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Analyzing the effects of the benchmark local initiatives of Covenant of Mayors signatories

In 2014, the European Union established a new climate and energy framework for 2020?2030, setting three key targets: a 40% emissions reduction and the achievement of a 27% share of renewable energy production and improvements in energy efficiency. All levels of governments should be involved in reaching these goals, with the role of local authorities being mainly important. Thus, the Covenant of Mayors has been developed as an initiative consisting of a voluntary agreement between local governments to reduce emissions, through specific action plans including policies promoting energy saving and renewable energy. The aim of this paper is to analyze the main benchmark actions performed, based on the database offered by the Covenant of Mayors organization. A total of 4741 so-called Benchmarks of Excellence from almost 1300 cities were registered, being undertaken mainly by Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Belgian municipalities. The greatest number of actions is related to municipal buildings, public lighting and local electricity production, which are also the greatest emissions reducing actions. In terms of energy savings, actions are highlighted that are related to a modal shift to public transport, municipal building envelopes, and agriculture and forestry, while actions generating more renewable energy production are related to combined heat and power areas.

» Author: Ann-Catrin Kristianssen, Ragnar Andersson, Matts-Åke Belin, Per Nilsen

» Reference: Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 176

» Publication Date: 01/03/2018

» Source: ScienceDirect - GPP

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