Reaching EU energy reduction targets: South Dublin County Council takes the LEAP!
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PRESS RELEASE: Monday 18th February 2013
Contact: Anthony McNamara: amcnamara@sdublincoco.ie
Reaching EU energy reduction targets: South Dublin County Council takes the LEAP!
South Dublin County Council to launch the ‘Draft South Dublin Sustainable Energy Action Plan’, on public display from Thursday 21st February 2013. Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte, T.D. will officially launch the public display of the South Dublin SEAP, which has been prepared as part of the Council’s participation in the EU Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) funded Leadership for Energy Action and Planning (LEAP) Programme.
The Draft South Dublin Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) sets out how South Dublin County can take the lead in addressing EU and national energy reduction targets to 2020. The SEAP has been undertaken in partnership with the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) and eight other local authorities across the EU, as part of the Leadership for Energy Action and Planning (LEAP) programme. The South Dublin SEAP has also been prepared with input from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and City of Dublin Energy Management Agency (CODEMA).
The South Dublin SEAP analyses the County’s energy consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and sets out how South Dublin County can reduce consumption and CO2 emissions, in line with 2020 energy targets, through a range of energy actions. SEAP actions aim to make South Dublin an energy efficient, low carbon County, by focusing on improved recording and analysis of energy data, improved efficiency in buildings, facilities and operations across all sectors, energy reduction in the transport sector, and increasing the level of energy generated from renewable sources.
The South Dublin SEAP will be launched on public display on the morning of Thursday 21st February 2013, by Minister Pat Rabbitte and Mayor Cathal King.
Mayor Cathal King has welcomed the South Dublin SEAP stating, ‘The preparation of the South Dublin SEAP provides an opportunity for all stakeholders to learn about becoming more energy efficient. This will aid in ultimately reducing energy costs at home, improve business competitiveness and job creation and assist in unlocking renewable energy opportunities in South Dublin County’.
Details on how to become involved in the public consultation process are available at www.southdublinenergy.ie, follow link for ‘SEAP’.
Further information is available from the South Dublin Energy Team energyteam@sdublincoco.ie or 01-4149000 ext. 2389 or at website www.southdublinenergy.ie
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