Speakers
Description
The Green Deal promotes climate neutrality in Europe by 2050. According to the European Mission “100 climate-neutral cities by 2030 – by and for the citizens”, this ambitious goal cannot be reached without making an ecological and cultural transformation in our cities, engaging the widest range of stakeholders. The public administrations play a central role in planning and implementing energy efficiency and sustainable actions and in involving citizens in the urban energy transition process. Integrated energy plans, such as Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans (SECAPs), are considered effective strategies adopted by municipalities to coordinate medium-long terms initiatives and maximize the positive consequence of shared processes. Within the energy planning activities, the citizens’ engagement can be supported by the creation of energy citizenship communities, considering as fundamental implementation action to reach the energy goal. The present study, carried out in the framework of the H2020 project GRETA - GReen Energy Transition Actions (GA101022317), identifies structural and dynamic aspects of energy citizenship emergence at different geographical levels, analyzing relevant factors such as planning, climate, demography, renewable energy technologies, built environment morphology, funded project and initiatives. In particular, the study is applied to the Roveri-Pilastro district, a mixed-use area located in the north-east part of Bologna, with the aim of investigating its specific factors for the energy citizenship institution. Energy communities supported by an active citizens’ participation can contribute to the increase of flexibility in the electricity system and of the local prosumers’ number.
| GDPR complianced | Yes |
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| I am willing and able to travel to Norway unless Covid-19 restrictions prevent me from traveling to Stavanger. | YES |
