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2014 - Cities Emissions Reduction Activities
| Row number | City Name | Account No | Country | City Short Name | C40 | Reporting Year | Emissions Reduction Activity | Sector of Activity | Sub-sector of Activity | Anticipated Emissions Reduction Over Lifetime (metric tonnes CO2e) | Activity Description | City Location | Country Location |
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| 501 | Geumsan County | 51100 | South Korea | Geumsan-gun | 2014 | Public Procurement > Encourage low carbon products | Public Procurement | Encourage low carbon products | (36.1086928°, 127.4880712°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |||
| 502 | Ville de Montreal | 35894 | Canada | Montreal | 2014 | Urban Land Use > Limiting urban sprawl | Urban Land Use | Limiting urban sprawl | Most inner city districts have developed strategies aimed at limiting out-migration and encouraging in-migration. Measures include encouraging developers to build accommodating and family-oriented units, allowing for rebates for first-time inner city buyers, regenerating neighbourhoods, and attenuating traffic on residential streets. | (45.5086699°, -73.5539925°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 503 | City of Baltimore | 35853 | USA | Baltimore | 2014 | Energy Demand in Buildings > Energy efficiency/retrofit measures | Energy Demand in Buildings | Energy efficiency/retrofit measures | 2200 | ESS 1.H Encourage switch from heating oil to natural gas Through additional funding, the City's weatherization office will be able to convert more furnaces throughout the city from oil to natural gas, starting in 2013 and through 2016 | (39.2903848°, -76.6121893°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 504 | City of Pittsburgh | 35877 | USA | Pittsburgh | 2014 | Outdoor Lighting > LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | Outdoor Lighting | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | 2041 | Traffic Signals - In Summer 2008, the City of Pittsburgh replaced all of its traffic signals with light emitting diodes (LEDs), reducing electricity demand by 2,640,288 kWh annually, equivalent to 2,041 tons CO2e annually and 1,020.5 tons CO2e reduced during the 5-year benchmark period of the 2008 inventory. This measurable improvement accounts for a 4 percent reduction in GHG emissions from Pittsburgh’s streetlights and traffic signals sector during the 2008 inventory’s five year study period. | (40.4406248°, -79.9958864°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 505 | City of Amsterdam | 31148 | Netherlands | Amsterdam | C40 | 2014 | Outdoor Lighting > Smart lighting | Outdoor Lighting | Smart lighting | Pilot together with Philips and Cisco. | (52.3702157°, 4.8951679°) | (52.132633°, 5.291266°) | |
| 506 | City of Amsterdam | 31148 | Netherlands | Amsterdam | C40 | 2014 | Energy Supply > Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Energy Demand in Buildings | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Wind and solar. Districtheating supplied by waste and energy plant | (52.3702157°, 4.8951679°) | (52.132633°, 5.291266°) | |
| 507 | District of Columbia | 31090 | USA | Washington DC | C40 | 2014 | Urban Land Use > Limiting urban sprawl | Urban Land Use | Limiting urban sprawl | The Office of Planning has recommended changes to the zoning code to increase considerations of climate change; energy conservation and renewable energy production; integrating land use and mobility; water conservation and greywater; slopes, streams, stormwater and hydrology; food production/security and community health; and sustainable business and green jobs. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 508 | District of Columbia | 31090 | USA | Washington DC | C40 | 2014 | Other: Waste > Waste to energy | Other | Waste > Waste to energy | 10000 | Currently the District sends much of its waste to a waste to energy facility where it is incinerated. The climate benefit of this current practice is fleeting as grid energy becomes cleaner. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 509 | City of Austin | 1184 | USA | Austin | C40 | 2014 | Energy Supply > Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Energy Demand in Buildings | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Austin Energy recently completed power purchase agreements with a 30 MW solar PV power plant, a biomass power plant, and numerous wind power plants. These projects are assisting the utility in meeting their goal of 35% renewable generation by 2020. | (30.267153°, -97.7430608°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 510 | Jecheon City | 51246 | South Korea | Jecheon | 2014 | Energy Supply > Optimize traditional power/energy production | Energy Demand in Buildings | Optimize traditional power/energy production | (37.1325821°, 128.1909481°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |||
