Suceava

Suceava Municipality recognizes the urgent need to address the global climate changes/challenges and minimize its impact on communities, the economy and the environment. It is recognized that the local community is currently contributing to this crisis through greenhouse gas emissions from transport, buildings, waste and other sources.

As a signatory of the Covenant of Mayors, Suceava municipality has developed a strategy to reach climate neutrality in the shape of a strategical document entitled “Sustainable energy and climate action plan of Suceava municipality 2021-2030”. The SECAP is a programmatic and strategic document that defines the actions and measures that will be taken at local level, in order to achieve the overall goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 55% by 2030, compared to the reference year chosen (2015).

Suceava Municipality is a public administration institution responsible for local infrastructure, heating, public lighting, public transport, culture, public spaces, green areas, social activities, education, utilities and has a budget of 203.229.064 Euro/year (related to 2023). In the past 15 years there were many investment projects in the field of energy efficiency (public and private buildings), alternative heating production (biomass), rehabilitation of public lighting (LED systems), education buildings, public transport (100 % electric fleet), alternative vehicles (electric municipal fleet, charging stations for EV’s – with incentives for charging also for private owners), traffic management, cycling lanes, electric bicycles and scooters, rehabilitation of central heating system, separate waste collection and recycling system, rehabilitation of the water and sewage system, green areas, rehabilitation of pedestrian (low emission zone), road infrastructure, city ring.

Suceava Municipality recognizes the urgent need to address the global climate crisis and minimize its impact on communities, the economy and the environment. It is recognized that the local community is currently contributing to this crisis through greenhouse gas emissions from transport, buildings, waste and other sources. The municipality's commitment to its responsibility to mitigate climate change is to achieve climate neutrality in terms of climate impact by 2030, and to meet this goal reduction in local greenhouse gas emissions is required.