Gdynia

Gdynia developed a system of grading desirable energy sources and introduced this in the city. Citizens who replace a less ecological energy source bya low-emission or non-emission one will receive a subsidy. Also solar-collectors and heta pumps are co-financed. Gdynia is promoted as the "sunny capital of Poland" due to its good conditions for using renewable energy sources.
Citizens are also supported financially in replacing asbestos containing material in their homes. Its the city´s ambition to remove asbestos from gdynia long before the year 2032, which is the deadline for removing asbestos in Poland.
99% of the properties in Gdynia are connected to the municipal sanitary sewage. the remaining 1% should also be connected, the city grants subsidies for this as well.

• awareness rising
• climate change
• renewable energies
• economic instruments

The objectives were to help the citizens in making more ecological choices, concerning energy, infrastucture like the sanitary sewage and restoring their homes asbestos-free.
An ecological lifestyle should be promoted.

• Department of Environmental Protection and Agriculture
• Institute of Meterology and Water Management

citizens

Bartosz Frankowski
+48 58 66 20 214
b.frankowski@gdyniz.pl

UBC Environmental Bulletin 1/07