Details
- Publication date
- 4 December 2025
- Author
- European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency
Description
Under Article 25 of the EED, municipalities with more than 45,000 inhabitants are required to develop local heating and cooling plans. This new obligation will put increased pressure on regional and local authorities to start applying EU legislation and national frameworks on the ground in the months ahead. This ManagEnergy Online Seminar, organised in partnership with the Covenant of Mayors - Europe, brings together EU policy and financing experts from the European Commission and the European Investment Bank, alongside regional energy agencies who are part of the Covenant Community, to explore how these new frameworks can be implemented effectively. You will learn about the EU policy context, discover available financing instruments, and hear replicable best practices from regions already leading the way in heating and cooling planning.
Who spoke?
- Seamus Hoyne, Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) – on the ManagEnergy and EU Covenant of Mayors
- Margot Pinault, DG ENER, European Commission – on the EU Policy Context
- Anette Jahn, CINEA, European Commission – on EU Funding Opportunities for Heating & Cooling
- Dinis Rodrigues, European Investment Bank – on EIB Support for Mobilising Investment on Heating & Cooling
- Ivan Pržulj, REGEA - on planning & tools
- Christiane Egger, OÖ Energiesparverband - on Upper Austria's experience
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