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2015 - Cities Emissions Reduction Activities
| Row number | City Name | Account No | Country | City Short Name | C40 | Reporting Year | Emissions reduction sector | Emissions reduction activity | Anticipated emissions reduction (metric tonnes CO2e) | Action description | City Location | Country Location |
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| 551 | City of Portland, OR | 14874 | USA | Portland, OR | C40 | 2015 | Water | Wastewater to energy initiatives | The City has worked to expand the existing sewer system so that more storm/waste water makes it to treatment at the wastewater treatment plant, by expanding capacity to prevent combine sewer overflows during high rain events. | (45.52°, -122.6819°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 552 | City of Portland, OR | 14874 | USA | Portland, OR | C40 | 2015 | Water | Wastewater to energy initiatives | In addition to generating electricity (see below), biogas (methane) produced at the City's primary wastewater treatment plant is sold to a neighboring industrial plant, where it is used in place of natural gas. | (45.52°, -122.6819°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 553 | City of Portland, OR | 14874 | USA | Portland, OR | C40 | 2015 | Water | Wastewater to energy initiatives | Two 865-kW turbines at Columbia Blvd. Wastewater Treatment Plant (Convert biogas to electricity). Annual Generation (kWh) 12,636,000 Percent of City's total energy use 7.9% | (45.52°, -122.6819°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 554 | City of Portland, OR | 14874 | USA | Portland, OR | C40 | 2015 | Water | Water metering and billing | All new construction requires fees for connection to the water distribution system. Fees for Water Bureau development services work includes developer plan reviews, installing, activating and removing water services, installing fire hydrants, installing water mains, and system development charges. | (45.52°, -122.6819°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 555 | Comune di Udine | 36518 | Italy | Udine | 2015 | Food and Agriculture | Encourage sustainable food production and consumption | 3000 | Increase of Public Green areas | (46.0667°, 13.2333°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 556 | Comune di Udine | 36518 | Italy | Udine | 2015 | Buildings | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | 8700 | - Energy savings in private buildings -Energy efficiency in the retail sector | (46.0667°, 13.2333°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 557 | Comune di Udine | 36518 | Italy | Udine | 2015 | Buildings | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | 1500 | demolition and reconstruction of private buildingas with high efficiency standards | (46.0667°, 13.2333°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 558 | Comune di Udine | 36518 | Italy | Udine | 2015 | Energy Supply | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | 60000 | Development of Combined Heat and power plants and district heating networks | (46.0667°, 13.2333°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 559 | Comune di Udine | 36518 | Italy | Udine | 2015 | Energy Supply | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | 10000 | Installation of Large photovoltaic plants | (46.0667°, 13.2333°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 560 | Comune di Udine | 36518 | Italy | Udine | 2015 | Mass Transit | Smart public transport | 34000 | Energy efficiency in Transport of goods and people | (46.0667°, 13.2333°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 561 | Ville de Lausanne | 54520 | Switzerland | Ville de Lausanne | 2015 | Private Transport | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | 406000 | New subway, lifetime 25 years | (46.5198°, 6.6335°) | (46.818188°, 8.227512°) | |
| 562 | Ville de Lausanne | 54520 | Switzerland | Ville de Lausanne | 2015 | Energy Supply | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | 567000 | New waste incineration plant, lifetime 25 years | (46.5198°, 6.6335°) | (46.818188°, 8.227512°) | |
| 563 | Amiens Métropole | 54425 | France | Amiens Métropole | 2015 | Buildings | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | (49.892°, 2.299°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | |||
