GoGreenLocal

Active local policies for adaptation and

mitigation of climate change

Municipality of Pernik

pernik.bg

Municipality of Bobov Dol

bobovdol.egov.bg

Regioplan LTD

regioplan.biz

Project

Operational Program: “Environmental Protection and Climate Change” under the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2014-2021.

Priority Axis: Climate

Procedure Name: Open Call No. 3 "Climate"

Procedure Code: BGENVIRONMENT-4.004

Project/Information Title: GoGreenLocal – ACTIVE LOCAL POLICIES FOR ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Project Duration (months): 22

Start Date: 20.07.2022

End Date: 30.04.2024

Managing Authority: Ministry of Environment and Water

Stakeholders: Municipal Administration Employees | Socio-economic Partners | Population | General Public and Journalists

Total Project Value: 987,727.00 BGN

Grant Aid: 954,012.00 BGN

Co-financing by Regiolan Ltd.: 33,715.00 BGN

PROJECT BRIEF

The municipalities of Pernik and Bobov Dol, specialized in the production of electricity and thermal energy based on coal, along with the Stara Zagora region, provide over 45% of the country’s total energy mix. They are the most affected in terms of transforming their economies into carbon-neutral ones and ensuring a just transition.

The overall goal of the project is to enhance the capacity of the municipalities of Pernik and Bobov Dol, along with their partner Regioplan Ltd., for the development and implementation of active policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to and mitigate climate change.

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Project Objectives

Overall Goal

The overall goal of the project is to enhance the capacity of the municipalities of Pernik and Bobov Dol to develop and implement active local policies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and for adapting to and mitigating climate change.

Specific objectives

Creation of a mechanism for analyzing, assessing, and adapting strategic documents at the regional and local levels for implementing active policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to and mitigate climate change. Mobilization and enhancement of local administrative and economic potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to and mitigate climate change at the local level.

Promotion of the implementation of local policies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to and mitigating climate change through the execution of pilot measures.

Main activities

Analysis and update of current strategic documents related to the anticipated negative impacts of climate change, the energy transition, and the reduction of CO2 emissions.
Analysis of the potential for strengthening sustainable economic development with a focus on the two municipalities.
Preparation of two action plans for reducing CO2 emissions and adapting to climate change.
Enhancing the capacity of municipal employees and socio-economic partners in the context of energy transformation, the just transition, and new financial instruments for decarbonization.
Preparation of an analysis of the effectiveness and prioritization of measures for significantly reducing CO2 emissions.
Pilot implementation of measures for significantly reducing CO2 emissions.

Expected results

1

Creation of a mechanism for analyzing, assessing, and adapting regional and local strategic documents for the implementation of active policies to reduce CO2 emissions and adapt to climate change.

2

Mobilization and enhancement of local administrative and economic potential for reducing CO2 emissions and adapting to climate change at the local level.

3

Encouraging the implementation of local policies to reduce CO2 emissions and adapt to climate change through the execution of pilot measures.

"This website was created in implementation of Project No. BGENVIRONM ENT-4.004-0004 "GoGreenLocal - active policies at local level for adaptation and mitigation of climate change", financed under the Programme "Environmental Protection and Climate Change 2014-2021" of the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area 2014-2021" - "The entire responsibility for the content of the website is borne by the Municipality of Pernik and under no circumstances can it be considered that this document permits the official position of the Programme Operator and the FMEIP