VII International Investment Business Forum on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
To bring the idea and practicalities of energy efficiency to the general public, the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine (SAEE) organised an Energy Efficiency Forum on 10 to 13 November, in Kiev. As part of this Forum, INOGATE organised the workshop “Eco-design: the experience of the EU and first steps of Ukraine.” The workshop focused on past and current developments in eco-design in the EU and on SAEE's current activities in this field. The workshop proved to be an excellent opportunity to review the past and current work of SAEE on energy labelling and enhance the visibility of the national labelling programme. Energy labelling has been a cornerstone of EU energy policy since 1992/; The implementation of the energy labelling and eco-design directives is estimated to save 175 Mtoe of primary energy per year by 2020. Speakers addressed how Ukraine can also achieve greater energy efficiency. Energy labelling is very important for consumers as it provides them with information on the relative energy performance of different product choices available on the market, so that energy efficiency can be considered as part of the buying decision.
A separate half-day workshop on “Awareness Raising for Energy Efficiency” was also held on the same day for journalists so as to enhance their knowledge and capacity on reporting energy efficiency issues.
Finally, visitors of the VII International Investment Business Forum on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy had the opportunity to meet ITS representatives at the "expert zone", where ITS experts were available to provide information and answer questions on EU and Ukrainian product policies, in particular energy labelling and eco-design.
