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2021-10-14 Cities 2021 Question 5.4 Emissions Reduction Actions
| Row number | Questionnaire Name | Account Number | Account Name | Country | CDP Region | ParentSection | Section | RowNumber | RowName | 5.4 C1 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Mitigation action | 5.4 C2 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Action title | 5.4 C3 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Means of implementation | 5.4 C4 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Implementation status | 5.4 C5 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Start year of action | 5.4 C6 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - End year of action | 5.4 C7 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Estimated emissions reduction (metric tonnes CO2e) | 5.4 C8 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Energy savings (MWh) | 5.4 C9 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Renewable energy production (MWh) | 5.4 C10 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Timescale of reduction / savings / energy product | 5.4 C11 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Co-benefit area | 5.4 C12 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Action description and implementation progress | 5.4 C13 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Finance status | 5.4 C14 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Total cost of the project | 5.4 C15 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Total cost provided by the local government | 5.4 C16 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Majority funding source | 5.4 C17 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Total cost provided by the majority funding sourc | 5.4 C18 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Web link to action website | 5.4 C19 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Name of the stakeholder group | 5.4 C20 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Role in the GCC program | 5.4 C21 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Name of the engagement activities | 5.4 C22 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Aim of the engagement activities | 5.4 C23 - Describe the anticipated outcomes of the most impactful mitigation actions your city is currently undertaking; the total cost of the action and how much is being funded by the local government. - Attach reference document |
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| 701 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 9 | Buildings > On-site renewable energy generation | Promoting the Installation of solar energy systems in the public real estate | Financial mechanism; Infrastructure development | Monitoring and reporting | 2016 | 2021 | 15621 | 32083 | Projected lifetime | Reduced GHG emissions | In 2016, the “Regulation of Governing Provision of Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation Equipment onto the Use of Public Premises in Taipei City” were promulgated and implemented. All institutions and schools are entitled to launch open tenders accordingly in response to their respective requirements. As of 2020, a total of 33,633 kW of photovoltaic power generation systems, including 72 institutions, 96 schools, central and private units, have been installed. The power generation comes to 32,083,020 kWh in 2020. | Finance secured | 7670000 | 7670000 | Public-private partnership | 7670000 | 1. https://www.doed.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=5A83D32B2A9CAA6D&sms=4A41FAE8814A7528&s=7902060BCC449601 2. https://tpcems.tier.org.tw/open/renewable-energy | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | ||
| 702 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 10 | Buildings > On-site renewable energy generation | Establishment of Taipei Energy Hill | Infrastructure development | Monitoring and reporting | 2017 | 2019 | 1527 | 3000 | Per year | Reduced GHG emissions | 1. "Taipei Energy Hill" is a ground-mounted photovoltaic power system built through public-private partnership with land provided by the Taipei City Government and funded by the manufacturers. Under such a System, the Government has zero investment while the manufacturers bear all the construction costs in full. 2. In 2017, a landfill site was used to set up the Taipei Energy Hill1.0, with an installed capacity of about 2 MW, generating about 2 million kWh of electricity annually. 3. In 2019, we used the landfill as well to set up the Taipei energy hill 2.0, with a capacity of about 1 MW and an annual power generation of about 1 million kWh. 4. Taipei energy hill 1.0" has generated 2,080,000 kWh, 2,190,000 kWh, 2,090,000 kWh and 2,080,000 kWh of electricity on 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively. "Taipei Energy Hill 2.0" has generated 944,000 kWh and 970,000 kWh of power on 2019 and 2020. "Taipei Energy Hill" is the pioneering project to help the landfills over Taiwan to install photovoltaic power systems. Coupled with the biogas generation systems, the two landfills can be transformed into the green energy and environmental protection parks with benefit of land revitalization. | Finance secured | 210000000 | 210000000 | Public-private partnership | 210000000 | 1. https://www.dep.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=CB6D5C560DE4D2DD&sms=72544237BBE4C5F6&s=F5F885884C792B6D 2. https://www.gov.taipei/plan/News_Content_MCP.aspx?n=61835E60879A5D13&sms=C04230CB75259A56&s=B5B0C350B7B3D800 | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | ||
| 703 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 11 | Buildings > On-site renewable energy generation | Continuous maintenance of existing hydropower equipment | Infrastructure development | Monitoring and reporting | 2008 | 2021 | 90665 | 178123.75 | Per year | Reduced GHG emissions | In order to take full advantage of water resources, the hydropower plant was built near the Feitsui Reservoir to produce 70,000 kW of power, so the reservoir can be used to generate power and supply water. Around 220,000,000 kWh of electricity can be generated per year. | Finance secured | (Sub)national | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | ||||||
| 704 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 12 | Mass Transit > Improve rail, metro, and tram infrastructure, services and operations | Establishment of mass rapid transit networks | Infrastructure development | Implementation | 2000 | 2020 | Per year | Improved access to and quality of mobility services and infrastructure | To strengthen the mass rapid transit networks, reduce the use rate of private transportation, and meet the demand for transportation supply, the MRT network of the Taipei metropolitan area is designed to link the external transportation corridors between the downtown area of Taipei (the main core) and the surrounding satellite cities (the secondary core), with several L-shaped MRT routes connecting the various transportation corridors in the downtown area. As of 2020, around 131 stations (152 km in total) have been built, which are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions created by private transportation. | Finance secured | (Sub)national | https://www-ws.gov.taipei/Download.ashx?u=LzAwMS9VcGxvYWQvMzg5L2NrZmlsZS9lMjYwMTQ0YS00ZjMyLTRhMTctODEyNy02YjYzMmJjZDhjNTcucGRm&n=MTEwMDXoi7HmlofpoZjmma%2flnJYucGRm&icon=.pdf | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||||||
| 705 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 13 | Mass Transit > Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | Establishment of dedicated routes for city buses | Infrastructure development | Implementation | 2020 | 2021 | Per year | Improved access to and quality of mobility services and infrastructure | To strengthen the public transportation network and reduce the use of private transportation, dedicated routes for buses have been established to reduce traffic congestion, strengthen the service and efficiency of the bus system, and build a convenient public transportation environment while increasing the number of public transportation commuters. As of 2020, a total of 15 routes (59.55 km) had been set up. A dedicated two-way bus lane (0.6 km) will be constructed on Roosevelt Road (Heping West Road - Ningpo West Street) in 2021 to help increase the proportion of public transportation vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. | Finance secured | 58299810 | 58299810 | (Sub)national | 58299810 | 1. https://www.dot.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=D739A9F6B5C0AB95&s=CBFCFB0708296E14 2. https://www-ws.gov.taipei/Download.ashx?u=LzAwMS9VcGxvYWQvMzkwL3JlbGZpbGUvNDg2MDIvODAxOTg3OC83NDVmNWQ1ZS04OTI4LTQwNDktODZhNS0xZmQ0MjM2OGY0YWUucGRm&n=MTA45bm0NOaciDIy5pel576F5pav56aP6Lev6Kqq5piO5pyD57Ch5aCxKCDnsKHmmJPniYgpLnBkZg%3d%3d&icon=..pdf 3. https://www.gov.taipei/plan/News_Content_MCP.aspx?n=C6C59233EE6191A1&sms=C04230CB75259A56&s=3F23306B818F8B84 | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | ||||
