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2017 - Cities Local Government Operations Emissions Reduction Activities
| Row number | Account number | Organization | City | Country | Region | C40 | Access | Reporting Year | Emissions reduction activity | Sector | Anticipated emissions reduction – cumulative over the lifetime of the action (metric tonnes CO2e) | Action description | City Location | Country Location |
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| 551 | 59540 | City of Elgin, IL | Elgin, IL | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Waste | (42.060386°, -88.26297°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 552 | 59540 | City of Elgin, IL | Elgin, IL | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Transit oriented development | Community-Scale Development | (42.060386°, -88.26297°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 553 | 59540 | City of Elgin, IL | Elgin, IL | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Urban agriculture | Community-Scale Development | (42.060386°, -88.26297°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |||
| 554 | 58671 | Elsinore Municipality | Elsinore | Denmark | Europe | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | ESCO projects and energy renovation of municipal buildings to reduce the energy consumption. | (56.0308°, 12.5921°) | (56.2639°, 9.5018°) | ||
| 555 | 58671 | Elsinore Municipality | Elsinore | Denmark | Europe | Public | 2017 | On-site renewable energy generation | Buildings | Installing solar panels on several municipal buildings. Part of the ESCO projects and energy renovation efforts. | (56.0308°, 12.5921°) | (56.2639°, 9.5018°) | ||
| 556 | 58671 | Elsinore Municipality | Elsinore | Denmark | Europe | Public | 2017 | Transportation demand management | Private Transport | Encouraging municipal employees to use the municipal vehicles when commuting during working hours instead of their own cars. The mileage allowance for driving one's own car has been reduced to encourage this. The municipal vehicle fleet is changing, consisting of more and more electric vehicles and bikes. | (56.0308°, 12.5921°) | (56.2639°, 9.5018°) | ||
| 557 | 61790 | City of Emeryville, CA | Emeryville, CA | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Awareness and education for non motorized transport | Private Transport | Campaigns for using public transit for employee commutes and work trip commutes | (37.831316°, -122.285247°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 558 | 61790 | City of Emeryville, CA | Emeryville, CA | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | City facilities upgrading for energy efficiency | (37.831316°, -122.285247°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 559 | 61790 | City of Emeryville, CA | Emeryville, CA | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | On-site renewable energy generation | Buildings | Solar for community center and city hall carport | (37.831316°, -122.285247°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 560 | 61790 | City of Emeryville, CA | Emeryville, CA | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Waste | Increasing recycling and composting | (37.831316°, -122.285247°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 561 | 61790 | City of Emeryville, CA | Emeryville, CA | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Water recycling and reclamation | Water | Using reclaimed water for city facilities | (37.831316°, -122.285247°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 562 | 54409 | City of Espoo | Espoo | Finland | Europe | Public | 2017 | Awareness and education for non motorized transport | Private Transport | Espoo is promoting walking and cycling. Espoo has committed to the Brussels agreement in 2013. | (60.205491°, 24.6559°) | (61.9241°, 25.7482°) | ||
| 563 | 54409 | City of Espoo | Espoo | Finland | Europe | Public | 2017 | Compact cities | Community-Scale Development | Espoo wants to grow alongside metro and tram lines. | (60.205491°, 24.6559°) | (61.9241°, 25.7482°) | ||
| 564 | 54409 | City of Espoo | Espoo | Finland | Europe | Public | 2017 | Eco-district development strategy | Community-Scale Development | Some of the new development Areas, for example Finnoo: http://www.espoo.fi/en-US/Housing_and_environment/City_centres/Espoonlahti/Finnoo and Kera: http://www.espoo.fi/en-US/Housing_and_environment/City_planning/Master_Plan/Pending_Master_Plans/Component_Master_Plan_of_Kera/Kera_set_for_sustainable_growth(105154) | (60.205491°, 24.6559°) | (61.9241°, 25.7482°) | ||
| 565 | 54409 | City of Espoo | Espoo | Finland | Europe | Public | 2017 | Encourage sustainable food production and consumption | Food and Agriculture | Espoo Catering Ltd (catering company owned by City on Espoo is a responsible food service company. One of their main goals is reducing their carbon footprint and food waste. They want to increase awareness and the consumption and enjoyment of vegetarian food in schools. In the finnish "Steps to Organics" programme, their lunch restaurants have achieved Step 3 by offering organic bread, organic sour milk and organic milk. At day-care centre meals and care meals, they serve organic porridge and organic sour milk. At school meals, they offer organic sour milk and organic barley porridge. The daily product selection at their lunch restaurants features many Fairtrade products, such as Fairtrade coffee and tea, bananas, juices, cocoa, chocolate and sugar. | (60.205491°, 24.6559°) | (61.9241°, 25.7482°) | ||
| 566 | 54409 | City of Espoo | Espoo | Finland | Europe | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | There is energy efficiency targets in the Climate Programme: Espoo is promoting the introduction of renewable energy sources, both in its own construction and design work and in the daily life of Espoo residents. In its own buildings, the city has implemented energy-efficient solutions, for example in several schools, our new Espoo Hospital and at Nature House Villa Elfvik. | (60.205491°, 24.6559°) | (61.9241°, 25.7482°) | ||
