Go back to the interactive dataset
2016 - Cities Emissions Reduction Activities
| Row number | Organisation | Account No | City Short Name | Country | C40 | Reporting Year | Emissions Reduction Sector | Emissions Reduction Activity | Anticipated emissions reduction (metric tonnes CO2e) | Action Description | City Location | Country Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | City of Hayward | 54078 | Hayward | USA | 2016 | Community-Scale Development | Transit oriented development | New form-based codes (zoning ordinances) have been adopted to encourage development that is walkable and accessible to public transportation. A new Downtown Specific Plan is currently underway. | (37.6689°, -122.0808°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 452 | City of Hayward | 54078 | Hayward | USA | 2016 | Energy Supply | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Hayward is in discussion with Alameda County and neighboring cities to form a community choice energy JPA. | (37.6689°, -122.0808°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 453 | City of Hayward | 54078 | Hayward | USA | 2016 | Waste | Recyclables and organics separation from other waste | Organics and recycling has been available to single-family residents. The city recently adopted new rules requiring multi-family and commercial customers to implement recycling and separate organics. | (37.6689°, -122.0808°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 454 | City of Milwaukee | 43908 | Milwaukee | USA | 2016 | Private Transport | Awareness and education for non motorized transport | (43.0389°, -87.9065°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 455 | City of Hayward | 54078 | Hayward | USA | 2016 | Outdoor Lighting | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | The City upgraded all of its streetlights (approximately 7,700) from HPS to LED in order to reduce electricity consumption, GHG emissions, and maintenance costs. This project is estimated to save 2.58 million kWh of energy per year. | (37.6689°, -122.0808°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 456 | City of Hayward | 54078 | Hayward | USA | 2016 | Water | Water metering and billing | The city is in the process of testing a new automated water meter technology. | (37.6689°, -122.0808°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 457 | City of Hayward | 54078 | Hayward | USA | 2016 | Water | Wastewater to energy initiatives | The city's wastewater treatment plant recently installed a 1.14 MW cogeneration facility. | (37.6689°, -122.0808°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 458 | City of Hayward | 54078 | Hayward | USA | 2016 | Water | Water recycling and reclamation | The city currently delivers secondary treated wastewater from the wastewater treatment plant to the Russell City Energy Center, a 600-megawatt combined cycle electric generating facility. In addition, the city is in the planning phase of a water recycling project that would distribute up to 500,000 gallons per day of tertiary treated recycled water to about 20 customers for industrial and irrigation use. The project would construct about 4.5 miles of distribution pipe, storage facility and pump stations to deliver 500,000 gpd of recycled water to customers within a 2-mile radius of the City's Water Pollution Control Facility. | (37.6689°, -122.0808°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 459 | City of Huntington Beach | 55418 | Huntington Beach | USA | 2016 | Outdoor Lighting | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | 1062 | Retrofit of 2,291 City owned streetlights to LED. Annual 1,539,696 kWh savings | (33.6603°, -117.9992°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 460 | City of Huntington Beach | 55418 | Huntington Beach | USA | 2016 | Outdoor Lighting | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | 2423 | Retrofit 11,045 streetlights to LED. | (33.6603°, -117.9992°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 461 | City of Huntington Beach | 55418 | Huntington Beach | USA | 2016 | Buildings | On-site renewable energy generation | 1.5 | Generation of solar power at three City facilities (2.13 MW per month) | (33.6603°, -117.9992°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 462 | City of Indianapolis | 43907 | Indianapolis | USA | 2016 | Private Transport | Awareness and education for non motorized transport | The City of Indianapolis provides educational material and promotes non-motorized forms of transportation through the air quality program, Knozone. | (39.767625°, -86.178469°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 463 | City of Indianapolis | 43907 | Indianapolis | USA | 2016 | Buildings | Building codes and standards | In 2015 the city adopted new zoning codes under the Rezone Indy initiative, which include reduced parking requirements for alternative parking options (such as bike parking). | (39.767625°, -86.178469°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 464 | City of Indianapolis | 43907 | Indianapolis | USA | 2016 | Food and Agriculture | Encourage sustainable food production and consumption | The recently formed Indy Food Council, comprised of public, private and non-profit partners, has since its creation awarded over $100,000 in small grants