| 511 | City of Columbus | 43910 | USA | Columbus | 2014 | Waste > Recyclables and organics separation from other waste | Waste | Recyclables and organics separation from other waste | We are in the process of expanding our residential recycling program to lower density apartment, condos and townhouses which will add 16,000 additional households to our RecyColumbus program. | (39.9611755°, -82.9987942°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 512 | Addis Ababa City Administration | 31146 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | C40 | 2014 | Energy Demand in Buildings > Carbon emissions reduction from industry | Energy Demand in Buildings | Carbon emissions reduction from industry | developing cleaner production technology. | (9.0342453°, 38.7636287°) | (9.145°, 40.489673°) | |
| 513 | Faro | 50673 | Portugal | Faro | 2014 | Energy Demand in Buildings > Renewable on-Site energy generation | Energy Demand in Buildings | Renewable on-Site energy generation | obligation of the use of solar energy for water heating | (57.9441874°, 19.1424789°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | ||
| 514 | Fafe | 50671 | Portugal | Fafe | 2014 | Urban Land Use > Low carbon industrial zones | Urban Land Use | Low carbon industrial zones | (41.4508217°, -8.1728619°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |||
| 515 | District of Columbia | 31090 | USA | Washington DC | C40 | 2014 | Urban Land Use > Transit oriented development | Urban Land Use | Transit oriented development | The District of Columbia’s Comprehensive Plan supports compact, transit oriented development. Efficient land use policies bring residents closer to their destinations and transit opportunities, therefore increasing opportunities for walking, biking, and public transit trips to replace motor vehicle trips. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 516 | District of Columbia | 31090 | USA | Washington DC | C40 | 2014 | Transport > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Transport | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | 3200 | Car-sharing is already well established in the District and further efforts by businesses, institutions, and individuals can reduce reliance on cars and reduce vehicle miles traveled. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 517 | City of Paris | 31175 | France | Paris | C40 | 2014 | Waste > Improve the efficiency of long-haul transport | Waste | Improve the efficiency of long-haul transport | 50000 | (48.856614°, 2.3522219°) | (46.227638°, 2.213749°) | |
| 518 | City of Austin | 1184 | USA | Austin | C40 | 2014 | Energy Demand in Buildings > Building performance rating and reporting | Energy Demand in Buildings | Building performance rating and reporting | The City of Austin has an Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure ordinance that applies to single family homes, multi-family properties, and commercial properties. The ordinance requires differing levels of audits, measurement, benchmarking and reporting to stakeholders. Reductions are quantified as part of the Austin Energy goal of 800 MW of energy efficiency. | (30.267153°, -97.7430608°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 519 | City of Buenos Aires | 31155 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | C40 | 2014 | Other: Best practices capacitation | Other | Best practices capacitation | Consistent with the City`s Governments efforts to promote "cultural change" in the area of Buenos Aires City, the Environmental Protection Agency (APrA) has been working on two manuals of good environmental practices (including topics such as responsible consumption, sustainable mobility, efficient use of water and energy, etc.). These are targeted for two important sectors in terms of environmental impact and possibility of replication: companies and government. | (-34.6037232°, -58.3815931°) | (-38.416097°, -63.616672°) | |
| 520 | City of Zaragoza | 46473 | Spain | Zaragoza | 2014 | Other: Acuerdos voluntarios de las industrias con el Ayuntamiento | Other | Acuerdos voluntarios de las industrias con el Ayuntamiento | 437671 | Medidas de mejora del proceso y aplicación de actuaciones para la eficiencia energética en industrias | (41.6488226°, -0.8890853°) | (40.463667°, -3.74922°) | |
| 521 | City of Buenos Aires | 31155 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | C40 | 2014 | Waste > Waste prevention policies and programs | Waste | Waste prevention policies and programs | As from October 9th, 2012, supermarkets and autoservice, deliver only non-biodegradable bags which are certified in accordance with the provisions of the IRAM N ° 13610 and comply with the measures. 50% of the non-biodegradable bags delivered by these shops should be green and 50% black, so they can be used for source separation of household waste. The City´s Law No. 3147 states that these shops replace their non-biodegradable bags to biodegradable gradually during 2013. These businesses count, as from October 2012, with incentive schemes through which to implement measures which ensure that their clients stop using non-biodegradable bags and start using reusable bags, cart or return their nonbiodegradable bags for recycling. In addition, they must have enough supply of reusable bags available for sale, in order to promote its use, and must implement recycling systems for non-biodegradable bags to ensure proper treatment of those bags returned by customers. | (-34.6037232°, -58.3815931°) | (-38.416097°, -63.616672°) | |
