Bratislava 14 January 2020
In 2020, ENGIE Services designed and developed a low-carbon strategy for the organisations under the jurisdiction of the Košice Self-Governing Region. The aim of the project was to create conditions for activities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support the fight against climate change in the region.
The Low Carbon Strategy covered around 400 public buildings, tertiary facilities, transport, supply, waste management, smart cities and energy consumption. The strategy also included all previously adopted documents that were aimed at reducing emissions and increasing the energy efficiency of the Košice Self-Governing Region. As part of the preparation, ENGIE’s expert team monitored the condition of individual buildings and identified the potential for potential energy and operating cost savings. In addition, it evaluated the actual operation and use of the facilities with regard to their community and social impact. The strategy also included a description of the barriers that prevented emission reductions and the necessary measures from being taken, as well as a proposal for how energy consumption would be monitored.
“The Low Carbon Strategy is now ready for two time periods. ENGIE has developed a detailed plan to 2030 and a long-term plan to 2050. As recommended by our expert team, the strategy should be updated every 5 years,” says Róbert Ruňanin, Director of the ENGIE Services Business Division. With the help of the measures resulting from the strategic document, the Košice Self-Governing Region will be able to conceptually manage its own approach to the use of financial instruments in the future, which will be directed to organisations within the region’s founding jurisdiction with the intention of reducing the negative impacts of climate change on the lives of its inhabitants.
“At the beginning of last year, the international ENGIE Group presented its strategy for the next 3 years. Its main ambition is to become a world leader in energy transformation with the goal of achieving zero carbon emissions. In line with our mother’s strategy, we in Slovakia would also like to do more to support green projects and collaborate on solutions that reduce the carbon footprint and excessive burden on the environment. We are pleased that we can contribute to this goal by implementing a low-carbon strategy for the Košice Self-Governing Region. We believe that thanks to our expertise in the field of energy efficiency we will be part of similar interesting and publicly beneficial projects in the future,” concludes Róbert Ruňanin.