| 706 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 14 | Mass Transit > Improve rail, metro, and tram infrastructure, services and operations | Enhancement of the utilization rate of public transportation | Development and implementation of action plan | Implementation | 2018 | 2021 | 9655 | Per year | Reduced GHG emissions; Improved access to and quality of mobility services and infrastructure | In addition to the construction of infrastructure, the public transportation strategy also aims to attract and encourage the public to use public transport. Therefore, in combination with the incentive program, the “Public Transportation Monthly Pass” was proposed, which allows unlimited rides on the MRT, buses of Taipei City and New Taipei City, and the Danhai light rail for 30 days. In addition, the City has initiated the first 30 minute rental-free measure for the YouBike public cycling system, as well as ticket fare discounts such as the “eight horizontal and eight vertical lines” bus-to-bus transfers on all routes of the Taipei Joint Bus System. All of these incentives are expected to enhance the utilization rate of public transportation. | Finance secured | 560000000 | 560000000 | (Sub)national | 560000000 | https://www.dot.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=D739A9F6B5C0AB95&sms=72544237BBE4C5F6&s=E1F5C23F97288A43 | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||
| 707 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 15 | Mass Transit > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from bus and/or light rail | Efforts to boost the market share of electric city buses | Development and implementation of action plan | Implementation | 2017 | 2030 | 1169.97 | Projected lifetime | Reduced GHG emissions; Improved access to and quality of mobility services and infrastructure | In order to reduce carbon emissions from vehicles powered by fossil fuels, the City is promoting the replacement of old buses that run on diesel fuel with electric buses. As of 2020, 48 electric buses have been substituted, and it is expected that municipal buses will be fully electrified by 2030. | Finance secured | 4786777 | 4786777 | (Sub)national | 4786777 | https://www.dot.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=D739A9F6B5C0AB95&sms=72544237BBE4C5F6&s=E1F5C23F97288A43 | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||
| 708 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 16 | Mass Transit > Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | Encouragement of the use of shared vehicles | Policy and regulation | Implementation | 2019 | 2020 | 10598.58 | Per year | Improved access to and quality of mobility services and infrastructure; Shift to more sustainable behaviours; Reduced GHG emissions | To reduce household ownership of private transportation vehicles, the City continues to provide and encourage the setup of ride-sharing vehicles. In 2018 and 2019, the City announced and implemented the Taipei City Self-Governance Ordinance and Regulations on the Management of Ride-Sharing Vehicle Operators, which regulate ride-sharing vehicles and motorcycles by planning service areas, collecting right-of-use fees, limiting the number of parked vehicles, and setting penalties for non-compliance. At present, there is one ride-sharing passenger vehicle operator and three ride-sharing motorcycle operators. As of 2020, around 1,000 ride-sharing hybrid electric vehicles (iRent) and 12,956 ride-sharing electric motorcycles (WeMo, iRent, GoShare) have been licensed to operate, and it is estimated that the electric motorcycles have reduced carbon emissions by 10,598.58 tons of CO2e. | Finance secured | (Sub)national | https://www.gov.taipei/plan/News_Content_MCP.aspx?n=C6C59233EE6191A1&sms=C04230CB75259A56&s=8BFCF337EE343847 | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | ||||||
| 709 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 17 | Mass Transit > Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | Friendly environment for using green vehicles | Infrastructure development | Operation | 2000 | 2021 | 1401 | Projected lifetime | Improved access to and quality of mobility services and infrastructure; Reduced GHG emissions; Shift to more sustainable behaviours | To improve the friendly environment for green vehicles, the City has been promoting a public bicycle rental system in the urban area since 1999, and has continued to widen the City’s bicycle road network (392.79 km in total). By providing bicycle rental through a “completing the last-mile” approach, it is estimated that the reduction in the use of private transport has reduced carbon emissions by approximately 1,401 tons of CO2e. | Finance secured | 227990000 | 227990000 | (Sub)national | 227990000 | https://www.travel.taipei/Content/images/static/information/taipei_cycling-map1_en.pdf | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||
| 710 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 18 | Private Transport > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Project to promote smart signs | Infrastructure development | Implementation | 2019 | 2022 | 1456 | Projected lifetime | Improved access to and quality of mobility services and infrastructure; Reduced GHG emissions | 1. In Taipei City, we introduced smart traffic sign systems in 2019 and divided them into two categories. The first category is to set up dynamic signs and the second category is to implement sensor-oriented signs. 2. As of 2020, dynamic signs were installed at 10 intersections in Xinyi District. The survey shows that travel time was reduced by 8-17%, and downtime was reduced by 10-16%. For the year as a whole, the overall downtime was reduced by 362,117 vehicle hours and 1,114 tons of carbon dioxide and 509,222 liters of fuel consumption were reduced.3. As of 2020, 12 intersections in the City were equipped with sensor-oriented signs. The survey shows that an average of 15-25 seconds of green light per cycle can be added to main roads at night and for the year as a whole, downtime was reduced by 98,186 vehicle hours and 342 tons of CO2 and 151,207 liters of fuel consumption were reduced. | Finance secured | 42718861 | 42718861 | (Sub)national | 42718861 | https://www-ws.gov.taipei/Download.ashx?u=LzAwMS9VcGxvYWQvMzkxL3JlbGZpbGUvMC85MjMzNC85ZDIxZDhjMS0xNmYzLTQwZDItODU3ZS00YjM1NjY3Y2Y3ZWEucGRm&n=SW50ZWxsaWdlbnQgdHJhZmZpYyBzaWduYWwgY29udHJvbC5wZGY%3d&icon=.pdf | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||
| 711 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 19 | Private Transport > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Establishment of smart parking systems on parking lots | Infrastructure development | Implementation complete | 2018 | 2021 | 868 | Per year | Reduced GHG emissions; Improved access to and quality of mobility services and infrastructure | The intelligent facilities effectively guide vehicles to quickly find parking spaces and reduce the time spent circling the parking lot. On average, each vehicle can save 2.34 minutes searching for a parking space, which has achieved the effect of energy saving and carbon reduction. As of 2020, 64 parking lots have been completely constructed. | Finance secured | 15585280 | 15585280 | (Sub)national | 15585280 | https://www.gov.taipei/plan/News_Content_MCP.aspx?n=C6C59233EE6191A1&sms=C04230CB75259A56&s=D9FF6022920A7FD8 | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||
