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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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| 1551 | City of Seattle | 16581 | USA | Seattle | C40 | 2015 | Buildings | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Seattle City Light (our municipal electric utility) offers incentives for energy efficiency measures in industrial buildings. They can perform an energy survey, pay for an energy analysis/study, and pay up to 70% of project costs. | (47.6062095°, -122.3320708°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1552 | City of Houston | 31108 | USA | Houston | C40 | 2015 | Private Transport | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | There are 164 miles of signed bike routes. | (29.7601927°, -95.3693896°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1553 | Singapore Government | 35993 | Singapore | Singapore | C40 | 2015 | Energy Supply | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | We are exploring ways to increase our use of solar energy. Among the renewable energy options, solar energy presents the best opportunities for Singapore although its potential is limited by our land area and cloud cover. We are actively investing in R&D and test-bedding to improve the efficiency and lower the price of solar technologies for adoption on a larger scale. The industry is also adopting innovative financing models such as solar leasing, whereby an organisation can lease solar panels under long term contracts with the leasing company which is responsible for designing, financing, maintaining and operating the solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. In addition, we are also conducting solar test beds in 30 residential precincts over a five-year period. We aim to raise the adoption of solar power in our system from about 33 MWp of installed capacity today, to 350 MWp by 2020. This is roughly equivalent to 5% of 2020 peak electricity demand. | (51.9055346°, 4.4742753°) | (1.352083°, 103.819836°) | |
| 1554 | Alcaldía Metropolitana de Caracas | 31159 | Venezuela | Caracas | C40 | 2015 | Water | A national project called ' Proyecto Guaire' had set as a target treting 100% of sewage before disposing it to the Guaire river. A large PR campaign accompanied the launch of the project, however to date, few advancements have been made and only 4% of the sewage is treated. | (10.4696404°, -66.8037185°) | (6.42375°, -66.58973°) | ||
| 1555 | City of Copenhagen | 31009 | Denmark | Copenhagen | C40 | 2015 | Community-Scale Development | Brownfield redevelopment programs | (55.6760968°, 12.5683371°) | (56.26392°, 9.501785°) | ||
| 1556 | City of Toronto | 31117 | Canada | Toronto | C40 | 2015 | Water | Water metering and billing | The City of Toronto is implementing a mandatory water meter program that will replace or install new automated meters in every home and business in the city to provide an equitable system for all Toronto Water customers. The meters will make owners and tenants of these properties accountable for water conservation. | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 1557 | Seoul Metropolitan Government | 31187 | South Korea | Seoul | C40 | 2015 | Waste | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Works underway to produce feeds and energy from food waste | (37.566535°, 126.9779692°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 1558 | City of San Francisco | 31182 | USA | San Francisco | C40 | 2015 | Buildings | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Training, technical assistance and incentives for energy and water retrofits. | (37.7749295°, -122.4194155°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1559 | Stadt Zürich | 35449 | Switzerland | Zurich | 2015 | Buildings | On-site renewable energy generation | Solar thermal: In 2011 the extension of solar thermal collectors was around 1500 m2. This corresponds to a factor of 1.5 in comparison to the mean value of the last 10 years. Heat Pumps: Under the Electricity Saving Funds around 90 heat pump systems have been installed in 2011. This equals a total of 3.5 million kWh in heat production, corresponding to a heat demand of around 700 homes. | (47.3686498°, 8.5391825°) | (46.818188°, 8.227512°) | ||
| 1560 | Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro | 31176 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | C40 | 2015 | Waste | Landfill management | CTR-Seropédica has been constructed with triple inferior impermeabilization; and leachate treatment. | (-22.9054389°, -43.5614471°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 1561 | City of Toronto | 31117 | Canada | Toronto | C40 | 2015 | Energy Supply | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | The City is constructing anaerobic digestion facilities to process the organic materials collected through the green bin program. The biogas will be caputred and used to generate enough electricity annually to power approximately 1700 homes. | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 1562 | City of Houston | 31108 | USA | Houston | C40 | 2015 | Waste | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Residents may dispose of their Tree Waste at their curbside. Tree Waste is collected during ODD numbered months. This method of collecting large waste comes with the benefits of diverting materials that can be recycled from landfills, saving landfill space and valuable tax dollars. “Tree Waste” is defined as “clean” wood waste such as tree limbs, branches, and stumps. | (29.7601927°, -95.3693896°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1563 | Seoul Metropolitan Government | 31187 | South Korea | Seoul | C40 | 2015 | Private Transport | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | 62.1km-long bike-only