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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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| 1901 | 31185 | City of Warsaw | Warsaw | Poland | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | Building energy management systems introduced in 70 educational units in the City of Warsaw. | (52.2296756°, 21.0122287°) | (51.919438°, 19.145136°) | |
| 1902 | 31185 | City of Warsaw | Warsaw | Poland | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | Private Transport | "Veturilo" public bike system operates from 2012 and now consists of 3000 bikes available in 200 locations across the city. From the start of the system in 2012 till the end of 2015 season Veturilo bikes were rented 6,7 million times. | (52.2296756°, 21.0122287°) | (51.919438°, 19.145136°) | |
| 1903 | 31185 | City of Warsaw | Warsaw | Poland | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | Private Transport | Bike parkings are located in various places across the city and in some P+R parking locations. | (52.2296756°, 21.0122287°) | (51.919438°, 19.145136°) | |
| 1904 | 31185 | City of Warsaw | Warsaw | Poland | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | Outdoor Lighting | LED and CFL lightning introduced on some of city streets and in parks, buildings. | (52.2296756°, 21.0122287°) | (51.919438°, 19.145136°) | |
| 1905 | 31185 | City of Warsaw | Warsaw | Poland | Europe | C40 | Public | 2017 | On-site renewable energy generation | Buildings | Incentive for local government institutions for installation of renewable energy sources. | (52.2296756°, 21.0122287°) | (51.919438°, 19.145136°) | |
| 1906 | 31090 | District of Columbia | Washington, DC | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Building codes and standards | Buildings | The Green Building Act of 2006 requires that all non-residential District public buildings meet the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED certification standards for environmental performance at the “Silver” level or higher. Public buildings are also subject to building energy codes (IECC 2012 or ASHRAE 90,10 2010) and the DC Green Construction Code (adaptation of the 2012 IgCC). Additionally, the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) has begun a revision to the existing Building Code which is expected to be ready for Mayoral review in March of 2018. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1907 | 31090 | District of Columbia | Washington, DC | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Building codes and standards | Buildings | Dstrict owned or financed residential projects, including the DC Housing Authority, 10,000 square feet or larger must meet or exceed the Enterprise Green Communities certification standard as required by the Green Building Act of 2006. By 2032, the city has committed to retrofit 100% of existing commercial and multifamily buildings to achieve net-zero energy standards and meet net-zero energy use standards with all new construction projects. In order to achieve these targets, the District will give preference for projects that exceed the threshold Green Building Act requirements. Projects may receive 3 additional preference points for pursuing Enterprise 2015 Green Communities Criteria 5.2b Advanced Certification: Nearing Net Zero. All project teams pursuing these points must incorporate solar photovoltaics in their project and maximize their rooftop generation potential to the extent allowable by District codes and regulations. Project teams may receive up to 5 additional points within the 2016 Affordable Housing RFP Scorecard for designing and constructing the project to achieve either full or petal certification under the Living Building Challenge program. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1908 | 31090 | District of Columbia | Washington, DC | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Building performance rating and reporting | Buildings | The Clean and Affordable Energy Act of 2008 (CAEA) requires that the District government annually benchmark and disclose the energy and water efficiency of District government buildings over 10,000 gross square feet. The District Department of the Environment (DDOE) and the Department of General Services (DGS) now publish up-to-date energy benchmarking results for all DGS-managed properties and detailed 15-minute interval power consumption data for select properties on BuildSmartDC.com | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1909 | 31090 | District of Columbia | Washington, DC | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Building performance rating and reporting | Buildings | The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) benchmarks and discloses the energy and water use for all public housing over 10,000 square feet as required by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act of 2008. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1910 | 31090 | District of Columbia | Washington, DC | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Developing the green economy | Finance and Economic Development | The Office of Contracts and Procurement recently launched the Sustainable Purchasing Program which includes: a new Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) policy; sustainable specifications for 12 broad product categories, and the creation of additional sustainable specifications for high-value commodities, and outreach and training for employees and vendors. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1911 | 31090 | District of Columbia | Washington, DC | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Encourage sustainable food production and consumption | Food and Agriculture | Local and sustainable food is one of 12 products and services for which the Office of Contracting and Procurement (OCP) has developed sustainable specifications. An updated food services contract was awarded to Sodexo beginning in the 16-17 school year. Per the food services contract, 30% of all food ingredients and products served or used at DCPS locations are purchased locally. Also per the contract, packaging must be either recyclable or compostable and all trays must be compostable. Additionally, no expanded polystyrene is permitted and utensils are displayed separately, not in kits. Fresh cold filtered water is provided to all students in every cafeteria and many schools have bottle fillers in the hallways. