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Abstract
In Finland, the principal actor in educating children with regard to energy efficiency is MOTIVA, the National Information Centre on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources. MOTIVA has developed a methodology based on the sensitivity of nature, on the joy of sharing positive experiences, and on the emotional dimension. One of the keys to its success is its painstaking work of observation and definition for its target group, children of different ages, and of their needs and their preoccupations. MOTIVA has put in place a whole range of initiatives and tools which are used in schools, kindergartens and crèches.
At the national level, an energy conservation programme extending over several years in the interests of sustainable development, "The Council of State Programme on Energy Conservation", was approved in September 1992. Its objective is to reduce the specific consumption of energy, by between 10 to 15% until 2005, and to reduce polluting emissions by promoting production of electricity through cogeneration and the use of renewable energies.
In 1990, Helsingin was awarded the United Nations€ Environment Prize for its natural gas heating network which operates through cogeneration and feeds 91% of the buildings in the urban area.
An undertaking with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to reduce heating consumption in municipallyowned buildings by 11% until 2010 was signed in 1993 and renewed in 1997. In fact, with its 29 million cubic metres of buildings, the Municipality of Helsingin is the largest property-owner in the country. To give practical expression to this undertaking with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, a Committee for Energy Saving was created in 1993, with representatives from various municipal services: buildings, urban planning, public transport, education, social services, health services, energy production, etc. 1996 saw the creation of the Energy Agency within the Municipal administration, with a board of directors comprised in particular of representatives from the Municipal administration, the Information Centre for Energy Management, MOTIVA, the Chamber of Commerce, the Municipal Centre for the Environment, the municipal energy company, and from the Office of the Agency Director.
From 1992 on, Helsingin has been committed to the Agenda 21 process, with definition of a strategy for sustainable development:
Keywords: Information/Awareness Raising/Education
This case study was performed by Energie-Cités in association with the Town of Helsingin and the technical and financial support of the Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie (ADEME).
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