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Sustainable Energy Action Plan 2011-2020 Cluj-Napoca, Romania Sustainable Energy Action Plan 2011-2020 Cluj-Napoca, Romania December 2012 City of Cluj-Napoca Sustainable Energy Action Plan 2011-2020 Cluj-Napoca Acknowledgment This document was developed with the support and contribution of several experts within the local and regional administration as well as certain private and state companies. We would like to thank all who contributed and supplied data for this Sustainable Energy Action Plan. i Sustainable Energy Action Plan 2011-2020 Cluj-Napoca 1. Executive Summary .................................................................................................................... 1 2. SEAP - Introduction and Requirements ..................................................................................... 1 2.1. What is a SEAP ...................................................................................................................... 1 2.2. Scope of the SEAP ................................................................................................................ 1 2.3. Time horizon........................................................................................................................... 2 3. Methodology ............................................................................................................................... 3 4. General Strategy ........................................................................................................................ 3 4.1. Objectives and targets ........................................................................................................... 3 4.1.1. CO2 emissions reduction target and time horizon ............................................................. 3 4.1.2. Scope ................................................................................................................................. 3 4.2. Vision for the future ................................................................................................................ 3 4.3. Presentation of Cluj-Napoca .................................................................................................. 3 4.3.1. General information ........................................................................................................... 4 4.3.2. Municipal buildings and facilities ........................................................................................ 5 4.3.3. Supply and disposal ........................................................................................................... 5 4.3.4. Mobility ............................................................................................................................... 8 4.3.5. Internal organisation ........................................................................................................ 10 4.3.6. Communication channels ................................................................................................ 12 4.4. Financial aspects and monitoring......................................................................................... 12 4.4.1. Financial sources ............................................................................................................. 12 4.4.2. Monitoring ........................................................................................................................ 12 5. Baseline Emission Inventory .................................................................................................... 13 5.1. Final energy consumption .................................................................................................... 13 5.2. CO2 emissions ..................................................................................................................... 13 5.2.1. Local electricity generation and related CO2 emissions.................................................. 14 5.2.2. Local urban heating and corresponding emissions ......................................................... 14 6. Planned Actions and Measures until 2020 ............................................................................... 15 6.1. Buildings, Equipment and Facilities ..................................................................................... 16 6.2. Transport .............................................................................................................................. 18 6.3. Local electricity production ................................................................................................... 20 6.4. Local heating and cooling .................................................................................................... 21 6.5. Land use planning ................................................................................................................ 22 6.6. Public procurement .............................................................................................................. 22 6.7. Working with citizens and stakeholders ............................................................................... 23 6.8. Internal organisation ............................................................................................................. 24 Appendix ................................................................................................................................................ 25 Appendix 1 - SEAP committee........................................................................................................... 26 Appendix 2 - Letter of Recognition (European Energy Award) .......................................................... 28 ii Sustainable Energy Action Plan 2011-2020 Cluj-Napoca 1. Executive Summary In recent years, energy efficiency, mobility and climate considerations have gained substantial importance in the municipality of Cluj-Napoca, as confirmed by the Cluj- Napoca Mayor signing the Covenant of Mayors in 2011. The municipality aims to reduce its CO2 emissions by at least 20% by 2020, compared to 2011 levels. This Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) sets out the measures with which this objective is to be reached. The objective is very ambitious; however, implementing more than 60 measures in various areas will allow CO2 emissions to be reduced by around 22% and end-use energy to be reduced by around 20%. Additionally, the portion of renewable sources of energy will increase by almost 8% over the same period. The costs of implementing the planned measures in the municipality are around EUR180 million. 2. SEAP - Introduction and Requirements1 2.1. What is a SEAP The Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) is a key document that shows how the Covenant signatory will reach its commitment by 2020. It uses the results of the Baseline Emission Inventory to identify the best fields of action and opportunities for reaching the local authority’s CO2 reduction target. It defines concrete reduction measures, together with time frames and assigned responsibilities, which translate the long-term strategy into action. Signatories commit themselves to submitting their SEAPs within the year following adhesion. The SEAP should not be regarded as a fixed and rigid document, as circumstances change, and, as the ongoing actions provide results and experience, it may be useful/necessary to revise the plan on a regular basis. 2.2. Scope of the SEAP The Covenant of Mayors concerns action at local level within the competence of the local authority. The SEAP should concentrate on measures aimed at reducing the CO2 emissions and final energy consumption by end users. The Covenant’s commitments cover the whole geographical area of the local authority (town, city, region). Therefore the SEAP should include actions concerning both the public and 1 European Union (2010): “How to develop a Sustainable Energy Action Plan”. Chapter 1. 1 Sustainable Energy Action Plan 2011-2020 Cluj-Napoca private sectors. However, the local authority is expected to play an exemplary role and therefore to take outstanding measures related to the local authority’s own buildings and facilities, vehicle fleet, etc. The local authority can decide to set the overall CO2 emission reduction target either as ‘absolute reduction’ or ‘per capita reduction’. The main target sectors are buildings, equipment/facilities and urban transport. The SEAP may also include actions related to local electricity production (development of PV, wind power, CHP, improvement of local power generation), and local heating/cooling generation. In addition, the SEAP should cover areas where local authorities can influence energy consumption in the long term (as land use planning), encourage markets for energy efficient products and services (public procurement), as well as changes in consumption patterns (working with stakeholders and citizens). The industrial sector, in contrast, is not a key target of the Covenant of Mayors, so the local authority may choose to include actions in this sector or not. In any case, plants covered by the ETS (European CO2 Emission Trading Scheme) should be excluded, unless they were included in previous plans of the local authority. 2.3. Time horizon The time horizon of the Covenant of Mayors is 2020. Therefore, the SEAP has to contain a clear outline of the strategic actions that the local authority intends to take in order to reach its commitments by 2020. The SEAP may cover a longer period, but in this case it should contain intermediate values and objectives for the year 2020. As it is not always possible to plan in detail concrete measures
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