THERMAL SCIENCE

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Nikola Matak

,

Goran Krajačić

,

Ana Marija Pilato

INTEGRATING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ACTION PLANS FOR ISLAND MUNICIPALITIES: CASE STUDY OF KORCULA

ABSTRACT
The goal of the European Union is to reduce CO2 emissions by 20% till 2020. This objective is transferred to municipalities through the Covenant of Mayors initiative which was established by the European Commission in 2008. In line with this, this paper presents an integration of Sustainable Energy Action Plans on the Croatian island of Korcula. This was developed through a methodology that uses factors, derived from the statistic, that have an influence on the energy consumption. Energy consumption and the Baseline CO2 emissions inventory for municipalities on Korcula in the public sector, households, tertiary sector and road transport are calculated. Total CO2 emissions for listed sectors in baseline 2012 are 42,923 tCO2, and with recommended actions and measures this can be reduced by approx. 22% till 2020. There are planned joint actions, so all municipalities on the island can cooperate together to maximise their limited financial and human capacities. There has been suggested the establishment of action group for actions implementation which will include representatives from municipalities and other stakeholders. Investments for measures in household sector in joint and individual approach was compared and it was concluded that achieving economy of scale with an integrated approach would accelerate their implementation. The integrated approach enables small neighbouring municipalities to develop one strategy and act together towards achieving goals taken by submitting to the Covenant of Mayors.
KEYWORDS
covenant of mayors, CO2 emissions inventory, island of Korcula, individual approach, integrated approach, comparison
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2015-11-27
PAPER REVISED: 2016-04-04
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2016-04-04
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2016-05-08
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI151127109M
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2016, VOLUME 20, ISSUE Issue 4, PAGES [1037 - 1048]
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