International Conference on Energy Efficiency Report Now Published

The three-volume reports of the International Conference on Energy Efficiency held on Sept 30-Oct 1, 2011 in Istanbul contain the presentations made by speakers as well as the discussions that took place in the roundtables focusing on the specific topics of Finances and Energy Efficiency; Municipalities: Good Practices and Action Plans, Lobbying and Networking Among Municipalities; and Civil Society Organizations and Municipalities: Success Stories. The reports can be viewed by clicking on the topics.

Survey on Energy Efficiency in Turkey

Global climate change is one important and complex problem challenging the world community today and the next generations. The impact of the climate change on the nature and human kind will be tremendous: natural catastrophies, further hunger crises, water scarcity to mention only some.

Although the international community is well aware of these consequences, and although there exists a vast literature on the diffrerent consequences of the climate change on the nature and human kind, there is still a lack of political on the side of the governments to take the relevant and necessary steps against further climate change. Besides efforts against an increase of CO2-emmissions, the development of intelligent energy strategies based on an intelligent mixture of renewables and energy efficiency will the answer towards this urgent matter. The latest after the catastrophe of Fukushima in spring 2011, nuclear energy can no more seriously presented as part of an intelligent energy strategy answering the needs of climate change.

This study was conducted within the project “Strengthening Energy Efficiency Capacities and Networks of CSOs and Municipalities – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Serbia and Turkey”.

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Survey on Energy Efficiency in Serbia

This study, conducted within the project “Strengthening Energy Efficiency Capacities and Networks of CSOs and Municipalities – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Serbia and Turkey”, is intended for those who would like to get acquainted with some general information regarding the energy efficiency state in Serbia, the possibilities for future improvement on that field, the conformation with the European, and furthermore, global standards, as well as the potentials for investment in various energy efficiency projects.

It provides basic overview of the necessary data processed in an “easy to handle” way. It is not rare for some concepts to be presented using terms and language that only experts in a particular field are familiar with. Authors of this publication have a strong opinion that this should not be the case for energy efficiency, and it should, moreover must be presented in clear and unambiguous way for the commons, in order to avoid potential delays in the implementation of some useful or necessary activities, projects, plans, programs, concepts and ideas.

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Energy Efficiency: A Challenge for the Future

Welcome to our web site! Here you can get access to all relevant information about our project "Strengthening Energy Efficiency Capacities and Networks of CSOs and Municipalities – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Serbia and Turkey" funded by the European Commission.

Besides the information about our project and its ongoing activities you can also inform yourself about energy efficiency in general and especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Turkey by reports and studies presented in this web site.

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