| 564 | Greater London Authority | 3422 | United Kingdom | London | C40 | 2015 | Buildings | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | The Mayor's Business Energy Challenge invites large business to report their carbon emissions at the city-level and awards those businesses that have reduced their emissions. | (51.504858°, -0.078689°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 565 | Greater London Authority | 3422 | United Kingdom | London | C40 | 2015 | Buildings | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | The RE:NEW programme supports private and public housing to retrofit homes with energy efficiency measures including insulation. Over 100,000 homes have been retrofitted to date across London. | (51.504858°, -0.078689°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 566 | Greater London Authority | 3422 | United Kingdom | London | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from bus and/or light rail | Transport for London have introduced over 1000 hybrid buses into the fleet. | (51.504858°, -0.078689°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 567 | Greater London Authority | 3422 | United Kingdom | London | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from bus and/or light rail | Transport for London have introduced 8 hydrogen buses into its fleet. | (51.504858°, -0.078689°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 568 | Greater London Authority | 3422 | United Kingdom | London | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from bus and/or light rail | The Victoria and Jubilee line upgrades have introduced automatic operation and regenerative braking to these lines. Regenerative braking has also been introduced on the metropolitan line. This helps to reduce energy usage per km on the network. TfL’s energy modelling indicates that regenerative braking has saved over 32,000 tCO2 in 2013-14 and approximately 77,000 tCO2 since 2010-2011. | (51.504858°, -0.078689°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 569 | Greater London Authority | 3422 | United Kingdom | London | C40 | 2015 | Private Transport | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | TfL introduced the Ultra Low Emission Discount for congestion charging in July 2013, which replaced the Green Vehicle Discount and the Electric Vehicle Discount. The discount lowered the CO2 threshold for exempt vehicles and effectively limited the discount to pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Vehicles need to emit less than 75g/km of CO2 and meet Euro 5 engine standards to be exempt. As of March 2014 around 1,800 vehicles have registered for this discount. | (51.504858°, -0.078689°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 570 | Greater London Authority | 3422 | United Kingdom | London | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve rail, metro, and tram infrastructure, services and operations | Upgrades on the Victoria and Jubilee lines have allowed an additional 10,000 customers per hour to travel on the Victoria Line and 12,500 per hour on the Jubilee Line. The Circle Line has upgraded all of its trains to walkthrough trains which allow for more space for passengers, and in September 2013 the Waterloo and City Line extended its opening hours to half past midnight. | (51.504858°, -0.078689°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 571 | Greater London Authority | 3422 | United Kingdom | London | C40 | 2015 | Private Transport | Improve the efficiency of freight systems | The London Boroughs Consolidation Centre, a tri-borough initiative for the London boroughs of Camden, Enfield and Waltham Forest opened in January 2014. The facility serves over 200 council buildings across the three boroughs in Central and North London. Prior to the trial, over 60 separate delivery trips were required per week to service the three boroughs. Camden and Waltham Forest now each receive three deliveries per week and Enfield receives two. | (51.504858°, -0.078689°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 572 | Greater London Authority | 3422 | United Kingdom | London | C40 | 2015 | Private Transport | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | Cycle Hire was expanded to southwest London, with an additional 2,000 bicycles and 5,000 docking points. Over eight million hires were made in 2013-14, bringing the total to more than 28 million cycle hires overall at the end of March 2014. | (51.504858°, -0.078689°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 573 | Greater London Authority | 3422 | United Kingdom | London | C40 | 2015 | Private Transport | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | Investment in walking continues with Pedestrian Countdown at traffic signals now available at 550 crossings at over 200 locations. There are now around 1,500 Legible London signs, which are an easy to use street-level signage system