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Regions and cities cooperating for sustainable energy in Europe: models of multi-level governance
No full textSustainability in energy generation, management and consumption is needed to develop effective decarbonisation policies and contribute to international climate mitigation efforts. Several public and private actors influence sustainable energy choices in a framework of multi-level and multi-actor governance in Europe. The role of regional and local actors has gained growing recognition. Cooperation among actors at these two levels can improve the effectiveness of climate mitigation strategies in the planning and implementation phases. Seven cooperation models between regional and local actors on sustainable energy were identified through the European Coopenergy project. These models differ for their scope, roles and types of actors, regulatory and planning context. These aspects were investigated also within a EU-wide survey which analysed 109 collaborative experiences on sustainable energy. The choice of governance models in sustainable energy emerges as key element for the effectiveness of administrative processes and the integration of government levels and sectorial policies
Business models for smart city solutions: an overview of main archetypes
No full textSmart city business models identify the mechanisms through which a smart city solution or a combination of integrated solutions are able to create, deliver, and capture private and public value for society. This paper aims to identify the main archetypes of smart city business models in three sectors (energy, mobility, ICT) through an in-depth analysis of three city case studies: Valencia, Dresden, and Antalya (involved in the Horizon 2020 project “MAtchUP”). Cities’ business models are analysed through a questionnaire-based survey, targeted to city government representatives and their technical partners. The paper develops a set of smart city business model archetypes, based on the roles and involvement of public and private actors in 1) funding, 2) asset ownership, and 3) operations of smart city solutions. These archetypes range from a model where the city government plays a prevalent role in all three dimensions to a model where private actors are more prevalent with several intermediate models
Multi-Level Governance for sustainable energy in European regions and cities: insights from the EU-funded project COOPENERGY
No full textA polycentric, multi-scale, climate governance framework is developing in absence of a credible global agreement. In this context regional and local authorities worldwide are increasingly engaged to contribute to climate mitigation. Local climate action is particularly evident in Europe,
where regional and local authorities are designing, implementing and monitoring sustainable energy policies, projects and actions often in a cooperative way. Data from the EU-funded project COOPENERGY show that cooperation initiatives in Europe involving regional and local authorities on sustainable energy are characterized by strengths and weaknesses. Political commitment emerges as a major driver for successful cooperation, while lack of funding is recognized as a major barrier
Il Green Deal e il Recovery Plan, un nuovo quadro per una riconversione urbana sostenibile, circolare e smart
No full textPer raggiungere gli obiettivi sfidanti e trasformativi del Green Deal europeo sarà necessario il coinvolgimento di tutti i livelli di governo, nonché un efficace raccordo e collaborazione tra di essi. Le città saranno attori fondamentali, non solo perché ospitano gran parte della popolazione europea, ma per il ruolo di implementazione che già svolgono in diversi ambiti. Gli enti locali e regionali attuano infatti il 70% di tutta la legislazione europea, il 70% delle azioni di mitigazione per il clima, il 90% delle azioni di adattamento ed il 65% dei Sustainable Development Goals, oltre a rappresentare un terzo della spesa pubblica e due terzi degli investimenti pubblici. L’implementazione del Green Deal avverrà attraverso iniziative, progetti ed azioni che passeranno per investimenti e scelte locali
Green business models per le smart cities
No full textIn letteratura esistono diverse definizioni di "business model", ed il concetto è sempre più frequentemente usato anche con riferimento alle soluzioni smart a livello urbano. La generazione del valore - sia privato che pubblico - è un aspetto chiave del concetto di business model nelle smart city. Il capitolo fornisce una panoramica delle definizioni in uso e delle diverse modalità di valutazione e categorizzazione dei business model applicati alle soluzioni smart
Boosting energy home renovation through innovative business models: ONE-STOP-SHOP solutions assessment
