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Cities - Emissions Reduction Activities 2013
| Row number | City Name | Account No | Country | City Short Name | C40 | Reporting Year | Emissions reduction activity | Sector of activity | Sub-sector of activity | Anticipated emissions reduction over lifetime (metric tonnes CO2e) | Activity Description | City Location | Country Location |
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| 651 | City of Philadelphia | 31181 | USA | Philadelphia | C40 | 2013 | Energy Supply > Combined heat and power | Energy Supply | Combined heat and power | Philadelphia Gas Works, the Cit-owned gas utility, offers incentives for CHP projects and has one of their own at their headquarters facility. Veolia Energy, which operates Philadelphia's steam loop, also has installed large-scale CHP at their facility. | (39.952335, -75.163789) | (37.09024, -95.712891) | |
| 652 | City of Philadelphia | 31181 | USA | Philadelphia | C40 | 2013 | Transport > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Transport | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Target 12 of Greenworks seeks a 10% reduction in Vehicle Miles Traveled by 2015. As of 2012, the reduction was at 7.4%. | (39.952335, -75.163789) | (37.09024, -95.712891) | |
| 653 | City of Philadelphia | 31181 | USA | Philadelphia | C40 | 2013 | Most of the actions from the previous (city) section also apply citywide. | (39.952335, -75.163789) | (37.09024, -95.712891) | ||||
| 654 | Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro | 31176 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | C40 | 2013 | Waste > Landfill gas capture | Waste | Landfill gas capture | 1473000 | Biogas capture and burnning | (-22.9082998, -43.1970773) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) |
| 655 | Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro | 31176 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | C40 | 2013 | Waste > Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Waste | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | 11900 | Aerobic composting | (-22.9082998, -43.1970773) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) |
| 656 | Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro | 31176 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | C40 | 2013 | Waste > Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Waste | Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | 58200 | Selective Collection | (-22.9082998, -43.1970773) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) |
| 657 | Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro | 31176 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | C40 | 2013 | Transport > Improve the accessibility to public transit systems | Transport | Improve the accessibility to public transit systems | 289900 | Metro Expansion | (-22.9082998, -43.1970773) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) |
| 658 | Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro | 31176 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | C40 | 2013 | Transport > Improve the accessibility to public transit systems | Transport | Improve the accessibility to public transit systems | 99900 | Implementation of BRT systems (Bus Rapid Transit) Transoeste, TransCarioca, TransOlímpica - BNDES financing / consortium | (-22.9082998, -43.1970773) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) |
| 659 | Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro | 31176 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | C40 | 2013 | Transport > Improve the accessibility to public transit systems | Transport | Improve the accessibility to public transit systems | 17600 | Implementation of BRS system (Rapid Bus Service) | (-22.9082998, -43.1970773) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) |
| 660 | Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro | 31176 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | C40 | 2013 | Transport > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Transport | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | 87500 | Light Vehicles Inspection and Maintenance Program | (-22.9082998, -43.1970773) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) |
| 661 | Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro | 31176 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | C40 | 2013 | Transport > Infrastructure for non-motorized transport | Transport | Infrastructure for non-motorized transport | 5500 | Expanding the cycle way network. | (-22.9082998, -43.1970773) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) |