lane | (37.566535°, 126.9779692°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 1564 | Seoul Metropolitan Government | 31187 | South Korea | Seoul | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | building more bus stops in consideration of demand | (37.566535°, 126.9779692°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 1565 | City of Baltimore | 35853 | USA | Baltimore | 2015 | Community-Scale Development | Green space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansion | The City of Baltimore launched its Growing Green Initiative in 2014. The Growing Green Initiative is a program that looks to turn vacant and underutilized buildings and land from liabilities into assets - through expansion and creation of vibrant green space across the City. | (39.2903848°, -76.6121893°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 1566 | City of Seattle | 16581 | USA | Seattle | C40 | 2015 | Waste | Waste prevention policies and programs | The solid waste utility has an extensive outreach program using multiple media and participation in local events and also provide translated informational materials. | (47.6062095°, -122.3320708°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1567 | City of Amsterdam | 31148 | Netherlands | Amsterdam | C40 | 2015 | Community-Scale Development | Urban agriculture | several pilots | (52.3702157°, 4.8951679°) | (52.132633°, 5.291266°) | |
| 1568 | Singapore Government | 35993 | Singapore | Singapore | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve rail, metro, and tram infrastructure, services and operations | Increase the attractiveness of public transport and encourage its use. Public transport is the most energy efficient mode of travel. Under the Land Transport Masterplan, Singapore targets to achieve a 75% public transport modal split by 2030, up from 64% in 2013. The Government will create more connections through the construction of two new rail lines and three new extensions. By 2030, the rail network will have doubled from the existing 178km in 2013 to about 360km, and 8 in 10 homes will be located within a 10-minute walk from a train station. | (51.9055346°, 4.4742753°) | (1.352083°, 103.819836°) | |
| 1569 | Ville de Montreal | 35894 | Canada | Montreal | 2015 | Buildings | 1281000 | (45.5086699°, -73.5539925°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |||
| 1570 | City of Seattle | 16581 | USA | Seattle | C40 | 2015 | Waste | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Organic are collected and composted. | (47.6062095°, -122.3320708°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1571 | City of Copenhagen | 31009 | Denmark | Copenhagen | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from trucks | (55.6760968°, 12.5683371°) | (56.26392°, 9.501785°) | ||
| 1572 | District of Columbia | 31090 | USA | Washington DC | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | The District Department of Transportation in 2014 completed a 10-year circulator plan to expand routes and service for the DC Circulator, the District's $1 USD, 10 minute interval bus service. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1573 | City of Boston | 35268 | USA | Boston | C40 | 2015 | Waste | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | The City is facilitating residential recycling by providing larger and more convenient recycling bins to all residents. The City already provides curbside recycling pickup for all residents in Boston. For several years, the City has been actively exploring the possibility of expanding organic waste composting facilities serving the city. | (42.3584308°, -71.0597732°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1574 | District of Columbia | 31090 | USA | Washington DC | C40 | 2015 | Private Transport | Transportation demand management | There are currently several major car sharing operators in the District. The District has supported the growth of car sharing by providing curbside parking permits to operators. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1575 | City of Toronto | 31117 | Canada | Toronto | C40 | 2015 | Waste | Waste prevention policies and programs | A volume-based rate is charged for solid waste services/programs. Funding is used to pay for waste diversion activities required to reach the target of 70% diversion from landfill. The rate charge varies according to the volume of garbage set out for collection. Linking costs to volume of garbage means residents who reduce garbage pay less | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 1576 | Seoul Metropolitan Government | 31187 | South Korea | Seoul | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from trucks | Replacing old diesel garbage trucks with natural gas vehicles | (37.566535°, 126.9779692°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 1577 | City of Benicia | 49787 | USA | Benicia | 2015 | Energy Supply | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | 0 | The City is currently in the process of developing an RFP so it can develop a 3 MW wind generation facility at the City’s Water Treatment Plant, develop renewable energy siting criteria for all City-owned sites, and complete a comprehensive public outreach process around the development of the wind project. Power will likely be sold to PG&E or MCE and not be used on site since there is already a solar system that supplies 80% of power to the site. *The City would not get credit for reductions since it is not using it on site and selling it to PG&E or MCE via a feed-in tariff program. | (38.049365°, -122.1585777°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1578 | City of Stockholm | 3429 | Sweden | Stockholm | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve rail, metro, and tram infrastructure, services and operations | Constant development and expansion throughout Stockholm City. Ongoing and continous projects throughout the city. | (59.3293235°, 18.0685808°) | (60.128161°, 18.643501°) | |