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1912 | 31090 | District of Columbia | Washington, DC | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | The District Housing Authority will continue efforts to improve energy and water efficiency of public housing through heating and air conditioning upgrades, window restorations/ replacements, and building envelope improvements. Additionally, DCHA has implemented various outreach programs designed to help residents, staff and engineers optimize building energy performance through training and education. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1913 | 31090 | District of Columbia | Washington, DC | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | The District Housing Authority will continue efforts to improve energy and water efficiency of public housing through heating and air conditioning upgrades, window restorations/ replacements, and building envelope improvements. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1914 | 31090 | District of Columbia | Washington, DC | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | The District Housing Authority (DCHA) continues to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy's Better Buildings Challenge to reduce its carbon footprint 20% by 2020. In 2016, DCHA and DOEE also created the Power Down DC pilot program, which challenged residents and staff to reduce energy and water consumption 5% over a four month Period. This year, DOEE and DCHA worked with residents and staff in the Sibley Plaza, Langston Terrace and Greenleaf Family public housing facilities, resulting in participation from over 900 households across seven buildings. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1915 | 31090 | District of Columbia | Washington, DC | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Private Transport | Effective as of February 2017, DOEE is piloting an employee travel carbon offset program for air travel. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1916 | 31090 | District of Columbia | Washington, DC | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | Private Transport | Bicycle parking is required in all buildings that provide car parking in the District. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1917 | 31090 | District of Columbia | Washington, DC | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Energy Supply | 100000 | The District government entered into a 11 MW solar power purchase agreement (PPA) in 2015. 8 MW of solar has been delivered in the last 9 months. 14 additional projects are expected to be completed in 2017, which the average energy savings for all projects near 20%. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 1918 | 31090 | District of Columbia | Washington, DC | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Energy Supply | 190000 | In 2015, the District finalized a 20 year, power purchase agreement for more than 40 MW of wind power from a project located in Pennsylvania. The purchase will provide 35% of the Department of General Services electricity needs and is estimated to save District tax payers $45 million over the next 20 years. Similarly, the District finalized a 20 year power purchase agreement for 11.4 megawatts of solar photovoltaic systems in December of 2015. The PPA is expected to save District taxpayers more than $25 million over the PPA’s 20-year term and will generate roughly 13,800 MWH’s of electricity each year. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 1919 | 31090 | District of Columbia | Washington, DC | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | On-site renewable energy generation | Buildings | In 2012, District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) was awarded a Sustainable DC Innovation Challenge grant to test the feasibility of redeveloping an idle power plant at one of its properties into a clean energy-generating asset. The feasibility study identified a combination of fuel cell and solar photovoltaics as the lead option for redevelopment. The combination is projected to produce all the electricity for the Langston site and fulfil the electricity needs of at least 15% of the DCHA properties. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1920 | 31090 | District of Columbia | Washington, DC | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | On-site renewable energy generation | Buildings | The District Housing Authority is currently investigating installing solar photovoltaics throughout its portfolio of buildings via the Energy Conservation Improvements Program Phase II (ECIP II). This project will encourage the construction of solar panels on all buildings where feasible and generate renewable energy at the decommissioned Langston Powerplant. Additionally, the 2017 Solar For All initiative has set aside $13 million dollars in funding for energy efficiency and resilience investments, including solar panels for low income households in the District. The goal is to provide solar panels for 100,000 low income residents in the District. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1921 | 31090 | District of Columbia | Washington, DC | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Smart grid | Energy Supply | The District is using smart meters to provide near-real-time energy consumption information for District facilities. This 15-minute interval data is reported publicly through buildsmartdc.com | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1922 | 31090 | District of Columbia | Washington, DC | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Smart public transport | Mass Transit | District employees are eligible for telework and alternative work schedules. The DC Human Resources (DCHR) Department has drafted situational telework provisions (rules) as part of Chapter 12 of the D.C. personnel regulations. Situational telework will allow employees to telework on an occasional, non-routine basis and allow DC Government to incorporate telework into emergency planning. The use of telework in this capacity will allow the DC Government to continue operating through hazardous weather or any other event that would result in the closure of DC Government buildings. In 2017, DCHR implemented situational teleworking during metro safe track outages for affected employees. