Climate Strategy for the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Hannu

Climate Strategy for the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Hannu Penttilä 31. 1. 200613. 6. 2006

EU targets are challenging - Restraining atmospheric warming to no more than 2 degrees Celsius 31. 1. 2006 Hannu Penttilä

Helsinki Metropolitan Area FINLAND Helsinki SWEDEN RUSSIA St. Petersburg Finland in Europe Stockholm Tallinn Baltic Sea Riga Population 6. 4 mill LATVIA 100 km 1. 0 mill 31. 1. 2006 ESTONIA Hannu Penttilä

Population and Job Growth by Region 31. 1. 2006 Hannu Penttilä

Density is often low in built-up areas of YTV Area Vantaa Espoo Helsinki Kauniainen 31. 1. 2006 Hannu Penttilä

Climate Strategy of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Actions in climate protection already from the early nineties In 1991, YTV joined the Urban CO 2, a project of ICLEI aimed at greenhouse gas emission reductions. In 1995, an CO 2/emission reduction programme for the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. In 1997, YTV joined the international campaign Cities for Climate Protection (CCP). The climate strategy for the area will be ready in 2007. 31. 1. 2006 Hannu Penttilä

Greenhouse gas emissions in Nordic cities 31. 1. 2006 Hannu Penttilä

Consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area The main sources of emissions are: heating, electricity consumption and traffic 31. 1. 2006 Hannu Penttilä

Annual fuel consumption in transportation 31. 1. 2006 Hannu Penttilä

Trends in greenhouse gas emissions in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area The aim is to reduce per capita energy consumption in the metropolitan area over the period 1990– 2030 to the level required to minimize greenhouse gas emissions. This involves reducing per capita emissions from 6. 3 tonnes CO 2 eqv in 2004 to 4. 3 tonnes CO 2 eqv in 2030. In the period 1990 – 2030 this means a 39 per cent cut in the emissions. Greenhouse gas emissions per inhabitant 31. 1. 2006 Hannu Penttilä

Prevention of climate change plays a key role in city planning and decision-making. 31. 1. 2006 Hannu Penttilä

Proposal for a Helsinki Metropolitan Area climate vision Improved energy efficiency and economical use of natural resources will lead to reduced greenhouse gas emissions and enhanced competitiveness in the region Supplemented by theme-specific visions: • Traffic vision • Land use vision • Building vision • Electricity vision • Energy production and distribution vision • Consumption and waste vision 31. 1. 2006 Hannu Penttilä

Traffic vision Greenhouse has emission from traffic have decreased by at least 20% (cf. 1990). Public transport, cycling and walking are considered more attractive primary modes of transport. 31. 1. 2006 Hannu Penttilä

Land use vision The development of a sustainable urban structure is based on integration and supplementation relying on rail traffic. 31. 1. 2006 Hannu Penttilä

Electricity vision Energy consumption per capita takes a downward trend. 31. 1. 2006 Hannu Penttilä

Building vision The planning, purchase and use of buildings is guided by life-cycle costs, energy efficiency, versatility and utilization rate. During their life-cycle buildings produce emissions as little as possible. Cities serve as examples. 31. 1. 2006 Hannu Penttilä

Consumption and waste vision Consumption is at sustainable level. The amount of waste generated had decreased in proportion to production and population. 31. 1. 2006 Hannu Penttilä

Energy production and distribution vision Production of heat, electricity and cooling is competitive, low on specific emissions on and mainly combined. 31. 1. 2006 Hannu Penttilä

Possible Top 10 measures • Reducing energy consumption and GHG emissions in the metropolitan area municipalities • Procurement procedure • Substituting coal with recovered fuel and eco-electricity • More efficient use of energy at all levels • Rail traffic and biofuels • Heating systems for detached houses • Information measures • Motivation measures • Life-cycle thinking and eco-areas • Monitoring and statistics Lähde P. Lund 11/2006 31. 1. 2006 Hannu Penttilä

A whole variety of measures 1. Encouraging 2. Market forces and rewarding mechanisms measures • Energy labels, • Rewarding • Information and education • Non-financial benefits • Municipality’s own example -revolving funds (target levels are set for energy use, savings achieved by surpassing these levels are allocated to the 31. 1. 2006 • Public procurements, joint purchases • Technology competitions • Improving operational preconditions of energy service companies • Surveys, contracts • WWF Green office campaign, • Kyoto protocol, flexible mechanisms Hannu Penttilä 3. Punitive measures • fees, fines • taxes, 4. Regulations Source: P. Lund 11/2006

How policies and methods translate into actions? • First round joint projects aimed at reducing greenhouse gases are selected from the municipalities’ own Top 10 lists • Studying preconditions for research and/or support funding and determining possible need for partners • Building up projects to carry out specific projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on the basis of an implementation agreement • Measuring the results – continuous monitoring 31. 1. 2006 Hannu Penttilä

Helsinki Metropolitan Area Climate strategy process Background Draft report strategy Working groups - Organizations - Experts from the cities YTV Executive Board Working groups - City officials from different sectors - Workshops 2006 Letter of intent - City Boards - Organizations - Energy companies - Ministries 2007 Cities: Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa 31. 1. 2006 Strategy proposal Draft strategy: - Targets - Policies - Suggested measures - Background material - Concepts - Greenhouse gas emission calculations YTV Commenting stage Hannu Penttilä Ways of reducing greenhouse gas emissions Preparation stage TOP 10 YTV Executive Board YTV and cities Cities + partners + R&D State 2008

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