Our partnerships
Key to our success is our unique relationships and partnerships with local authorities who work with us, along with our vast network across Ireland and Europe that we have built up over 25 years.
About Codema
We are Codema — Dublin’s Energy Agency. We are driven by our vision to positively impact people’s lives locally, while addressing the environmental damage caused by climate change at a global scale. We believe we can do this by improving the way we produce and use energy locally, while benefiting the people of Dublin.
Our story
Founded in 1997, Codema is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee, dedicated to working on behalf of our local authority members to promote public good in the areas of energy and climate mitigation.
Currently, our local authority members are Dublin City Council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Fingal County Council and South Dublin County Council and we prioritise our work within these local authority areas
Vision and mission
Our vision
Codema’s vision is for a better quality of life for all citizens through a fair and inclusive transition to a low-carbon society.
Our mission
Our mission is to accelerate Dublin’s low-carbon transition through innovative and inclusive local-level energy and climate change research, planning, engagement and project delivery, in order to mitigate the effects of climate change and improve the lives of citizens.
Focus areas
At Codema, our key focus areas guide our daily work to transform Dublin’s energy landscape. These focus areas fuel our commitment to drive local-level climate action, through innovative project delivery, collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders, while ensuring that solutions have not only the greatest environmental impact but benefit society and are guided by the best-available research.
Living our core values every day.
National and EU policy
Our work is heavily influenced by national and European climate and energy targets. We help to deliver on national goals through local, on-the-ground implementation.
Local-level action
Our work is guided by the needs and aspirations of the local authorities and communities that we work with. We prioritise actions in the geographical boundaries of our local authority members.
Evidence base
All of our work is guided by a scientific evidence base. Our expert team can identify the unique characteristics of the local energy landscape and identify the best solutions to match.
Social impact
We are driven not only by a desire to reduce emissions and have a positive impact on the environment, but also to improve the lives of people living locally.
Public and stakeholder engagement
We recognise that we need to meaningfully engage with local stakeholders and the public through best-practice and innovative public engagement techniques to make energy solutions a reality.
Low-carbon technologies and solutions
We aim to close the gap in the uptake of low-carbon technologies and solutions, sharing our findings and lessons learned to promote wider use.
Practical implementation of new concepts
We concentrate on delivering projects in the key areas identified by our research to decarbonise Dublin, targeting areas such as heating, transport, electricity, buildings and public engagement.
Collaboration
Key to our success is our unique relationship and partnership with local authorities who work with us, along with our network of key allies and peers across Ireland and Europe that we have built up over 25 years
Our impact
At Codema, we make sure that the work we do has a real impact in reducing emissions in Dublin and providing a better quality of life for those who live and work in our capital.
25
Over 25 years of experience
€5 million
Securing almost €5 million in national and EU funding to benefit Dublin in the last 10 years
€20 million
Driving the roll-out of over €20 million worth of energy projects in Dublin
Life at Codema
Learn more about what life is like working at Codema, where everything you do will contribute to reducing emissions to protect our future and our environment, and enhance the everyday lives of our citizens.