| 662 | Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro | 31176 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | C40 | 2013 | Urban Land Use > Greenspace and/or bio-diversity preservation and expansion | Urban Land Use | Greenspace and/or bio-diversity preservation and expansion | 203700 | Reducing deforestation in 80% of Forest land use category. | (-22.9082998, -43.1970773) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) |
| 663 | Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro | 31176 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | C40 | 2013 | Urban Land Use > Greenspace and/or bio-diversity preservation and expansion | Urban Land Use | Greenspace and/or bio-diversity preservation and expansion | 18300 | Reforestation | (-22.9082998, -43.1970773) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) |
| 664 | Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro | 31176 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | C40 | 2013 | Energy Supply > Transmission and distribution loss reduction | Energy Supply | Transmission and distribution loss reduction | 11400 | Replacing the cast iron net by polyethylene tubes for distribution of natural gas (CEG) | (-22.9082998, -43.1970773) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) |
| 665 | Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro | 31176 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | C40 | 2013 | Energy Demand in Buildings > Renewable on-Site energy generation | Energy Demand in Buildings | Renewable on-Site energy generation | 100 | Installation of solar heating water equipment in houses - Minha Casa, Minha Vida Program, CEF | (-22.9082998, -43.1970773) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) |
| 666 | Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro | 31176 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | C40 | 2013 | Outdoor Lighting > LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | Outdoor Lighting | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | 20 | Installing LEDs in traffic lights - protocol technical and financial cooperation with Light | (-22.9082998, -43.1970773) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) |
| 667 | Gemeente Rotterdam | 31179 | Netherlands | Rotterdam | C40 | 2013 | Energy Demand in Buildings > Energy efficiency/retrofit measures | Energy Demand in Buildings | Energy efficiency/retrofit measures | 110000 | In execution by housing corporations, owning about half of the Rotterdam houses. Furthermore: Rotterdam launched the Heat Company Rotterdam to transport residual heat from the industrial area to the city for district heating (capacity of 50000household equivalents) | (51.9244201, 4.4777325) | (52.132633, 5.291266) |
| 668 | Gemeente Rotterdam | 31179 | Netherlands | Rotterdam | C40 | 2013 | Energy Supply > Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Energy Supply | Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | 4800000 (4500000 directly and 300000 prevented) | Mostly by co-firing biomass in coal power plants, based on regulation, and by energy production from wind turbines. | (51.9244201, 4.4777325) | (52.132633, 5.291266) |
| 669 | Gemeente Rotterdam | 31179 | Netherlands | Rotterdam | C40 | 2013 | 17500000 | Building up infrastructure electricity supply system for electric vehicles and piloting with biofuels. Offering facilities to test and feel the advantages of electric transportatieon in the Electric Transportation center. | (51.9244201, 4.4777325) | (52.132633, 5.291266) | |||
| 670 | Gemeente Rotterdam | 31179 | Netherlands | Rotterdam | C40 | 2013 | Transport > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Transport | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | 200000 (electrical vehicles on green current) | Building up infrastructure electricity supply system for electric vehicles and piloting with biofuels. Offering facilities to test and feel the advantages of electric transportatieon in the Electric Transportation center. | (51.9244201, 4.4777325) | (52.132633, 5.291266) |
| 671 | Gemeente Rotterdam | 31179 | Netherlands | Rotterdam | C40 | 2013 | 4000000 | Improving energy efficiency in the industry and energy production plants and in small and medium enterprises. | (51.9244201, 4.4777325) | (52.132633, 5.291266) | |||
| 672 | City of San Francisco | 31182 | USA | San Francisco | C40 | 2013 | Energy Supply > Clean energy procurement strategies | Energy Supply | Clean energy procurement strategies | 987245 | Supply 100% carbon free electricity to 100% of all residential customers and 80% of all commercial customers by 2030. | (37.7749295, -122.4194155) | (37.09024, -95.712891) |
| 673 | City of San Francisco | 31182 | USA | San Francisco | C40 | 2013 | Energy Demand in Buildings > Building performance rating and reporting | Energy Demand in Buildings | Building performance rating and reporting | 176640 | Implement the Existing Commercial Building Benchmarking Ordinance, disclose energy rating and require performance standards, 2.5% efficiency gain per year in commercial building stock. | (37.7749295, -122.4194155) | (37.09024, -95.712891) |
