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2016 - Cities Economic Opportunities from Climate Change
| Row number | Organisation | Account No | Country | City Short Name | C40 | Reporting Year | Economic opportunity | Describe how the city is maximizing this opportunity | City Location | Country Location |
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| 451 | New Taipei City Government | 56276 | Taiwan | New Taipei | 2016 | Increased infrastructure investment | In order to reduce carbon emissions and increase energy efficiency, we cooperate with private company to implement public lighting LED replacement project and install smart metering system at school, we also actively promoting the ESCO industries to invest low-carbon businesses. | (25.0111°, 121.4458°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 452 | Nonsan City | 51103 | South Korea | Nonsan | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | Cultivation of alternative crops | (36.1871°, 127.0987°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 453 | Nonsan City | 51103 | South Korea | Nonsan | 2016 | Improved efficiency of operations | Build Clean Development system through renewable energy | (36.1871°, 127.0987°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 454 | Nonsan City | 51103 | South Korea | Nonsan | 2016 | Increased infrastructure investment | Installing a solar power generation facility The projects regarding Urban Green Space | (36.1871°, 127.0987°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 455 | Pingtung County Government | 57347 | Taiwan | Pingtung | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | Pingtung County has the great nature condition to develop the renewable energy. Pingtung County green industry is drived to develop by green energy using promotion actively. The renewable energy innovation application project, proposed by Pingtung County, was awarded Smart Cities Challenge by IBM and this is also the only one chosen city in Taiwan. The outcome were stated as below: 1. Popularize the renewable energy using. Development the wind and solar power generation. (1) Photovoltaic Farming to Reserve Water: Coastal area where were damaged by Morakot promote Photovoltaic Farming to Reserve Water Project. Until 31st Oct. 2012, 23.6289MW were installed by five companies. (2) Assist governmental agency and private sector to install solar power generation equipment: Idle land was developed and used to combine the agriculture and Photovoltaics. 67MW was installed in private sector and 13.8MW was installed in public sector. The annual estimation power generation will be 106 million kwh. (3) Install the different scale wind power generation equipment: 2MW wind power generator was installed by Tai Power in Hengchun and the wind power generator companies were invited to look for more suitable site to install the wind power generator. In the future, 20 large and 100 small wind power generators will be expected to install. (4) Wasted land reborn. Plan energy crops: Pingtung County Government cooperates with Tsing-Hua Foundation for Web Culture and Education to plan energy corps in wasted landfill. The plan area is 12 hectares. Four hectares have crops with Ricinus and this is the first test area of biodiesel energy corps in Taiwan | (22.551976°, 120.54876°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 456 | Pingtung County Government | 57347 | Taiwan | Pingtung | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | Swine industry is the one of major farming industry in Pingtung County. In order to solve the problem of excreta pollution, the government has begun to assist the swine industry to decompose and remove the pollutant and establish the equipment of anaerobic digestion to generate the biogas to keep the river clean since 2013. The biogas power generating equipment is established to reduce the carbon emission. There are 1.2 million pigs in Pingtung. All the excreta can produce 350,000 cubic meter biogas to generate 530 thousand kwh electricity per day( 200 million kwh electricity per year). | (22.551976°, 120.54876°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 457 | Pingtung County Government | 57347 | Taiwan | Pingtung | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | Introduce the green business investment of domestic and foreign; develop the green industry park and the green industry settlement; promote the transformation of traditional industry to green industry. Moreover, Pingtung County Government Green Energy Industry Promotion Office was established in April 2016. | (22.551976°, 120.54876°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 458 | Pingtung County Government | 57347 | Taiwan | Pingtung | 2016 | Additional funding options | Pingtung County compete financial subsidy depending on the different community development situation of farm village and city to assist the low-carbon sustanable community development in administrative area : 1. Yongle community in Linbian township and Sheding community in Kenting were subsidized by EPA in 2011 to become the low-carbon demonstrative community. They executed the resource recycling and carbon reduction activity. 2. Low-Carbon Sustainable Homeland Project is promoted with EPA and Pingtung County Government strives for two low-carbon demonstrative community installation every year. Two low-carbon demonstrative communities will be selected by Pingtung County Government and the subsidies and incentives would be given appropriately. 