Development of sustainable energy action plan for the selected municipality in İstanbul

Abstract

To tackle with the climate change many international organizations are being launched all around the world. One of these formations, “Covenant of Mayors”, is a European Commission initiative which brings Mayors together across European continent. Its main objective is getting commitments of the Municipalities on decreasing the CO2 e level at least by %20 till 2020, and motivating them to create policies towards sustainable resilience cities. The main objective of this study is to structure energy-oriented strategies, perform tailor-made regional measurements and define main remedies to transform the city to be more sustainable. Within this objective, CO2 e emission of the region has been calculated for 2010 which is 4.59 CO2 e / per capita. Following that, the actions are planned under five categories; building, transportation, lighting, renewable energy and awareness. Moreover, measurements targeted 2020 are proposed based on the CO2 e emission released within the geographical boundaries of the Kadikoy Municipality. The study aims to serve as a model for other municipalities in the region, and a representative approach for improving the regional resource management. It also creates opportunities to further study topics like sustainable city-based transportation, sustainable life-styles for Istanbul City.