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2017 - Cities Community-wide Emissions Reduction Actions
| Row number | Account number | Organization | City | Country | Region | C40 | Reporting Year | Access | Sector | Emissions reduction activity | Anticipated emissions reduction – cumulative over the lifetime of the action (metric tonnes CO2e) | Action description | City Location | Country Location |
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| 751 | 50555 | City of Hamilton | Hamilton | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Outdoor Lighting | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | All street lighting maintained by the City is being replaced with LEDs | (43.250021°, -79.866091°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 752 | 50555 | City of Hamilton | Hamilton | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Food and Agriculture | Encourage sustainable food production and consumption | Encouraging local food procurement in community and understanding of food security through initiatives such as Eat Local Hamilton Hamilton Good Food Box - http://www.environmenthamilton.org/view/page/hamilton_eat_local | (43.250021°, -79.866091°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 753 | 50555 | City of Hamilton | Hamilton | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Energy Supply | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Hamilton Community Energy - http://www.hamiltonce.com/ Hamilton Community Energy District Energy Cogeneration heat and power technology produces and supplies thermal energy through underground pipes for heating, domestic hot water, electricity and cooling services. Heats and Cools Central Library and Lister Block downtown. Heats City Hall, Art Gallery, Hamilton Place and Convention Centre, Ellen Fairclough Building downtown. | (43.250021°, -79.866091°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 754 | 50555 | City of Hamilton | Hamilton | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Food and Agriculture | Encourage sustainable food production and consumption | Hamilton Community Garden Network lists all local community gardens and numbers are increasing - http://hcgn.ca/ | (43.250021°, -79.866091°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 755 | 50555 | City of Hamilton | Hamilton | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Private Transport | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Hamilton has 7 electric vehicle charging stations locations. Largest number of stations currently is 10 stations at the North Wentworth Twin Pad Arena located between Highway 5 and 6. | (43.250021°, -79.866091°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 756 | 50555 | City of Hamilton | Hamilton | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Private Transport | Transportation demand management | Hamilton has a CarShare Program - http://communitycarshare.ca/find-cars-hamilton/ | (43.250021°, -79.866091°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 757 | 50555 | City of Hamilton | Hamilton | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Private Transport | Transportation demand management | Hamilton introduced a Bike Share Program in 2015 - 750 bicycles at 110 hub stations across the city. https://hamilton.socialbicycles.com/ | (43.250021°, -79.866091°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 758 | 50555 | City of Hamilton | Hamilton | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Waste | Recyclables and organics separation from other waste | Hamilton Waste Plan http://www.hamilton.ca/CityDepartments/PublicWorks/WasteManagement/SolidWasteManagementMasterPlan/ Green carts for organic waste Blue boxes for recycling Leaf and yard waste composting Composting give away to residents | (43.250021°, -79.866091°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 759 | 50555 | City of Hamilton | Hamilton | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Private Transport | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | In 2014, Hamilton introduced the first and longest stretch (3 km) of protected two-way bicycle lanes 0n the south side of Cannon from Sherman Avenue North to Hess Street North. | (43.250021°, -79.866091°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 760 | 50555 | City of Hamilton | Hamilton | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Waste | Landfill management | Methane capture at municipal owned and operated landfill for Energy | (43.250021°, -79.866091°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 761 | 50555 | City of Hamilton | Hamilton | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Water | Wastewater to energy initiatives | Methane/Biogas Capture at Water Treatment Plan for Energy | (43.250021°, -79.866091°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 762 | 50555 | City of Hamilton | Hamilton | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Private Transport | Transportation demand management | Smart Commute Hamilton is Hamilton's - TDM program that engages large employers in Hamilton http://www.smartcommutehamilton.ca/en/home | (43.250021°, -79.866091°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 763 | 50555 | City of Hamilton | Hamilton | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Water | Water metering and billing | The City initiated its Water Meter Project in the spring of 2002. To date, 99.8% of Hamilton's homes have water meters installed. Residents who have chosen not to permit the installation of water meter and remote reading device are charged a double flat rate for water and sewer each year in accordance with Waterworks By-law R84-026. | (43.250021°, -79.866091°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 764 | 50555 | City of Hamilton | Hamilton | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Food and Agriculture | Encourage sustainable food production and consumption | The community in partnership with Public Health Services is encouraging the creation of a local Hamilton Food Charter - https://hamiltonfoodcharter.wordpress.com/ | (43.250021°, -79.866091°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 765 | 49359 | City of Harare | Harare | Zimbabwe | Africa | 2017 | Public | Buildings | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | awareness on efficient use of energy via media | (-17.828432°, 30.932822°) | (-19.015438°, 29.154857°) | ||
| 766 | 49359 | City of Harare | Harare | Zimbabwe | Africa | 2017 | Public | Buildings | Carbon emissions reduction from industry | encourage industries to use processes which emit low or no GHG | (-17.828432°, 30.932822°) | (-19.015438°, 29.154857°) | ||
| 767 | 49359 | City of Harare | Harare | Zimbabwe | Africa | 2017 | Public | Community-Scale Development | Green space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansion | planting of trees through out the city | (-17.828432°, 30.932822°) | (-19.015438°, 29.154857°) | ||
| 768 | 49359 | City of Harare | Harare | Zimbabwe | Africa | 2017 | Public | Buildings | Switching to low-carbon fuels | use of low carbon fuels in the city | (-17.828432°, 30.932822°) | (-19.015438°, 29.154857°) | ||
| 769 | 54078 | City of Hayward | Hayward | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Energy Supply | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Hayward entered into the East Bay Community Energy Authority Joint Powers Agreement on December 1, 2016. The Authority is a community choice aggregation program. Find document "16-297 Agreement" at http://citydocuments.hayward-ca.gov/weblink/Welcome.aspx?dbid=0&cr=1. | (37.6689°, -122.0808°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 770 | 54078 | City of Hayward | Hayward | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | 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°) | ||
| 771 | 54078 | City of Hayward | Hayward | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | 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°) | ||
| 772 | 54078 | City of Hayward | Hayward | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | 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°) | ||