| 522 | City of Chicago | 3203 | USA | Chicago | C40 | 2014 | Energy Supply > Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Energy Demand in Buildings | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | As part of its transition strategy for providing cleaner energy sources, in 2012 Chicago voters approved a referendum authorizing the City to seek lower electricity rates for residential and small business ratepayers. In this way, Chicago was moving towards a municipal aggregation scheme using the group purchasing power of residents to help cities negotiate lower prices on electricity bills, and potentially cleaner energy sources. The proposed scheme made Chicago’s municipal aggregation supply agreement the largest in U.S history. Coal free and less expensive, the aggregation reached 720,000 Chicago households and businesses and saved an average of $42 on their bills since February 2013, resulting in a total savings of $32 million to date. Through this use of bulk buying power, the City secured a coal-free power mix. This cleaner supply mix has resulted in a 16 percent reduction in the City's carbon footprint, removing the equivalent of 100,000 cars from the streets | (41.8781136°, -87.6297982°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 523 | City of Austin | 1184 | USA | Austin | C40 | 2014 | Waste > Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Waste | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | The City of Austin passed a Single Use Bag Ordinance in 2012 as part of Austin's Zero Waste Plan. Austin Resource Recovery offers single stream recycling to all customers, waste reduction assistance programs, pay as you throw billing, and home green waste / compost collection. | (30.267153°, -97.7430608°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 524 | City of Atlanta | 1093 | USA | Atlanta | 2014 | Energy Demand in Buildings > Energy efficiency/retrofit measures | Energy Demand in Buildings | Energy efficiency/retrofit measures | Better Buildings Challenge has over 70 million square feet of commercial building space signed up for energy efficiency and conservation improvements to reach 20% reduction in energy/water demand. Ordinance: All new construction or major renovations of municipal facilities must meet LEED Silver standards. | (33.7489954°, -84.3879824°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 525 | District of Columbia | 31090 | USA | Washington DC | C40 | 2014 | Other: Energy Supply > Combined heat and power | Other | Energy Supply > Combined heat and power | As older, dirtier power plants in the District go off-line, there is an opportunity to develop facilities as clean power sources using a combination of renewable power sources, natural gas, or other options. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 526 | City of Houston | 31108 | USA | Houston | C40 | 2014 | Other: Bike Share | Other | Bike Share | The City launched its bike share program, Houston Bike Share, in May 2012, which is an active transportation alternative for the City. Houston’s initial phase has been successful and, received funding support from Blue Cross Blue Shield TX and the US Department of Energy, totaling nearly $2 million. On April 3, 2013, Houston B-cycle, expanded from 3 to 21 stations and from 18 to 175 bicycles. This Phase II expansion creates a presence not only in Downtown, but also in the East End, Heights, Midtown, Montrose and the Museum District/Hermann Park with four of the stations located at key METRORail stops. Phase III expansion discussions and planning include the Texas Medical Center and local universities, as well as additional neighborhoods. Pollution, traffic, and rising oil costs are just a few of the reasons why Houstonians need options for getting around. By the end of 2013, there were 29 stations and 227 bicycles. www.houston.bcycle.com | (29.7601927°, -95.3693896°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 527 | City of Las Vegas | 10495 | USA | Las Vegas | 2014 | Waste > Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Waste | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Once among the lowest recycling rates in the country, single family residential single stream recycling is being deployed throughout most of the county over the next five years; initial progress has already indicated recycling rates doubled to more than 35%, meeting the U.S. EPA’s estimated national average. To facilitate this, the primary franchised waste management operator constructed a state-of-the-art recycling center to handle increased recycling volume. The operator also constructed a 12 megawatt plant at the regional landfill to provide renewable energy from landfill gas. Composting opportunities have also grown due in part of the response to the resort industry. While recycling bins are often unseen by the public, uneaten food and organic waste from Strip resorts are sorted “back of house” and taken to a local farm to use as feed for pigs. | (36.1699412°, -115.1398296°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 528 | Comune di Venezia | 36254 | Italy | Venice | C40 | 2014 | Energy Demand in Buildings > Renewable on-Site energy generation | Energy Demand in Buildings | Renewable on-Site energy generation | Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources at Venice Port [free-06] | (45.4332515°, 12.3210704°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 529 | City of Paris | 31175 | France | Paris | C40 | 2014 | Public Procurement > Encourage low carbon products | Public Procurement | Encourage low carbon products | 50000 | obligatory in public market: environnemental clauses | (48.856614°, 2.3522219°) | (46.227638°, 2.213749°) |