No full textThe building sector brings the main responsibility for energy consumption and GHG emissions in European countries. Although many policies have been placed across the EU to increase building energy performance, the current home energy renovation rate remains too low to achieve the EU's decarbonization targets. The One-stop-shop (OSS) concept is emerging as an innovative solution to boost energy home renovation and overcome barriers hindering the renovation process. The OSS is a physical or virtual place where customers obtain multiple products and services at one single point. Through literature review and desk research, 29 OSS initiatives have been analysed in the EU looking at their Business Models (BM). The paper aims to categorize and compare OSS BMs to increase knowledge about OSS functioning and capacity to affect and bring innovation to home renovation process. Three BM archetypes emerge, Facilitation model, Coordination model, and Development model. Within OSS archetypes, seven BM sub-categories have been identified and described. To provide insights for implementing new businesses and revitalizing the home renovation sector, OSS archetypes and sub-categories are compared and assessed, first considering four analytical frameworks and then looking at their capacity to overcome home renovation barriers. Results can be useful to foster energy home renovation by supporting the development of effective and targeted OSS initiatives across the EU
A comparative analysis of global city policies in climate change mitigation: London, New York, Milan, Mexico City and Bangkok
No full textGlobal cities have emerged as major players on climate change issues. The paper
considers five case studies (London, New York, Milan, Mexico City, Bangkok), with the aim of
identifying main emission drivers at urban level and verify the coherence of urban mitigation
strategies with local emission contexts. At this purpose, local emission inventories and mitigation
plans of the five cities are compared through a set of city indicators. In all cases GHG emissions
derive primarily from local energy uses. Transportation and energy uses in buildings are the most
emitting sectors in all cities, with different weights in analyzed cases depending on specific
conditions. City mitigation strategies and measures, though characterized by different time
horizons, are coherent with local emission contexts. The need of standardized indicators and
methodologies constitutes an area of future development and investigation
An analysis of multi-level collaborative initiatives on sustainable energy in Europe
No full textMulti-Level Governance (MLG) is a necessary framework for climate protection and sustainable energy policies, since no single actor or policy sector can fulfil alone climate and sustainable energy goals (EC, 2013). Planning and implementation of sustainable energy actions need better collaboration and coordination between local, regional and national governance levels. Identifying cooperation mechanisms, as well as the success factors for effective cooperation, can contribute to overcome barriers and enable such integration and policy coordination. This paper aims to contribute to the knowledge on MLG models with reference to a wide data set of real cases, based on data from the Coopenergy project, co-funded by the Intelligent Energy Europe programme
Assessing the relevance of barriers to energy efficiency implementation in the building and transport sectors in eight European countries
No full textThe paper maps and evaluates the main economic, institutional, and behavioural barriers to the implementation of energy efficiency in final uses. Barriers prevent the achievement of targets of energy efficiency policies and measures. Assessing the relevance of barriers can lead to their consideration in goal-setting by policy-makers either by reducing ambition or by incorporating solutions to mitigate barriers, We consider three main categories of barriers: economic, institutional, and behavioural ones, in buildings and transport sectors. In order to assess the relevance of each specific barrier in these categories, a survey to experts in eight Countries (Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Estonia, United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium and Serbia) has been performed. The relevance of barriers is assessed by two levels of analysis: 1. their impact on policies and measures, and 2. their impact on the diffusion of key clean technologies and interventions in the two sectors. In the building sector, we find that the most relevant barriers relate to economic and behavioural categories. In the transport sector, we find that the most relevant barriers relate to institutional and economic categories. Economic barriers are also the most relevant in limiting the diffusion of technologies and interventions in both sectors. Results highlight the relevance of identifying and assessing barriers in order to improve policy design
Goal 7: Assicurare a tutti l’accesso a sistemi di energia economici, affidabili, sostenibili e moderni
No full textIl Goal 7 dell’Agenda 2030 si pone come obiettivo quello di «assicurare a tutti l’accesso a sistemi energetici economici, affidabili, sostenibili e moderni». Questo risulta di particolare rilevanza per garantire inclusione ed equità nella fruizione delle risorse energetiche, ma
anche per accrescere le ricadute positive che un utilizzo efficiente e razionale delle risorse può avere sullo sviluppo economico e sociale e sulla sostenibilità ambientale. Il capitolo prende in esame i primi tre target del Goal 7 definiti dalle Nazioni Unite al 2030 (7.1 Garantire l’accesso a servizi energetici che siano convenienti, affidabili e moderni; 7.2 Aumentare la quota di energie rinnovabili nel consumo totale di energia; 7.3 Raddoppiare il tasso globale di miglioramento dell’efficienza energetica), e ne analizza l'andamento in Regione Lombardia
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