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La città di Palermo ha aderito nel Novembre 2002 al progetto comunitario MEDCLIMA
(CLIMATE
ALLIANCE FOR MEDITERRANEAN CITIES, Alleanza del Clima per le Città del
Mediterraneo), approvato dalla Commissione Europea, Direzione Generale
Ambiente - nell'ambito del
Programma LIFE 2001.
Il
progetto ha come obiettivo:
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la
costruzione di una rete di città mediterranee per la protezione
del clima.
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la
realizzazione di una guida tecnica per la rapida raccolta dei dati
relativi al CO2
immesso in atmosfera da ogni città aderente al progetto (Atene,
Municipalità di Holargos – Città di Palermo - città di Bistrika,
Slovenia).
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la
formulazione di una checklist delle misure di protezione del
clima a livello locale.
Un
quadro unitario per tutte le città aderenti verrà messo a punto al
fine di aumentare la consapevolezza ambientale ottenendo così una
maggiore partecipazione pubblica.
Obiettivo
finale del progetto sarà la redazione di una guida per le città del
bacino Mediterraneo, con un piano d’azione per la protezione del
clima. Il risultato finale del progetto sarà d’impulso alle
istituzioni europee e nazionali per il rafforzamento del ruolo delle
città del Mediterraneo nei piani per la protezione del clima.
Nella riunione del 4
Aprile 2003 i partecipanti al progetto hanno definito la struttura dello
schema che verrà utilizzato dalle città aderenti per il calcolo rapido
delle emissioni di CO2 a livello locale.
I passi successivi del progetto prevedono la realizzazione di un sito
web nel quale verranno immessi i dati raccolti dalle città per il
calcolo delle emissioni di CO2, e successivamente la redazione di un
Piano d'Azione per le città per la riduzione delle emissioni.
Con
Delibera di G.M. n. 207 del 25/07/2003
"Protocollo d’intesa con l’Università di Palermo per una borsa di
studio per il progetto Medclima (Alleanza Mediterranea per il clima)"
è stata approvato un protocollo d'intesa con l'Università di Palermo per
finanziare una borsa di studio per tre anni finalizzata a redigere gli
atti tecnico-scientifici previsti dal progetto Medclima e
specificatamente:
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la
valutazione delle emissioni di CO2 nell'area
urbana di Palermo esaminando i dati dei settori trasporti, energia;
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l'elaborazione di un elenco di misure per la protezione del clima
nell'area urbana di Palermo;
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l'elaborazione di un Piano di Azione, di concerto con le altre città
partners del progetto, per la protezione del clima.
Il progetto si è
concluso con la produzione di pubblicazioni contenenti buone prassi da
mettere in pratica per la riduzione dei consumi energetici e per la
conseguente riduzione delle emissioni di CO2 in atmosfera. Dette
pubblicazioni sono state distribuite ai cittadini in occasione di fiere
e altresì a dipendenti del Comune di Palermo con l'obiettivo di
sensibilizzare gli individui all'adozione di nuovi comportamenti
virtuosi. Chi fosse interessato ad avere copia di tali pubblicazioni
puo' richiederle direttamente al Servizio Ambiente ed Ecologia, gruppo
energia e mobilità sostenibile in Via dello Spirito Santo 25, tel.
091.7407483,
energiaemobilitasostenibile@comune.palermo.it
10 regole d'oro per il
monitoraggio delle emissioni di CO2 nelle città (CLIMATE ALLIANCE)
I
partners del progetto:
MUNICIPALITA'
DI HOLARGOS, ATENE
SLOVENSKA
BISTRIKA
CLIMATE
ALLIANCE
(NGO organization)
CITTA' DI PALERMO
 MEDCLIMA “Climate
Alliance for Mediterranean Cities”
The
Municipality of Holargos (Athens) will be the solely responsible for the
implementation of the project. Partners are
1.
Municipality of Holargos, Athens (Greece)
2.
Municipality of Palermo (Italy)
3.
Municipality of Bistrika (Slovenia)
4.
Climate Alliance - NGO (Austria)
Climate
Alliance (Austria) will provide consultation services, as it will
transform its expertise and the northern experience concerning climate
protection issues.
Objectives
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To
build a network among Mediterranean cities for climate protection.
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To
design a technique for the simple and rapid collection of CO2
emission-data, at a local authority level.
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To
formulate a checklist with the cost-effective climate protection
measures at a local authority level.
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To
formulate a common framework, concerning the raising of public
awareness in a municipality with the aim to achieve public
participation.
