In 2016, Uzhhorod joined the European initiative of the Covenant of Mayors on Climate and Energy. In 2018, the Uzhhorod City Council, in cooperation with the Ecosphere NGO, developed and adopted the SEAPC of Uzhhorod by 2030. The city’s Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan, which commits the city to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030, has become a key strategic and programmatic document for the further development of Uzhhorod in the energy sector.
As the Basic Emission Inventory has shown, the main sector of energy consumption in the city and therefore the source of emissions is the privately owned housing sector. The city also has a large number of private vehicles, the city produces a large amount of MSW, of which only 14-20% goes to recycling as a raw material. Thus, the achievement of the goals by 2030 depends on the residents’ understanding of the substance of the Covenant of Mayors, as well as the commitments made by the city.
With this project, we are engaging young people in our energy efficiency activities, and are finding out that they are ready to change their daily habits in the city to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Through this project, we inform local residents about climate change issues and causes. The project is aimed at residents of cities and local authorities.
The project is aimed at residents of Uzhhorod and local authorities.
Area of activity: Uzhhorod.
Objective: To prepare a team of motivated high school students, who will continue to participate actively in the Ecosphere NGO’s energy efficiency and climate change campaigns aimed at residents of Uzhhorod and other cities in the project.
Result:
- held a spring recessive EcoSchool “Energy Efficiency for All” for 15 students aged 10 to 16 years;
- within the framework of the EcoSchool program its participants made a demonstration model of a solar collector, an information booth “What are you ready for reducing CO2?”, developed a “blitz-questionnaire of Uzhhorod”;
- all city action “Reducing CO2 emissions!” with the participation of students and locals, which involved up to 1000 Uzhhorod citizens. As part of the action, apart from workshops and demonstration models, students conducted a survey of residents about their awareness of the Covenant of Mayors and the PSERC of Uzhhorod by 2030, as well as gathered ideas on what habits the city residents are ready to change to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (more about read the action in the article “What are Uzhhorods ready for reducing their own carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere?“).
Partners: Naturstrom Stiftung, GLS Treuhand, WECF (Germany), CLEEN Network, Office of Youth and Sports of Transcarpathian Regional State Administration.
As part of the project, a booklet for children and adults was published entitled, “Climate Change? Change yourself, not the climate! ”.
You can find out more about the project in the UA Transcarpathia plots: “Kateryna Stankevich on the fight against excessive CO2 emissions” and “Action“ Reduce CO2 emissions! ” was held at the Theater Square in Uzhhorod. “
