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Welcome to the LTA UPTAKE website
The LTA Uptake project is supported by the European Union, and started in October 2007. The project’s main goals are to:
- Develop a toolkit to help sector associations and governments draw up Long-Term Voluntary Agreements (LTAs) on energy efficiency.
- Gain mutual benefits: to save energy costs, produce less environmental legislation, reduce the administrative burden for the sector, improve the environmental image of the sector, and achieve national environmental targets.
What is an LTA?
LTAs (Long-Term Agreements) are voluntary agreements between specific industrial sectors and the government. The LTA approach has proven to be successful in a number of SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) sectors, and has resulted in substantial energy efficiency improvements, e.g. over 30% energy savings in various industrial SME sectors over the past decade.
This project will provide a number of instruments that industrial associations and/or national governments can select if they wish to implement LTAs. These tools will help them to achieve national or sectoral energy efficiency improvement targets or meet greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets. The following stakeholders are the key players in creating an LTA:
- Industrial Associations
- Relevant Authorities
- Independent Experts
Do you represent an SME sector association or a national government, and are interested in participating in a pilot project? Or would you like more information about the project?
Please contact us!
The sole responsibility for the content of this document lies with the authors. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Communities. The European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.
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