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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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| 751 | City of Oslo | 14088 | Norway | Oslo | C40 | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | The new city government aims to increase the number of green work places in the city. In connection with the development of a smart city master plan the city is engaging start ups in technology development. Part of this cooperation is connected to the development of the smart grid system that will be necessary to allow for the ongoing transition from fossil fuel vehicles to EVs. By mobilizing our purchasing power, we believe public sector can push forward the innovation needed by suppliers to develop new solutions. The City of Oslo will the next years need a range of clean tech sollutions,and new products and services will probably emerge. The city of Oslo has together with the surrounding county Akershus developed a hydrogen strategy, and this might be a part of the explanation why there is an increasing interest for hydrogen among buisinesses in the region. When the the city wanted to phase out all of its oil based heating in its buildings from 2008 and onwards, this was an opportunity for local suppliers that together was able to deliver the required sustainable energy solutions. The citys target to phase out fossil heating oil in all buildings by 2020, will mean additional opportunities for the local suppliers of renewable alternatives. The city develops a strategy for green roofs. Increased production of green roof technology and green roof products, will probably emerge. | (59.9138688°, 10.7522454°) | (60.472024°, 8.468946°) |
| 752 | Comune di Torino | 35886 | Italy | Torino | 2016 | Other | With the SMART CITY project, Torino aims to improve Smart economy (innovation widespread, different expertise integration), Smart people (social quality, action for well-being, proficiency increase, promote an active civil society), Smart partnership (bottom-up approach to favour larger stakeholder community) | (45.1006374°, 7.6680046°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 753 | City of Boston | 35268 | USA | Boston | C40 | 2016 | Increased infrastructure investment | See increased energy security. Potential opportunity to upgrade other infrastructure systems. | (42.3584308°, -71.0597732°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 754 | Ville de Montreal | 35894 | Canada | Montreal | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | Certain seasonally-defined industries such as golf, water activities, recreational fishing, outdoor markets, and tourism may flourish with a shortened winter season. | (45.5086699°, -73.5539925°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 755 | City of Benicia | 49787 | USA | Benicia | 2016 | Increased energy security | Development of renewable energy projects on vacant land and in the industrial park; working with Marin Clean Energy to identify local sites for generation projects (on site and feed-in opportunities). Identifying sites; leveraging the Business Resource Incentive Program (BRIP) to identify sites (existing partnerships with businesses) and City facilities. | (38.049365°, -122.1585777°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 756 | Greater Manchester | 35898 | United Kingdom | Manchester | 2016 | Increased energy security | Greater Manchester is investigating the establishment of a localised energy trading and retail mechanism to increase the rate of flow of investment between local energy consumption and generation, to innovate on affordable tariffs and to decrease reliance on volatile global energy markets. | (53.4575955°, -2.1578377°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 757 | Cascais | 50680 | Portugal | Cascais | 2016 | Improved efficiency of operations | Actions for adaptation to climate change require the further of transversal and team work. Civil protection, health infrastructure and management as well as other public services will reinforce common work and resources. | (38.6970565°, -9.4222945°) | (39.399872°, -8.224454°) | |
| 758 | Greater Manchester | 35898 | United Kingdom | Manchester | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | Sector development business support programme to increase growth in environmental tech companies. The Low Carbon Environmental Good and Services sector in GM is the 3rd largest in the UK. It employs 37,000 people within GM and has annual sales of over £5.4billion, showing annual growth of around 4% with particular growth in the renewable energy sector at 5.6%. | (53.4575955°, -2.1578377°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 759 | City of Yokohama | 31113 | Japan | Yokohama | C40 | 2016 | Increased attention to other environmental concerns | the city is promoting public awareness activity related to environmental concerns | (35.4437078°, 139.6380256°) | (36.204824°, 138.252924°) |