to help way-finding across the capital. | (51.504858°, -0.078689°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 574 | Greater London Authority | 3422 | United Kingdom | London | C40 | 2015 | Finance and Economic Development | Instruments to fund low carbon projects | The London Green Fund has been set up to invest in schemes that will cut London’s CO2 emissions. The fund was the first JESSICA Holding fund in the UK, and the £110 million invested in the fund is expected to leverage up to £1 billion of investment in CO2 reduction and wider ‘green’ programmes in London. The London Green Fund provides funding for three Urban Development Funds (UDFs) which are ‘revolving’ investment funds, where monies invested in one project are repaid and then re-invested in other projects. | (51.504858°, -0.078689°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 575 | Greater London Authority | 3422 | United Kingdom | London | C40 | 2015 | Energy Supply | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | The Decentralised Energy Programme Delivery Unit (DEPDU) is supporting decentralised energy projects to go from feasibility through to market-ready status. The programme has also supported London boroughs to produce energy masterplans to identify areas suitable for heat networks in London. | (51.504858°, -0.078689°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 576 | Dublin City Council | 31313 | Ireland | Dublin | 2015 | Community-Scale Development | Brownfield redevelopment programs | A new phase of development is starting in the docklands are aof the city | (53.344479°, -6.270843°) | (53.41291°, -8.24389°) | ||
| 577 | Dublin City Council | 31313 | Ireland | Dublin | 2015 | Community-Scale Development | Eco-district development strategy | The Financial Services district is involved with a city-led sustainable energy community project. | (53.344479°, -6.270843°) | (53.41291°, -8.24389°) | ||
| 578 | Moscow Government | 31174 | Russia | Moscow | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from bus and/or light rail | Energy-saving measures with the effect of reducing greenhouse gasGHG emissions: In 2014, the commissioning of the 33 rolling stock (264 cars) on the lines of the State Unitary Enterprise "Moscow Metro" with the regeneratively-dynamic braking trains has become a major event on transport aimed at energy conservation and energy efficiency. Purchase of public transport with the characteristics of EURO 4.5 or higher; | (55.759878°, 37.634249°) | (61.52401°, 105.318756°) | |
| 579 | Moscow Government | 31174 | Russia | Moscow | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from trucks | Restrict the entry of heavy vehicles in the central part of the city. | (55.759878°, 37.634249°) | (61.52401°, 105.318756°) | |
| 580 | Moscow Government | 31174 | Russia | Moscow | C40 | 2015 | Waste | Landfill management | Reducing greenhouse gasGHG emissions formed in the landfill when burying solid household wastes, e.g., • Creating the systems of collecting and utilizing biological gas in the solid household waste (SHW) landfills Dmitrovsky and Khmetyevo; • Thermal treatment of SHW. | (55.759878°, 37.634249°) | (61.52401°, 105.318756°) | |
| 581 | Salt Lake City | 31177 | USA | Salt Lake City | 2015 | Waste | Landfill management | See http://www.slcgov.com/slcgreen/recyclingwaste. | (40.760779°, -111.891047°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 582 | Moscow Government | 31174 | Russia | Moscow | C40 | 2015 | Energy Supply | Optimize traditional power/ energy production | Energy conservation measures with the effect of reducing greenhouse gasGHG emissions into the atmosphere under the sectoral energy conservation program of Mosenergo OJSC: • Reducing specific fuel consumption for electricity and heat supply by using the vapor gas cycle; • Reducing specific fuel consumption for electricity and heat supply by increasing the share of heat output; • Reducing specific fuel consumption for electricity and heat supply by implementing technical as well as operative technical measures.. | (55.759878°, 37.634249°) | (61.52401°, 105.318756°) | |
| 583 | Moscow Government | 31174 | Russia | Moscow | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Smart public transport | The introduction of a single ticket and tariffs, stimulating to the frequent use of public transport; Providing free access to Wi-Fi in public transport | (55.759878°, 37.634249°) | (61.52401°, 105.318756°) | |
