Bratislava joined the initiative in 2012, committing to develop and approve an action plan for reducing emissions and greenhouse gases, to implement the measures set out in the action plan and to monitor them. Contact online >>
Bratislava joined the initiative in 2012, committing to develop and approve an action plan for reducing emissions and greenhouse gases, to implement the measures set out in the action plan and to monitor them.
In 2013, the first action plan was developed: the Action Plan for Sustainable Energy Development of Bratislava, aimed at the design and subsequent implementation of mitigation measures (reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020) in the energy sector.
Then, in 2017, the Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan of Bratislava was developed, focused on the design and implementation of adaptation measures to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change (increasing the percentage of vegetation areas, ensuring the availability of green spaces, implementation of water conservation measures, etc.).
A new action plan is already in hand: the Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP), which combines the activities of both previous plans (adaptation and mitigation actions) and aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030.
The development of the Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan is based on the European Commission’s Covenant of Mayors initiative.
"The Covenant of Mayors was launched in 2008 in Europe with the ambition to bring together local authorities that have voluntarily committed to meeting and exceeding the EU’s climate and energy targets."
The development of the action plan is based on the principles of participatory process and work (analysis of the current situation and vision) in working groups on individual topics:
The project partners (MIB, the Faculty of Science of Comenius University, the Norwegian city of Bergen, and the Icelandic city of Reykjavik), the general public, and experts are actively involved in the participation process. An inaugural conference was held and two workshops took place, with discussion forums and surveys being developed.
The findings from the participatory process and working groups must be supported by measurements and data from the “Energy and Emission Balance” and from the “City of Bratislava’s Vulnerability Assessment of Climate Change” (conducted by the MIB in cooperation with the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Comenius University – Department of Environmental Ecology and Landscape Management), in accordance with the EU manual. As a result, an overview of the current state of the city’s functionality will be obtained, based on which measures will be proposed in order to reduce emissions by 55% by 2030.
In November 2022, the inaugural conference of the Climate-Resilient Bratislava project was opened by Deputy Mayor Tatiana Kratochvílová, Member of the EU Parliament Martin Hojsík, and Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway Terje Teodor Nervik.
At the conference, the context of the project, its strategic background and objectives were presented by the experts. The project’s foreign partners, the Norwegian city of Bergen and the Icelandic city of Reykjavik, presented inspirational examples of adaptation and mitigation solutions in their respective locations.
The workshops aim to involve a diverse range of experts and stakeholders in the project activities and obtain expert input, information and comments for incorporation into the action plan.
The Slovakian capital Bratislava is deepening cooperation with Tokorozawa, located near Tokyo in Japan. The pair has built a close bond for the past four years. Currently, the partnership is focusing on how to introduce photovoltaic energy and thus make cities less dependent on fossil fuels and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Tokorozawa has installed photovoltaic panels in many different places, such as the roofs of public buildings and on 27 public schools. They developed an eco-town concept after experiencing an electricity shortage in 2011 when the northeastern area of Japan suffered a triple catastrophe of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power accident. They even created their own public energy company Tokorozawa Mirai Denryoku to produce and promote renewable energy – a unique method among municipalities in Japan.
In 2021 Tokorozawa started "solar sharing", which means putting photovoltaic panels above unused farmland in such a way that sufficient sunshine still reaches the ground. The sunshine is shared by the solar panels and the plants. In Tokorozawa they grow grapes and blueberries under the panels.
The city has nine electric vehicles running on the city''s own power. In times of disaster with an electricity outage, the cars will go to evacuation centers where citizens can charge mobiles with the help of the car batteries.
Bratislava is learning from Tokorozawa about how laws and guidelines on all levels in Japan are promoting solar energy. In particular, they want to find ways to involve private industries that have roofs with good solar potential. How to obtain good data from private companies? How to build good contact with them and involve them in the sustainability efforts of the municipality?
Bratislava and Tokorozawa have many common topics to explore while waiting for the next chance to visit each other.
IURC leads and develops a form of decentralised international urban and regional cooperation whose main axes of activity are two-fold:sustainable urban development and innovation in key partner countries and regions in line with the external dimension of ''Europe 2020''.
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