OwnYourSECAP

What we do

As part of the EU funded project, OwnYourSECAP, Tipperary Energy Agency hosted a series of different workshops to support the development and implementation of Climate Action Plans by local authorities.

TEA also led a range of workshops on implementing actions, institutionalising adaptation and climate-mainstreaming in municipal budgets.

Project Aims

Support for municipalities

Support for municipalities to develop or upgrade Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans (SECAPs) aligned with climate neutrality by 2050.

Focus on high impact measures

Focus on high‑impact measures delivering double (mitigation and adaptation) and triple (mitigation, adaptation, and energy poverty) effects

Assistance for small and medium‑sized municipalities

Assistance for small and medium‑sized municipalities in preparing updated clean energy transition plans and detailed implementation plans with more ambitious climate targets

Promotion of integrated energy planning

Promotion of integrated energy planning with clear governance structures, strong political commitment and holistic, cross‑sectoral planning

Project Related Events

Webinar on District Heating and Community Power Generation in collaboration with HeatGrid Ireland and Community Power

TEA organised the first session of the Series: Empowering Irish Local Authorities in Communicating Climate Action Implementation on 20th Nov, 2024. The webinar was organised in collaboration with MCO, under the OwnYourSECAP Project. It witnessed the attendance of local authorities across the country and project consortium partners. It was an engaging session designed to be interactive. The different aspects of communication about climate change and climate action implementation were presented. It was an insightful event which shed light on some of the challenges local authorities are facing internally and the public to communicate climate action. Polls were taken to understand some of these challenges. The different elements to addressing some of these challenges were also discussed. The inputs to these polls which will be taken into consideration while designing the 2nd interactive workshop which will be held on 15th of January, 2025.

Empowering Irish Local Authorities in Communicating Climate Action Implementation
Empowering Irish Local Authorites in Motivating and Communicating Workshop Recording

TEA organised the first session of the Series: Empowering Irish Local Authorities in Communicating Climate Action Implementation on 20th Nov, 2024. The webinar was organised in collaboration with MCO, under the OwnYourSECAP Project. It witnessed the attendance of local authorities across the country and project consortium partners. It was an engaging session designed to be interactive. The different aspects of communication about climate change and climate action implementation were presented. It was an insightful event which shed light on some of the challenges local authorities are facing internally and the public to communicate climate action. Polls were taken to understand some of these challenges. The different elements to addressing some of these challenges were also discussed. The inputs to these polls which will be taken into consideration while designing the 2nd interactive workshop which will be held on 15th of January, 2025.

OwnYourSECAP P2P international meeting - Prague

Tipperary Energy Agency successfully delivered a 2-day international peer-to-peer workshop and meeting in collaboration with SEVEn Energy in Prague, Czech Republic this spring. The workshop witnessed participation from several municipalities across 11 European nations. Tipperary County Council representation and Climate Action Officer Eddie Meegan also participated in the event. Our Climate Action Engagement and Communication Specialist, Dr. Sukanya Saikia designed and delivered a workshop on implementation of climate and energy actions from the Local Authority Climate Action Plans across various sectors such as Public Buildings, Nature Based Solutions, Renewable Electricity Generation etc. A workshop on climate-mainstreaming municipal budgets was also delivered by MT Partenaires Ingenierie France, one of our project partners. A field visit to Prague Energy Center was organised by SEVEn Energy. Eddie Meegan elaborated on the LACAP process in Ireland focusing on the planning and implementation of LACAP actions in Tipperary. Watch the video to know more!

OwnYourSECAP workshops on Climate Adaptation and Public Lighting – The Irish ContextP2P international meeting - Prague

Partners

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Funding is provided by the EU Life Programme.