3. In the feature, the goal is to achievement one town at least one low-carbon community. | (22.551976°, 120.54876°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 459 | Pingtung County Government | 57347 | Taiwan | Pingtung | 2016 | Improved efficiency of operations | 1.Promote green building: Build a green building promotion project service team and assist new building to get the green label. 2. Public sector building construction or refurbishment should take the green design and the green label candidate should be applied during the construction. | (22.551976°, 120.54876°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 460 | Pingtung County Government | 57347 | Taiwan | Pingtung | 2016 | Increased infrastructure investment | 1. Improve sewer construction and enhance the rate of piped swage. 2. Develop the artificial lake: The aquifer is recharged by Linbian river runoff in flood season. The artificial lake area is 300 Ha. To provide the function of controlling groundwater pumping, increasing the capacity of groundwater, improving subsidence of the coastal area and groundwater saltation, adjusting microclimate and provide the eco-tourism. 3. Strengthen the recycling resource: Assist every community and school to promote kitchen waste and defoliation compost and organic waste recycling. Enhance the wasted recycling in traditional market. Recycle the drift wood and huge wasted wood furniture to become regeneration furniture, installation arts and as sub-material composting and boiler fuel. | (22.551976°, 120.54876°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 461 | Pingtung County Government | 57347 | Taiwan | Pingtung | 2016 | Increased infrastructure investment | Pingtung County develops low-carbon tourism plan and construction in important tourism area with rich tourism resource. The main transportation would be bicycle and electronic motorcycle in Kenting area. Large parking lot would be constructed near Kenting Forest Recreation Area and the visitor would be advised to park there. To reduce sedans and fuel motorcycle drive into every attraction. | (22.551976°, 120.54876°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 462 | Pingtung County Government | 57347 | Taiwan | Pingtung | 2016 | Increased attention to other environmental concerns | County Government efforts to promote green energy, wind energy, solar energy, biomass energy and has become the best demonstration of Taiwan. | (22.551976°, 120.54876°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 463 | Pingtung County Government | 57347 | Taiwan | Pingtung | 2016 | Increased attention to other environmental concerns | Carbon reduction has been seen as the first execute priority, with which the administrative unit is highly willing to cooperate. | (22.551976°, 120.54876°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 464 | Pyeongtaek City | 44200 | South Korea | Pyeongtaek | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | Due to rising temperature, new types of crop will be cultivated | (36.992108°, 127.112945°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 465 | Pyeongtaek City | 44200 | South Korea | Pyeongtaek | 2016 | Other | People’s awareness on environmental issues can be improved | (36.992108°, 127.112945°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 466 | Seocheon County | 51260 | South Korea | Seocheon | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | Increased revenue of mountain owners linked to foment economic forests | (36.080331°, 126.691328°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 467 | Seogwipo City | 50710 | South Korea | Seogwipo | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | To link to tourism | (33.2541°, 126.5601°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 468 | Seogwipo City | 50710 | South Korea | Seogwipo | 2016 | Additional funding options | To expand facility investment for renewable energy sources such as offshore wind power and solar power | (33.2541°, 126.5601°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 469 | Shinan County | 48558 | South Korea | Shinan | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | Development of new aquaculture opportunities - New crop development business (subtropical) | (34.8679°, 126.991°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 470 | Sunchang County | 55208 | South Korea | Sunchang | 2016 | Increased infrastructure investment | Private homes, public facilities and roads for natural disaster prevention projects that support the installation of solar power, the rivers continue to be that such investment is expected to expand maintenance business. | (35.374414°, 127.137597°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 471 | Sunchang County | 55208 | South Korea | Sunchang | 2016 | Increased infrastructure investment | Well-preserved forests of high biodiversity Sunchang is recognized as a resource that can create new value. | (35.374414°, 127.137597°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 472 | Taipei City Government | 31446 | Taiwan | Taipei City | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | Taipei City Government has greatly advanced in energy-saving improvement in public and private sectors. Encouraging private sector to replace energy-saving equipment by offering incentive grants and counseling services, and also indirectly supporting development of energy services industry (ESCO), such as promoting community and public sector energy conservation improvement guided by mode of ESCO. | (25.037525°, 121.563782°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 473 | Taipei City Government | 31446 | Taiwan | Taipei City | 2016 | Improved efficiency of operations | The inventory of jurisdiction indicated that major GHG