to community organizations for the development of urban gardens and farms. The increased consumption of local produce substantially reduces the carbon footprint of residents’ diets and the increase in local agriculture decreases carbon emissions through sequestration. | (39.767625°, -86.178469°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 465 | City of Indianapolis | 43907 | Indianapolis | USA | 2016 | Buildings | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Through a DOE grant the City offered home audits and subsidized energy efficiency retrofits program for residents. On ongoing program offers rebates to low-income residents who choose a more energy efficient model when upgrading home appliances or windows. | (39.767625°, -86.178469°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 466 | City of Indianapolis | 43907 | Indianapolis | USA | 2016 | Mass Transit | Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | The City of Indianapolis is currently constructing a transit hub in the downtown core, a central location for its IndyGo bus fleet that will enable increased access to the downtown from points all over the city. The hub is expected to lead to route consolidation and increased bus ridership, thus reducing emissions. The city is also in the beginning steps of rolling out a multi-phase electric Bus-Rapid Transit system. | (39.767625°, -86.178469°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 467 | City of Indianapolis | 43907 | Indianapolis | USA | 2016 | Waste | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | 20000 | The City offers several recycling locations around the city for residents, as well as hazardous household material collection, and is working to expand the program to curbside recycling. Yard waste is also collected and composted. CO2e reduction is based only on materials collected by the city over 10 years. | (39.767625°, -86.178469°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 468 | City of Indianapolis | 43907 | Indianapolis | USA | 2016 | Private Transport | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | The city’s focus on construction of the Cultural Trail, a bike and pedestrian network, along with the construction of almost 100 miles of on-street bike lanes, has vastly increased the opportunity for short-trip alternatives to the automobile. There are also several streets with protected bikelanes, including one on a main thoroughfare downtown. | (39.767625°, -86.178469°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 469 | City of Iowa City | 54111 | Iowa | USA | 2016 | Buildings | Building codes and standards | The City has adopted the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code as a part of the 2015 International Building Energy Code.as it's building code. All buildings must be designed and constructed in accordance with this code. Inspections are done to ensure that builders are compliant. | (41.6611°, -91.5302°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 470 | City of Iowa City | 54111 | Iowa | USA | 2016 | Food and Agriculture | Encourage sustainable food production and consumption | Iowa City encourages sustainable food production, runs farmers markets, changed purchasing methods to be more accessible to low-income residents, and is working with Johnson County to encourage local food production. | (41.6611°, -91.5302°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 471 | City of Iowa City | 54111 | Iowa | USA | 2016 | Community-Scale Development | Green space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansion | Iowa City owns over 1000 acres of natural areas in addition to park land. These areas are managed to maintain the biodiversity of species native to Iowa, which is the most altered state in the U.S. due to agricultural practices. We are currently planning on creating a management plan in order to best manage our forest, wetland and prairie areas. We especially have issues with invasive species altering the functioning of these ecosystems. | (41.6611°, -91.5302°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 472 | City of Iowa City | 54111 | Iowa | USA | 2016 | Waste | Landfill management | Iowa City is currently working on several projects to decrease tonnage that goes to the landfill. Multifamily recycling, including curbside food waste pick up is planned. | (41.6611°, -91.5302°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 473 | City of Iowa City | 54111 | Iowa | USA | 2016 | Outdoor Lighting | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | We encourage residents to use LED lights and we have CFL pick up locations. | (41.6611°, -91.5302°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 474 | City of Knoxville | 54048 | Knoxville | USA | 2016 | Buildings | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Through the Smarter Cities Partnership, the City of Knoxville works with local partners to strengthen energy efficiency programs for Knoxville residents. Current efforts include the Savings in the House education campaign and the Knoxville Extreme Energy Makeover program which will retrofit more than 1,200 homes to achieve a deemed 25% in annual electricity savings. | (35.9606°, -83.9207°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 475 | City of Knoxville | 54048 | Knoxville | USA | 2016 | Waste | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | In 2011, the City launched a new opt-in single-stream curbside recycling program. The City is currently evaluating options for expanding this program to more residents and incorporating best practices for waste diversion and treatment. | (35.9606°, -83.9207°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 476 | City of Knoxville | 54048 | Knoxville | USA | 2016 | Community-Scale Development | Urban agriculture | Educational materials for home landscaping and gardening, promotion and maintenance of community gardens | (35.9606°, -83.9207°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 477 | City of Knoxville | 54048 | Knoxville | USA | 2016 | Community-Scale Development | Green space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansion | Over the last four years, the City of Knoxville has worked with local partners to establish an outdoor recreation destination on more than 1,000 acres of forested land along Knoxville’s downtown river-front. In addition to providing recreation and aesthetic assets to the community, Knoxville’s conservation efforts also protect ecosystem services. | (35.9606°, -83.9207°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 478 | City of Knoxville | 54048 | Knoxville | USA | 2016 | Private Transport | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | The City has a Complete Streets Ordinance and evaluates all road projects for the potential to incorporate bike lanes and sidewalks. | (35.9606°, -83.9207°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 479 | City of Lake Forest, IL | 57616 | Lake Forest, IL | USA | 2016 | Buildings | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | (42.258634°, -87.840625°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 480 | City of Lake Forest, IL | 57616 | Lake Forest, IL | USA | 2016 | Community-Scale Development | Green space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansion | (42.258634°, -87.840625°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 481 | City of Lake Forest, IL | 57616 | Lake Forest, IL | USA | 2016 | Energy Supply | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | (42.258634°, -87.840625°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 482 | City of Lake Forest, IL | 57616 | Lake Forest, IL | USA | 2016 | Food and Agriculture | Encourage sustainable food production and consumption | (42.258634°, -87.840625°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 483 | City of Lake Forest, IL | 57616 | Lake Forest, IL | USA | 2016 | Private Transport | Awareness and education for non motorized transport | (42.258634°, -87.840625°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 484 | City of Lake Forest, IL | 57616 | Lake Forest, IL | USA | 2016 | Waste | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | (42.258634°, -87.840625°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 485 | City of Lake Forest, IL | 57616 | Lake Forest, IL | USA | 2016 | Waste | Waste prevention policies and programs | (42.258634°, -87.840625°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 486 | City of Lake Forest, IL | 57616 | Lake Forest, IL | USA | 2016 | Water | Water metering and billing | (42.258634°, -87.840625°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 487 | City of Lakewood | 54075 | Lakewood | USA | 2016 | Buildings | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | 51981 | (Future action, reduction estimate for 2025) Sustainable Energy and Water Resource Center: provides information and consulting services to residents and businesses related to energy and water conservation and renewable energy generation. | (39.7047°, -105.0814°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 488 | City of Lakewood | 54075 | Lakewood | USA | 2016 | Community-Scale Development | Eco-district development strategy | 12665 | (Future action, reduction estimate for 2025) District Scale Sustainability: Establish unique districts within Lakewood where community sustainability goals are achieved through customizable guidelines. | (39.7047°, -105.0814°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 489 | City of Lakewood | 54075 | Lakewood | USA | 2016 | Buildings | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | 42045 | (Future action, reduction estimate for 2025) Efficiency in Resource Intensive Buildings: Target resource intensive buildings for efficiency improvements through outreach, customized tools, resources, and financing mechanisms for energy and water efficiency upgrades. | (39.7047°, -105.0814°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 490 | City of Lakewood | 54075 | Lakewood | USA | 2016 | Buildings | Building performance rating and reporting | 1078 | (Future action, reduction estimate for 2025) Reporting and Benchmarking Energy and Water Use: Develop a campaign to encourage voluntary benchmarking of energy and water consumption at the building or site scale through the use of utility data tracking software. | (39.7047°, -105.0814°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 491 | City of Lakewood | 54075 | Lakewood | USA | 2016 | Private Transport | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | 216 | (Future action, reduction