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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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| 1801 | 43930 | The Hague | The Hague | Netherlands | Europe | Public | 2017 | Smart grid | Energy Supply | There are existing projects that experiment with smart grids.,. We see an important future role for smart grids, combining electricity, heat and storage. | (52.070498°, 4.3007°) | (52.132633°, 5.291266°) | ||
| 1802 | 43930 | The Hague | The Hague | Netherlands | Europe | Public | 2017 | Switching to low-carbon fuels | Buildings | Natural gas is the fossile fuel with the lowest carbon emission. Public transport (buses) all use natural gas. We see this being replaced by electricity in the future. | (52.070498°, 4.3007°) | (52.132633°, 5.291266°) | ||
| 1803 | 43930 | The Hague | The Hague | Netherlands | Europe | Public | 2017 | Urban agriculture | Community-Scale Development | Urban farming is encouraged in the city. IN the region the worlds largest greenery region (Westland) provides the city with healthy food that is produced with more and more sustainable energy. | (52.070498°, 4.3007°) | (52.132633°, 5.291266°) | ||
| 1804 | 31111 | Tokyo Metropolitan Government | Tokyo | Japan | East Asia | C40 | Public | 2017 | Other | Other | Thorough operational measures: illuminance of lights and air conditioning management.Promotion of energy efficient facilities: LED use and energy efficient air conditioningExpansion of renewable energy | (35.6896342°, 139.6921007°) | (36.204824°, 138.252924°) | |
| 1805 | 35886 | Comune di Torino | Torino | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | Developing the green economy | Finance and Economic Development | 94373 | GPP | (45.1006374°, 7.6680046°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 1806 | 35886 | Comune di Torino | Torino | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | 2119 | Improving energy performance of municipal buildings | (45.1006374°, 7.6680046°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 1807 | 35886 | Comune di Torino | Torino | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | 1754 | Improving energy performance of commercial and service buildings | (45.1006374°, 7.6680046°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 1808 | 35886 | Comune di Torino | Torino | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | 7542 | Improving energy performance of residential buildings | (45.1006374°, 7.6680046°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 1809 | 35886 | Comune di Torino | Torino | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | Private Transport | 105739 | Shifting modal split in transport sector | (45.1006374°, 7.6680046°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 1810 | 35886 | Comune di Torino | Torino | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | Outdoor Lighting | 6862 | Replacement of mercury vapor lamps with high efficient lamps, Adoption of LED lamps. | (45.1006374°, 7.6680046°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 1811 | 35886 | Comune di Torino | Torino | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Energy Supply | 24562 | Production of biogas from municipal waste, Electricity production from solar photovoltaic activated by "Energy Bill" | (45.1006374°, 7.6680046°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 1812 | 35886 | Comune di Torino | Torino | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | Smart grid | Energy Supply | 102500 | Increase in volumes connected to the district heating | (45.1006374°, 7.6680046°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 1813 | 35886 | Comune di Torino | Torino | Italy | Europe | Public | 2017 | Smart grid | Energy Supply | 668 | Actions involving citizens only partially valued in terms of reduction of CO2 emissions | (45.1006374°, 7.6680046°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 1814 | 31117 | City of Toronto | Toronto | Canada | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | Any City Agency, Corporation or Division who operates and is available for 1,600 hours per year is eligible to participate. Of those 1,600 hours, a maximum of 100 hours is used in demand response. Since joining the program in 2012, the City has enrolled 22 corporate sites providing a total of 6.79 MW of power. The City has earned over $1.5 million in new revenue additional to utility bill savings. | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 1815 | 31117 | City of Toronto | Toronto | Canada | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | Since 2013, more than 100 City facilities including civic centres, arenas, community centres and pools have new upgraded Building Automation Systems to control heating and cooling from a central location. | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 1816 | 31117 | City of Toronto | Toronto | Canada | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | Lighting retrofits occurred in Metro Hall and in 89 City-owned indoor and outdoor arenas which included: dimming systems, occupancy sensors in washrooms and change rooms, reduced wattage of lamps and luminaries and retrofit of exit signs to LED technologies. In addition, the City of Toronto will be converting all fluorescent lamps to LED lamps on all floors of City Hall, Metro Hall, North York Civic Centre, East York Civic Centre, York Civic Centre, and Scarborough Civic Centre. This project will reduce energy consumption, operating and maintenance costs while improving the current lighting conditions. Work for City Hall and Metro Hall began August 2016. | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 1817 | 31117 | City of Toronto | Toronto | Canada | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | Weather stripping and sealing of doors and caulking joints in 89 City-owned indoor and outdoor arenas. | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 1818 | 31117 | City of Toronto | Toronto | Canada | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | In 2014, an Energy and Conservation Demand Management Plan (2014-2019) was approved for 528 City buildings. Average energy use intensity in larger corporate facilities has been reduced by approx. 