| 712 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 20 | Waste > Waste prevention policies and programs | Garbage collection fee is assessed per bag of trash | Policy and regulation | Implementation | 2000 | 2021 | 1398.2 | Projected lifetime | Shift to more sustainable behaviours; Reduced GHG emissions | Since 2000, the City has been promoting “The Per Bag Trash Collection Fee” policy, which follows the concept of “users-pay”. The amount of garbage fee payable is calculated by using designated garbage bags. The City has reduced the amount of garbage produced and the frequency of garbage discharged since the implementation of the garbage bag levy, and the garbage truck removal volume by the garbage collection teams has been reduced by 63.87% compared to that before the implementation. In 2020, the amount of garbage truck removal volume was reduced by 1,847 tons (1,398.2 tons of CO2e) compared to 2019, and the resource recovery rate increased from 3.3% before the bag levy to 64.6% in 2020, reducing greenhouse gas emissions at the source. | Finance secured | (Sub)national | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||||||
| 713 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 21 | Waste > Waste prevention policies and programs | Promotion of dual-use shopping bags | Development and implementation of action plan | Implementation | 2018 | 2021 | 1140 | Projected lifetime | Reduced GHG emissions; Shift to more sustainable behaviours | The City has been promoting the dual-use shopping bag strategy. Convenience stores, supermarkets, and hypermarkets can only sell “dual-use bags”, which can be used as both shopping bags and garbage bags, saving money and protecting the environmental protection. It also promotes the three measures of plastic reduction “carry a bag, borrow a bag, dual-use bag”. The public is encouraged to bring their own bags when shopping, followed by the use of cardboard boxes or bags requiring deposit fee payment at the store, if there is still a demand for plastic bags, then consider buying environmentally-friendly dual-use bags. This has reduced the sale of approximately 20 million plastic bags per year, increased recycling efficiency, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions (by approximately 1,140 tons of CO2e). | Finance secured | 44007506 | 44007506 | (Sub)national | 44007506 | https://www.dep.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=B18D1A1E2787E330&sms=305AECD29BED80F5&s=E4BA2C37F21D7D99 | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||
| 714 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 22 | Waste > Waste prevention policies and programs | Bans on the use of disposable and melamine tableware | Policy and regulation | Implementation | 2016 | 2021 | 46 | Per year | Shift to more sustainable behaviours; Reduced GHG emissions | In order to promote waste reduction and health protection, Taipei City Government has been promoting the policy of banning disposable and melamine tableware based on the principles of "from public sector to private sector " and "from internal to external" since April 2016. As of 2020, paper containers in the City Hall were reduced by 82% and plastic containers were reduced by 66%. By the end of 2020, a total of 513 places including 222 enterprises, 54 department stores, 13 large retail stores, 38 markets, 13 night markets, 117 outsourced venues, 27 central Government agencies and 29 colleges and universities have responded to the implementation. | Finance secured | 40000000 | 40000000 | (Sub)national | 40000000 | https://www.gov.taipei/plan/News_Content_MCP.aspx?n=61835E60879A5D13&sms=C04230CB75259A56&s=97DDDBA1E83535F1 | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||
| 715 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 23 | Waste > Waste prevention policies and programs | Promotion of food waste reduction | Development and implementation of action plan | Implementation | 2003 | 2021 | Per year | Improved resource efficiency (e.g. food, water, energy) | Due to the dietary habits and cooking methods of the Taiwanese people, composted food waste has a high water content. To implement source reduction to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the City has planned to install food waste crushing and dewatering facilities to reduce the volume and weight of composted food waste, as well as to reduce odors and smells during the collection/transportation process, and also to improve composting site operators’ willingness to process the food waste. The public is advised to “think before you buy, think before you cook, and think before you order”, to buy and cook the right amount of ingredients each time, to store the uncooked ingredients properly, or to buy fresh ingredients only after finishing the previous batch, and not to waste too many ingredients. All of these measures can help extend the shelf life of food. The government took the lead in demonstrating and leading the trend, followed by central government agencies and private enterprises in cooperation with environmental groups, to advocate the signing of the Food Saving Pact by businesses and restaurants. It inspired the public’s participation, which promoted the concept of food waste reduction and protecting the health and the environment for the people of Taipei. Food waste production in 2020 was 57,049 tons, showing a reduction of about 61%. | Finance secured | (Sub)national | https://www.gov.taipei/plan/News_Content_MCP.aspx?n=61835E60879A5D13&sms=C04230CB75259A56&s=1A02C14B4B10824C | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||||||
| 716 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 24 | Waste > Waste prevention policies and programs | Exchange platform for unused foods | Development and implementation of action plan | Implementation | 2016 | 2021 | 11.2 | Per year | Reduced GHG emissions; Improved resource efficiency (e.g. food, water, energy) | In response to the need to cherish and not waste food, vendors are encouraged to donate their unused food from their daily operations to social welfare service units serving the elderly, the physically disabled, and children. The donated ingredients are picked up from the market at designated times and prepared for the service recipients. A total of seven publicly-owned markets and the Taipei Agricultural Products Marketing Corporation have joined the program. As of 2020, around 43,822 kilograms of food have been donated and 88,765 people have benefited from the program. The proper use of food can reduce the rate of food waste disposal and reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by food waste composting. | Finance secured | Public-private partnership | https://www.tcma.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=94C038FDB97AFE79&sms=DD7447AB447D60E3&s=1E3778F4BF5009AF | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | ||||||
| 717 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 25 | Waste > Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Sales and donations of recycled furniture | Development and implementation of action plan | Implementation | 2003 | 2021 | 241 | Per year | Shift to more sustainable behaviours; Reduced GHG emissions | Since 2003, the City has been refurbishing discarded furniture and selling it at a low price to people in need, in order to implement the concept of recycling. Not only does it reduce the cost of waste disposal, extend the life of incineration plants and waste treatment plants, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but it also gives back to the public at a reasonable price. As of 2020, we have sold about 7,160 pieces of furniture and repaired 2,201 bicycles, and have donated 272 pieces of furniture to disadvantaged families (reducing about 241 tons of CO2e). | Finance secured | (Sub)national | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||||||
| 718 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 26 | Waste > Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Yanhui Library in sustainable circulation | Development and implementation of action plan | Implementation | 2013 | 2021 | 294 | Per year | Shift to more sustainable behaviours; Reduced GHG emissions | The Yanhui Library was established in 2013 to provide students, low-income and middle-income households, and people with disabilities with 10 used books per month upon presentation of government-issued documentation. The general public can also exchange for one used book with 15 batteries. As of 2020, around 81,684 used books have been distributed (reducing about 294 metric tons of CO2e), which can help reduce tree felling and waste paper production, improve the concept of recycling, and also benefit disadvantaged students. By passing on books to others, carbon reduction benefits can be achieved through the sustainable reuse of resources. | Finance secured | (Sub)national | https://www.dep-secondhand.gov.taipei/ | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | ||||||