| 1579 | City of Paris | 31175 | France | Paris | C40 | 2015 | Food and Agriculture | Encourage sustainable food production and consumption | 1245000 | Give incentives to develop urban farming | (48.856614°, 2.3522219°) | (46.227638°, 2.213749°) |
| 1580 | City of Houston | 31108 | USA | Houston | C40 | 2015 | Buildings | Building performance rating and reporting | The Residential Energy Efficiency Program (REEP) provides income-qualified Houstonians the opportunity to receive weatherization measures in their homes at no charge. The City has helped 13,000 Houstonians to date, spending $30 million (DOE grant funded). The City is now working with CenterPoint Energy to continue this successful program, with over $5 million committed through 2014. | (29.7601927°, -95.3693896°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1581 | City of Seattle | 16581 | USA | Seattle | C40 | 2015 | Community-Scale Development | In downtown and other designated urban centers the City provides height and density bonuses for providing affordable housing, child care, and open space. The City has TDR program to conserve rural open space in exchange for higher densities in designated parts of the city. | (47.6062095°, -122.3320708°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 1582 | Seoul Metropolitan Government | 31187 | South Korea | Seoul | C40 | 2015 | Private Transport | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | 7 CNG hybrid bus adopted in 2012 | (37.566535°, 126.9779692°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 1583 | City of Helsinki | 8242 | Finland | Helsinki | 2015 | Buildings | Building performance rating and reporting | Energy certificates in building, electricity consumption monitoring on hourly basis | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | ||
| 1584 | Seoul Metropolitan Government | 31187 | South Korea | Seoul | C40 | 2015 | Buildings | Building performance rating and reporting | Expansion of energy efficiency project | (37.566535°, 126.9779692°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 1585 | City of Buenos Aires | 31155 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | C40 | 2015 | Private Transport | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | Cycling offers an environmentally-friendly and space-efficient way to travel around the city. It is an emission-free, low-cost travel mode that the City seeks to promote as part of our strategy to increase non-motorized transportation and decrease private vehicle use. The bike path network is currently 135km long. Located at side streets, away from intense vehicular flows, the bike paths are increasingly being used by the population. The network has been designed to join strategic points of the City. Not only they do not contaminate and are one of the most economical means of transportation, while at the same time improving health: they also appear to be a fast means of transport to move around a big city like Buenos Aires. | (-34.6037232°, -58.3815931°) | (-38.416097°, -63.616672°) | |
| 1586 | City of Baltimore | 35853 | USA | Baltimore | 2015 | Finance and Economic Development | Developing the green economy | The City of Baltimore's Waste to Wealth program looks to develop green economies with the City by identifying and opening new markets and industries in the City to help with waste diversion. One successful project as part of the program has been a deconstruction project that has included the opening of markets and development of green economy through building material reclamation and reuse and recycling. We are also looking at ways to increase green economy through how we manage wood waste in the City, and opening markets for localized saw mill and wood management. | (39.2903848°, -76.6121893°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 1587 | City of Lisbon | 36159 | Portugal | Lisbon | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from ferries | 31181 | Increasing the use of maritime transport | (38.7222524°, -9.1393366°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 1588 | City of Boston | 35268 | USA | Boston | C40 | 2015 | Finance and Economic Development | Instruments to fund low carbon projects | Building owners and tenants in Boston can take advantage of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts's energy efficiency retrofit incentives, including zero-percent financing. Renew Boston conducts extensive outreach programs on these and facilitates participation by Boston businesses and residents. The City is also developing the Renew Boston Trust to create investment opportunities in energy efficiency. | (42.3584308°, -71.0597732°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1589 | Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro | 31176 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | C40 | 2015 | Buildings | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Qualification QUALIVERDE Decreto nº. 35745 de 06 de junho de 2012 | (-22.9054389°, -43.5614471°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 1590 | City of Copenhagen | 31009 | Denmark | Copenhagen | C40 | 2015 | Buildings | On-site renewable energy generation | The district heating system which supplies 98% of the city´s heat demand will be based on biomass. In 2025 the district heating will be CO2-neutral mainly based on biomass. | (55.6760968°, 12.5683371°) | (56.26392°, 9.501785°) | |
