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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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| 3001 | 60602 | Town of Ajax, ON | Ajax, ON | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Private Transport | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | Investigate appropriate major intersections for the installation of bike boxes. | (43.850855°, -79.020373°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 3002 | 60602 | Town of Ajax, ON | Ajax, ON | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Private Transport | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | Investigate the establishment of a bike rental program. | (43.850855°, -79.020373°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 3003 | 60602 | Town of Ajax, ON | Ajax, ON | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Private Transport | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Investigate the feasibility of installing electric vehicle charging stations at select locations around Ajax. | (43.850855°, -79.020373°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 3004 | 60602 | Town of Ajax, ON | Ajax, ON | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Waste | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Offer residents additional blue bins. | (43.850855°, -79.020373°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 3005 | 60602 | Town of Ajax, ON | Ajax, ON | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Buildings | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Partner with Durham Sustain Ability on the delivery of Durham Partners in Project Green (DPPG) program:• Referral services for energy efficiency assessments and financial incentives• Procurement assistance • Education, training, resources • Networking | (43.850855°, -79.020373°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 3006 | 60602 | Town of Ajax, ON | Ajax, ON | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Energy Supply | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Promote renewable energy incentive programs from utilities and other levels of government. | (43.850855°, -79.020373°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 3007 | 60602 | Town of Ajax, ON | Ajax, ON | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Buildings | On-site renewable energy generation | Promote renewable energy incentive programs from utilities and other levels of government. | (43.850855°, -79.020373°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 3008 | 60602 | Town of Ajax, ON | Ajax, ON | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Buildings | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Promote the purchase of energy efficient vehicles. | (43.850855°, -79.020373°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 3009 | 60602 | Town of Ajax, ON | Ajax, ON | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Waste | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Utilize thermal mass burn technology to dispose ofresidential waste and generate energy in a joint YorkRegion and Durham Region Energy From Waste Facility | (43.850855°, -79.020373°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 3010 | 60602 | Town of Ajax, ON | Ajax, ON | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Finance and Economic Development | Instruments to fund low carbon projects | Work with all segments of the development sector to encourage and promote ‘green’ or sustainable building practices through design and retrofit of development and site alteration. | (43.850855°, -79.020373°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 3011 | 60602 | Town of Ajax, ON | Ajax, ON | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Energy Supply | Smart grid | Work with Durham Region on the creation of a Smart Grid Initiative to demonstrate key components of smart grid technology. | (43.850855°, -79.020373°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 3012 | 60602 | Town of Ajax, ON | Ajax, ON | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Buildings | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Work with Durham Region on the development of a comprehensive residential energy retrofit program:• Energy audit and investment plan (building envelope, HVAC, appliance, lighting, water heating, renewable energy retrofits• Financing plan – grant programs and financing mechanisms• Assistance with contractor selection• Repayment of loans via property taxes or other mechanisms• Home energy label | (43.850855°, -79.020373°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 3013 | 60602 | Town of Ajax, ON | Ajax, ON | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Buildings | Building standards | Work with Durham Region to develop and adopt aDurham Green Building Guideline/Standard for all newconstruction with promotes a higher level of energyefficiency than the current Ontario Building Code. | (43.850855°, -79.020373°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 3014 | 60602 | Town of Ajax, ON | Ajax, ON | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Waste | Waste prevention policies and programs | Work with producers and retailers to reduce packaging and increase take-back initiatives. | (43.850855°, -79.020373°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 3015 | 60602 | Town of Ajax, ON | Ajax, ON | Canada | North America | 2017 | Public | Community-Scale Development | Brownfield redevelopment programs | Work with senior levels of government to enhancerequirements for building construction, as well asgreenfield/brownfield development to meet energyperformance targets. | (43.850855°, -79.020373°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 3016 | 58621 | Town of Blacksburg | Blacksburg | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Food and Agriculture | Encourage sustainable food production and consumption | 0 | Emissions associated with food systems were not part of our original GHG inventory, nevertheless, food systems and choices clearly have a large environmental and GHG impact and were therefore included in our planning process. We have a goal to increase the proportion of local food produced and consumed 25% by 2020 and 45% by 2050. | (37.2296°, -80.4139°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 3017 | 58621 | Town of Blacksburg | Blacksburg | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Community-Scale Development | Green space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansion | 0 | Emissions associated with green space preservation were not part of our original GHG inventory, nevertheless, land use changes clearly have a large environmental and GHG impact