| 719 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 27 | Waste > Recyclables and organics separation from other waste | Re-use of incineration bottom residues | Development and implementation of action plan | Implementation | 2003 | 2021 | Projected lifetime | Promote circular economy | Since 2003, the City has been a part of the Taipei-Keelung Cooperation Plan and has commissioned professional operators to reuse bottom residues, so that bottom residues no longer enter the landfill for disposal. Since September 2005, the full volume has been outsourced for reuse. After screening, magnetic separation, and manual picking of waste metals, the bottom residue is then stabilized and turned into incineration recycled aggregates, which can be used for asphalt concrete, road and pipe trench backfill projects, and graded aggregates. From 2015 to 2020, the City reused around 24,400 tons of fly ash and around 573,655 tons of bottom residue, which can reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by landfill treatment. In addition, in order to further enhance the self-use rate of incineration recycled aggregates within the City, the City issued the “Taipei City Incineration Recycled Aggregate Promotion and Use Practice Guidelines” on November 27, 2020. the Guidelines stipulate that the City’s public works projects must incorporate the use of incineration recycled aggregates into the project design, and actively promote the use of recycled bottom residue-based products as a priority in its public works projects. In addition to achieving the goal of full reuse of bottom residue, it accomplished the vision of recycling resources to achieve environmental sustainability. | Finance secured | 199501429 | 199501429 | (Sub)national | 199501429 | https://www.dep.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=CB6D5C560DE4D2DD&sms=72544237BBE4C5F6&s=35E226B482A85178 | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | ||||
| 720 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 28 | Waste > Recyclables and organics separation from other waste | Incineration fly ash washed for re-use | Development and implementation of action plan | Implementation | 3901 | Projected lifetime | Reduced GHG emissions; Promote circular economy | The incinerated fly ash from the Muzha and Beitou plants is washed and sent to cement plants for reuse as raw material for cement. The Beitou Plant conducted a “demonstration and validation program for the reuse of washed and stabilized ash in non-structural bricks” from 2019 to 2020. In order to promote the diversified reuse of incineration fly ash, we will cooperate with Taiwan Steel Union to carry out high temperature smelting of incinerated fly ash and re-use in order to expand the fly ash usage channels and implement sustainable reuse of waste materials. | Finance secured | 17299103 | 17299103 | (Sub)national | 17299103 | https://www.dep.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=CB6D5C560DE4D2DD&sms=72544237BBE4C5F6&s=4BC4A52A33D1D31A | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||||
| 721 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 29 | Water > Water recycling and reclamation | Promotion of energy and resource recycling in sewage treatment plants | Development and implementation of action plan; Infrastructure development | Implementation complete | 2020 | 2020 | 155.1 | Per year | Promote circular economy; Reduced GHG emissions; Improved resource efficiency (e.g. food, water, energy) | To implement the concept of recycling and water conservation, reduce the urban heat island effect, reduce urban power consumption, and lower greenhouse gas emissions, the planned reclaimed water treatment capacities of the Dihua and Neihu sewage treatment are 10,000 CMD and 20,000 CMD respectively. From 2017 to 2020, the average monthly use of reclaimed water reached 222,844 m3, indirectly reducing the City’s electricity demand and greenhouse gas emissions by directly using reclaimed water to reduce temperatures on roads and improve green coverage ratio through planting and watering. | Finance secured | 647447000 | 647447000 | (Sub)national | 647447000 | https://www.sso.gov.taipei/Content_List.aspx?n=CDB035368AB25997 | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||
| 722 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 30 | Waste > Waste prevention policies and programs | Increase the pipe connection rate of waste and sewage users | Infrastructure development | Implementation | 2020 | 2020 | 2836 | Per year | Improved resource security (e.g. food, water, energy); Reduced GHG emissions | In 1972, the operations of sanitary sewers were started to promote sewage collection and treatment. As of 2020, the household number of public sewerage was more than 1.12 million. The household sewer connection rate was almost 80%, ranking first in the country. | Finance secured | 170000000 | 170000000 | (Sub)national | 170000000 | https://www.sso.gov.taipei/News.aspx?n=0C5FEA24090E26E4&sms=A29C38A242B79325 | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||
| 723 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 31 | Mass Transit > Improve rail, metro, and tram infrastructure, services and operations | Improve traffic friendliness of disadvantaged groups | Development and implementation of action plan | Implementation | 2015 | 2020 | Improved access to and quality of mobility services and infrastructure | By improving traffic friendliness of disadvantaged groups, the City has improved the green transportation environment, increased people’s willingness to use green transportation, reduced the use of private transportation, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions from private transportation. Since 2008, the City has been replacing conventional buses with low-floor buses, which facilitate passenger boarding and alighting and provide an accessible transportation environment, increasing the green transportation usage rates of the disadvantaged groups. As of 2020, the number of low-floor buses reached 3,083 (including 96 hybrid low-floor buses and 48 electric buses), accounting for 87.5% of the total number of buses. | Finance secured | 8000000 | 8000000 | (Sub)national | 8000000 | https://www.gov.taipei/plan/News_Content_MCP.aspx?n=C6C59233EE6191A1&sms=C04230CB75259A56&s=A53BDDA9493DAD87 | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||||
| 724 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 32 | Mass Transit > Smart public transport | Promote smart transportation and improve transportation safety | Development and implementation of action plan | Implementation | 2020 | 2021 | Improved access to and quality of mobility services and infrastructure | In response to the City’s promotion of smart city capabilities in conjunction with smart transportation, which can improve road safety and implement greenhouse gas reduction, the City is actively piloting the self-driving bus program. From September 30, 2020 to the early morning of February 19, 2021, a total of 2,542.2 km were traveled, with 3,274 passengers. The second round of test rides will also be open in 2021 from May 2021 to January 2022. | Finance secured | (Sub)national | https://doit.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=4B2B1AB4B23E7EA8&sms=72544237BBE4C5F6&s=350F27F8893E6FF9 | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | ||||||||
| 725 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 33 | Private Transport > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Promotion of subsidies for the replacement with electric motorcycles | Development and implementation of action plan | Implementation | 2016 | 2020 | 174000 | Projected lifetime | Shift to more sustainable behaviours; Improved access to and quality of mobility services and infrastructure; Reduced GHG emissions | The City has been promoting the use of electric vehicles, and there has been an increase of 7.6 times from 5,713 vehicles in 2015 to 49,199 in 2020 (5.2%). To meet the 2050 net zero emissions target, the City will accelerate carbon reduction and continuously improve air quality, and aim to achieve 30% of electric motorcycles by 2030. The City has proposed the “2021-2023 Electric Motorcycles Subsidy Plan”, with an estimated investment of NT$470 million over three years to subsidize the retirement or purchase of 79,500 new electric motorcycles. | Finance secured | 580000000 | 580000000 | (Sub)national | 580000000 | https://www.envimac.com.tw/MotorSubsidy/ | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||
