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Enhancing Capacity for Low Emission Development Strategies
EC-LEDS
Clean Energy Program
Brochure
April
2014
Overall Project
Goals
During the five years
of the program, ECLEDS Clean Energy is
expected to reduce
GHG emissions in
Georgia by at least
236,372.9 metric tons
of CO2 equivalent,
facilitate up to $14
million in private
Exploring Low Emission Development Opportunities
sector investments in
clean energy, and
Georgia’s Second National Communication
The initiative does this by building capacity in
lead to energ y sav-
(SNC) to the UN Framework Convention on
partner countries and providing targeted tech-
Climate Change (UNFCCC) forecasts that
nical assistance on LEDS. EC-LEDS is a key
of approximately $22
emissions from Georgia’s energy sector will
component of the President’s Global Climate
million).
increase by 275% between 2006 and 2025 to
Change Initiative, and is the focus of State
meet the growing energy demands of the
and USAID’s joint OMB High Priority Perform-
expanding industry, transport, and residential
ance Goal (HPPG) on Climate Change.
ings of up to 315
GWh (the equivalent
sectors.
On December 17, 2012, USAID and the Min-
Cross-Cutting
Issues
The projected accelerated growth of green-
istry of Environment Protection of Georgia
house gas (GHG) emissions in parallel with
signed a memorandum of understanding that
Georgia’s economic growth, the lack of an
supports LEDS and provides the framework
energy conservation culture, and the absence
for bilateral cooperation in Georgia. Areas for
of institutional capacity and policies that pro-
cooperation may include activities that in-
and opportunities
mote energy efficiency and conservation, are
crease and encourage the use of clean and
with
all factors contributing to the expected in-
energy efficient resources; support the devel-
crease in emissions.
opment of a national GHG inventory system;
The EC-LEDS Clean
Energy Program will
address concerns
respect to
youth, gender and
people with
disabilities (PWD) to
incorporate them in
each component
EC-LEDS.
of
improve the policy environment in low emisEnhancing Capacity for Low Emission Devel-
sion economic growth; expand economy-wide
opment Strategies (EC-LEDS) is a United
and technical modeling efforts; and improve
States Government (USG) initiative to support
governance of Georgia's natural resources.
developing countries’ efforts to pursue longterm, transformative development and accel-
EC-LEDS is supported by US Agency for
erate sustainable economic growth while
International Development/USAID and man-
slowing the growth of GHG emissions.
aged by Winrock International/Georgia.
Georgia’s Efforts to
Increase Climate Change
Mitigation Through
Energy Efficiency and
Clean Energy will
Improve its Abilit y to
Compete in
International Markets
Purpose, Goals, Objectives
and Support Economic
Growth.
The purpose of the EC-LEDS Clean En-
The objectives of the program are to:
ergy Program is to support Georgia’s efforts to increase climate change mitigation

Support Georgian
municipalities
through energy efficiency and clean en-
institutionalizing
ergy. The broader goal is to enable more
climate change mitigation measures;
and
in
implementing
responsible management and development
‘O n e o f t h e c o m p o n e n t s o f
of Georgia’s natural endowments.

Promote and facilitate private-sector
this project is elaboration
investments in energy efficiency and
of the strategy and
green buildings, and
support of the Georgian

Government.’ - Khatuna
Build the capacity of the Government
Gogaladze, Minister of
of Georgia (GOG) to develop and im-
Environment and Natural
plement a national Low Emissions De-
Resources.
velopment Strategy in support of the
USG EC-LEDS initiative.
(from left) Mariam Valishvili/Deputy Minister of Energy, Khatuna
Gogaladze/Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Stephen
Haykin/USAID/Caucasus Mission Director and Dana Kenney/ECLEDS Clean Energy Program COP at the EC-LEDS Project Launch
‘T h i s p r o j e c t i s a i m e d a t
environmental changes.
We support new
technologies that will
help to implement this
project.’ – Stephen
Haykin, USAID Mission
Director.
The EC-LEDS Clean Energy Program will
support at least 10 municipalities in quantifying and reducing GHG emissions, and
institutionalizing climate change mitigation;
introduce a voluntary system for rating and
certifying green buildings in Georgia and
build market demand for certified buildings;
and
provide advisory assistance to the
Government of Georgia to articulate concrete actions, policies, programs and implementation plans under the bilateral ECLEDS initiative.
This brochure is a publication of the Enhancing Capacity for Low Emission Development Strategies
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