Best practices
17 March 2025
DETOCS: Energy communities for sustainable tourism
Best practices
17 March 2025
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Interreg Europe's DETOCS project created energy communities in Italy to promote sustainable tourism by reducing carbon footprints, enhancing energy efficiency and fostering community engagement.
GAL Molise
Interreg Europe
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Italy
Academic / Research and VET Institutions
Company with 250 or more employees
Consumer Organisations
Financial Institutions and Investors
Local authorities
Regional authorities
SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)
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Specific types of tourism
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Ecotourism
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Rural tourism
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Transition Pathway Strategic Areas
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Best practices, peer learning and networking
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Governance of tourism destinations
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R&I on climate-friendly tourism
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Business activities
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Activities of amusement parks and theme parks
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Activities of associations and other organisations supporting tourism
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Air passenger transport
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Camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks
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Events catering and other food services
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Festivals, cultural and entertainment activities
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Gardens and nature reserves activities
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Holiday Housing / Apartments and other short stay accommodation
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Hotel and similar accommodation
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Mobile beverage services
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Mobile food services
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Museums
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Operation of historical sites
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Other
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Other accommodation
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Other amusement and recreation activities
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Other food and beverage services
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Other holiday reservation services
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Other tourism transportation activities
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Rail Passenger transport
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Recreational and sport activities
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Restaurants, cafes and bars (Food and Beverage serving activities)
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Road passenger transport
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Tour operator activities
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Travel agency activities
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Water (sea, coastal and inland) passenger transport
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Interreg Europe has highlighted the DETOCS project, running from March 2023 to May 2027, aiming to create vast area energy communities in Italy for sustainable tourism. This initiative focused on reducing carbon footprints, enhancing energy efficiency and fostering community engagement. Key results included the establishment of several energy communities, significant reductions in CO2 emissions and increased awareness of sustainable practices. For a detailed overview of best practices, implemented by this initiative of the project, including key principles, examples, results, funding and evidence of success, please refer to the attached link.
#Renewable electricity #Community engagement #Destination management #Carbon footprint reduction #Sustainable destinations
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