SMILEGOV: Smarter Multi Level Governance (Intelligent Energy Europe funded Initiative)
The island of Árainn Mhór in Co. Donegal has a programme of measures to ensure that it can become independent of imported energy, create and safeguard jobs on the island and keep money in the island economy.
Summary of IEE project-SMILEGOV
The IEE funded project Smarter Multi
Level Governance (SMILEGOV) is examining the major barriers to creating a low
carbon society on islands. It is bringing together the various
stakeholders and the multilevels of governance required to achieve the EU
target of 20% reduction in Carbon and 20% increase in renewable energies by the
year 2020, ie less than 6 years from now. The crux of the project
is to engage all stakeholders including islanders to agree to the Pact of
Islands (see link below). The pact asks for commitment to examine and agree an
island energy action plan within 12 months of signing the document.
Using the Pan European Island programme
SMILEGOV, we are working with other islands as per the Pact of Islands.
To date, Arranmore is creating a story board, a platform to collaborate,
creating a model that others can emulate by working together.
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