LOCAL GoGREEN

The main goal of the project is to empower local authorities for accelerating the CET (clean energy transition). The project will use an innovative bottom-up approach delivering need-specific capacity building to local authorities in pilot municipalities in 6 regions: Slovenia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Italy and Spain for integrated climate and energy planning (ICEP).

Project duration:

November 2023 – October 2026 (36 months)

Budget:

EUR 1.47 million

Funder:

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Author: European Union

GoGREEN's key outputs include:

  • Self-Assessment Report of the 5 pilot municipalities
  • Database of Climate and Energy plans in pilot municipalities: KPIs, Gap analysis and recommendations for policy interventions
  • E-learning platform
  • Training materials on 5 pillars + 4 topical chapters
  • Reports on trainings
  • Roadmaps
  • Project Pipeline
  • Impact assessment

University of Tartu is responsible leading the project's work package that includes developing a set of thorough training materials addressing specific main gaps in the knowledge and capacity of local specialists compiling and implementing integrated climate and energy plans. As a result, set of designed training materials will be compiled covering key topics in 5 core sectors necessary of ICEP development. In each project partner region, 300 experts and 300 key stakeholders are trained.

Local Energy Agency Spodnje Podravje, Slovenia (lead partner)

National Research Council, Italy

Environmental consultancy Aberon, Bulgaria

The Spanish Association of Energy Efficiency Companies, Spain

Energy industry experts from Enerkon, Croatia

The European Institute for Innovation–Technology, Germany

Dr. Jakob energy research consultancy, Germany

CASS members with the project

Merlyn Randla

Project Manager

Riin Teugijas

Financial Manager

Anastasiia Turusinova

E-learning Specialist