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To
develop a comprehensive guide for Mediterranean cities with an
action plan for climate protection.
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To
propose to EU and National Governments institutional changes so as
to strengthen the role of Mediterranean cities in the plans for
climate protection.
Actions
and means involved
Organisation
of workshops, where the project participants and representatives from
northern municipalities (Austria, Germany, Netherlands and Sweden) would
transfer their experiences to the project partners, concerning climate
protection and the best practices implemented for climate protection.
For the aforementioned purposes, site visits to northern countries will
be made.
Crude evaluation of CO2 emissions, by means of a simple
kind of instrument (database with a simple emission-assessment method),
in order to get quick results.
A common public awareness campaign will be launched by all the
participating cities, to promote the public participation concerning
climate protection. Creation a website and publication of informative
material concerning the project development.
Implementation of measures for climate protection by all the partners in
parallel.
Proposal for the institutional establishments of the project.
Preparation of a guideline material, regarding CO2 emission
reduction at a local authority level.
Expected
results
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Close
co-operation between Mediterranean cities, for climate protection
and potential for network expansion to other European cities
for the substantial reduction of CO2
emissions.
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Financial
and social benefits gained by CO2 emission reduction,
such as energy and fuel efficiency, local economic development,
improvements in the transportation systems, creation and
preservation of green areas, penetration of renewable energy in the
local energy systems, new job positions, etc.
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Strengthening
local authorities' role towards CO2 emissions reduction,
in EU and national action planning.
Project partners:
MUNICIPALITA'
DI HOLARGOS, ATENE
SLOVENSKA
BISTRIKA
CLIMATE
ALLIANCE
(NGO organization)
CITTA' DI PALERMO
Ten golden Rules of (CO2)
Monitoring for Municipalities (by CLIMATE ALLIANCE)
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1. Formulate Goals
Monitoring starts at the end of the cycle. You have
to know what output is desired before one can start. Integrate
objectives in the municipal energy policy. Then, if monitoring is
successful, it will on its turn influence your energy policy in the
future.
2. Determine your Ambitions
What is the feasible level of monitoring that is
proper for the municipality? Determine if it should constrain itself
to municipal activities or to all activities within the physical
boundaries of the community. Establish the desired state of output.
Should it just reflect the use of energy and emission of CO2
as measured and calculated or should it also explain the development
of it over a number of years? Consequently, it is important to start
monitoring at the right level. It should match the current state of
affairs on matters like data collection, energy policy and
organisation structure.
3. Register
Knowledge about monitoring activities may leave
together with the people that maintained it. Set up a format for
documentation for both the local monitoring processes as for the
applied data structure.
4. Know your Organisation
The monitoring input will partly exist of
information that has to be collected from within the municipal
organisation. Examples are information on the number of inhabitants,
the art and volume of utilization and number of hospital beds.
Visualise the structure of the dataflow and organise the moments and
content of the desired data supply.
5. Determine Boundaries
Monitoring output will be diffuse if the boundaries
are not sharply defined. Decide whether satellite communities,
airports and other special objects lie within the municipal
responsibilities towards energy reduction.
6. Create a solid Reference
Energy reduction is a dynamic happening. Sources of
required data are subject to external influences like the recent
developments on the energy market. It is therefore very probable
that different kinds of information will not be available in their
current form and quality. So, it is necessary to establish a firm
base for future comparison.
7. Determine Monitoring Sectors
Define the sectors you wish to monitor as well
those that are emphasized in your energy policy. Check if the
definitions you use for sectors correspond to those used by data
suppliers like the energy co mpany.
8. Inventarise accessible Means
Ambitions have to be translated in available means.
It is important to know the amount of time, people and money local
authorities can award to monitoring activities. Investigate which
activity can be conducted by municipal employees and for which
activity external assistance is needed.
9. Make Monitoring Worthwhile
Monitoring has the best chance of succeeding if all
parties involved gain from it. Data suppliers like feedback in
aggregated and visualised shape. Data collectors obtain an
instrument to organise and simplify some of their tasks. Local
authorities will understand the importance of monitoring if they
receive feedback on the results of their energy policy. Take these
incentives into account when trying to establish a monitor program.
10. Evaluate
A rounded monitoring cycle contains a large amount
of information. Evaluate for each separate part of the cycle what
bottlenecks and chances for improvement can be concluded. Regard the
content of your energy policy with the new insights you gained.
Investigate if the ambitions concerning the level of monitoring can
or have been changed. Evaluate if the municipal organisation is
capable to perform the monitoring activity that is demanded. Compare
results with those of other communities and exchange valuable
information.
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