estimate for 2025) Environmentally Friendly and Efficient Operations: Use electronic fleet management systems to improve route and resource efficiency in City fleet. | (39.7047°, -105.0814°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 492 | City of Lakewood | 54075 | Lakewood | USA | 2016 | Private Transport | Transportation demand management | 2296 | (Future action, reduction estimate for 2025) Way to Go: Utilize and promote the suite of transportation management tools available through Denver Regional Council of Governments’ Way to Go program. | (39.7047°, -105.0814°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 493 | City of Lakewood | 54075 | Lakewood | USA | 2016 | Private Transport | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | 819 | (Future action, reduction estimate for 2025) City Fleet: Develop a strategic plan to increase fuel efficiency and incorporate alternative fuel vehicles into the City vehicle fleet. | (39.7047°, -105.0814°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 494 | City of Lakewood | 54075 | Lakewood | USA | 2016 | Private Transport | Awareness and education for non motorized transport | 3700 | (Future action, reduction estimate for 2025) Bicycle and Pedestrian Outreach: Remove barriers to bicycle and pedestrian transportation through a comprehensive strategy. | (39.7047°, -105.0814°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 495 | City of Lakewood | 54075 | Lakewood | USA | 2016 | Private Transport | Transportation demand management | 10279 | (Future action, reduction estimate for 2025) Transportation Management Association (TMA): Collaborate with west metro agencies to develop an approach, or several, to provide sustainable transportation management services. | (39.7047°, -105.0814°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 496 | City of Lakewood | 54075 | Lakewood | USA | 2016 | Food and Agriculture | Encourage sustainable food production and consumption | 4375 | (Future action, reduction estimate for 2025) Local Food: Develop a comprehensive strategy in order to increase production, availability, and consumption of locally grown, affordable, and healthy food. | (39.7047°, -105.0814°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 497 | City of Lakewood | 54075 | Lakewood | USA | 2016 | Finance and Economic Development | Developing the green economy | 811 | (Future action, reduction estimate for 2025) Sustainable Business hub & Certification Program: Form a dynamic community to foster a self-reliant local economy, increase adoption of sustainable business practices, and set a standard for business sustainability by connecting businesses to local producers, potential employees, the education community, technical resources, existing sustainability and economic development programs, and funding opportunities. | (39.7047°, -105.0814°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 498 | City of Lakewood | 54075 | Lakewood | USA | 2016 | Finance and Economic Development | Developing the green economy | 11923 | (Future action, reduction estimate for 2025) Local Products & Services: Develop a comprehensive strategy in order to increase the production, availability, and consumption of local products and services. | (39.7047°, -105.0814°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 499 | City of Lakewood | 54075 | Lakewood | USA | 2016 | Community-Scale Development | Compact cities | 5276 | (Future action, reduction estimate for 2025) Complete Neighborhood Index: Develop an index for assessing the completeness of neighborhoods in order to reduce transportation costs, build community cohesion, increase housing values, and provide other household and community benefits. | (39.7047°, -105.0814°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 500 | City of Lakewood | 54075 | Lakewood | USA | 2016 | Waste | Waste prevention policies and programs | 581 | (Future action, reduction estimate for 2025) Municipal Facility Zero Waste Programs and Green Procurement Program: Develop customized zero waste strategies for new and existing municipal facilities based on the type of use and users, waste characteristics, and unique constraints. Expand the City’s green procurement program for the preferential purchase of green products and services and provide guidance for implementation. | (39.7047°, -105.0814°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
About
This information is now on Primer
All the information that is in this pane, and more, is now on Primer, in a more consumable and user friendly format. You can also edit metadata from this page.
Take me there!
Description
In 2016, over 3,000 city-wide mitigation actions were disclosed. Cities are taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in cities. 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.
Activity
- Community Rating
-
Current value: 0 out of 5
- Raters
- 0
- Visits
- 1252
- Downloads
- 1080
- Comments
- 0
- Contributors
- 0
Meta
- Category
- Mitigation Actions
- Permissions
- Public
- Tags
- cities, 2016, emissions reduction, ghg emissions, decarbonization, climate action, climate change
- Row Label
- Row
- SODA2 Only
- Yes
Licensing and Attribution
- Data Provided By
- (none)
- Source Link
- (none)
License Type
- License Type
- CDP Open Database License