and were therefore included in our planning process. In our Land Use chapter, we have a goal to increase the amount of regionally conserved land 30% by 2020 and 100% by 2050. We set and additional goal of increasing our community's urban canopy 30% by 2020 and 100% by 2050. To accomplish the later, we have already instituted a municipal 1:2 tree replacement policy (whenever a tree has to be removed from a municipal property, we have committed to replacing it with 2 new trees). | (37.2296°, -80.4139°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 3018 | 58621 | Town of Blacksburg | Blacksburg | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Buildings | Carbon emissions reduction from industry | 67418 | Please see relevant strategies in the Commercial/Industrial Chapter of the Blacksburg CAP, attached above | (37.2296°, -80.4139°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 3019 | 58621 | Town of Blacksburg | Blacksburg | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Mass Transit | Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | 0 | see note for "awareness and education for non-motorized transport" | (37.2296°, -80.4139°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 3020 | 58621 | Town of Blacksburg | Blacksburg | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Mass Transit | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from bus and/or light rail | 0 | see note for "awareness and education for non-motorized transport" | (37.2296°, -80.4139°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 3021 | 58621 | Town of Blacksburg | Blacksburg | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Private Transport | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | 0 | see note for "awareness and education for non-motorized transport" | (37.2296°, -80.4139°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 3022 | 58621 | Town of Blacksburg | Blacksburg | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Private Transport | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | 0 | see note for "awareness and education for non-motorized transport" | (37.2296°, -80.4139°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 3023 | 58621 | Town of Blacksburg | Blacksburg | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Buildings | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | 0 | see note in "building codes and standards" above | (37.2296°, -80.4139°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 3024 | 58621 | Town of Blacksburg | Blacksburg | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Outdoor Lighting | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | 0 | see note in "building codes and standards" above | (37.2296°, -80.4139°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 3025 | 58621 | Town of Blacksburg | Blacksburg | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Energy Supply | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | 0 | see note in "building codes and standards" above | (37.2296°, -80.4139°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 3026 | 58621 | Town of Blacksburg | Blacksburg | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Community-Scale Development | Compact cities | 0 | To avoid double-counting, I have not included an emissions reduction number for this activity since the strategies associated with it can be found across three chapters of our CAP: residential, transportation and land use. Furthermore, our Land Use chapter has a goal to increase our proportion of measurable "Compact and Complete Community Centers" 50% by 2020 and 200% by 2050. | (37.2296°, -80.4139°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 3027 | 58621 | Town of Blacksburg | Blacksburg | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Waste | Recyclables and organics separation from other waste | 0 | We do not have specific emissions reduction targets set for this action, however, our CAP has the following goals and indicators: Reduce Household Waste to Landfill 15% by 2020 and 45% by 2050; Increase proportion of recycling relative to landfill waste 20% by 2020 and 120% by 2050. | (37.2296°, -80.4139°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 3028 | 58621 | Town of Blacksburg | Blacksburg | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Community-Scale Development | Brownfield redevelopment programs | 0 | We have not calculated the GHG emissions reduction potential of brownfield redevelopment, but have made it a priority practice for our community. In 2009, the Town of Blacksburg completed a brownfield redevelopment of a highly contaminated property and returned it to productive use to create additional municipal offices. This brownfield redevelopment project including restoration of the historic building on the site garnered a LEED platinum rating. | (37.2296°, -80.4139°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 3029 | 58621 | Town of Blacksburg | Blacksburg | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Waste | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | 0 | We have significantly expanded the recycling options available to residents and businesses alike - in 2015, we made the conversion the single-stream curbside recycling and tripled the volume of the household recycling carts (which has resulted in a 30% increase in recycling volume), we have built two separate recycling corrals that serve businesses in the downtown area, we have entered into a electronics recycling partnership with the local YMCA (residential drop off for all household electronics, CFLs, and batteries), and we are in the process of significantly expanding the stringency of our apartment recycling ordinance and construction standards for new multifamily construction. see also 2020 and 2050 targets for waste reduction and recycling. | (37.2296°, -80.4139°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 3030 | 58621 | Town of Blacksburg | Blacksburg | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Buildings | On-site renewable energy generation | 8731 | We have this broken down into a whole slate of implementation strategies that are too numerous to list here, but which can be seen if you look at the Clean Energy Chapter of the Blacksburg CAP, attached above. This emissions reduction number is inclusive of all the commercial-related strategies, therefore I have put a "zero" in the column for all other associated clean energy strategies in order to avoid double-counting. All clean energy-related strategies are also rolled into this number. | (37.2296°, -80.4139°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 3031 | 58621 | Town of Blacksburg | Blacksburg | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Finance