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“Developing Local Plans for Climate Change Mitigation
by 2020” (CLIM-LOCAL2020)
LIFE07 ENV/GR/000282
PROJECT LOCATION: Volos, Greece
BUDGET INFO:
Total amount: 2.777.891 EUR
EC Co-funding: 1.086.542 EUR (49,88%)
DURATION: Start: 1/1/09 - End: 31/12/11
PROJECT’S IMPLEMENTORS:
Coordinating Beneficiary: Municipality of Volos
Associated Beneficiaries: DEYAMV, DEMEKAV, EPEM SA
LIFE07 Kick-off Meeting, 5/3/2009, Athens
Nikos Gargoulas, EPEM SA
BACKGROUND and AIMS:
• Greece will face severe difficulties to achieve ambitious Greenhouse Gases (GHG)
emissions reduction targets within the framework of the EU targets (20-30% compared
to 1990 emissions, by 2020)
• Apart from actions related to large emitters (i.e. industry) which are at present covered
to a large extent by the Emissions Trading Directive, a large part of the remaining effort
will inevitably fall to the large number of small emitters
• Since local authorities can deal more effectively with regional particularities than the
central administration, a major challenge towards sustainable development and climate
change mitigation is to stimulate the local potential for GHG emissions reductions
through a set of systematic, well-designed and well-monitored activities, which can have
significant ancillary benefits for local environmental problems as well
MAIN EU POLICIES TARGETED
• Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS based on the 2003/87/EC Directive, EU target: GHG
emissions reduction by at least 20% compared to 1990)
• Energy Policy for Europe
LIFE07 Kick-off Meeting, 5/3/2009, Athens
Nikos Gargoulas, EPEM SA
MAIN ACTIVITIES:
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Calculation of present local GHG emissions / Projection of local GHG emissions
Identification of GHG emissions reduction options
Economic and environmental evaluation of GHG emission reduction measures
Defining priorities for GHG emissions reduction measures
Public consultation and finalization of Local Action Plan (LAP) / Implementation of LAP
Communication and dissemination
Overall evaluation of the LAP’s progress and planning of its future operation
Project management, Monitoring /evaluation, Audit, After LIFE communication plan
EXPECTED RESULTS:
• The project will implement climate change mitigation actions at local level, which will
deliver GHG emissions reductions (not possible to quantify them at this time)
• User-friendly tools for the calculation of emissions of GHG at local level
• Local GHG emissions inventory / Tools for projection of GHG emissions up to 2020
• LAP for GHG emissions reductions / Guidelines for measures’ implementation
• Monitoring plan and indices for evaluating the progress of the LAP implementation
• Educational material on climate change addressed to schools (teachers and students)
• Dissemination of results
LIFE07 Kick-off Meeting, 5/3/2009, Athens
Nikos Gargoulas, EPEM SA