| 530 | Jangseong county | 48533 | South Korea | Jangseong | 2014 | Education > Climate change-focused curriculum | Education | Climate change-focused curriculum | (35.3018333°, 126.7848541°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |||
| 531 | Tokyo Metropolitan Government | 31111 | Japan | Tokyo | C40 | 2014 | Other: Education > climate change-focused curriculum | Other | Education > climate change-focused curriculum | Action 7 The Tokyo Metropolitan Research Institute for Environmental Protection provides "Action 7" , a check sheet of easy energy-saving actions that can immediately be performed by students in the third grade of elementary school or higher. Since 2008, TMG has been implementing Environmental Education Study Sessions for elementary school teachers, including those of private schools in Tokyo, in cooperation wih NOPs. TMG aims to enhance environmental education in schools by foresting leaders who acquire environemntal learning skills and are capable of conducting comprehensive environmental education covering all subjects. | (35.6896342°, 139.6921007°) | (36.204824°, 138.252924°) | |
| 532 | Ville de Montreal | 35894 | Canada | Montreal | 2014 | Transport > Infrastructure for non-motorized transport | Transport | Infrastructure for non-motorized transport | Montreal has benefitted from both a massive expansion of its bikeway network and the adoption of the BIXI - a public bike system that is accessible to everyone, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from April to November. | (45.5086699°, -73.5539925°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 533 | Seogwipo city | 50710 | Korea | Seogwipo | 2014 | Energy Demand in Buildings > Renewable on-Site energy generation | Energy Demand in Buildings | Renewable on-Site energy generation | (33.2541205°, 126.560076°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |||
| 534 | Comune di Venezia | 36254 | Italy | Venice | C40 | 2014 | Other: Energy Supply > Combined heat and power | Other | Energy Supply > Combined heat and power | Small district heating - Veritas [free-15] | (45.4332515°, 12.3210704°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 535 | Ayuntamiento de Madrid | 31171 | Spain | Madrid | C40 | 2014 | Energy Demand in Buildings > Financing mechanisms for retrofit | Energy Demand in Buildings | Financing mechanisms for retrofit | Municipal subsidies for residential buildings retrofitting | (40.1076253°, -3.3875673°) | (40.463667°, -3.74922°) | |
| 536 | City of Chicago | 3203 | USA | Chicago | C40 | 2014 | Waste > Improve the efficiency of waste collection | Waste | Improve the efficiency of waste collection | The City is raising water rates to replace over 1,500 miles of water pipes and sewer lines. Conservation incentives improved with non-profit exemption removed and price consistent to cost. | (41.8781136°, -87.6297982°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 537 | Comune di Piacenza | 36495 | Italy | Piacenza | 2014 | Energy Demand in Buildings > Energy efficiency/retrofit measures | Energy Demand in Buildings | Energy efficiency/retrofit measures | Safety and energy saving thermal plants civilians The action provides for the continuation of the monitoring and verification of the thermal efficiency of heating civilians and the identification of qualified inspectors to carry out the controls competence of the AMM. Municipal them. The action should be accompanied by awareness-raising, training and professional development for the maintenance in cooperation with their associations, and carrying out campaigns for the dissemination of reliable and accurate information on safety and energy savings for citizens , in cooperation with consumer associations. | (45.0519969°, 9.6926451°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | ||
| 538 | Mokpo city | 48534 | South Korea | Mokpo | 2014 | Outdoor Lighting > LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | Outdoor Lighting | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | (34.8118351°, 126.3921664°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |||
| 539 | City of Lexington | 50548 | USA | Lexington | 2014 | Other: | Other | Land use Planning, 5 year Comp Plan | (38.0405837°, -84.5037164°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 540 | Comune di Padova | 36494 | Italy | Padova | 2014 | Energy Supply > Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Energy Demand in Buildings | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | 49920 | Installation of high-efficiency district heating produced by cogeneration plants | (45.411639°, 11.8783489°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 541 | City of Oslo | 14088 | Norway | Oslo | C40 | 2014 | Urban Land Use > Transit oriented development | Urban Land Use | Transit oriented development | Integrated in City Master Plan and regional plans / strategies: Within the Ciy, new developments should take place in the city centre, near the fjord, near stations and other public transport nodes, and along important public transport axes. In parts of the region outside Oslo, the city is also collaborating with planning authorities to produce strategic plans that will encourage both compact land use near the stations and increased capacity in public transport. | (59.9138688°, 10.7522454°) | (60.472024°, 8.468946°) | |