| 760 | City of Turku | 50154 | Finland | Turku | 2016 | Additional funding options | By exploiting project funding opportunities, for example European Regional Development Fund. | (60.4518126°, 22.2666303°) | (61.92411°, 25.748151°) | |
| 761 | Jakarta City Government | 31166 | Indonesia | Jakarta | C40 | 2016 | Increased attention to other environmental concerns | - The Giant Sea wall and the integrated reclamation plan will be developed with a self-sufficient city concept thus endorsing a sustainable living environment - Climate Adaptation to make Jakarta have a safe, convenient and sustainable city is translated into integrated water resource management strategies with one being integrated blue and green infrastructure development. - Climate adaptation to make Jakarta more concern and friendly towards the environment in effect allowing city planning to take steps to reduce vulnerability - Reduced of annual urban flooding - Enhance to the city's resilience against climate change | (-6.2087634°, 106.845599°) | (-0.789275°, 113.921327°) |
| 762 | Greater Manchester | 35898 | United Kingdom | Manchester | 2016 | Increased energy security | Greater Manchester's network operator Electricity North West is pioneering new smart grid management techniques to enable rapid deployment of renewables, more active demand shift and novel information platforms. In partnership with Greater Manchester these initiatives seek to improve the security and affordability of energy in GM. | (53.4575955°, -2.1578377°) | (55.378051°, -3.435973°) | |
| 763 | City of Stockholm | 3429 | Sweden | Stockholm | C40 | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | Stockholm has an ambition to be a catalyst for the clean tech industry. The city consider clean tech as a growth industry and something that is important to invest in. The city provides support to form green ICT and clean tech clusters in the city. | (59.3293235°, 18.0685808°) | (60.128161°, 18.643501°) |
| 764 | City of San Francisco | 31182 | USA | San Francisco | C40 | 2016 | Improved efficiency of operations | Public works, storm management systems, combined sewer/water systems, permeable pavement, and redundant and frequent transportation services are all being planned for and implemented. This will improve efficiency of many parts of city operations and make the city less vulnerable to likely impacts. | (37.7749295°, -122.4194155°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 765 | City of Houston | 31108 | USA | Houston | C40 | 2016 | Improved efficiency of operations | In the City's municipal energy efficiency program, 6 million square feet of municipally-owned buildings are achieving guaranteed energy use reductions approaching 30% with paybacks of, on average, less than ten years. 18 libraries used Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds to fund additional municipal energy efficiency work. | (29.7601927°, -95.3693896°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 766 | City of Stockholm | 3429 | Sweden | Stockholm | C40 | 2016 | Increased attention to other environmental concerns | When compared to years past, Stockholm citizens have become more and more conscious about the threats of climate change to our environment and resources. This means that is has become easier for politicians to make incentives or changes that will improve our environment in lieu of climate change and GHG. | (59.3293235°, 18.0685808°) | (60.128161°, 18.643501°) |
| 767 | City of Edmonton | 43912 | Canada | Edmonton | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | We are in constant contact with, community, and buildings associations, and developers to present the prospect for working on climate change initiatives. | (53.544389°, -113.4909267°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) | |
| 768 | City of Cleveland | 35859 | USA | Cleveland | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | In many ways, businesses and organizations in the region are already finding economic opportunities that also address climate change. Indeed, the pursuit of advanced energy has become a centerpiece of economic development efforts in Northeast Ohio. The region’s manufacturing base is well suited for the production of wind turbine components and other energy devices. National studies have found that Ohio is one of the states best positioned to gain “green” jobs from the growth of energy efficiency and renewable power. The offshore wind project, being led by LEEDCo, is one prime example of how the city and its partners are trying to maximize the economic opportunity provided by renewable energy. Other local technologies with great growth potential include waste to energy using anaerobic digestion, energy recovery from waste plastic, energy storage, and others. The Department of Economic Development provides incentives to these types of companies to attract them to Cleveland. At the same time, there are many organizations devoted to clean water and economic development, including the Cleveland Water Alliance. | (41.49932°, -81.6943605°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 769 | City of Atlanta | 1093 | USA | Atlanta | 2016 | Improved efficiency of