| 674 | City of San Francisco | 31182 | USA | San Francisco | C40 | 2013 | Energy Demand in Buildings > Building performance rating and reporting | Energy Demand in Buildings | Building performance rating and reporting | 7500 | Update the Residential Energy Conservation Ordinance to include time of sale energy performance standards | (37.7749295, -122.4194155) | (37.09024, -95.712891) |
| 675 | City of San Francisco | 31182 | USA | San Francisco | C40 | 2013 | Energy Demand in Buildings > Financing mechanisms for retrofit | Energy Demand in Buildings | Financing mechanisms for retrofit | 4200 | Scale up Commercial PACE, Energy Upgrade California and other loan and rebate programs. | (37.7749295, -122.4194155) | (37.09024, -95.712891) |
| 676 | City of San Francisco | 31182 | USA | San Francisco | C40 | 2013 | Energy Demand in Buildings > Building codes and standards | Energy Demand in Buildings | Building codes and standards | 49620 | Enforce the Green Building Code for new developments, achieving 20% greater efficiency than California Title 24. | (37.7749295, -122.4194155) | (37.09024, -95.712891) |
| 677 | City of San Francisco | 31182 | USA | San Francisco | C40 | 2013 | Transport > Transportation demand management | Transport | Transportation demand management | 109380 | Implement the San Francisco Transportation Sector Climate Action Plan including: improved public transportation information, transit passes for all new development, parking cash out program, transit oriented development in priority development areas, require hotel visitor transit passes, expand participation in the SF's 511 ride share, increase distribution of employee transit passes, coordinate commuter shuttles, develop neighborhood travel choice programs, expand SFGO signal synchronization program. | (37.7749295, -122.4194155) | (37.09024, -95.712891) |
| 678 | City of San Francisco | 31182 | USA | San Francisco | C40 | 2013 | Transport > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from bus and/or light rail operations | Transport | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from bus and/or light rail operations | 19750 | Shift BART, SFMTA Bues and Cal Train to 100% carbon free fuel | (37.7749295, -122.4194155) | (37.09024, -95.712891) |
| 679 | City of San Francisco | 31182 | USA | San Francisco | C40 | 2013 | Transport > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Transport | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | 53110 | Increase EV adoption | (37.7749295, -122.4194155) | (37.09024, -95.712891) |
| 680 | City of San Francisco | 31182 | USA | San Francisco | C40 | 2013 | Transport > Infrastructure for non-motorized transport | Transport | Infrastructure for non-motorized transport | 72150 | Shift 50% of in city trips to non auto mobile: Transportation Mode Shift Construct a protected cycletrack network, complete build out of SF's bicycle plan, expand bicycle sharing, parking, and electric bicycle capacity, new development car sharing and bicycle parking, optimize transit system fleet, storage, maintenance, expand region transit core capacity, additional capacity for existing express transit corridors, develop pedestrian amenities, complete green streets and slow zones | (37.7749295, -122.4194155) | (37.09024, -95.712891) |
| 681 | City of San Francisco | 31182 | USA | San Francisco | C40 | 2013 | Waste > Waste prevention policies or programs | Waste | Waste prevention policies or programs | 292960 | Achieve zero waste by 2020 through composting, recycling, take back and waste prevention programs. | (37.7749295, -122.4194155) | (37.09024, -95.712891) |
| 682 | City of San Francisco | 31182 | USA | San Francisco | C40 | 2013 | Urban Land Use > Greenspace and/or bio-diversity preservation and expansion | Urban Land Use | Greenspace and/or bio-diversity preservation and expansion | 1200 | Increase the urban forest by 25,000 trees by 2020 | (37.7749295, -122.4194155) | (37.09024, -95.712891) |
| 683 | City of San Francisco | 31182 | USA | San Francisco | C40 | 2013 | Transport > Infrastructure for non-motorized transport | Transport | Infrastructure for non-motorized transport | 108441 | Demand pricing to fund infrastructure improvements for bus, bicycles, and pedestrians | (37.7749295, -122.4194155) | (37.09024, -95.712891) |