| 726 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 34 | Community-Scale Development > Green space and/ or biodiversity preservation and expansion | Developing low-carbon sustainable homeland | Development and implementation of action plan | Implementation | 2016 | 2020 | 1259 | 1679 | Projected lifetime | Reduced GHG emissions; Improved resource efficiency (e.g. food, water, energy); Ecosystem preservation and biodiversity improvement; Enhanced climate change adaptation | Since 2016, the “Taipei City Low Carbon Sustainable Homeland Construction and Promotion Plan” has been implemented to promote subsidies for low-carbon infrastructures and localized low-carbon actions in schools, administrative districts and communities in the City. Some of these measures include the installation of solar photovoltaic systems, green roofs (walls), rainwater storage systems (rainwater harvesting), and community gardens. As of 2020, the total accumulated power generation capacity was around 1,679 kWh, with around 965.3 square meters of green area, and 318.9 metric tons of rainwater harvesting storage capacity.In addition, in terms of soft power enhancement, the City has organized a series of climate change adaptation courses and observation activities on a long-term basis, and combined corporate resources training and community personnel knowledge enhancement to build a resilient community. The City has also received the highest level of low-carbon certification from the Environmental Protection Administration - Silver grade, with 8 villages receiving Silver grade and 81 villages receiving Bronze grade, with the highest ratio of Bronze to Silver certified administrative subdivisions out of the six cities and counties in Taiwan! In the future, we will continue to promote low-carbon communities and gradually move transform into a livable and sustainable city. | Finance secured | 24000000 | 24000000 | (Sub)national | 24000000 | https://lcss.epa.gov.tw/LcssViewPage/Responsive/AreaResult.aspx?CityID=63000 | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | ||
| 727 | Cities 2021 | 31446 | Taipei City Government | Taiwan, Greater China | East Asia | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 35 | Buildings > Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | County and City Residential and Commercial Electricity Saving Program | Development and implementation of action plan | Implementation complete | 2018 | 2020 | 211744 | 416000 | Projected lifetime | Improved resource efficiency (e.g. food, water, energy); Reduced GHG emissions; Shift to more sustainable behaviours | The “County and City Residential and Commercial Electricity Saving Action Plan” has been coordinated by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and jointly promoted by the cities and counties of Taiwan. From 2018 to 2020, the City promoted “basic work on electricity saving”, “equipment replacement and smart electricity use”, and “localization (self-proposal project)”. The City’s nine bureaus and offices were responsible for the planning and implementation of the strategy, including power saving check and guidance, local energy usage analysis, equipment replacement and energy management system for the business and service industry, air conditioning system improvement for municipal buildings, and the Flagship Smart Grid Project for public housing. By 2020, the energy saving rate reached 2.52%, exceeding the original plan target (1.51%) and saving around 416 million kWh (around 21,174 tons of CO2e). | Finance secured | 24000000 | 24000000 | (Sub)national | 24000000 | http://energy.gov.taipei/Home/About1 | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | ||
| 728 | Cities 2021 | 32480 | City of Adelaide | Australia | Southeast Asia and Oceania | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 1 | Finance and Economic Development > Instruments to fund low carbon projects | Sustainability Incentives Scheme | Financial mechanism | Operation | 2015 | 3767 | Per year | Reduced GHG emissions; Improved resource efficiency (e.g. food, water, energy) | The Sustainability Incentives Scheme (SIS) provides financial rebates to the City of Adelaide's community and businesses to support adoption of sustainable technologies and actions that improve environmental performance and support growth in the low carbon economy. Since the starting of SIS, 630 approved applications have provided $1.3 million of rebates and catalysed over $10.5 million of community investment in the City of Adelaide. The SIS has leveraged $8.08 for every $1 spent. 76% of the approved applications were from residential premises, 21% were from commercial premises and 3% were from other premises. The Scheme is currently expecting a review to ensure rebates align with community need, industry feedback, technology advancements, investment attraction opportunities and market developments. | Finance secured | 1300000 | Local | 1300000 | https://www.cityofadelaide.com.au/about-council/grants-sponsorship-incentives/sustainability-incentives-scheme/ | ||||||||||
| 729 | Cities 2021 | 32480 | City of Adelaide | Australia | Southeast Asia and Oceania | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 2 | Waste > Recycling or composting collections and/or facilities | Green Waste Recycling Facility | Stakeholder engagement | Operation | 45 | Per year | Job creation; Promote circular economy; Reduced GHG emissions | The City of Adelaide‘s green waste recycling and mulch centre is open to residents and the public for the dumping of organic material and to purchase high-quality mulch and compost. | Finance secured | Local | https://www.cityofadelaide.com.au/resident/mulch/ | |||||||||||||
| 730 | Cities 2021 | 32480 | City of Adelaide | Australia | Southeast Asia and Oceania | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 3 | Finance and Economic Development > Instruments to fund low carbon projects | Building Upgrade Finance | Financial mechanism | Operation | 2017 | 274 | 417 | Projected lifetime | Improved resource efficiency (e.g. food, water, energy); Reduced GHG emissions | Building Upgrade Finance is a finance product provided by private sector financiers to eligible building owners to fund environmental improvements to existing non-residential buildings, as well as the restoration and upgrades of heritage buildings. The program has been running since 2017 until present. | Finance secured | Other, please specify: Private sector financiers | 810320 | https://www.cityofadelaide.com.au/your-council/funding/building-upgrade-finance | ||||||||||
| 731 | Cities 2021 | 32480 | City of Adelaide | Australia | Southeast Asia and Oceania | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 4 | Private Transport > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure & Related Parking Space Management System | Infrastructure development | Operation | 2018 | 14.09 | Per year | Reduced GHG emissions | The City of Adelaide has a total of 42 electric vehicle charging stations located across the City and North Adelaide. | Finance secured | 907105 | (Sub)national | 335000 | https://www.cityofadelaide.com.au/transport-parking/electric-vehicles/ | ||||||||||
| 732 | Cities 2021 | 32480 | City of Adelaide | Australia | Southeast Asia and Oceania | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 5 | Energy Supply > Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | City of Adelaide's Solar PV Renewable Energy Generation | Development and implementation of action plan; Infrastructure development | Operation | 2008 | 501.74 | 946.67 | Other, please specify : FY2020 | Improved resource efficiency (e.g. food, water, energy); Reduced GHG emissions | On-site generation of Solar PV on City of Adelaide's buildings rooftops. | Finance secured | Local | ||||||||||||