operations | The City of Atlanta adopted a buildings energy efficiency ordinance aimed at reducing energy and water consumption by 20% in commercial buildings by the year 2030, spur the creation of more than 1,000 jobs a year in the first few years, and reduce carbon emissions by 50 percent from 2013 levels by 2030. Buildings performance data collected under the ordinance benchmarking initiative will be made transparent to the public to allow the market to recognize, reward, and drive increased demand for high-performing buildings. The ordinance is part of the City’s work under the City Energy Project, which is developing locally-tailored plans and programs to create healthier, more prosperous, and more resilient cities by reducing carbon pollution from buildings. Other participants include Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Orlando, Philadelphia and Salt Lake City. By investing in building energy efficiency programs and policies, together the City Energy Project participants are projected to cut up to 7 million tons of carbon emissions annually and save residents and businesses a combined total of nearly $1 billion annually on their energy bills (cityenergyproject.org ) | (33.7489954°, -84.3879824°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 770 | City of Vancouver | 20113 | Canada | Vancouver | C40 | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | Green and Clean Tech Conferences: Vancouver is attracting significant investment into the city through hosting large international green and clean tech conferences (such as TED and Globe) | (49.261226°, -123.1139268°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) |
| 771 | City of San Francisco | 31182 | USA | San Francisco | C40 | 2016 | Increased energy security | Completion of an energy assurance plan will allow San Francisco to access federal financial resources to build local resilience to withstand future energy supply shortages which often have negative financial impacts on San Francisco residents. Resilience to shortages is particularly vital during disasters where critical city assets such as hospitals, fire departments, and emergency services may be kept on-line for longer periods of time during city-wide emergencies, thus, resulting in saved lives. | (37.7749295°, -122.4194155°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 772 | City of Houston | 31108 | USA | Houston | C40 | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | Houston is often regarded as a hub for the world's leading energy companies, but it is also gaining momentum on growing a clean energy job market. According to Clean Edge, Inc., Houston jumped from 22nd to 16th in their Metro Index from 2012 to 2013. The Metro Index tracks and analyzes clean-tech activities of the 50 largest U.S. metro regions through nearly two dozen indicators within the categories of Green Buildings, Advanced Transportation, Clean Electricity & Carbon Management, and Clean Tech Investment, nnovation, & Workforce. Also, more than 17.8 percent of the nation's total biodiesel production capacity resides in the Houston region. According the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Texas’ annual biodiesel production capacity of 431.0 million gallons is the highest in the nation. With 14 biodiesel plants, Texas has more biodiesel plants than Iowa (10) or California (9). The Houston area represents more than 92.8 percent of all biodiesel production capacity in the state of Texas. From bioenergy companies to biotechnology firms, the city encourages and welcomes new economic development in the clean energy sector. In a Brookings Institution study, Houston ranked 9th in the nation for top local clean economies. It was reported that there were 39,986 green jobs in the region in 2011. As reported in a local news source, " To develop the rankings, Brookings analyzed the sector of the economy that produces goods and services with an environmental benefit. In the report, 'the clean economy is divided into 39 distinct segments, reflecting economic activity involved in producing a broad spectrum of clean products, from goods such as wind turbines and solar photovoltaics to services such as mass transit and regulation.' The widest growth has taken place in the realms of professional environmental services and recycling and reuse. Between 2003 and 2010, the green economy grew by 5.3 percent annually in Houston. That leads to more money in green workers' pockets — the estimated median wage in Houston's clean economy is $42,779 compared to $38,608 for all jobs in the city." http://houston.culturemap.com/news/city-life/07-13-11-a-clean-green-job-growing-machine-houston-tops-texas-in-green-jobs-ranks-ninth-in-country/ | (29.7601927°, -95.3693896°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 773 | Prefeitura de Florianópolis | 50384 | Brazil | Florianópolis | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | O Plano Diretor, aprovado em 2014, não permite a instalação de indústrias no Município, havendo incentivos para instalação de empresas de informática e de economia criativa, como um polo de inovação. Está sendo implantado no centro velho da cidade o projeto "Centro Sapiens", que envolve atividades design, gastronomia, turismo artes e tecnologia, bem como a restauração de prédios e casarões antigos. Tramita na Câmara de Vereadores um projeto de lei que prevê imposto zero para as empresas participantes do programa. | (-27.5949884°, -48.5481743°) | (-14.235004°, -51.92528°) | |