| 684 | Región Metropolitana de Santiago | 31180 | Chile | Santiago | C40 | 2013 | not estimated | Currently there is no detailed information about the real impact of mitigation actions developed, but it is expected that in the near future, as part of the MAPS project, they can be quantified. The MAPS project is a government project over two years, created to generate, analyze, model and investigate the trajectories of emissions of greenhouse gases, to identify mitigation actions that are consistent with national development strategies, to through the proposed measures that would advance mitigation and international commitment to reduce emissions in the country. Source: MAPS Chile, Mitigation Options to Address Climate Change Project Summary Brochure http://www.mapschile.cl/ | (-33.4691199, -70.641997) | (-35.675147, -71.542969) | |||
| 685 | Prefeitura de São Paulo | 31184 | Brazil | São Paulo | C40 | 2013 | Energy Demand in Buildings > Energy efficiency/retrofit measures | Energy Demand in Buildings | Energy efficiency/retrofit measures | The city retrofitted 295 municipal schools, 270 State Shools, 9 hospitals and also 10 other municipal building including the City Hall, the Municipal Theater, sports venues among others. | (-23.5505199, -46.6333094) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) | |
| 686 | Prefeitura de São Paulo | 31184 | Brazil | São Paulo | C40 | 2013 | Energy Demand in Buildings > Renewable on-Site energy generation | Energy Demand in Buildings | Renewable on-Site energy generation | Sao Paulo's solar bill require that 40% of energy needs to heat water for commercial and residential large consumers comes from solar energy. | (-23.5505199, -46.6333094) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) | |
| 687 | Prefeitura de São Paulo | 31184 | Brazil | São Paulo | C40 | 2013 | Finance > Adaptation infrastructure finance | Finance | Adaptation infrastructure finance | The Environmental Secretariat and the Housing secretariat built linear parks to secure safer housing on "favelas", protect watersheds and creeks around the City and to mitigate island heat effect and floods. "Corregos Limps" program also cleaned 44 rivers from illegal sewage and "Tiete River Linear park" with more than 107km2, is going to be the largest linera park in the world to protect Sao Paulo's largest river from floods and illegal invasion, besides 230 kilometers of bicycle lines, 44 leisure centers, 77 soccer fields and saving of 3800 million cubic meters of water. | (-23.5505199, -46.6333094) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) | |
| 688 | Prefeitura de São Paulo | 31184 | Brazil | São Paulo | C40 | 2013 | Finance > Carbon finance / markets | Finance | Carbon finance / markets | Sao Paulo had three auctions for their Certificated of Reduction created by both Methane Capture systems. In 2008, Sao Paulo sold 808 000 CER for US$ 16 mi, in 2009, Sao Paulo sold 713 000 CER for US$ 18,6 and in 2012, Sao Paulo sold 530 thousand CER for US$ 2,2 tons. | (-23.5505199, -46.6333094) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) | |
| 689 | Prefeitura de São Paulo | 31184 | Brazil | São Paulo | C40 | 2013 | Outdoor Lighting > LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | Outdoor Lighting | LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | 7710 | Sao Paulo retrofitted 30,512 traffic lights (saved 83% of energy consumption) and 15 tunnels for LED, saving 62% of energy consumption, or 12041 MWh per year, which means US$ 1,4 million saved/year. | (-23.5505199, -46.6333094) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) |
| 690 | Prefeitura de São Paulo | 31184 | Brazil | São Paulo | C40 | 2013 | Public procurement > Encourage sustainable food production and consumption | Public procurement | Encourage sustainable food production and consumption | Municipal bill requires the use of recycling sand and rocks from construction to produce the base layer for street asphalt. Municipal bill requires the use of legal wood for constructions in all private construction within the City, and all furniture purchase by public entities. | (-23.5505199, -46.6333094) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) | |
| 691 | Prefeitura de São Paulo | 31184 | Brazil | São Paulo | C40 | 2013 | Transport > Infrastructure for non-motorized transport | Transport | Infrastructure for non-motorized transport | Sao Paulo already deliver 200kms of bicycle infrastructure (63,3kms of bike lines, 58kms shared bike routes and 84kms of weekends leisure bicycle lines). By 2016, more 400kms of bicycle lines will be deliver in the City. | (-23.5505199, -46.6333094) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) | |
| 692 | Prefeitura de São Paulo | 31184 | Brazil | São Paulo | C40 | 2013 | Transport > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Transport | Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | 107350 | Sao Paulo demanded only 50ppm sulfur diesel to be deliver inside the City by 2009 and 10ppm sulfer by 2012. Since February 2011, the Ecofleet program have reduce 9,2% of CO2 reduction in the City bus fleets with the use of biodiesel, ethanol and electrical buses. | (-23.5505199, -46.6333094) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) |
