Climate Strategy for the Helsinki Metropolitan Area

1. Climate Strategy for the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Hannu Penttilä

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

3. Population 1.0 mill Helsinki Metropolitan Area RUSSIA FINLAND Helsinki St. Petersburg SWEDEN Finland in Europe Stockholm Tallinn Baltic Sea ESTONIA Riga LATVIA 6.4 mill 100 km Hannu Penttilä

4. Population and Job Growth by Region Hannu Penttilä

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

6. Actions in climate protection already from the early nineties Climate Strategy of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area In 1991, YTV joined the Urban CO2, a project of ICLEI aimed at greenhouse gas emission reductions. In 1995, an CO2/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. Hannu Penttilä

7. Greenhouse gas emissions in Nordic cities Hannu Penttilä

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

9. Annual fuel consumption in transportation Hannu Penttilä

10. 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 CO2 eqv in 2004 to 4.3 tonnes CO2 eqv in 2030. In the period 1990 – 2030 this means a 39 per cent cut in the emissions. Greenhouse gas emissions per inhabitant Hannu Penttilä

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

12. 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 Hannu Penttilä

13. 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. Hannu Penttilä

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

15. Electricity vision Energy consumption per capita takes a downward trend. Hannu Penttilä

16. 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. Hannu Penttilä

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

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

19. 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 Hannu Penttilä

20. A whole variety of measures Hannu Penttilä

21. 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 Hannu Penttilä

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

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