DETOCS

EU has decided to de-carbonize its economy until 2050 due to necessity of climate change mitigation and adaptation. In parallel, it wants to increase its energy security, self-sufficiency and competitiveness. Current energy crisis has skyrocketed the prices of fuels and electricity threatening the viability and profitability of tourism infrastructure.
To achieve the recovery of EU tourism infrastructure sector after the COVID-19 pandemic under the new scenery of energy crisis in a sustainable and low carbon emission way complying with EU long-term policies for de-carbonization of the economy is the main challenge addressed in DETOCS project.
During the project implementation good practices are being exchanged among partner regions while the regional policies are being improved with capacity building in the participating regions and the adoption of policies that have been successful in other regions.
The project aims are:
A) Facilitation of the de-carbonization of the tourism infrastructure,
B) Increase their energy efficiency of tourism infrastructure,
C) Increase their energy self-sufficiency of tourism sector,
D) Promote new and novel types of tourism like “virtual tourism” having low energy consumption and carbon footprint,
E) Assist them to cope with the current energy crisis that increases the share of energy cost in their total operational cost threatening their profitability and economic viability.