| 1591 | Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro | 31176 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | Creation of exclusive lanes for buses on routes of large circulation in the center and south of the city. | (-22.9054389°, -43.5614471°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 1592 | City of Copenhagen | 31009 | Denmark | Copenhagen | C40 | 2015 | Private Transport | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | In the procurement process the city set high energi demands are prioritesed high. | (55.6760968°, 12.5683371°) | (56.26392°, 9.501785°) | |
| 1593 | City of Stockholm | 3429 | Sweden | Stockholm | C40 | 2015 | Private Transport | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | Stockholm City has a private company that provides bike hire for the entrie city.City Bikes is the company and a season pass from April to October. The season ticket can be purchased all throughout the city and has around 140 places to either pick up a bicycle or leave a bicycle. The system also works with the public transport access card. More info here: http://www.citybikes.se/home | (59.3293235°, 18.0685808°) | (60.128161°, 18.643501°) | |
| 1594 | City of Copenhagen | 31009 | Denmark | Copenhagen | C40 | 2015 | Waste | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | (55.6760968°, 12.5683371°) | (56.26392°, 9.501785°) | ||
| 1595 | City of Baltimore | 35853 | USA | Baltimore | 2015 | Food and Agriculture | Encourage sustainable food production and consumption | In 2013 the City of Baltimore adopted Homegrown Baltimore - our local urban agriculture plan which addressees local sustainable food production, as well as encouraging local sustainable food consumption. The City leases land to farmers and has increased local food production in the City since 2012. | (39.2903848°, -76.6121893°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 1596 | City of Seattle | 16581 | USA | Seattle | C40 | 2015 | Waste | Waste prevention policies and programs | We collaborate regionally to support efforts to reduce packaging. | (47.6062095°, -122.3320708°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1597 | City of Chicago | 3203 | USA | Chicago | C40 | 2015 | Community-Scale Development | Green space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansion | The Chicago Trees Initiative is an opportunity for the City of Chicago to help improve quality of life by increasing public awareness about the value and importance of trees. The CTI is a coalition of government and non-profit agencies focused on expanding & improving Chicago's Urban Forest. The goal is to achieve a city wide average tree canopy cover of 20% by 2020. The program encourages people to step up and get involved. In 2009 the City launched the Urban Forest Agenda with partners of the Chicago Trees initiative to understand, protect and expand the tree canopy and 'urban forest' throughout city streets, parks and residential areas by maintaining and managing trees; expanding the urban forest; integrating green infrastructure; and fostering stewardship. Since 1993, more than 9000 acres of tree canopy has been added in Chicago. Since 1989, over 500,000 trees have been planted in the city. Target to plant an additional one million trees. (Arup C40 City Profiles Booklet) As a key action of SC 2015’s Goal 19, “Improve and Protect Chicago’s Natural Assets and Biodiversity,” Chicago is protecting tree canopy in the public right of way and supporting tree canopy work on other land. | (41.8781136°, -87.6297982°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1598 | City of Chicago | 3203 | USA | Chicago | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | Sustainable Chicago 2015 goal 06 “Increase average daily transit ridership,” is making it a priority to make transit the preferred mode of transportation for more Chicagoans. The Chicago Transit Authority is rebuilding core infrastructure and enhancing service. The rebuilding of the Red Line is expected to save up to 20 minutes off a rider’s daily commute. In addition, Bus Rapid Transit corridors will be added to Chicago streets to provide faster, more efficient and reliable service. As a key action of Sustainable Chicago 2015 goal 06 “Increase average daily transit ridership,” Chicago is: • Completing full reconstruction of the Dan Ryan southern branch of the Red Line, and complete upgrades for seven stations on the north Red Line. • Continue progress on full Red and Purple Line modernization. Complete reconstruction of Wilson station and structure. • Completing renewable of 100 train stations with work focusing on lighting, painting, masonry, and waterproofing ensuring they are safe, dry, and bright. • Replacing or rehabilitating more than 1,500 CTA buses with new, low emission buses and replace or rebuild nearly 1,000 CTA rail cars. • Installing Bus Tracker LED signs at 400 bus shelters and turnarounds. Installing Train Tracker signage, announcement system, and other technological amenities in all rail stations. | (41.8781136°, -87.6297982°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1599 | Seoul Metropolitan Government | 31187 | South Korea | Seoul | C40 | 2015 | Mass Transit | Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | Reduction of transit distance between bus stops and subway stations by relocating bus stops and improving structure | (37.566535°, 126.9779692°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 1600 | Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro | 31176 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | C40 | 2015 | Waste | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Currently the collection serves partially 41 of the 160 districts of the city. The goal is to serve all neighborhoods untill 2015. | (-22.9054389°, -43.5614471°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) |
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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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