| 567 | 54409 | City of Espoo | Espoo | Finland | Europe | Public | 2017 | Green space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansion | Community-Scale Development | Espoo has a Biodiversity Action Plan; 10 % of the Espoo area is conserved natural area, target is 17%. Espoo has exceptionally many valuable nature sites for a city. Espoo is also rich in animal and plant species Conservation areas provide habitats for endangered species as well as ecosystem services such as recreation, berries and mushrooms. The areas also act as carbon sinks helping mitigate climate changeWe have 81 conservation areas, 3170 hectares alltogether. The most significant is the wide Nuuksio national park.550 hectares of new forest sites were protected for the 550 anniversary of the city of EspooThere are also 32 sites of protected habitat types, 6 sites of strictly protected species and 53 protected natural monuments | (60.205491°, 24.6559°) | (61.9241°, 25.7482°) | ||
| 568 | 54409 | City of Espoo | Espoo | Finland | Europe | Public | 2017 | On-site renewable energy generation | Buildings | There are solar panels in 13 schools or other communal buildings. Geotermal energy wells have been built on 10 public properties | (60.205491°, 24.6559°) | (61.9241°, 25.7482°) | ||
| 569 | 54409 | City of Espoo | Espoo | Finland | Europe | Public | 2017 | Switching to low-carbon fuels | Buildings | Espoo is promoting e-vehicles and creating public charging infrastructure | (60.205491°, 24.6559°) | (61.9241°, 25.7482°) | ||
| 570 | 54070 | City of Eugene | Eugene | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | 3660 | Suite of building efficiency measures.Note for all actions: In 2017, the City is developing department / division-specific climate action plans. The process to develop those plans for is underway as of this writing. Part of that process will be to scale cumulative mitigation potential for each action. | (44.0519°, -123.0867°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 571 | 54070 | City of Eugene | Eugene | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Private Transport | 4080 | This is actually related to City Fleet, however there is currently no option that relates. We are targeting this reduction by expanding implementation of low carbon fuels and fuel efficient vehicles. | (44.0519°, -123.0867°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 572 | 54070 | City of Eugene | Eugene | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | Outdoor Lighting | 470 | Conversion to more efficient lighting and controls. | (44.0519°, -123.0867°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 573 | 54070 | City of Eugene | Eugene | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Energy Supply | 910 | Includes installing photovoltaic panels and adding to efficiency of electricity generation form methane at the wastewater treatment plant. | (44.0519°, -123.0867°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 574 | 54070 | City of Eugene | Eugene | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Switching to low-carbon fuels | Buildings | 380 | Expanding use of local utility Greenpower program. | (44.0519°, -123.0867°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 575 | 60273 | Prefeitura de Extrema | Extrema | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Green space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansion | Community-Scale Development | O município tem executado ações de reflorestamento há 12 anos por meio do Projeto Conservador das Águas. Considerando como base o padrão de fixação de 320 tCO2e/hectare, para a compensação das emissões do governo local foi mensurada a recomposição florestal de 10,33 hectares (3.306,85 tCO2e), sendo 1,52 ha (487,93 tCO2e) referente ao consumo de energia elétrica dos prédios públicos e iluminação pública, 6,16 ha (1970,30 tCO2e) referentes à frota municipal (diesel e gasolina), 0,15 ha (47,65 tCO2e) referente ao consumo de GLP, 0,85 ha (272,52 tCO2e) referente ao transporte de funcionários (etanol e gasolina), e 1,65 ha (528,45 tCO2e) referente à disposição de resíduos. Reitera-se que Extrema está em fase de elaboração de sua política e plano de mudança climática. | (-22.840262°, -46.328°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | ||
| 576 | 50671 | Fafe | Fafe | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | Promote efficient construction and conduction of audits in buildings in order to identify and evaluate energy efficiency improvement potential. Promote a gradual renewal of consumer appliances that are not very efficient, especially office appliances, heating/cooling and ventilation systems, and other equipment. Improve the model of waste and water management, achieving the maximum efficiency of the use of energy. Plan a set of actions to raise awareness and educate the population and municipal workers for good environmental and energy practices and CO2 emissions reduction. Promote and create technical structures for energy efficiency advice, focusing on municipal infrastructures. | (41.4508217°, -8.1728619°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | ||
| 577 | 50671 | Fafe | Fafe | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Private Transport | Incorporate efficient vehicles, thus gradually renewing the fleet of land transport vehicles. Acquire electric vehicles and adopt strategic measures to promote the replacement of vehicles with fossil fuels by electric vehicles. | (41.4508217°, -8.1728619°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | ||
| 578 | 50671 | Fafe | Fafe | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | Outdoor Lighting | Promote the replacement of inefficient lighting equipment by other energy efficient, without compromising the population demand and light quality, reflecting a reduction of the energy consumed and consequently the reduction of CO2 emissions and energy invoice. | (41.4508217°, -8.1728619°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | ||
| 579 | 50671 | Fafe | Fafe | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | On-site renewable energy generation | Buildings | Implement energy production projects - thermal and electric energy - for self-consumption or sale of energy using renewable energy sources. | (41.4508217°, -8.1728619°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | ||
| 580 | 50671 | Fafe | Fafe | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Smart lighting | Outdoor Lighting | Adequately manage energy resources, namely through the selection of technologies and systems for management, information, monitoring and control of the quality of street lighting. | (41.4508217°, -8.1728619°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | ||
