In 2030, Bydgoszcz will be a city where every resident will find appropriate conditions for development. It will be a city that provides the best solutions at every stage of life – a good place to live.

Vision of the City of Bydgoszcz, SECAP, 2021

Bydgoszcz adopted the “Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan 2030 (SECAP)” by resolution of the City Council on 27 October 2021. It is the second city in Poland, out of almost 80 declaring the same goals, that has realised this task. SECAP is a strategic document, important from the point of view of sustainable development as well as energy consumption. Its aim is to gain a detailed understanding of the energy situation of the city (or municipality) and to identify a range of actions to increase energy efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions. It is also a conscious step towards local adaptation to climate change.

The resulting document follows the city’s accession to the new European Covenant of Mayors in November 2019, which is the world’s largest city-level climate and energy movement. Founded in 2008 in Europe, the initiative aims to bring together representatives of local authorities who want to make a voluntary commitment to meet EU climate and energy targets on a larger scale. According to the declaration, CO2 emissions from urban areas are to be reduced by 30% by 2030. The adopted SECAP defines the direction in which the city is heading in the next decade, with a long-term perspective. It also supports the development and conscious acquisition of funds for activities in the field of energy (i.e. thermomodernisations, passive housing, reduction of energy poverty or use of ecological heat sources). The Association of Municipalities Polish Network "Energie Cites" (PNEC).

 It is worth mentioning that the creation of SECAP is linked to the MULTIPLY project, in which Bydgoszcz is a precursor city, i.e. one that has experience in implementing integrated urban planning solutions. In line with the project’s objectives, the other municipalities participating in the project are also working on integrated energy plans that include optimal energy efficiency solutions for their own model district. The energy plans, based on the SECAP goals, should include: integrated energy, mobility and spatial planning concepts to improve energy efficiency or a long-term vision for climate protection with concrete measures.

We congratulate all those involved in the implementation, and above all the City of Bydgoszcz, and wish them excellent results in implementing the activities!

The document is available here:

https://www.czystabydgoszcz.pl/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/SECAP_Miasto-Bydgoszcz.pdf