Energy Charter Treaty

168 Municipalities and local community services: – district heating systems; – efficient gas distribution systems; – energy planning technologies; – twinning of towns or of other relevant territorial entities; – energy management in cities and in public buildings; – waste management and energy recovery of waste. Improving Energy Efficiency in the industrial sector: – joint ventures; – energy cascading, cogeneration and waste heat recovery; – energy audits. Improving Energy Efficiency in the transport sector: – motor vehicle performance standards; – development of efficient transport infrastructures. Information: – awareness creation; – data bases: access, technical specifications, information systems; – dissemination, collection and collation of technical information; – behavioural studies. Training and education: – exchanges of energy managers, officials, engineers and students; – organisation of international training courses. Financing: – development of legal framework; – Third Party Financing; – joint ventures; – co-financing.