Summary of discussions on the kick-off meeting

Szentendre, 25 August, 2000

Sector/project choices

Common themes:

1) New technologies;
2) Incentives: a) financial/market; b) regulatory; c) information
3) No "additional risk" projects
4) National policies
5) Specific programs and projects (at different level)

Note: a theme can be common for all projects or one or two case studies might be an exception.

Cumulative Criteria

Some of these criteria appear in some of the proposals and not in others. Two things are important to consider:

1) use as many quantitative - measurable criteria as you can
2) define and provide evidence to qualitative criteria.

Any of the partners can use or adapt these criteria. Of course, if some additional criteria are necessary or useful, they can introduce them, too but design ways to either measure or assess them.

 

Type of criteria	Criteria	Measured/assessed by
Quantitative	1. Energy Saved	Energy saved; GHG reduced
Quantitative	2. Environmental	CO2 reduction; Reduction of other pollutants (Nox, SO2, dust, waste); Divergence of growth and GHG emissions; Noise reduction; Land area for biodiesel fuel plants per total area
Quantitative	3. Economic benefits	Project costs; Repayment period; Cost sharing (private-public; local-regional-state budgets); Jobs; Major beneficiaries (benefits for workers); Share of community projects
Guantitative/qualitative (country specific)	4. Technical benefits	Share of innovative projects/technologies; Share of projects with renewables
Quantitative	5. Barriers to dissemination	Institutional; awareness; availability of financing; Technical issues; economic environment (e.g. prices)
Quantitative	6. Key to success of project	Institutional; awareness; availability of financing; Technical issues; economic environment
Quantitative	7. Sustainability of project	Institutionalization; Financial sustainability
Quantitative	8. Dissemination potential (this is similar to Key to success of project)	Information availability; # of projects replication;environment

RECOMMENDATION: IT WOULD NOT BE VERY USEFUL TO APPLY A GENERAL CRITERIA "CONTRIBUTION OT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" BUT A COMBINATION OF THESE OR SIMILAR CRITERIA AND INDICATORS CAN LEAD TO A CONCLUSION WHICH SUGGESTS WHETHER A PROJECTS OR A POLICY SUPPORTS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

Target Groups/outreach

 

Country	Outreach activities	Target groups	Regional workshop
BG	Publication and dissemination of case study in local language; publication and dissemination of summary in bulletin and on web; round table discussion and press release; contribution to Third National Communication	Local and regional governments, Ministries of Environment and Finance, Energy Efficiency Agency, Regional network of local governments	Ministries of Environment and Fincnace, Energy Efficiency Agency, 2 regional governors, 5 mayors
CZ	2 presentations, press conference, publication in Czech and dissemination	Ministries of Transport, Environment and Finance;Parliamentary Commissions on Transport and on Foreign Affairs; students in two transport faculties; media	Ministries of Transport, Environment and Finance;Members of Parliamentary Commissions on Transport and on Foreign Affairs
HU	Workshop; summary on web site; press conference; individual lobbying	Local and community users - local governments, hospital managers, residential building managers;Managers of the Credit line; Ministry of Environment, Economy, Regional Development and Finance; Parliamentary Commission on Environment	Managers of the Credit line; Ministry of Environment, Economy, Regional Development and Finance; Parliamentary Commission on Environment
SLO	NGO meeting; Globe meeting; letter to candidates for Parliament; web site summary; press conference	MoE and Ministry of Economic Affiars; Parliamentary Committee on Environment and Construction; Chamber of Industry-dept. of energy;Energy managers in Industry	MoE and Ministry of Economic Affiars; Parliamentary Committee on Environment and ConstructionChairman of C-generation-Slovenia

Summary of discussion:

1) If possible more than just the partner NGOs will be involved in workshop;
2) There will be a limit of probably 5 people per country
3) Partners will provide a list of the people that should be invited from the respective Ministries;
4) The final list will be discussed with them (some people might have to be cut)
5) Once the list and all expenses details are figured out, we will see whether there can be translation for some.

Common research standards/processes

1) Case study reflects author's opinion and we will not seek agreement on all isssues;
2) Statements, opinions must be substantiated/evidenced by data/information;
3) Quotations are referenced
4) Interviews are dated and placed, but they are not for attribution (partners keep a libut this doesn't have to be included in the case study, though the interview must be referenced with place, date and institution - e.g. a representative of the ministry of environment states that….);
5) Report undergoes WRI review process;
6) Drafts are shared (send to Elena and Zsuzsa plus cc all partners)
7) Reviews are sent to: a) on the whole report to everybody, b) on specific country sections - to the respective country partner;
8) Deadlines should be realistic (see Zsuzsa's e-mail on what the new deadlines are)
9) Bibliography will be shared among partners;
10) REC and WRI will figure out how to provide more support with bibliography, research questions, etc.