| Srl | Item |
| 1 |
ID:
181776
|
|
|
|
|
| Summary/Abstract |
The Covenant of Mayors (CoM) is an initiative that voluntarily engages municipalities to devise local policies to reduce CO2 emissions and energy consumption. The progress of the CoM in Malta and Gozo is evaluated; evidence suggests that signatories have not sufficiently fulfilled their obligations to the initiative and there has been little contribution of the CoM to the local reduction of CO2 emissions and energy consumption for the 2020 set of targets for Malta. Overall, it was noted that local councils have not had sufficient autonomy, resources and external support to enable their successful participation in the initiative. The barriers experienced by Maltese signatories have been identified as ineffective communication and lack of resident engagement. With the large potential for local governments to contribute towards climate change mitigation and adaptation, certain policy recommendations are made to improve the effectiveness of local governments’ involvement in climate policies and initiatives. These measures focus on the financing of local councils, organisational and accountability procedures, prioritisation of climate action, outreach and involvement of the general public, and continued awareness raising of climate issues.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2 |
ID:
098650
|
|
|
|
|
| Publication |
2010.
|
| Summary/Abstract |
One of the priorities of energy policies of the European Union (EU) is to generate 20% of EU's total energy consumption from renewable energy (RE) sources by 2020. The EU policy framework mainly emphasizes economical and technical aspects of RE sources, and promotes large scale projects. However the local implementation of RE EU policies can lead to spatial misfits if the policy implementation neglects the peculiarities of the place. It is important to understand the misfits and relationship between the EU RE policies and the local implementation process, as misfits can affect the policy implementation process and subsequently policy outcomes can be different from those intended, leading to inapt or inapplicable measures. This article presents findings of a qualitative in-depth study of Malta's RE policy implementation. The paper shows that planning of central large-scale RE projects in Malta provokes land and marine use conflicts and can cause difficulties in implementation. The concerned key actors implement the policies according to their motivation, perception, and capacity, and the context in which they are embedded. Hence, both the EU RE policy framework and the national interaction process influence the implementation process, which can lead to spatial mismatches.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|