{"id":14232,"date":"2025-06-12T15:43:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T15:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lever.gr\/service\/dimotika-schedia-meiosis-ekpompon-disme\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T18:40:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T18:40:23","slug":"dimotika-schedia-meiosis-ekpompon-disme","status":"publish","type":"service","link":"https:\/\/www.lever.gr\/en\/service\/dimotika-schedia-meiosis-ekpompon-disme\/","title":{"rendered":"Municipal Emission Reduction Plans (MERPs)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14232\" class=\"elementor elementor-14232 elementor-12516\" data-elementor-post-type=\"service\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87fc567 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87fc567\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56595f3 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56595f3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-474eb52 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"474eb52\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-462ff8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"462ff8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMunicipal Emission Reduction Plans (MERPs) are strategic tools for the sustainable development of cities. Their goal is to record and reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the local level, with an emphasis on engaging the local community.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a96741 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a96741\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c7fbe8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c7fbe8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84962b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84962b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86aa961 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"86aa961\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1522c22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1522c22\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5d6008 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d5d6008\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b113fae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b113fae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58c9fa7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58c9fa7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e37b94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e37b94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ISSUE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7996d6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7996d6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Climate Law 4414\/2016 (Official Gazette A 149), municipalities are obligated to draft annual Municipal Emission Reduction Plans (MERPs), integrating European policies on energy transition and climate change.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a5e6ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a5e6ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88845d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88845d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SOLUTION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-391c0bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"391c0bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The MERP is an action plan aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions (e.g., CO\u2082) within the municipality. It includes measures on energy efficiency in buildings, vehicles, street lighting, municipal facilities, renewable energy sources, sustainable transport, and public awareness campaigns.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It prioritizes actions, ranks needs, and proposes funding options for the measures.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dae3a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9dae3a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d179d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49d179d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RESULT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f0e437 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f0e437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A sustainable and environmentally friendly policy<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strategic plan to reduce the municipality\u2019s environmental impact<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guidelines to improve energy efficiency and utilize renewable energy<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opportunities for funding through national and European programs<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improved quality of life for citizens<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduced financial costs through energy savings<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a91275 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a91275\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b721e6a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b721e6a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a865df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a865df2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":12509,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[305],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14232","service","type-service","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-perivallon-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lever.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service\/14232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lever.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lever.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/service"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.lever.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service\/14232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14236,"href":"https:\/\/www.lever.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service\/14232\/revisions\/14236"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lever.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lever.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lever.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lever.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}