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MU?ATESCU Virgil and COMĂNESCU Mihaela FAMP

ENERGY EFFICIENCY – A CHALLENGE FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES CCASP

taken at local level, effects of this improvement of cities’ economic and social life have impact
at national and even at European Union’s level.

On the other hand, as is specified in CoM’s objective: “local administrations, as a governance level
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closest to the citizens, are the best placed to approach issues connected to climate in an integrated
way” (Covenant of Mayors, 2013).

This is the reason why the measures to efficiently use energy in cities must be not only the part of

energy services solutions but also to be firstly approached. We consider that these measures are a type
of a socio – economic – ecologic system that has to be approached in its integrality, and any action to
develop this system has to be considered in this integrality. In this way, the potential of the efficient

measures is amplified and because the interaction of the results of these measures with national level
could impact on country’s development.

2. ENERGY “TRILEMMA” AND HOW ENERGY EFFICIENCY IS THE KEY TO SOLVING IT
30 th – 31 st October 2015 ”Strategic Management for Local Communities” Bucharest Improvement in approaching any of the challenges of “energy trilemma” inevitably has effects on the

other two and – because of it – we have to find ways to obtain an acceptable compromise to the entire
trilemma’s ensemble and – even more – can provide sustainable energy services. According with World
Energy Council studies the core of the trilemma solution is establishment of proper national and local

policies (Mu?atescu, 2015).

Among the main conclusions proposed by these reports reveal are the following:

? National and local authorities will face major challenges for the next 20 years concerning

energy and financial sectors to extend access to energy services, to develop new
technologies, to cope with increased needs for energy investments in order to replace the old
infrastructure and make it more robust.

? For energy sector is essential to be sure that public policies are attractive and business friendly
by involving these sectors in the process of decision making and information distribution in
order to overcome the informational asymmetry.

? It is essential for the leadership (we consider both central or local) to establish targets, to

develop strategies and to create policies and regulations that can provide such an business
environment to give energy and financial sectors certitude that their investments can bring
profit, covering – at the same time – citizens needs and developing the whole economy in its

integrality.

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