| 774 | Seoul Metropolitan Government | 31187 | South Korea | Seoul | C40 | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | The city supports green technology R&D projects to develop helpful new technologies for Seoul (e.g. LED lights, green building, new renewable sources). Through the Green Industry Support Center it operates, the city provides innovation consulting, green certification support for small and medium businesses and energy diagnosis while working to create green jobs. | (37.566535°, 126.9779692°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) |
| 775 | Bornova Municipality | 44132 | Turkey | Bornova | 2016 | Increased energy security | (35.2141598°, 33.2947541°) | (38.963745°, 35.243322°) | ||
| 776 | City of Oslo | 14088 | Norway | Oslo | C40 | 2016 | Improved efficiency of operations | There has been an increased focus on both energy- and resource efficiency at many levels. Two examples are: Future Built, a program for testing and realizing new technolgies in contruction in order to create more environmentally friendly and energy efficent buildings. Second - the development of bacteria that helps speed up and increse the quality of transformation of food waste to high quality biogas for buses. The local company that developed the technology, now exports their know-how globally. | (59.9138688°, 10.7522454°) | (60.472024°, 8.468946°) |
| 777 | City of Houston | 31108 | USA | Houston | C40 | 2016 | Increased attention to other environmental concerns | As more people notice extreme weather events occurring in Houston, there is more attention placed on how the community needs to be more resilient. For instance, after the major drought in 2011, residents were increasingly inquiring about installing rainwater harvesting and the City's annual half-price rain barrel sale. | (29.7601927°, -95.3693896°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) |
| 778 | City of Stockholm | 3429 | Sweden | Stockholm | C40 | 2016 | Improved efficiency of operations | New solutions are being developed for adaptation to changing climate. The City of Stockholm founded a network for the local business community, the Climate Pact. Members pledge action to contribute to reaching climate and environment targets, for example by reducing energy consumption, being innovative, or by going above and beyond and meeting new targets for energy reduction and emission reduction. | (59.3293235°, 18.0685808°) | (60.128161°, 18.643501°) |
| 779 | City of Johannesburg | 31115 | South Africa | Johannesburg | C40 | 2016 | Increased infrastructure investment | The City of Johannesburg has started with the process of redefining the spatial make up of the City. This entails re-building existing areas with the view increase densities, where mass transit will become the backbone. There are huge opportunities to invest in green transport, creation of green spaces and demonstration of been buildings. | (-26.2041028°, 28.0473051°) | (-30.559482°, 22.937506°) |
| 780 | Comune di Torino | 35886 | Italy | Torino | 2016 | Improved efficiency of operations | Mainly on services (car and bike sharing, district heating, energy efficiency increase). | (45.1006374°, 7.6680046°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 781 | City of Vancouver | 20113 | Canada | Vancouver | C40 | 2016 | Improved efficiency of operations | Implementing the Corporate Energy Management Plan will yield cost savings from improving efficiency of City’s building portfolio and lighting network. | (49.261226°, -123.1139268°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) |
| 782 | City of Atlanta | 1093 | USA | Atlanta | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | Atlanta is home to 541 clean tech company facilities representing 30,605 jobs focused on clean technology. Since 2010, Atlanta has attracted 34 clean tech companies, creating more than 2,200 jobs (http://www.gpb.org/blogs/georgia-works/2013/12/05/atlanta-clean-tech-leader). Clean technologies in Atlanta include energy efficiency, recycling and solid waste, smart grid, and solar and water technology. The Georgia Green Loan founds support small business to start or expand eco-friendly product or services or “green” existing business (georgiagreenloans.org ) | (33.7489954°, -84.3879824°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 783 | City of Columbus | 43910 | USA | Columbus | 2016 | Improved efficiency of operations | The Mayor's commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from city operations has led to operational efficiencies; through building design using the LEED system and by reducing use of fuel and electricity in our fleet and in our