| 581 | 6192 | City of Fairfield, IA | Fairfield, IA | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | In 2012 the city completed a $500,000 energy efficiency upgrade project for all city facilities. | (41.007611°, -91.963691°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 582 | 50673 | Faro | Faro | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | Outdoor Lighting | substitution of luminaries in public lighting and in public buildings | (37.019355°, -7.93044°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | ||
| 583 | 50673 | Faro | Faro | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | On-site renewable energy generation | Buildings | Obligation of the use of solar energy for water heating | (37.019355°, -7.93044°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | ||
| 584 | 50673 | Faro | Faro | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Waste | Awareness for recycling waste and implementation of an smart collection waste system | (37.019355°, -7.93044°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | ||
| 585 | 50673 | Faro | Faro | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Transit oriented development | Community-Scale Development | Outer ring construction reduced the urban traffic and CO2 emissions | (37.019355°, -7.93044°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | ||
| 586 | 60287 | Prefeitura de Feira de Santana | Feira de Santana | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Green space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansion | Community-Scale Development | Desenvolvimento do Plano de Arborização Urbana | (-12.259727°, -38.964661°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | ||
| 587 | 60287 | Prefeitura de Feira de Santana | Feira de Santana | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | Outdoor Lighting | Mudanças da iluminação pública para lâmpadas de LED | (-12.259727°, -38.964661°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | ||
| 588 | 60287 | Prefeitura de Feira de Santana | Feira de Santana | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | On-site renewable energy generation | Buildings | Ampliando a cultura na cidade para uso da energia solar e trabalhando para viabilizar um plano de implantação da mudança da matriz energética da cidade, para energias renováveis, principalmente a solar. | (-12.259727°, -38.964661°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | ||
| 589 | 60287 | Prefeitura de Feira de Santana | Feira de Santana | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Waste | Em aprovação na Câmara de Vereadores o Plano de Gestão Integrada de Resíduos Sólidos. | (-12.259727°, -38.964661°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | ||
| 590 | 60287 | Prefeitura de Feira de Santana | Feira de Santana | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Smart public transport | Mass Transit | Desenvolvimento do Plano de Mobilidade Urbana Sustentável.Finalização das obras da primeira fase do BRT. | (-12.259727°, -38.964661°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | ||
| 591 | 60287 | Prefeitura de Feira de Santana | Feira de Santana | Brazil | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Water recycling and reclamation | Water | Plano de preservação das lagoas e desenvolvimento do Plano de Saneamento Básico levando em conta o uso correto de recursos hídricos e tratamento da água. | (-12.259727°, -38.964661°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | ||
| 592 | 36286 | Comune di Ferrara | Ferrara | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | 3944.6 | Municipal buildings and schools retrofitted | (44.8357395°, 11.6189949°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 593 | 36286 | Comune di Ferrara | Ferrara | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Private Transport | 77.4 | Renovation of municipal fleet and increase electric vehicles | (44.8357395°, 11.6189949°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 594 | 36286 | Comune di Ferrara | Ferrara | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Energy Supply | 140 | Solar thermal and electric energy production | (44.8357395°, 11.6189949°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 595 | 36286 | Comune di Ferrara | Ferrara | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | Smart lighting | Outdoor Lighting | 702.1 | Public lighting efficiency measures implemented | (44.8357395°, 11.6189949°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 596 | 36285 | Comune di Firenze | Firenze | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | Compact cities | Community-Scale Development | 160000 | "zero volumes" urban regulation plan with high performance for refurbishments and no added volumes (only sostitutions are possible)/par year | (39.627269°, -90.610682°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 597 | 36285 | Comune di Firenze | Firenze | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | 35997 | retroffiting of public buildings, social housing and hospitals/par year | (39.627269°, -90.610682°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 598 | 36285 | Comune di Firenze | Firenze | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Private Transport | 55000 | 3 new tramlines and 2 more tram connections/par year | (39.627269°, -90.610682°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 599 | 36285 | Comune di Firenze | Firenze | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | Private Transport | 12750 | bike lanes and bike sharing/par year | (39.627269°, -90.610682°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 600 | 36285 | Comune di Firenze | Firenze | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | On-site renewable energy generation | Buildings | 150 | seasonal thermal storage for district heating feeded by solar plant/par year | (39.627269°, -90.610682°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) |
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Cities are leading the transition to a sustainable economy. In 2017 over 350 cities told CDP that they are working to reduce emissions in their own city operations. Cities are leading my example and changing the way that they operate.
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