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Sustainable Haarlem. Angers 11th september Sjoerd Andela, head section Environmental Affairs, Community of Haarlem. Content. Motion of City-Council Trias energetica and goals Conferences Organisation of ideas Approach of the long term goals Most important issues
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Sustainable Haarlem Angers 11th september Sjoerd Andela, head section Environmental Affairs, Community of Haarlem
Content • Motion of City-Council • Trias energetica and goals • Conferences • Organisation of ideas • Approach of the long term goals • Most important issues • Coöperation in Europe
It all started with: ‘An inconvenient truth’ by Al Gore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XMn_Ry3z6M
Motion City-Council: Haarlem climate neutral • Own organisation in 2015 • Territory in 2030 contribution of fossil fuel
Targets in trias energetica time 1. energy reduction fossil origine 2. renewable sources CO2 3. fossil sources 4. compensation
Partition CO2 production (0-count) • 1. Industry and corporations • 2. Housing • 3. Mobility Total emission Haarlem: 902,3 KT since 2004: reduction 46 KT
Start of Haarlem climate programm by conferences ...for inhabitants, ngo’s and companies….: • ‘kick-off’, generating ideas within ‘100 days’, 26-10-2007 • presentation of generated ideas, 28-3-2008 • presentation of climate programm, 13-10-2008 (after decision in the city-council on 9 oktober
Organisation of ideas • Steering group, led by alderman • 4 workgroups: 1. Industry and companies 2. Housing 3. Mobility 4. Organisation of Community • Members; branch organisations, ngo’s, professionals, companies, citizens
Approach of the long term goals • Starting with easy goals • Search for good examples and practices • Show them and give them a platform • ‘In conformity with the market’ • Finding the barriers; solving them • Most technical financial barriers • Showing the advantages for all paticipants
Most important issues • Generating outstanding examples • Virtual platform: ‘green mosquito’ • Monitoring results of CO2 reduction • Analysis of reduction possibilities • Repeatedly programming and monitoring
Virtual platform http://degroenemug.nl/index.php
Coöperation in Europe • Convenant of Mayors • Portal for European financing • Partners for work out thoughts and plans • Coöperation partnerships of cities • www.eumayors.eu
What is the challenge? • Finding common goals • Helping the citizens to keep up their purchasing power • Helping the companies to keep up competition power • Promote energy independence (new energy services)
Examples of sustainability in Haarlem so far from ´To a more sustainable Haarlem´ (2006)