Comune di Genova (Genoa) - Summary Sustainable Energy Action Plan

The Municipality of Genoa was the first city in Europe to submit its Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) in accordance with the Covenant of Mayors (CoM), the initiative of the European Commission whereby each city makes a voluntary and unilateral commitment to reduce its emissions beyond the target of 20% by 2020.

Summary

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The Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) for the Comune di Genova (Genoa) includes chapters covering:

• The Context
• Genoa - City between Sea and Mountains
• Baseline CO₂ Emissions
• Vision and Strategy
• Actions
• Prospects and Economic Opportunities

The Municipality of Genoa is one of the first cities in Italy to submit its Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) in accordance with the Covenant of Mayors initiative of the European Commission, whereby each city makes a voluntary and unilateral commitment to reduce its CO₂ emissions beyond the target of 20% by 2020. This will be achieved by means of measures in several sectors/fields of action in which the signatory governing bodies have specific competences: local transport, public and private buildings, renewable energy sources (RES) and innovative technologies.

The Action Plan, prepared in collaboration with the Liguria Regional Energy Agency and the CRUIE (Research Centre in Town planning and Ecological Engineering) of the University of Genoa, is the key document defining the government’s energy policies for the next 10 years, with the aim of reducing CO₂ emissions.

The Municipality intends to increase the energy efficiency of council buildings, rationalise the transport system and create “transformation district” based on energy performance. More specifically, the SEAP includes a far-reaching series of actions in the following areas: local planning, through the local council’s Urban Development Plan and Urban Mobility Plan (UMP); the built environment, including new buildings and refurbishment, by means of the
introduction of more stringent energy efficiency requirements in the new set of Building Regulations; renewable energy sources, with the installation of photovoltaic plants in schools and sports centres; and in transport, thanks to a strategy promoting local public transport through the reorganisation and rationalisation of the system of urban mobility (protected axes, measures aimed at infrastructure and extension of the city’s Blue Areas).

Related Information on the Regions 202020 Website:

• Sustainable Energy Theme(s): Renewable energy sources (RES) : : Sustainable / Energy Efficient Buildings : Sustainable transport and mobility management
• Region(s)/Community(ies): : IT: Liguria
• Country(ies): Italy

Last updated: 06/12/2011 6:46pm - Contact: ARE Liguria -