| 693 | Prefeitura de São Paulo | 31184 | Brazil | São Paulo | C40 | 2013 | Transport > Improve bus transit times | Transport | Improve bus transit times | Sao Paulo is build more 150kms of Bus Rapid Transit which will also use clean buses | (-23.5505199, -46.6333094) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) | |
| 694 | Prefeitura de São Paulo | 31184 | Brazil | São Paulo | C40 | 2013 | Transport > Transportation demand management | Transport | Transportation demand management | Private car parking downtown was raised in order to foster the use of public transportation | (-23.5505199, -46.6333094) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) | |
| 695 | Prefeitura de São Paulo | 31184 | Brazil | São Paulo | C40 | 2013 | Urban Land Use > Compact cities | Urban Land Use | Compact cities | New City operations have changed the trend that made Sao Paulo downtown areas to lose inhabitants. Between 2000 and 2010, Downtown-West Sao Paulo had the highest growth rate in the City. In Jan 2013, The City and State of Sao Paulo announced a US$ 2,3 bilion project to bring more than 20 000 families to live in downtown Sao Paulo. | (-23.5505199, -46.6333094) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) | |
| 696 | Prefeitura de São Paulo | 31184 | Brazil | São Paulo | C40 | 2013 | Urban Land Use > Limiting urban sprawl | Urban Land Use | Limiting urban sprawl | Sao Paulo created two important projects to protect the green areas in the South, North and East of the City, to hold back illegal invasions, protect the green areas and watershed and hold urban sprawl. | (-23.5505199, -46.6333094) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) | |
| 697 | Prefeitura de São Paulo | 31184 | Brazil | São Paulo | C40 | 2013 | Urban Land Use > Greenspace and/or bio-diversity preservation and expansion | Urban Land Use | Greenspace and/or bio-diversity preservation and expansion | Sao Paulo expanded its green protected area from 15 million sq meters to 50 million sq meters between 2005-2012 in order to expand protected green areas and preserve biodiversity. In 2005, Sao Paulo had 34 municipal parks. By the end of 2012, Sao Paulo had more than 105. | (-23.5505199, -46.6333094) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) | |
| 698 | Prefeitura de São Paulo | 31184 | Brazil | São Paulo | C40 | 2013 | Waste > Landfill gas capture | Waste | Landfill gas capture | 16000000 | Sao Paulo had three auctions for their Certificated of Reduction created by both Methane Capture systems. In 2008, Sao Paulo sold 808 000 CER for US$ 16 mi, in 2009, Sao Paulo sold 713 000 CER for US$ 18,6 and in 2012, Sao Paulo sold 530 thousand CER for US$ 2,2 tons. Total lifetime savings would surpass 16 million tons CO2 eq | (-23.5505199, -46.6333094) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) |
| 699 | Prefeitura de São Paulo | 31184 | Brazil | São Paulo | C40 | 2013 | Waste > Waste to energy | Waste | Waste to energy | Both of Sao Paulo's landfill produce 370 MWh/year, equivalent to 400 thousand people in Sao Paulo, or 4% of total. | (-23.5505199, -46.6333094) | (-14.235004, -51.92528) | |
| 700 | City of Warsaw | 31185 | Poland | Warsaw | C40 | 2013 | Energy Demand in Buildings > Energy efficiency/retrofit measures | Energy Demand in Buildings | Energy efficiency/retrofit measures | Activities in this field are being performed since the 1990s and are ongoing. Thermal retrofit projects most often utilize external financial assistance, like grants from Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony ?rodowiska and Gospodarki Wodnej and its territorial branches or special retrofit credit from Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego. Currently Infrastructure Department of Warsaw City Hall is developing database on all such thermal retrofits conducted and planned (including their budgets) in Warsaw. Such investments are conducted on dispersed way, mainly by specific Warsaw district, hence our current lack of exhaustive information in the field. | (52.2296756, 21.0122287) | (51.919438, 19.145136) |
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Catalog of actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in cities, as reported by city governments participating in CDP in 2013. Activities are tagged by sector and cities provide detailed descriptions of each activity. Some cities also provide estimates of the total anticipated lifetime emissions that will be reduced from each activity.
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