| 773 | 54078 | City of Hayward | Hayward | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Buildings | Building codes and standards | The city enforces the state's CalGreen building code and energy code. The city is working with regional agencies to improve enforcement and implementation of state codes. | (37.6689°, -122.0808°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 774 | 54078 | City of Hayward | Hayward | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | 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°) | ||
| 775 | 54078 | City of Hayward | Hayward | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | 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°) | ||
| 776 | 54078 | City of Hayward | Hayward | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | 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°) | ||
| 777 | 8242 | City of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 2017 | Public | Mass Transit | Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | Continuous improvement of route network, schedules and fleet | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | ||
| 778 | 8242 | City of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 2017 | Public | Energy Supply | Transmission and distribution loss reduction | Continuous improvement projects in energy distribution networks | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | ||
| 779 | 8242 | City of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 2017 | Public | Buildings | Building performance rating and reporting | Energy certificates in building, electricity consumption monitoring on hourly basis | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | ||
| 780 | 8242 | City of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 2017 | Public | Buildings | Building codes and standards | Energy efficiency requirements for all buildings built on city-owned land | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | ||
| 781 | 8242 | City of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 2017 | Public | Buildings | Building standards | Energy efficiency requirements for all buildings built on city-owned land, pilot projects with new technology in new areas | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | ||
| 782 | 8242 | City of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 2017 | Public | Mass Transit | Improve rail, metro, and tram infrastructure, services and operations | Extension of metro and tram lines | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | ||
| 783 | 8242 | City of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 2017 | Public | Community-Scale Development | Brownfield redevelopment programs | Former harbour areas near the city centre transformed to new residential areas | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | ||
| 784 | 8242 | City of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 2017 | Public | Energy Supply | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Increasing the share of pellets in coal-fired CHP plants or buiding a new biomass-fired CHP plant | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | ||
| 785 | 8242 | City of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 2017 | Public | Mass Transit | Smart public transport | KutsuPlus Project for demand-based public transportation, award-winning web-based Journey Planner for metropolitan area public transport | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | ||
| 786 | 8242 | City of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 2017 | Public | Mass Transit | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from bus and/or light rail | Maximum emission requirements in tendering process for bus companies | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | ||
| 787 | 8242 | City of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 2017 | Public | Private Transport | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | New bike roads, improvement of older bike roads | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | ||
| 788 | 8242 | City of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 2017 | Public | Outdoor Lighting | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | Outdoor lighting replancement project going on, already more than 40.000 lamps replaced with more energy efficient technologies | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | ||
| 789 | 8242 | City of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 2017 | Public | Private Transport | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Parking fee reductions for low emission vehicles in city centre, recharging places for electric cars | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | ||
| 790 | 8242 | City of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 2017 | Public | Waste | Recyclables and organics separation from other waste | Separate collection for different waste types: organics, paper, metal, glass, carton and mixed waste in residential areas. Specific waste collection service spots for hazardous waste, electronics, textile waste, garden waste. | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | ||
| 791 | 8242 | City of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 2017 | Public | Energy Supply | Smart grid | Smart grid pilot projects in Kalasatama | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | ||
| 792 | 8242 | City of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 2017 | Public | Community-Scale Development | Compact cities | Utilisation of brown field areas near the city centre, additional buildings in old residential areas, new residential areas near local train, metro or tram networks | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | ||
| 793 | 8242 | City of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 2017 | Public | Private Transport | Awareness and education for non motorized transport | Web-based Journey Planner for cycling and walking giving alternative routes, distances, journey time estimates, weather forecast, etc. Bike services and events. | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | ||
| 794 | 8242 | City of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 2017 | Public | Finance and Economic Development | Developing the green economy | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | |||
| 795 | 8242 | City of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 2017 | Public | Waste | Landfill management | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | |||
| 796 | 8242 | City of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 2017 | Public | Waste | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | |||
| 797 | 8242 | City of Helsinki | Helsinki | Finland | Europe | 2017 | Public | Water | Water metering and billing | (60.1733244°, 24.9410248°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | |||
| 798 | 54082 | City of Hollywood | Hollywood | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Community-Scale Development | Green space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansion | Community Wildlife habitat certification being pursues, home to one state park and one county nature center. | (26.0112°, -80.1495°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 799 | 54082 | City of Hollywood | Hollywood | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Buildings | Building codes and standards | Green Building ordinances | (26.0112°, -80.1495°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 800 | 54082 | City of Hollywood | Hollywood | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Buildings | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | PACE financing available | (26.0112°, -80.1495°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
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Cities are leading the transition to a sustainable economy. In 2017 almost 400 cities told CDP about how they are working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Explore how cities are working to reduce their climate impact.
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