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issues, engage in energy conservation efforts or participate in renewable energies take off, and doing so,
actively contribute in the implementation of the local and sustainable energy strategy that will reduce
dependency on imported energy sources and improve local economy.
Note: Results of awareness activities are specifically noticed in sectors (municipal building, residential
buildings and mobility) where these activities will be developed and will have the biggest impact.
4.2. Action plan on the City of Luxor
Beyond its direct scope of responsibility (on buildings and services), the Governorate of Luxor also has to
mobilize all stakeholders acting in its boundaries. It is only through the overall commitment of stakeholders
(residents, shops, businesses, tourism’ operators, local groups, farmers, etc.) that a significant reduction in
energy consumption and development of renewable energy will be achieved
Transport
4.2.1.1 Current situation
Transport is one of the key concerns to be addressed, as this sector is the first energy consumer sector (41%
with 2,002 GWh/y) and the first GHG emitter (33% with 531 ktCO 2equivalent/ year).
Transportation within the city depends on private cars, shared taxis, private taxis… and the same for outside
the city with larger buses and shared taxis. There are no public transports operated by the Governorate or
any other public authority.
The city is separate in two parts by the Nile river (Western bank and eastern bank), which make
transportation from one bank to the other slightly more complex and might generate traffic jam at peak
hours when people want to cross the bridges.
Designing a traffic plan is a very complex issue to solve. In this context, the Governorate of Luxor already
started reviewing the traffic organisation to make it more fluid in the main centre. As a result, air quality
slightly improved and consumption of diesel and gasoline from cars decrease. Beyond this initial effort it is
really hard to identify solutions to reduce the number of private cars in the city. Hence, a Master Plan for a
Sustainable and Green Mobility is urgently required to reduce the high level of energy consumption and all
nuisances attached to road traffic (noise, jam, air pollution). Not that air pollution has a very damaging
impact on heritage sites which represents the essential attractiveness factor of the City of Luxor. Degrading
this valuable asset would be dramatic for the long term.
4.2.1.2 Possible actions
Short term (3 to 5 years)
There are only few options to reduce energy consumption (and thus reduce GHG emission) from traffic in
the City of Luxor. It seems that the only option would be to promote a negotiation process with all transport
providers to adopt a common charter for global improvement of transport services aiming at clarifying
routes, stops, timing, in order to promote synergies and avoid competition that will hamper the development
of an efficient system.
Longer term (5 to 15 years)
A lot of work needs to be done on public awareness and behaviour. However, behavioural change would be
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