buildings. | (39.9611755°, -82.9987942°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 784 | Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 31169 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | C40 | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | (a) The environmental industry in Hong Kong is one of the industries with clear competitive advantage in terms of experience and talent, and the Government has been adopting the three-pronged approaches to promote the development of environmental industry: i. a resource-driven approach – the Government has invested heavily in the development of environmental infrastructure facilities and the setting up of various funding schemes to encourage adoption of clean technologies. We also provide funding support to encourage research and development on green and environmental technologies; ii. a policy-driven approach – for instance, owing to our measures to promote waste reduction and recycling, the recycling industry in Hong Kong has been proliferating. The enactment of Buildings Energy Efficiency Ordinance has also brought about new business opportunities for the green building sector; and iii. a facilitation approach - to capitalise on Hong Kong's advantages to open up business opportunities in the Mainland for our environmental industry, the Government supports the industry's participation in such activities as environmental exhibitions and trade missions to help build local environmental brands. | (22.2880809°, 114.1398015°) | (22.396428°, 114.109497°) |
| 785 | Bornova Municipality | 44132 | Turkey | Bornova | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | (35.2141598°, 33.2947541°) | (38.963745°, 35.243322°) | ||
| 786 | Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 31169 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | C40 | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | (a) Electric Vehicles: Most major manufacturers of EVs have now introduced their products to the Hong Kong market, including Japanese, French, German, PRC, Malaysianand American. Currently, there are about 4 500 EVs on the road in Hong Kong. There are about1,300 EV chargers in the city for public use. (b) Electric and Hybrid Buses: The Government allocated about US$27 million for franchised bus companies to purchase 36 single-deck electric buses and 6 double-deck hybrid buses for trial. (c) Incentivize development of renewable energy technologies: the two local power companies enjoy, under the Scheme of Control Agreements, a higher rate of return for their investment in renewable energy facilities and bonus in permitted return depending on the extent of renewable energy usage in their electricity generation. One of the two power companies in Hong Kong has already installed photovoltaic systems at its power plants, which generate 620 000 kWh electricity annually. Both power companies are also studying the feasibility of developing offshore wind farms. | (22.2880809°, 114.1398015°) | (22.396428°, 114.109497°) |
| 787 | Suwon City | 44185 | South Korea | Suwon | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | Suwon is expecting new business models adapting to climate change, such as renewable energy, high efficient equipment, and eco-friendly construction | (37.2635727°, 127.0286009°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) | |
| 788 | City of Detroit | 35862 | USA | Detroit | 2016 | Increased attention to other environmental concerns | The city is not maximizing this opportunity at this time. More study is needed | (42.331427°, -83.0457538°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 789 | City of Columbus | 43910 | USA | Columbus | 2016 | Other | With less freeze days, we should be able to increase the number of days food can be produced. | (39.9611755°, -82.9987942°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 790 | Jakarta City Government | 31166 | Indonesia | Jakarta | C40 | 2016 | Increased infrastructure investment | Creates opportunities for economic activities through new land reclamations, toll roads development, new business centers and creates thousands of employment opportunities | (-6.2087634°, 106.845599°) | (-0.789275°, 113.921327°) |
| 791 | City of Las Vegas | 10495 | USA | Las Vegas | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | Las Vegas has seen tremendous investment directed at solar energy production in the last five years, taking advantage of Las Vegas's solar capacity being one of the best in the world. The City itself has brought 3 MW of solar production online in the last year, bringing its total capacity to 6.1 MW and plans to add another 10 MW by 2020. Companies are seeing the advantage of building solar facilities across Southern Nevada, with multiple projects totaling over 2 GW came online in of 2014 with another 125 MW added in 2015. Southern Nevada is over a 20.2 percent Renewable Portfolio Standard, well on its way of achieving the required 25 percent by 2025. | (36.1699412°, -115.1398296°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 792 | Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg | 35868 | Germany | Hamburg | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | Hamburg is successfully attracting headquarters of the wind energy industry. | (53.5510846°, 9.9936818°) | (51.165691°, 10.451526°) | |