emissions came from residential & commercial sector and transport sector, so as to develop and enforce relevant energy-saving and carbon reduction programs, including reduction of electricity/oil consumption in public sector (City agencies and schools), improving leakage rate of urban water supply network, uplifting energy efficiency in public transport system, upgrading traffic lights control, and increasing driving smoothness (reduce traffic congestion situation) etc. | (25.037525°, 121.563782°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 474 | Taipei City Government | 31446 | Taiwan | Taipei City | 2016 | Increased infrastructure investment | In order to reduce carbon emissions and increase energy efficiency, Taipei City enforced public lighting LED replacement project, and budgeted to improve citywide water supply network, as well as strengthened to promote greening of City’s main roads. To promote low-carbon transport, the city strengthens the promotion of public bike rental system in the recent years, and continued planning on constructing cycling infrastructure. | (25.037525°, 121.563782°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 475 | Taoyuan City Hall | 54395 | Taiwan | Taoyuan | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | In accordance with central energy policy, Taoyuan city dedicate to developing solar photovoltaic industries. We promote local government to install solar power on their rooftop through PV- Energy Saving Company (ESCO) methods. Furthermore, we encourage private sectors to install solar power on their rooftop with subsidy provided. Besides PV industries, we encourage Taiwan Power Company and other private companies to invest in wind energy in coastal areas within city’s boundary. | (24.993628°, 121.30098°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 476 | Taoyuan City Hall | 54395 | Taiwan | Taoyuan | 2016 | Additional funding options | Some banks have committed to support solar PV installation by reducing the financing threshold. | (24.993628°, 121.30098°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 477 | Taoyuan City Hall | 54395 | Taiwan | Taoyuan | 2016 | Improved efficiency of operations | We promote using of high efficient devices, such as replacing streetlights and signal lights with LED, and using LED for public areas. | (24.993628°, 121.30098°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 478 | Taoyuan City Hall | 54395 | Taiwan | Taoyuan | 2016 | Increased attention to other environmental concerns | Take advantages of climate risk that occurred within the nation to raise public concern about climate change issues. | (24.993628°, 121.30098°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 479 | Taoyuan City Hall | 54395 | Taiwan | Taoyuan | 2016 | Increased infrastructure investment | To improve the resilient abilities in Taoyuan City, all the Infrastructure designs and construction designs should take the impact of extreme weather into consideration. | (24.993628°, 121.30098°) | (23.69781°, 120.960515°) | |
| 480 | Tongyeong City | 48488 | South Korea | Tongyeong | 2016 | Additional funding options | The fishing industry is the foundation of Tongyeon city and this place has very limited conditions for farming so that there was difficulties to bring and to operating diverse policies for regional development. However through the climate change, the policy investment becomes able for many sectors including sightseeing. New industry is developing like new renewable generation facility investment, establishing eco-friendly experiencing center and many other industries. | (34.8544°, 128.4332°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 481 | Uljin County | 50716 | South Korea | Uljin | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | Making new technologies and job opportunities by Green Energy development | (36.993066°, 129.400419°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 482 | Uljin County | 50716 | South Korea | Uljin | 2016 | Increased infrastructure investment | Local government will invest to develop forest land and SOC business for renewable energy development. | (36.993066°, 129.400419°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 483 | Uljin County | 50716 | South Korea | Uljin | 2016 | Increased attention to other environmental concerns | As citizens recognize necessity of saving energy, mature civic awareness of whole society will be raised. People will be aware of environmental pollution as a cause of global warming. Education in schools, policies, and limitation by law will be strengthened. Conflict between advanced and developing countries will be a critical international issue as they try to solve environmental problems through international organizations. | (36.993066°, 129.400419°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 484 | Uljin County | 50716 | South Korea | Uljin | 2016 | Other | Conflict between advanced and developing countries will be a critical international issue as they try to solve environmental problems through international organizations. | (36.993066°, 129.400419°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 485 | Wellington City Council | 43937 | New Zealand | Wellington | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | Wellington City has a strong innovation and tech sector and there are a number of individuals and organisations working collaboratively across the City to take advantage of the opportunities in providing low carbon goods and services. Wellington is also home to a large number of tertiary institutions and Crown Research Institutes, as well the being the home of Parliament and the public sector, so is naturally placed to be a leader in maximising these opportunities. Wellington City Council is looking to support innovative start-ups through our investment in the Wellington tech hub (a neutral space where everyone from technologists to coders, designers and social entrepreneurs, can come together to collaborate - activities hosted at the tech hub will increase connectivity amongst technology companies, start-ups, entrepreneurs, tertiary institutions, scientists and supporting institutions) and initiatives like the Low Carbon challenge. | (26.661763°, -80.268357°) | (-40.900557°, 174.885971°) | |