| 542 | City of Baltimore | 35853 | USA | Baltimore | 2014 | Urban Land Use > Urban agriculture | Urban Land Use | Urban agriculture | Homegrown Baltimore Urban Agriculture Plan | (39.2903848°, -76.6121893°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 543 | Mexico City | 31172 | Mexico | Mexico City | C40 | 2014 | Other: Transport > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from bus and/or light rail operations | Other | Transport > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from bus and/or light rail operations | Replacement of low capacity units by High capacity buses. Through this program, minibuses that offer the public service to transport passenger by transport franchise in Mexico City are replaced by New buses with new technologies and thus reduce emissions contaminants. Until 2014, 6,125 buses have replaced and Reduced 570,832 TONS of CO2e. | (19.4326077°, -99.133208°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) | |
| 544 | Alcaldía Metropolitana de Caracas | 31159 | Venezuela | Caracas | C40 | 2014 | Transport > Infrastructure for non-motorized transport | Transport | Infrastructure for non-motorized transport | Projects to promote the use of bicycles as a mean of transportation called “Caracas a pedal”. Emission reduction not estimated. | (10.4696404°, -66.8037185°) | (6.42375°, -66.58973°) | |
| 545 | City of Sydney | 31114 | Australia | Sydney | C40 | 2014 | Outdoor Lighting > LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | Outdoor Lighting | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | Sydney has become the first city in Australia to roll-out new energy-efficient light emitting diode (LED) street and park lights. The City of Sydney will replace 6,448 conventional lights; saving nearly $800,000 a year in electricity bills and maintenance costs and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in City owned street lights by 51 per cent. A joint venture of GE and UGL Limited, selected by tender, is installing LED street lights in the City of Sydney LGA, as part of a $7 million three year project. The project was approved with a carbon abatement cost of $17 per tonne. Simple payback is estimated within ten years. Sydney is one of the largest users of street lighting in NSW with 22,000 lights. Of these, 13,500 are maintained by Ausgrid and 8,500 by the City. | (-33.8674869°, 151.2069902°) | (-25.274398°, 133.775136°) | |
| 546 | City of Miami | 35870 | USA | Miami | 2014 | Other: Finance > Adaptation infrastructure finance | Other | Finance > Adaptation infrastructure finance | Third, the City of Miami has joined the Green Corridor Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program in partnership with six neighboring municipalities. Property assessed clean energy programs enable local governments to finance renewable energy and energy efficiency projects on private property, including residential, commercial, and industrial properties. Initially, the City of Miami will participate only in the commercial sector. | (25.7890972°, -80.2040435°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 547 | Samcheok city | 51259 | South Korea | Samcheok | 2014 | Transport > Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | Transport | Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | (37.4498683°, 129.1652059°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |||
| 548 | City of Cleveland | 35859 | USA | Cleveland | 2014 | Waste > Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Waste | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | 77000 | The Mandatory Automated Waste Collection program represents a significant step in Cleveland to increase participation in recycling. The city is also exploring ways to increase recycling rates among businesses, and to make composting easier. This also includes development and implementation of a comprehensive waste and energy plan to reduce emissions associated with municipal solid waste. | (41.49932°, -81.6943605°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 549 | City of Denver | 32550 | USA | Denver | 2014 | Waste > Landfill management | Waste | Landfill management | 20000 | Annual reductions from landfill gas to energy system in operation since 2008. | (39.737567°, -104.9847179°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 550 | Seoul Metropolitan Government | 31187 | South Korea | Seoul | C40 | 2014 | Transport > Improve the accessibility to public transit systems | Transport | Improve the accessibility to public transit systems | (37.566535°, 126.9779692°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) |
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Catalog of actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in cities, as reported by city governments participating in CDP in 2014. Activities are tagged by sector and cities provide detailed descriptions of each activity. Some cities also provide estimates of the total anticipated lifetime emissions that will be reduced from each activity.
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