| 733 | Cities 2021 | 35268 | City of Boston, MA | United States of America | North America | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 1 | Buildings > Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Renew Boston Trust | Assessment and evaluation activities; Education; Capacity building and training activities; Financial mechanism | Implementation | 3130 | 13235 | 368 | Per year | The Renew Boston Trust is using energy performance contracting to fund energy conservation measures in municipal buildings. Phases 1 is nearing completion, Phase 2 is underway, and Phase 3 is in planning. | Finance secured | 50000000 | Local | 50000000 | https://www.boston.gov/environment-and-energy/renew-boston-trust | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||||
| 734 | Cities 2021 | 35268 | City of Boston, MA | United States of America | North America | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 2 | Private Transport > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from motorized vehicles | Electric vehicle charging infrastructure in municipal lots | Infrastructure development; Sustainable public procurement; Awareness raising program or campaign | Implementation | Per year | The City is deploying EV chargers in municipally owned lots in 2020 and 2021, targeting environmental justice neighborhoods for deployment, in coordination with Eversource's Make Ready program, which covers infrastructure upgrades, trenching and wiring: https://www.boston.gov/news/city-boston-gives-electric-vehicle-program-jolt | Finance secured | 900000 | Other, please specify: Utility program | 600000 | Recharge Boston: https://www.boston.gov/departments/transportation/recharge-boston-electric-vehicle-resources | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | ||||||||
| 735 | Cities 2021 | 35268 | City of Boston, MA | United States of America | North America | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 3 | Mass Transit > Improve bus infrastructure, services, and operations | Rapid bus transit | Stakeholder engagement; Awareness raising program or campaign; Infrastructure development; Development and implementation of action plan | Implementation | Boston created a Transit Team as part of Go Boston 2030 implementation, including several rapid bus lane projects, with $500,000 allocated across FY20 and FY21 operating budgets, supporting investments at least 5 different rapid bus corridors. Costs for deployment are shared with the MBTA, our regional transit authority. | Finance secured | Local | https://www.boston.gov/improving-local-and-regional-transit-services | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||||||||||
| 736 | Cities 2021 | 35268 | City of Boston, MA | United States of America | North America | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 4 | Private Transport > Infrastructure for non-motorized transport | Bikeshare expansion | Infrastructure development | Implementation | The FY21 operating budget includes $1 million for the expansion of our bike share network, mostly in Hyde Park, Mattapan and Dorchester (low-income neighborhoods with large communities of color), in order to improve accessibility and reach our Go Boston goal of 268 stations by 2022; the FY20 budget brought another $1 million. | Finance secured | Local | 2000000 | https://www.boston.gov/transportation/bike-share-expansion | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | ||||||||||
| 737 | Cities 2021 | 35268 | City of Boston, MA | United States of America | North America | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 5 | Community-Scale Development > Building standards | Building emissions performance standard for existing large buildings | Capacity building and training activities; Monitor activities; Awareness raising program or campaign; Financial mechanism; Stakeholder engagement; Verification activities; Development and implementation of action plan; Policy and regulation; Assessment and evaluation activities | Pre-implementation | 2400000 | Per year | The City of Boston worked to develop a new policy to make existing large buildings healthy and climate-friendly. Large buildings in Boston are the biggest emitters of carbon pollution accounting for 40-50% of citywide emissions. Developing a carbon standard for these buildings was one of the 2019 Climate Action Plan Update strategies. The ordinance was introduced to City Council in June 2021, with an initial public hearing taking place on July 22, 2021. | Pre-feasibility study status | 260000 | Other, please specify: Grant | 160000 | https://www.boston.gov/departments/environment/developing-carbon-targets-existing-large-buildings | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||||||
| 738 | Cities 2021 | 35268 | City of Boston, MA | United States of America | North America | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 6 | Finance and Economic Development > Instruments to fund low carbon projects | Local climate bank | Financial mechanism; Stakeholder engagement; Verification activities; Capacity building and training activities; Awareness raising program or campaign; Assessment and evaluation activities | Scoping | The City of Boston is exploring market opportunities and financing approaches for a potential Boston Climate Bank. The City of Boston’s ambitious climate targets will require substantial increases in investment into energy efficient and low-carbon buildings. A Boston Climate Bank could present a timely response that can access new sources of funding, unlock private climate investment, and support economic recovery. The Boston Green Ribbon Commission has received a grant from Bank of America to explore the creation of a climate bank. | Pre-feasibility study status | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||||||||||||
| 739 | Cities 2021 | 35274 | City of Portland, ME | United States of America | North America | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 1 | Outdoor Lighting > Smart lighting | LED Streetlight Conversion & smart controls | Infrastructure development | Operation | 2017 | 2020 | 1950 | 2.75 | Per year | Improved resource efficiency (e.g. food, water, energy) | The City of Portland has completed its project to convert all streetlights from High Pressure Sodium to LED. This has provided the City with more than $1 million in savings annually and has reduced electrical consumption for street lighting by 2.7 million kWh per year. The emissions reductions ad energy savings have not yet been calculated. | Finance secured | 4000000 | 4000000 | Local | 4000000 | http://www.portlandmaine.gov/2392/Smart-City-Initiatives | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | ||
| 740 | Cities 2021 | 35274 | City of Portland, ME | United States of America | North America | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 2 | Buildings > Building codes and standards | Energy Stretch Code: IECC 2021 | Education; Policy and regulation | Operation | 2021 | 2024 | The City of Portland is the first city in the US to adopt the IECC 2021 building code. This code will require the City of Portland to enforce more energy efficient building requirements for new development. The emissions reductions and energy savings have not yet been calculated. | Finance secured | 0 | 0 | 0 | https://www.portlandmaine.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=5881 | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||||||
| 741 | Cities 2021 | 35274 | City of Portland, ME | United States of America | North America | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 3 | Buildings > Building performance rating and reporting | City of Portland Energy Benchmarking | Policy and regulation; Assessment and evaluation activities; Verification activities; Education | Implementation | 2019 | 100000 | Improved resource efficiency (e.g. food, water, energy); Reduced GHG emissions; Improved access to data for informed decision-making | The emissions reductions and energy savings have not yet been calculated. On November 7th, 2016 the City of Portland adopted an energy benchmarking ordinance which requires covered properties to annually report water and energy usage. You can view and download the ordinance here (Chapter 6, Article X, Page 56).On July 15, 2019 the City Council voted to require all single-occupant buildings to begin reporting their energy and water consumption. A single-occupant building is defined as any building with a single tenant that utilizes 90% or more of the building space. All other covered properties must be compliant one year after the Sustainability Office certifies that the energy data is available from utilities in a convenient electronic format. The Sustainability Office will alert affected property owners when this certification is made. This is the first full year of compliance for single occupant buildings over 20,000 square feet and the City is aiming for 80% compliance and is in the process of checking completion and accuracy of reports. | 0 | 0 | 0 | https://www.portlandmaine.gov/2389/Energy-Benchmarking | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | |||||||