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1923 | 55801 | City of West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Waste | Recycling has been implemented in City facilities and the Climate and Resiliency Policy will cover City events. | (26.715342°, -80.053375°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 1924 | 31090 | District of Columbia | Washington, DC | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Switching to low-carbon fuels | Buildings | In 2015, the District finalized a 20 year, power purchase agreement for more than 40 MW of wind power from a project located in Pennsylvania. The purchase will provide 35% of the Department of General Services electricity needs and is estimated to save District tax payers $45 million over the next 20 years. Similarly, the District finalized a 20 year power purchase agreement for 11.4 megawatts of solar photovoltaic systems in December of 2015. The PPA is expected to save District taxpayers more than $25 million over the PPA’s 20-year term and will generate roughly 13,800 MWH’s of electricity each year. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1925 | 31090 | District of Columbia | Washington, DC | USA | North America | C40 | Public | 2017 | Water recycling and reclamation | Water | DC Water, the District's water utility has implemented the High Usage Notification Application (HUNA) as a free service to proactively notify customers of high water use - including unknown household leaks, sprinklers accidentally left running or ruptured washing machine hoses. | (38.9071923°, -77.0368707°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1926 | 43937 | Wellington City Council | Wellington | New Zealand | South Asia and Oceania | Public | 2017 | Awareness and education for non motorized transport | Private Transport | The council currently invests in and will continue to invest in awareness programs around active transport for travel between council facilities. | (26.661763°, -80.268357°) | (-40.900557°, 174.885971°) | ||
| 1927 | 43937 | Wellington City Council | Wellington | New Zealand | South Asia and Oceania | Public | 2017 | Developing the green economy | Finance and Economic Development | The council is currently involved in numerous plans to promote the weightless green economy. These actions are highlighted by council's substantive investment in the Collider tech hub. | (26.661763°, -80.268357°) | (-40.900557°, 174.885971°) | ||
| 1928 | 43937 | Wellington City Council | Wellington | New Zealand | South Asia and Oceania | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | The council is looking closely at its energy profile and potential savings as these prevent win/win opportunities to save both carbon emissions and costs. | (26.661763°, -80.268357°) | (-40.900557°, 174.885971°) | ||
| 1929 | 43937 | Wellington City Council | Wellington | New Zealand | South Asia and Oceania | Public | 2017 | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Private Transport | The council is investigating infrastructure programs to support the penetration of electric-fuelled vehicles that would reduce CO2 emissions from the transportation sector that represents 60% of our community greenhouse emissions. Particularly we aim to convert our vehicle fleet as fast as possible to electric vehicles. | (26.661763°, -80.268357°) | (-40.900557°, 174.885971°) | ||
| 1930 | 43937 | Wellington City Council | Wellington | New Zealand | South Asia and Oceania | Public | 2017 | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | Outdoor Lighting | The council is looking at LED illumination both for our buildings and our extensive street lighting network. This kind of illumination would save substantive costs and carbon emissions. | (26.661763°, -80.268357°) | (-40.900557°, 174.885971°) | ||
| 1931 | 43937 | Wellington City Council | Wellington | New Zealand | South Asia and Oceania | Public | 2017 | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Waste | The council is currently considering alternatives for composting organics, including the complexities around collecting household organics waste much as is currently done for commercial organics waste by the kai to compost programme to save on our biggest emissions source, the landfill. | (26.661763°, -80.268357°) | (-40.900557°, 174.885971°) | ||
| 1932 | 58357 | City of West Hollywood | West Hollywood | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | 4630 | Retrofitting existing lighting in two municipal parking garages with energy-efficient LEDs. | (34.09°, -118.3617°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1933 | 58357 | City of West Hollywood | West Hollywood | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | The City is purchasing its streetlights from its utility provider Southern California Edison, which will allow the City to make energy-efficient upgrades. | (34.09°, -118.3617°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 1934 | 58357 | City of West Hollywood | West Hollywood | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | On-site renewable energy generation | Buildings | 1271 | Installed a 52.7 kW photovoltaic array on a new municipal parking garage. | (34.09°, -118.3617°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 1935 | 58357 | City of West Hollywood | West Hollywood | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Switching to low-carbon fuels | Buildings | The City plans to install 10-20 EV chargers in municipal garages and curbside. IT is also working on adopting an EV readiness ordinance for new construction. | (34.09°, -118.3617°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 