15% since 2004 with an additional 30% which can further be reduced. | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 1819 | 31117 | City of Toronto | Toronto | Canada | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | 14 LED lighting retrofit projects are being implemented (one completed) with annual savings exceeding $900,000 | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 1820 | 31117 | City of Toronto | Toronto | Canada | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Private Transport | A Consolidated Green Fleet Plan was developed for 2014-2018. The Plan focuses on emissions from the operation of almost 10,000 on-road and off-road vehicles and equipment owned and operated by the City of Toronto. The Plan brings together five major City fleets: Fleet Services Division, Toronto Fire Services, Toronto Paramedic Services and City Agencies Toronto Police Services and the Toronto Transit Commission. Twelve (12) Electric Vehicles (EV) and nineteen (19) Level 2 charging stations are highlights of the plan as well as the continued adoption of Idling reduction technologies. | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 1821 | 31117 | City of Toronto | Toronto | Canada | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Private Transport | In 2016, car sharing was introduced to City employees' business travel. This is a cost effective and green alternative to using City's pool vehicles, taxis or employee's personal vehicle. By year end 2016 (first 4 months of the program): 34 division/agencies registered for the program. A report on usage and associated cost saving is due after first full year of program (2018). | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 1822 | 31117 | City of Toronto | Toronto | Canada | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | Private Transport | In 2016, Bike Share Toronto™ is available to all City of Toronto employees as an alternative to using City vehicles, personal or rental vehicles, taxis and other transportation when carrying out City business. | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 1823 | 31117 | City of Toronto | Toronto | Canada | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Energy Supply | Since 2004, Toronto has been in a partnership agreement with Enwave Energy Corporation and developed a Deep Lake Water Cooling system that uses energy from cold Lake Ontario to cool high rise buildings in downtown Toronto including Metro Hall, a City-owned building. In 2013, Old City Hall was added to the system. In 2016, the City avoided 40,000,000 kWh of electricity through DLWC installations, equating to 1,500 tonnes of GHG emissions. | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 1824 | 31117 | City of Toronto | Toronto | Canada | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Energy Supply | As part ot the Toronto Green Standard, all new City-owned buildings will be required to generate at least 5% of total modeled energy use from renewable technologies. | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 1825 | 31117 | City of Toronto | Toronto | Canada | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Energy Supply | Current geoexchange feasibility studies are being conducted to determine which existing City facilities may be suitable for the introduction of geoexchange systems in upcoming building retrofit plans. | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 1826 | 31117 | City of Toronto | Toronto | Canada | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Energy Supply | Installation of solar PV systems on City facilities (primarily rooftops). Projects are funded through Recoverable Debt, which is repaid by revenues from the sale of electricity through Feed-in Tariff (FIT) or microFIT contracts with the Province's Independent Electricity System Operator.The following were implemented: 18 small and 1 large solar PV installation in 2014-15; 1 small and 8 large solar PV installations, and one geothermal installation in 2016. Total capacity: 1.6 MWac; Total generation 2120 MWh; $720,000 revenue/year; 235 tonnes/year of GHG avoided | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 1827 | 31117 | City of Toronto | Toronto | Canada | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Energy Supply | Solid Waste Management Services will be exploring the development of Renewable Natural Gas Projects at four landfill sites moving these biogas projects away from the production of electricity towards using RNG that can be generated from these projects to offset fuel emissions from SWMS fleet of garbage trucks in future. | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 1828 | 31117 | City of Toronto | Toronto | Canada | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Other | Other | Sustainable Energy Plan Financing (SEPF) offers financing through recoverable debt to City Divisions, Agencies, Corporations and community based entities (including not for profit) for projects that demonstrate energy savings and/or revenue generation to repay the financed amount. By the end of 2016, the Program has supported 7 retrofit projects of City agencies, corporations and community based entities, with three additional projects underway. The SEPF provided over $11 million in financing to community based entities for retrofit projects, and approximately $1 million to City agencies and corporations. These retrofits yield an estimated $1.7 million in annual utility savings, $17,000 equivalent megawatt hours per year in energy savings, 1,000 kilowatt per year in demand savings relieving grid constraint, 500 tonnes of GHG avoided annually, and 534 person-years of direct and indirect jobs generated to date. | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 1829 | 31117 | City of Toronto | Toronto | Canada | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Waste | All City Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Divisions have a goal of diverting 70% of their waste from landfill. In 2016, eleven of the City's largest buildings exceeded this target achieving an average of 83% waste reduction overall. | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 1830 | 19233 | Torres Vedras Municipality | Torres Vedras | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Transit oriented development | Community-Scale Development | 78580 | development and implementation of the sustainable mobility plan f | (38.763669°, -9.30148°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 1831 | 31117 | City of Toronto | Toronto | Canada | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Transportation demand management | Private Transport | The Smart Commute program at the City of Toronto serves over 30,000 staff within the corporation. The program engages with employees about their commutes, through surveys, and delivering campaigns such as Bike Month and Smart Commute Week. The program works with other divisions to address workplace facility issues, and corporate policies that impact how employees get to and from work. | (43.653226°, -79.3831843°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 1832 | 50381 | Municipio de Torreón | Torreón | Mexico | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Awareness and education for non motorized transport | Private Transport | There are campaigns of non motorized transport | (25.542844°, -103.406786°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) | ||
| 1833 | 50381 | Municipio de Torreón | Torreón | Mexico | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Encourage sustainable food production and consumption | Food and Agriculture | Bio-intensive Orchards Program in urban gardens and Vegetables Garden Training | (25.542844°, -103.406786°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) | ||
| 1834 | 50381 | Municipio de Torreón | Torreón | Mexico | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | Remove excessive light bulbs | (25.542844°, -103.406786°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) | ||
| 1835 | 50381 | Municipio de Torreón | Torreón | Mexico | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Green space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansion | Community-Scale Development | With reforestation campaigns and we have a municipal protection area | (25.542844°, -103.406786°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) | ||
| 1836 | 50381 | Municipio de Torreón | Torreón | Mexico | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Private Transport | Verification of on-board vehicle emissions | (25.542844°, -103.406786°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) | ||
| 1837 | 50381 | Municipio de Torreón | Torreón | Mexico | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from trucks | Mass Transit | Verification of on-board vehicle emissions | (25.542844°, -103.406786°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) | ||
| 1838 | 50381 | Municipio de Torreón | Torreón | Mexico | Latin America | Public | 2017 | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | Outdoor Lighting | 15938.37 | 100% of the Street light are now LED | (25.542844°, -103.406786°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) | |
| 1839 | 50381 | Municipio de Torreón | Torreón | Mexico | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Waste | We have the inclusive recycling program and Christmas Tree Composting Program | (25.542844°, -103.406786°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) | ||
| 1840 | 50381 | Municipio de Torreón | Torreón | Mexico | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Urban agriculture | Community-Scale Development | Urban horticulture | (25.542844°, -103.406786°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) | ||
| 1841 | 50381 | Municipio de Torreón | Torreón | Mexico | Latin America | Public | 2017 | Water recycling and reclamation | Water | 87% of treated water to irrigation of green areas and 2% to industry processes | (25.542844°, -103.406786°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) | ||
| 1842 | 19233 | Torres Vedras Municipality | Torres Vedras | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Building performance rating and reporting | Buildings | 370 | monitoring and installation of intelligent management systems for lighting and air conditioning of municipal buildings | (38.763669°, -9.30148°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 1843 | 19233 | Torres Vedras Municipality | Torres Vedras | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Building performance rating and reporting | Buildings | 93 | improving the thermic efficiency of municipal buildings | (38.763669°, -9.30148°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 1844 | 19233 | Torres Vedras Municipality | Torres Vedras | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Encourage sustainable food production and consumption | Food and Agriculture | 131120 | increase the public forest area of the municipality and in private property | (38.763669°, -9.30148°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 1845 | 19233 | Torres Vedras Municipality | Torres Vedras | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | 457 | replacing conventional indoor lighting in municipal buildings by LED systems | (38.763669°, -9.30148°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 1846 | 19233 | Torres Vedras Municipality | Torres Vedras | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from trucks | Mass Transit | 44 | use of bio diesel in municipal fleet | (38.763669°, -9.30148°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 1847 | 19233 | Torres Vedras Municipality | Torres Vedras | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from trucks | Mass Transit | 288 | purchasing gn vehicles to municipal fleet | (38.763669°, -9.30148°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 1848 | 19233 | Torres Vedras Municipality | Torres Vedras | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from trucks | Mass Transit | 467 | renovation of the municipal fleet | (38.763669°, -9.30148°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 1849 | 19233 | Torres Vedras Municipality | Torres Vedras | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from trucks | Mass Transit | 469 | eco-driving training for municipal workers | (38.763669°, -9.30148°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 1850 | 19233 | Torres Vedras Municipality | Torres Vedras | Portugal | Europe | Public | 2017 | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | Outdoor Lighting | 16317 | Replacement of 30% of the conventional public lighting lamps by LEDs | (38.763669°, -9.30148°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) |
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