| 742 | Cities 2021 | 35393 | City of St Louis, MO | United States of America | North America | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 1 | Energy Supply > Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Financial mechanism; Stakeholder engagement; Assessment and evaluation activities | Pre-implementation | 2973000 | Projected lifetime | As outlined in the Climate Action and Adaption Plan, Mitigation Objective 2 is to accelerate clean renewable energy. Within this objective there are numerous actions to achieve this goal. These include: increasing Renewable Portfolio Standards, promoting microgrid installations powered b y renewable resources, develop policy and initiatives to support solar installations and to continuously increase the percentage of renewable energy sources. | Pre-feasibility study status | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | ||||||||||||
| 743 | Cities 2021 | 35393 | City of St Louis, MO | United States of America | North America | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 2 | Buildings > Energy efficiency/ retrofit measures | Set the PACE | Development and implementation of action plan; Stakeholder engagement; Policy and regulation | Implementation | 1654000 | Projected lifetime | Mitigation objective 1 in the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan is to build an energy efficient city. Within this objective there are several actions to address emissions reductions through energy efficiency. These include a complete LED Street Lighting Program, continuing with Municipal Energy Efficiency and LEED Standards Ordinances and adopting the most current IECC building code as written. St. Louis has had tremendous success with its energy benchmarking program as well as Set the PACE St. Louis, a financing program for energy savings projects. | Feasibility undertaken | Public-private partnership | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | Question not applicable | ||||||||||
| 744 | Cities 2021 | 35475 | City of Calgary, AB | Canada | North America | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 1 | Energy Supply > Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Renfrew Community Solar Carport Project | Financial mechanism; Infrastructure development; Stakeholder engagement | Pre-feasibility study | 2020 | Greening the economy; Job creation; Social community and labour improvements; Reduced GHG emissions | A detailed feasibility study was commissioned by the community of Renfrew in the development of a community owned and/or operated renewable power project. This feasibility study focused on cooperative ownership or investment models that would support direct community investment in renewable electricity generation. Also included is an evaluation of how to reinvest revenues earned from these projects to deploy additional renewable electricity projects in Calgary. The feasibility study enabled The City to solicit funding through the Municipal Stimulus Program ($3.9M) and the Renfrew Community Solar Carport Project is currently under development at the Spark Science Centre, which will generate over $130,000 in anticipated annual revenues for reinvestment in community owned generation assets across Calgary. This project will also provide education and outreach to the public on energy and environmental literacy as an integrated part of programming at the Science Centre. | Feasibility undertaken | 3900000 | (Sub)national | https://livewirecalgary.com/2020/12/11/shining-bright-renfrew-solar-garden-gets-2021-go-ahead/#:~:text=Renfrew's%20proposed%20solar%20garden%20will,provincial%20announcement%20on%20infrastructure%20cash.&text=It's%20evolved%20from%20a%20cooperative,of%20City%20of%20Calgary%20infrastructure | |||||||||||||
| 745 | Cities 2021 | 35475 | City of Calgary, AB | Canada | North America | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 2 | Finance and Economic Development > Instruments to fund low carbon projects | Develop a Low Carbon Financing program for residential renovations | Capacity building and training activities; Stakeholder engagement; Financial mechanism; Awareness raising program or campaign | Pre-implementation | 2020 | Greening the economy; Economic growth; Job creation; Social community and labour improvements; Improved resource efficiency (e.g. food, water, energy); Reduced GHG emissions | The City is pursuing an innovative Low Carbon Finance program, and this work aligns with the Economic Resilience Task Force (ERTF), which has received proposals for several Low Carbon Finance initiatives as a method for generating capital investment and industry jobs to support economic recovery. The goal of this work is to design Low Carbon Finance programming for Calgary that will provide access to funding and a favourable repayment mechanism to boost the renovation rate in the residential sector. In August 2020, the Economic Resilience Task Force requested The City of Calgary to conduct a review of three proposals on low carbon finance and energy efficiency retrofits they received from industry. Administration prepared a Low Carbon Financing Assessment Report that considered the viability of those proposals. The ERTF asked The City to proceed with further work in this area. In Phase 1 – Program Design and Feasibility – the Climate Team began assessing how to design a Low Carbon Finance program. | Pre-feasibility study status | Public-private partnership | https://www.calgary.ca/csps/cema/covid19/recovery/covid-19-economic-resilience-task-force/Green-investments-financing.html | ||||||||||||||
| 746 | Cities 2021 | 35475 | City of Calgary, AB | Canada | North America | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 3 | Buildings > Building performance rating and reporting | Commercial building energy benchmarking program | Awareness raising program or campaign; Assessment and evaluation activities; Monitor activities; Stakeholder engagement; Education | Implementation | 2020 | Improved resource efficiency (e.g. food, water, energy); Reduced GHG emissions; Improved access to data for informed decision-making | The commercial building benchmarking program was designed to assist building owners and operators in measuring and tracking the energy performance of their portfolios. The goal of the benchmarking program is to help building owners and operators make investment decisions for energy upgrades. In April 2020, a dedicated Energy Advisor was hired through federal funding, to assist in program development, promotion, and management. The program was officially launched to the public on October 2nd, 2020. The first year of the program is set to run until the end of April 2021. As of December 2020, there were 170 properties signed up to the program from 12 different participants - of those properties 72 are City-owned. Other participants include real-estate investment trusts, property management companies, the Calgary Board of Education, and Bow Valley College. Combined, the properties in the database accounted for 2.9 MM m2 of floor space, 4.3 MM GJ of energy/year, and 382,000 tonnes CO2e/year. Recruitment of program participants is ongoing, improving the quantity and diversity of participants provides an accurate source of consumption information and engages some of our largest emitters to think more carefully about energy performance. With greater rates of penetration this program can also feed into other City projects as an accurate source of information | Finance secured | (Sub)national | https://www.calgary.ca/uep/esm/energy-savings/building-energy-benchmarking-program.html | ||||||||||||||