and Economic Development | Developing the green economy | 115091 | We have this broken down into a whole slate of implementation strategies that are too numerous to list here, but which can be seen if you look at the Commercial/Industrial Chapter of the Blacksburg CAP, attached above. This emissions reduction number is inclusive of all the commercial-related strategies, therefore I have put a "zero" in the column for all other associated commercial strategies in order to avoid double-counting. All municipal-related strategies are also rolled into this number. | (37.2296°, -80.4139°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 3032 | 58621 | Town of Blacksburg | Blacksburg | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Buildings | Building codes and standards | 103256 | We have this broken down into a whole slate of implementation strategies that are too numerous to list here, but which can be seen if you look at the Residential Chapter of the Blacksburg CAP, attached above. This emissions reduction number is inclusive of all the residential-related strategies, therefore I have put a "zero" in the column for all other associated residential strategies in order to avoid double-counting. | (37.2296°, -80.4139°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 3033 | 50792 | Ville de Monaco | Monaco | Monaco | Europe | 2017 | Public | Energy Supply | Smart grid | - Deployment of communicating electricial meters for large consumers (industrial and tertiary sector). - 250 meters tested since 2015 in the residential sector | (43.737411°, 7.420816°) | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | ||
| 3034 | 58621 | Town of Blacksburg | Blacksburg | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Private Transport | Awareness and education for non motorized transport | 40002 | We have this broken down into a whole slate of implementation strategies that are too numerous to list here, but which can be seen if you look at the Transportation Chapter of the Blacksburg CAP, attached above. This emissions reduction number is inclusive of all the transportation-related strategies, therefore I have put a "zero" in the column for all other associated transportation strategies in order to avoid double-counting. | (37.2296°, -80.4139°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 3035 | 59588 | Town of Chapel Hill, NC | Chapel Hill, NC | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Community-Scale Development | Transit oriented development | We have a zoning district that encourages transit oriented development. | (35.9132°, -79.0558°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 3036 | 59588 | Town of Chapel Hill, NC | Chapel Hill, NC | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Mass Transit | Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | We're exploring Bus Rapid Transit. | (35.9132°, -79.0558°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 3037 | 59535 | Town of Vail, CO | Vail, CO | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Private Transport | Awareness and education for non motorized transport | 70 | www.solepower.org - Sole Power Challenge (annual) | (39.6403°, -106.3742°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 3038 | 59535 | Town of Vail, CO | Vail, CO | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Buildings | Building codes and standards | (39.6403°, -106.3742°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 3039 | 59535 | Town of Vail, CO | Vail, CO | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Buildings | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | (39.6403°, -106.3742°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 3040 | 59535 | Town of Vail, CO | Vail, CO | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Mass Transit | Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | (39.6403°, -106.3742°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 3041 | 59535 | Town of Vail, CO | Vail, CO | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Mass Transit | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from bus and/or light rail | (39.6403°, -106.3742°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 3042 | 59535 | Town of Vail, CO | Vail, CO | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Outdoor Lighting | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | (39.6403°, -106.3742°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 3043 | 59535 | Town of Vail, CO | Vail, CO | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Buildings | On-site renewable energy generation | (39.6403°, -106.3742°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 3044 | 59535 | Town of Vail, CO | Vail, CO | USA | North America | 2017 | Public | Waste | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | (39.6403°, -106.3742°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 3045 | 54575 | Vhembe District Municipality | Vhembe | South Africa | Africa | 2017 | Public | Community-Scale Development | Eco-district development strategy | Currently on the verge of climate change response and adaptation strategy and emission reduction through licensing of all listed activities and through compliance monitoring and enforcement | (-22.769551°, 29.974053°) | (-30.559482°, 22.937506°) | ||
| 3046 | 35755 | Village of Kadiovacik | Kadiovacik | Turkey | Europe | 2017 | Public | Outdoor Lighting | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | 1 | (38.3434574°, 26.553613°) | (38.963745°, 35.243322°) | ||
| 3047 | 35755 | Village of Kadiovacik | Kadiovacik | Turkey | Europe | 2017 | Public | Buildings | On-site renewable energy generation | 6 | (38.3434574°, 26.553613°) | (38.963745°, 35.243322°) | ||
| 3048 | 35755 | Village of Kadiovacik | Kadiovacik | Turkey | Europe | 2017 | Public | Community-Scale Development | Urban agriculture | 456 | (38.3434574°, 26.553613°) | (38.963745°, 35.243322°) | ||
| 3049 | 50792 | Ville de Monaco | Monaco | Monaco | Europe | 2017 | Public | Buildings | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | - since2008: subsidy for the installation of solar thermal panels.- since 2014: a feed-in tariff for photovoltaic electricity production | (43.737411°, 7.420816°) | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) | ||
| 3050 | 50792 | Ville de Monaco | Monaco | Monaco | Europe | 2017 | Public | Private Transport | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | •More than 550 charging plugs for electric vehicles are installed in public car parks | (43.737411°, 7.420816°) | (43.738418°, 7.424616°) |
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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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