicpants during the Forum.