| 584 | Moscow Government | 31174 | Russia | Moscow | C40 | 2015 | Private Transport | Transportation demand management | De-stimulating the use of personal vehicles and making public transport more attractive (by reducing specific greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles) under Moscow's public program Development of the Transport System in 2012-2016 by, among other things, • Introducing paid parking in the city center; • Creating ride-in parking lots on the city's outskirts; • Introducing a unified ticket for public transport and rates which would stimulate the use of public transport; • Providing free access to Wi-Fi in public transport. | (55.759878°, 37.634249°) | (61.52401°, 105.318756°) | |
| 585 | City of Lagos | 31167 | Nigeria | Lagos | C40 | 2015 | Private Transport | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | Currently being considered by governmment. | (6.524379°, 3.379206°) | (9.081999°, 8.675277°) | |
| 586 | City of Lagos | 31167 | Nigeria | Lagos | C40 | 2015 | Waste | Landfill management | (6.524379°, 3.379206°) | (9.081999°, 8.675277°) | ||
| 587 | City of Lagos | 31167 | Nigeria | Lagos | C40 | 2015 | Private Transport | Awareness and education for non motorized transport | (6.524379°, 3.379206°) | (9.081999°, 8.675277°) | ||
| 588 | City of Lagos | 31167 | Nigeria | Lagos | C40 | 2015 | Food and Agriculture | Encourage sustainable food production and consumption | This is part of the city's greening and landscaping programme currently on going. | (6.524379°, 3.379206°) | (9.081999°, 8.675277°) | |
| 589 | City of Lagos | 31167 | Nigeria | Lagos | C40 | 2015 | Community-Scale Development | Green space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansion | Currently being agressively pursued. | (6.524379°, 3.379206°) | (9.081999°, 8.675277°) | |
| 590 | City of Lagos | 31167 | Nigeria | Lagos | C40 | 2015 | Community-Scale Development | Green space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansion | (6.524379°, 3.379206°) | (9.081999°, 8.675277°) | ||
| 591 | City of Lagos | 31167 | Nigeria | Lagos | C40 | 2015 | Community-Scale Development | Green space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansion | This currently being agressively pursued by state government across the statewide. | (6.524379°, 3.379206°) | (9.081999°, 8.675277°) | |
| 592 | City of Lagos | 31167 | Nigeria | Lagos | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | Awaititng approval. | (6.524379°, 3.379206°) | (9.081999°, 8.675277°) | |
| 593 | City of Lagos | 31167 | Nigeria | Lagos | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | (6.524379°, 3.379206°) | (9.081999°, 8.675277°) | ||
| 594 | City of Lagos | 31167 | Nigeria | Lagos | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | Expanding or increasing bus routes while acquiring new buses to expand to more routes. | (6.524379°, 3.379206°) | (9.081999°, 8.675277°) | |
| 595 | City of Lagos | 31167 | Nigeria | Lagos | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | Construction of more bus stops for the convenience of commuters | (6.524379°, 3.379206°) | (9.081999°, 8.675277°) | |
| 596 | City of Lagos | 31167 | Nigeria | Lagos | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | Construction of more bus lanes currently on going. | (6.524379°, 3.379206°) | (9.081999°, 8.675277°) | |
| 597 | City of Lagos | 31167 | Nigeria | Lagos | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | Building of more bus shelters and upgrading existing ones. | (6.524379°, 3.379206°) | (9.081999°, 8.675277°) | |
| 598 | City of Lagos | 31167 | Nigeria | Lagos | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | upgrading existing buses and acquisition of new ones. | (6.524379°, 3.379206°) | (9.081999°, 8.675277°) | |
| 599 | City of Lagos | 31167 | Nigeria | Lagos | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from bus and/or light rail | Organizations and individuals have brought in fuel saving devices to be attached to fuel tanks. They are in the process of being fully introduced into the market. | (6.524379°, 3.379206°) | (9.081999°, 8.675277°) | |
| 600 | City of Lagos | 31167 | Nigeria | Lagos | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from bus and/or light rail | Awareness campaigns on the need to switch to bio-fuels are currently on going. These are being done by the state government in conjunction with NGOs and international organizations. | (6.524379°, 3.379206°) | (9.081999°, 8.675277°) |
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Catalog of actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in cities, as reported by city governments participating in CDP in 2015. 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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