| 486 | Wellington City Council | 43937 | New Zealand | Wellington | 2016 | Increased infrastructure investment | Increased investment in public transport, cycling and walking infrastructure, water supply and electricity supply (e.g. large-scale wind generation) which also contribute to positive environmental, social as well as tourism outcomes. | (26.661763°, -80.268357°) | (-40.900557°, 174.885971°) | |
| 487 | Wellington City Council | 43937 | New Zealand | Wellington | 2016 | Additional funding options | The vibrant and compact nature of the City makes Wellington an attractive place to live. Being able to get around easily on foot, by cycle, or on public transport makes the City more liveable. | (26.661763°, -80.268357°) | (-40.900557°, 174.885971°) | |
| 488 | Wonju City | 44207 | South Korea | Wonju | 2016 | Increased attention to other environmental concerns | Operating an education research center on climate change adaptation and an information hall for climate change | (37.3422°, 127.9202°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 489 | Yeonggwang County | 48580 | South Korea | Yeonggwang | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | Focus on develop a renewable energy especially wind power. | (35.277172°, 126.511987°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 490 | Kolkata Metropolitan Area | 35904 | India | Kolkata | C40 | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | Use of Solar Equipment, Rainwater Harvesting, Green Building, Green Transport system | (22.556147°, 88.40706°) | (20.593684°, 78.96288°) |
| 491 | Kolkata Metropolitan Area | 35904 | India | Kolkata | C40 | 2016 | Additional funding options | Relief Funds, Funds for the NGOs | (22.556147°, 88.40706°) | (20.593684°, 78.96288°) |
| 492 | Kolkata Metropolitan Area | 35904 | India | Kolkata | C40 | 2016 | Increased infrastructure investment | Investment in repair of physical infrastructure. | (22.556147°, 88.40706°) | (20.593684°, 78.96288°) |
| 493 | Batangas City | 59996 | Philippines | Batangas | 2016 | Increased attention to other environmental concerns | (13.756465°, 121.058308°) | (12.879721°, 121.774017°) | ||
| 494 | Kapiti Coast District Council | 59955 | New Zealand | Kapiti Coast | 2016 | Improved efficiency of operations | Council has an energy management programme to improve energy efficiency and develop renewable energy projects within its operations. These will result in net savings to Council and ratepayers in terms of reduced energy costs and maintainence . | (-40.915408°, 175.004003°) | (-40.900557°, 174.885971°) | |
| 495 | Alcaldía de Panamá | 57505 | Panama | Alcaldía de Panamá | 2016 | Additional funding options | Panama, recently was included among the 100 Resilient Cities of the Rockefeller Foundation, which will mean opportunities to obtain financing to build the resilience of Panama City. | (9.118624°, -79.555236°) | (8.537981°, -80.782127°) | |
| 496 | Alcaldía de Panamá | 57505 | Panama | Alcaldía de Panamá | 2016 | Increased attention to other environmental concerns | (9.118624°, -79.555236°) | (8.537981°, -80.782127°) | ||
| 497 | Alcaldia de Pasto | 54603 | Colombia | Alcaldia de Pasto | 2016 | Increased attention to other environmental concerns | El Municipio de Pasto, a traves de diferentes programas incluidos en la Secretaria de Gestion Ambiental de la Alcaldia de Pasto, realiza actividades encamindas en la proteccion del Medio Ambiente, por tal razon se tambien se presenta mayor atención a otras preocupaciones ambientales que hacen parte de los efectos adversos del cambio climatico en el Municipio de Pasto | (1.213973°, -77.275019°) | (4.570868°, -74.297333°) | |
| 498 | Ayuntamiento de Monclova | 56256 | Mexico | Monclova | 2016 | Increased attention to other environmental concerns | reglamentación de las empresas que en sus procesos, emitan gases de efecto invernadero, como la donación de climas ahorradores de energía, Mediante el Consejo Metropolitano, establecer reglas y sanciones que incidan en la disminución de los efectos del C.C. | (26.933627°, -101.462472°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) | |
| 499 | Ayuntamiento de Morelia | 50356 | Mexico | Morelia | 2016 | Increased attention to other environmental concerns | Mediante la aplicación de la norma legal se busca resarcir el daño ecológico. | (32.502581°, -117.069292°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) | |
| 500 | Ayuntamiento de Morelia | 50356 | Mexico | Morelia | 2016 | Increased infrastructure investment | Las obras nuevas a ejecutar van encaminadas a disminuir el riesgo de la población. | (32.502581°, -117.069292°) | (23.634501°, -102.552784°) |
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In 2016, 397 cities reported that climate change does present an economic opportunity and identified over 1,000 opportunities. 270 of these cities identified the development of new business industries, such as clean tech, as an opportunity.
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