Municipal Emission Reduction Plan
According to Article 16 of Law 4936/2022, all local authorities are required to elaborate Municipal Emission Reduction Plans (MERP). Through these reduction plans, the Municipalities are obliged to reduce the emissions related to all the activities under their jurisdiction by at least 10% by 2025 and 30% by 2030, setting 2019 as base year. The progress of the actions to fulfill the above objectives is monitored on an annual basis and submitted to a publicly accessible electronic database implemented and operated by the Natural Environment and Climate Change Organization. The preparation of the MERP and its updates, as of January 1, 2023, are a prerequisite for the evaluation of proposals of first grade local authorities for the implementation of programs through financial tools in the field of energy saving and climate change. In addition, the MERP and its updates, must undergo mandatory verification by an independent accredited body.
Designed to meet the requirements of Law 4342/2015, the EPPB involves detailed data collection, meticulous analysis, and prioritization of municipal buildings to apply energy-saving measures and efficiency enhancements. We closely collaborate with municipalities to create these comprehensive plans, analyzing the primary data of the municipal building stock and the energy consumption of each property.
Our detailed assessment allows us to propose appropriate energy upgrade strategies for each building, considering factors like existing energy issues, the importance of the building’s preservation, and the building’s potential impact on the wider urban environment. A comprehensive technical report outlining the recommended actions and expected outcomes is provided. Additionally, we have developed a digital platform to streamline the process, allowing for efficient data input and analysis and easy generation of the EPPB technical report. Training services are also provided to familiarize interested parties with using the platform.
Under Law 4936/2022, we guide municipalities through the development of MERPs aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Our role includes assisting in primary data collection to record and evaluate the energy consumption of all the activities under a municipality’s jurisdiction. We then calculate the carbon footprint and establish realistic reduction targets for 2025 and 2030.
We also assist in identifying, prioritizing, and recording effective climate change mitigation measures to help the municipality meet its intended reduction goals. As with the EPPB service, a thorough technical report detailing the carbon footprint, planned mitigation measures, and expected outcomes is provided. This report is submitted to an independent accredited body for verification. We also provide a user-friendly digital platform for streamlined data analysis, report generation, and necessary training for its use.
As part of the European Commission’s Covenant of Mayors initiative, the SECAP service supports local authorities in implementing sustainable energy and climate policies. We work closely with municipalities to collect and analyze data about the activities within their geographical and administrative boundaries. This information enables us to quantify greenhouse gas emissions and determine the most representative emission factors per emission category.
The SECAP report delivered to the municipality includes a detailed carbon footprint, an assessment of climate risks, and a strategic action plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change. This service is rounded off by entering the collected data, and it results into the Covenant of Mayors platform, thus maintaining transparency and facilitating international recognition for the municipality’s climate and energy action efforts.
The service is aimed at:
- Local authorities.
Envirometrics S.A. undertakes, always in collaboration with the Municipality, the collection of primary data to record and evaluate the energy consumption of all the activities under Municipality’s responsibility. In this context, it may take into account the Energy Performance Plan for Buildings of par. 12 of article 7 of Law 4342/2015.
Based on the above data and using the appropriate coefficients, the greenhouse gas emissions are calculated for fields of application category 1 & 2, which concern all the activities under the responsibility of the Municipality, setting 2019 as the base year. The methodology followed is in accordance with the standard ISO 14064-1:2018.
Having calculated the carbon footprint of the Municipality, it follows the establishment of targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for the two target years (at least 10% for the year 2025 and 30% for the year 2030, setting 2019 as the base year). Then, in cooperation with the relevant departments and taking into account the existing legislation and the obligations arising for local authorities, the investigation, prioritization and recording of climate change mitigation measures is carried out and finally the appropriate measures are determined with the aim of achieving the intended goals. Finally, the Municipality receives a thorough technical report with a detailed description of the above reasoning and a presentation of the results, which is submitted to verification by an independent accredited body.
Having acquired expertise in the preparation of Energy Performance Plans for Buildings and for the convenience of interested parties (Municipal Technical Services, consultants, external partners, etc.), the company Envirometrics S.A. has developed a software – digital platform – where each user can provide the primary data as an input and receive both the data analysis and the MERP technical report as a deliverable. The specific platform is user-friendly and allows supervision of the data analysis at every stage, through tables, graphs and also interactive messages for possible errors, missing data etc. The company uses this digital tool for its own projects but can also provide training for interested third parties.