| 793 | City of Las Vegas | 10495 | USA | Las Vegas | 2016 | Increased infrastructure investment | Las Vegas is developing a Sustainable Systems Inventory that will provide a baseline of critical vulnerable systems, as well as a Resilience and Vulnerability Assessment to evaluate different sectors using extreme event scenarios. This focus on vulnerabilities to climate change has the potential buffer Las Vegas from extreme events, such as droughts, weather events, and heat waves, saving the city millions of dollars in relief spending. | (36.1699412°, -115.1398296°) | (37.09024°, -95.712891°) | |
| 794 | Ayuntamiento de Madrid | 31171 | Spain | Madrid | C40 | 2016 | Additional funding options | Madrid is participating in different proposals for project calls by the European Commission seeking funding but also increasing knowledge about best practices and promoting efforts in climate change mitigation and adaptation. | (40.1076253°, -3.3875673°) | (40.463667°, -3.74922°) |
| 795 | Alcaldía Metropolitana de Caracas | 31159 | Venezuela | Alcaldía Metropolitana de Caracas | C40 | 2016 | Increased infrastructure investment | There is a need to improve some of the city's infrastructure. This includes a better and enlarged public transport system, and a comprehensive waste management system, including recycling, among others. The Caracas' 2020 Plan prepared by the Metropolitan Institute for City Planning incorporates these infrastructures. However, the Plan implementation depends on a budget approval to the municipality by the national government, which have not been made yet. | (10.4696404°, -66.8037185°) | (6.42375°, -66.58973°) |
| 796 | Roma Capitale | 31110 | Italy | Roma | C40 | 2016 | Increased attention to other environmental concerns | (41.8723889°, 12.4801802°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) | |
| 797 | Comune di Venezia | 36254 | Italy | Venezia | C40 | 2016 | Increased infrastructure investment | the previously mentioned MOSE is one of the most important infrastructure being built in Italy. Its costs are extimated around 6.000M€.Its funding is mostly due to the Special Law for Venice (a national special law aimed to the conservation of Venice). It has been estimated that to maintain the integrity of the city would be required to work a value of about 50M € per year for twenty years. However, due to the economic crisis and the reduction of available resources, and the fact that most of the resources are allocated to MOSE, in 2011, these works have had funding for only € 4.5M. | (45.4332515°, 12.3210704°) | (41.87194°, 12.56738°) |
| 798 | City of Vancouver | 20113 | Canada | Vancouver | C40 | 2016 | Additional funding options | Through the BC Carbon Action Revenue Incentive Program, rebates are provided for the purchase of fuel that incurs carbon tax. This provides a funding source for City's continued work around sustainability and the GCAP. | (49.261226°, -123.1139268°) | (56.130366°, -106.346771°) |
| 799 | City of Sydney | 31114 | Australia | Sydney | C40 | 2016 | Development of new business industries (e.g. clean tech) | The City’s Sustainable Fleet Management program achieved a 26 per cent reduction in fleet emissions over four years, without any reduction in the services to the community. Having achieved our four year target for a 20 per cent emission reduction by end 2014, the focus in 2015/16 is to maintain, and not to exceed 2014/15 emission levels until new low-emission fuels and technologies become available in Australia. The City now uses sustainable biofuels in many of our diesel trucks. These combine mineral diesel fuel with recycled cooking oil and waste animal fats. In July 2015 the team trialled the Renault Kangoo ZE and were very positive about their feedback about the electric vehicle. Purchase of the Renault for fleet inclusion will be considered when it becomes commercially available. The City’s Sustainability team also continues to pursue partnership options for hydrogen production with a view, in part, to providing the necessary infrastructure for the introduction of hydrogen fuel cell powered electric vehicles. | (-33.8674869°, 151.2069902°) | (-25.274398°, 133.775136°) |
| 800 | Seoul Metropolitan Government | 31187 | South Korea | Seoul | C40 | 2016 | Improved efficiency of operations | The city works on retrofitting buildings by improving insulation, introducing LED lights and high-efficiency boilers. It provides long-term low-interest loans to commercial and residential buildings to cover up to 80% of retrofitting cost, and directly pays for retrofitting projects of some public rental apartments and welfare centers. | (37.566535°, 126.9779692°) | (35.907757°, 127.766922°) |
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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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