The SEAP in the city of Girona, a crossroads between boldness and pragmatism

Nuss-Girona, Sergi; Llausàs, Albert; Figueras, J.; Morera, Serni

doi:10.1080/13549839.2014.974150

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“…Only a few studies have been carried out on how to develop a method for SEAP redaction; the first was in the city of Girona in 2013 and showed how a SEAP was developed and served as an important instrument for the following investigation [9]. The methodology has been improved, in both small and large cities, but only by introducing procedural aspect to evaluate the energetic sustainability of a city [10], or by the classification and choosing of significant sectors [11].…”

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The Reporting of Sustainable Energy Action Plans of Municipalities: Methodology and Results of Case Studies from the Abruzzo Region

Battista

Barchiesi²,

Paolo

et al. 2021

Energies

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Territorial energetic and environmental planning provides operational solidity to the concept of sustainable development, in particular in energy-related issues, where recent attention to and social awareness of climate change are driving actions and policies at local and international levels. The goals of the United Nations Agenda 2030 can be reached through the strategy of glocalization, giving more responsibility to local administrations like municipalities. In this work, a scientific methodology is developed and validated to revise Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAP) and the monitoring phase of municipalities. The methodology starts from measured data in the territory considered and makes use of specific statistical models in order to estimate the needed data. The methodology considers the energy consumption of the main sectors: residential, transportation, tertiary, and commercial, with a particular focus on municipal competences (public lighting, urban transport, municipal fleet, etc.). Renewable energy is also considered due to its importance in local energy production. In order to go deeper into SEAPs, in this paper, the authors describe the quantitative analysis of the Baseline Emission Inventory, the quantification of the SEAP planning actions, and the definition of the Monitoring Emission Inventory, which is the final step of the planning process. This step was done for nine municipalities of the Abruzzo region with different characteristics (size, population, climate, geographical position, economy, etc.) in order to widen the results of the analysis and test the robustness of the methodology. Indeed, it gave a quantitative dimension to the primary energy consumption and CO2 emissions for 2018, compared with the 2005 baseline values, and the final results are related to the reduction commitments planned for 2020. All the municipalities were considered to have achieved this goal, surpassing the 20% emissions reduction. This validated methodology is also the basis for the development of the Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans (SECAPs), which integrate adaptation actions and mitigation ones.

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The Reporting of Sustainable Energy Action Plans of Municipalities: Methodology and Results of Case Studies from the Abruzzo Region

Battista

Barchiesi²,

Paolo

et al. 2021

Energies

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“…Several recent studies on the topic of the CoM initiative have been published, analysing CoM initiative at different scales, from national [19,28], to regional [29][30][31][32][33][34] and local [35][36][37][38], including also trans-national comparisons [39][40][41][42][43][44]. Results of the progress plans can be compared with different GHG emissions balances [45], in order to evaluate the progress of local plans [46][47][48], especially in urban contexts [49][50].…”

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Local Actions for Reducing Global Greenhouse Gas Footprint: 10 Years of Covenant of Mayors Initiative

Adami¹,

Tubino²,

Ragazzi³

et al. 2020

IJSDP

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Covenant of Mayor was launched in 2008 as a voluntary initiative for local administrations that intend to adopt a plan of interventions concerning greenhouse gas mitigations, achieving and exceeding the EU climate and energy targets. In its first decade of activity, Covenant of Mayors has become the world's largest initiative based on actions of energy saving and local climate mitigation, involving 250+ million inhabitants and 7700+ signatories in more than 50 countries worldwide, under the denomination of Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy. Globally, a total 5996 municipalities subscribed to the above-mentioned agreement in the first decade, in addition to 1743 progress plans and a wide database of indications regarding successful actions of Greenhouse Gas footprint mitigation at a European scale. This work reports on the global statistics of the initiative in the period 2008-2017 and the geographical location of the signatories within the territory of the European Union, highlighting limits and challenges of the initiative.

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“…Girona has a population of 100,266 inhabitants and is situated 99 km northeast of Barcelona and 60 km south of the French border. The city is the capital of the comarca (county) of Gironès and the larger Girona Province (Nuss-Girona et al 2016). Girona was selected primarily because it is a setting in which little academic attention has been granted in this field, with the majority of research being conducted in Barcelona and its surrounding area (see e.g., Woolard 1989Woolard , 2011Woolard , 2016Boix-Fuster 1993;Pujolar 2001;Bretxa et al 2008;Corona et al 2013;Gal 2013;Soler-Carbonell 2013).…”

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Language attitudes, linguistic authority and independence in 21st century Catalonia

Byrne

2019

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

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In a context of increasing linguistic and cultural diversity and political uncertainty in Catalonia, this article reports on a research project which set out to explore the attitudes of members of independence organisations operating in the city of Girona toward the Catalan and Spanish languages. This study approaches language attitudes through the theoretical lens of linguistic authority, in particular, the concepts of anonymity and authenticity. The data, gathered from six focus groups, provide an insight on the nature of linguistic authority in contemporary Catalonia. Two themes emerge in the informants' discussion of Catalan and Spanish: '21st Century Catalanisme' and 'Embracing Linguistic Diversity'. The comments of the respondents indicate that, against the backdrop of the independence process in the region, bilingualism and multilingualism have become highly valued in the territory. In addition, this study suggests that a fuller understanding of the situation in Catalonia may be facilitated by qualitative approaches, which explore attitudes in-depth.

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The SEAP in the city of Girona, a crossroads between boldness and pragmatism

Cited by 19 publications

References 31 publications

The Reporting of Sustainable Energy Action Plans of Municipalities: Methodology and Results of Case Studies from the Abruzzo Region

The Reporting of Sustainable Energy Action Plans of Municipalities: Methodology and Results of Case Studies from the Abruzzo Region

Local Actions for Reducing Global Greenhouse Gas Footprint: 10 Years of Covenant of Mayors Initiative

Language attitudes, linguistic authority and independence in 21st century Catalonia

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