1936 | 55801 | City of West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | The City continues to evaluate its building stock for energy efficiency opportunities and is currently making upgrades to both the water treatment plant and wastewater treatment plant. | (26.715342°, -80.053375°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 1937 | 55801 | City of West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Private Transport | West Palm Beach is a member of the Energy Secure Cities Coalition and is transitioning all appropriate vehicles to non-petroleum fuel sources. | (26.715342°, -80.053375°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 1938 | 55801 | City of West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | Outdoor Lighting | The City plans to upgrade additional street lights to LED technology. | (26.715342°, -80.053375°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 1939 | 55801 | City of West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach | USA | North America | Public | 2017 | On-site renewable energy generation | Buildings | The City is participating in the SolSmart program and has several solar demonstration projects planned. | (26.715342°, -80.053375°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | ||
| 1940 | 31113 | City of Yokohama | Yokohama | Japan | East Asia | C40 | Public | 2017 | Optimize traditional power/ energy production | Energy Supply | electricity contract with electric companies having small CO2 emission factors | (35.4437078°, 139.6380256°) | (36.204824°, 138.252924°) | |
| 1941 | 50578 | City of Windsor | Windsor | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Awareness and education for non motorized transport | Private Transport | Bike infrastructure and showers in City buildings. The emissions reduction number is not available at this time. | (42.314937°, -83.036363°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 1942 | 50578 | City of Windsor | Windsor | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Brownfield redevelopment programs | Community-Scale Development | Brownfield Redevelopment Strategy and Community Improvement PlanSome brownfield sites are being leased to establish community gardens. The emissions reduction number is not available at this time. | (42.314937°, -83.036363°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 1943 | 50578 | City of Windsor | Windsor | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Building codes and standards | Buildings | Forthcoming, but recommendations are expected to be a component of the Community Energy Plan. Provincial Building Codes are being strengthened as well. This emissions reductions for this activity is being estimated as part of the Corporate Action Plan which will be deliberated at City Council in June/July. | (42.314937°, -83.036363°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 1944 | 50578 | City of Windsor | Windsor | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Developing the green economy | Finance and Economic Development | Leasing of airport lands for the development of a 50MW solar farm, installation of PV on City owned roofs. The emissions reduction number is not available at this time. | (42.314937°, -83.036363°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 1945 | 50578 | City of Windsor | Windsor | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Encourage sustainable food production and consumption | Food and Agriculture | Community Gardens Policy. The emissions reduction number is not available at this time. | (42.314937°, -83.036363°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 1946 | 50578 | City of Windsor | Windsor | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Buildings | Forthcoming, but recommendations are expected to be a component of the Community Energy Plan. This emissions reductions for this activity is being estimated as part of the Corporate Action Plan which will be deliberated at City Council in June/July. | (42.314937°, -83.036363°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 1947 | 50578 | City of Windsor | Windsor | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Green space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansion | Community-Scale Development | The City is developing a Green Roofs Policy, and has green roofs on several City buildings. A Request for Proposals has been announced for an Urban Forest Management Plan.The emissions reduction number is not available at this time. | (42.314937°, -83.036363°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 1948 | 50578 | City of Windsor | Windsor | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Private Transport | The City has an approved Greening the City Fleet Manual to reduce the environmental footprint of the City's transport sectorThe City is in the process of amending the municipal Anti-Idling Bylaw.Traffic Signal timings are being optimized.This emissions reductions for this activity is being estimated as part of the Corporate Action Plan which will be deliberated at City Council in June/July. | (42.314937°, -83.036363°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 1949 | 50578 | City of Windsor | Windsor | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from trucks | Mass Transit | Transit Windsor is updating to more efficient buses.This emissions reductions for this activity is being estimated as part of the Corporate Action Plan which will be deliberated at City Council in June/July. | (42.314937°, -83.036363°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | ||
| 1950 | 50578 | City of Windsor | Windsor | Canada | North America | Public | 2017 | Infrastructure for non motorized transport | Private Transport | The City is developing the means to incorporate climate change considerations into asset management and valuation.The City continues to expand biking/multi-use trails to enhance Active Transportation.The emissions reduction number is not available at this time. | (42.314937°, -83.036363°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) |
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