| 747 | Cities 2021 | 35475 | City of Calgary, AB | Canada | North America | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 4 | Waste > Landfill management | Methane Emissions Reduction at East Calgary and Shepard Landfills | Development and implementation of action plan; Infrastructure development | Implementation | 2006 | 630000 | Projected lifetime | Greening the economy; Reduced GHG emissions; Improved resource efficiency (e.g. food, water, energy); Promote circular economy; Improved resource security (e.g. food, water, energy) | The City's three active landfill sites are some of our biggest sources of greenhouse gases. At the East Calgary and Shepard landfills, gas is captured from their underground waste storage mounds and flared in order to mitigate the higher global warming potential of methane. It makes a difference when the City collects this methane, rather than leaving it leak into the atmosphere. Emission reduction for East Calgary landfill and Shepard landfill combined is 55,469 tonnes CO2e in 2016. In 2019, $5.8 million in federal funding under the Low Carbon Economy Challenge (LCEC) was provided to The City to support the expansion of its landfill gas collection systems across three different project sites to responsibly manage and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The funding will allow for the operation of 40 to 50 methane gas extractors at the East Calgary Landfill, reducing the amount of harmful gasses released into the atmosphere.Waste & Recycling Services will install new landfill gas collection wells and associated infrastructure to expand the volume of landfill gas collected. It is expected that GHG emissions will be reduced by more than 630,000 tonnes of CO2e over the lifetime of the project, by collecting landfill-generated methane and converting it into carbon dioxide. | Finance secured | Local | https://newsroom.calgary.ca/city-of-calgary-receives-federal-funding-to-reduce-landfill-gas-emissions/ | ||||||||||||
| 748 | Cities 2021 | 35475 | City of Calgary, AB | Canada | North America | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 5 | Mass Transit > Improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 from bus and/or light rail | Purchase of 100% Renewable Electricity from ENMAX | Development and implementation of action plan; Sustainable public procurement | Monitoring and reporting | 2012 | 264879 | Per year | Reduced GHG emissions | In 2012, City Council approved a motion to amend the Electricity Services Agreement (Retail) between The City and ENMAX Energy Corporation. This insured that 100% of the electricity purchased for City operations will come from renewable sources – including electricity used to operate The City’s CTrain, one of the busiest light rail transit systems in North America, with over 300,000 weekday riders (prior to COVID). ENMAX acquired two wind farms (Kettle Hills and Taber) to supply City operations with renewable energy. With this policy, The City is fulfilling a long-term goal of meeting its electricity needs through renewable energy sources and renewable energy certificates. The 100% renewable electricity contract will remain in place until it is up for review in 2026. | Finance secured | Local | |||||||||||||
| 749 | Cities 2021 | 35475 | City of Calgary, AB | Canada | North America | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 6 | Outdoor Lighting > LED / CFL / other luminaire technologies | LED Streetlights Installation | Awareness raising program or campaign; Infrastructure development; Development and implementation of action plan; Stakeholder engagement | Monitoring and reporting | 2013 | 29000 | Per year | Improved resource efficiency (e.g. food, water, energy); Reduced GHG emissions; Job creation | The completed city-wide conversion from high pressure sodium vapour (HPS) luminaries to LED fixtures replace 80,000 cobra head style street lights and completed recently, with potential operational cost savings of $5M and reduced energy use between 50-60%. By the end of 2018 a total of 80,000 LED fixtures had been installed, which represents about 89% of the total for city-wide conversion. The LED technology used in this project focuses the light straight down, providing brighter and clearer illumination for pedestrians and motorists and prevents any light spillage upwards which allows Calgarians to see the night sky and stars much better. The space shuttle shared photos that show reduced light pollution contrasting the old High Pressure Sodium lights compared with the LED improvement during the conversion.LED street lights not only offer the benefit of substantially reduced electricity usage but also reduced maintenance costs. In addition, the lighting temperatures are designed to exceed Canadian minimum standards. These lights provide a much softer light temperature which creates a more comfortable environment for residents.At a total cost of $32 million to complete, The City of Calgary is expected to save approximately $5 million a year in electricity consumption.Now that The City has completed the LED street light replacement, it will accelerate work to upgrade aging infrastructure like light poles and underground wires. The underground wires in some areas are well over 50 years old. | Finance secured | 32000000 | Local | https://newsroom.calgary.ca/city-wide-led-street-light-replacement-complete/ | |||||||||||
| 750 | Cities 2021 | 35475 | City of Calgary, AB | Canada | North America | 5. Emissions Reduction | Mitigation Actions | 7 | Energy Supply > Low or zero carbon energy supply generation | Solar Photovoltaic Project Installations | Verification activities; Development and implementation of action plan; Infrastructure development | Monitoring and reporting | 3600 | Per year | Job creation; Reduced GHG emissions; Greening the economy | Solar photovoltaic systems were installed at the Haskayne Pavillion, Bridlewood affordable housing units, and Shepard Solar Park Phase 2 on a former brownfield site, which generates equivalent energy to supply 900 homes per year.Under direction from the Calgary Council approved Climate Resilience Strategy and Action Plan, The City initiated an expansion of the Shepard Solar Park, adding 3,312 kW of generation capacity. The combined project, totaling 4,392 kW, is anticipated to generate enough electricity to power almost 750 average Calgary homes every year while helping avoid the generation of over 3,600 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year (CO2e). Annually, the expanded power plant is anticipated to provide for approximately 1/3 of the electricity needs of the composting facility, helping further “green” Calgary’s green cart program. The total project was delivered in partnership with the Alberta Municipal Solar Program and ENMAX Energy Corporation at a cost of $8.46M, with over $2M of investment from the Alberta Municipal Solar Program and $1.4M of investment by The City. The remainder of the project costs will be addressed by a 15-year agreement with ENMAX Energy, where, a portion of the avoided energy and non-energy charges are leveraged to pay financing costs. This means that The City can realize the financial and environmental benefits of the power plant today while spreading the cost of delivering this innovative project over-time.In December 2020, a 33.6 kW ground mounted PV system at the Haskayne Legacy Park was completed, adding to The City’s solar PV project inventory. The project consisted of 84 LG bi-facial solar panels rated at 400W each. This displaces an estimated 23 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year (assuming about 1,300 kWh per year of production per installed kW). The solar project directly offsets the electricity consumption of the Haskayne Legacy Park Pavilion building, which employs geo-exchange heat pump systems for heating and cooling, making the building the first net zero energy building in The City’s building portfolio. The solar project is anticipated to achieve a payback within 11 years by helping avoid an average of $8,000/year in electricity costs. Delivered at approximately $112,300, the City’s investment was $87,100, and $25,200 of funding came from the Alberta Municipal Solar Program delivered by the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre, a partnership of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association and the Rural Municipalities of Alberta. | Finance secured | 8572300 | 1487100 | Public-private partnership | https://www.calgary.ca/cs/iis/solar-panel/solar-project-at-the-city.html |
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