Abstract
Abstract The European Union has taken the course to become climate neutral by 2050. To reach that target significant changes in all sectors are necessary, resulting in increasing regulatory pressure on energy producers, consumers and other sectors. Increasing legal requirements was also one of the reasons why the city of Daugavpils (population of 82 000) took a decision to implement an Energy management system (EnMS). In the boundaries of EnMS Daugavpils included more than 100 public buildings, public transportation and public lighting. This research paper presents results of the EnMS implementation, main drivers and barriers that Daugavpils has faced and overcome in the implementation process, and also assesses the benefits the city of Daugavpils has gained from EnMS. The success rate of EnMS in such an organisation as a municipality is based on the awareness and knowledge of the municipality’s employees and support from the municipality leaders. The case study of Daugavpils shows energy savings of 12 % in the public building sector after implementing EnMS.
Highlights
In the last decade, environmental and climate issues have significantly affected the decision-making process for policy makers, market and industry professionals
While there can be many different Environmental Management system (EMS), even individually designed ones, the most widely known are ISO 14001 and European Union’s EMAS (Eco management and auditing scheme). Implementation of these schemes helps organizations to be compliant with the growing regulatory requirements and to communicate environmental performance with the public [5]
Covenant of Mayors (CoM) reports show that in many cases Sustainable energy and climate action plans (SECAP) implementation has resulted in significant reduction of CO2 emissions and energy consumption [28], [29]
Summary
Environmental and climate issues have significantly affected the decision-making process for policy makers, market and industry professionals. While there can be many different EMS, even individually designed ones, the most widely known are ISO 14001 and European Union’s EMAS (Eco management and auditing scheme). Implementation of these schemes helps organizations to be compliant with the growing regulatory requirements and to communicate environmental performance with the public [5]. The city of Daugavpils is the second largest city in Latvia with a population of 82 604 (at the beginning of 2019) [34]. It is located in the southeast of Latvia, close to borders with Lithuania and Belorussia. Energy consumption for public transport was ~13 GWh (buses, minibuses, trams) [35]
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