Energy Management To Low‐Carbon Cities: the Example of the City of Kragujevac

Abstract

Serbia first ratified the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2001, and then the Paris Agreement in 2017. By ratifying the Paris Agreement, Serbia has committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 9.8% by 2030, compared to 1990 level of emissions. As cities are responsible for over 70% of all GHG emissions, they are becoming a main place to act and combat climate change and reduce GHG emissions. In Serbia, there is a legal obligation of cities and municipalities to establish a system of energy management (SEM). The city of Kragujevac established the SEM in 2015. The paper gives an overview of energy efficiency measures implemented in this period and how the measures have affected the reduction of CO 2 emissions, and thus the decarbonization of the city