UCEU Vilnius Cities Leading Change: Europe in Action

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UCEU Conference Cities of the Future

Vilnius, 14 October 2011

Cities Leading Change: Europe in Action

Deputy Mayor Pekka Sauri

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Helsinki: 600 000 inhabitants Helsinki Region: 1,3 millionArea 715 km2 (land 214 km2)

City of Helsinki Climate Policy

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Greenhouse gas emissions (consumption)

Reduction (baseline 1990)

2008: -14 %2009: -13 %

Sustainable development action plan 2010

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Strategies and initiatives Goals

Helsinki sustainable development action plan (Agenda 21) 2002

GHG level of 1990 in 2010

City strategy 2009-2012 and Energy policy (City Council 2008)

a) GHG reduction -20 % in total 1990-2020 b) Share of renewable fuels in energy production 20 % (4 % in 2010)

Covenant of Mayors 2009 GHG reduction 2020 -20 %

Helsinki Metropolitan Area climate strategy 2007

GHG reduction -39 % per capita 1990-2030

Green Digital Charter 2010 ICT GHG reduction 2030 -30%

Carbon neutral energy production 2010 Helsinki Energy’s GHG reduction 2050 -100 %

City environmental policy (draft) Carbon neutral future 2050

EUROCITIES Climate Change Declaration 2009

Climate network statement by the mayors of Helsinki, Espoo, Tampere, Vantaa, Turku and Oulu

Joint projects

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Measures and Examples

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•Urban planning and land use- Honkasuo: Eco-Efficient urban village, residential construction A-class (sold and rented by the city)• Energy production – Many large (power plans) and small (property-specif) biomass, biogas, wind, waste, solar projects• Viikki Environment House – The office building with the lowest energy consumption in Finland • Energy-efficient renovation –Pilots, the general manual for low-energy building for public premises in Helsinki was published in 2009• Climateinfo - Your travel guide to a low-carbon city • The carbon neutral Harakka Nature Centre – New energy and experiences for children and other citizens• Eco-support - A network of more than 800 eco-supporters consisting of staff of the City of Helsinki• 2 % energy saving target per year to all city offices• Promoting low-emissions transportation - low-emissions criteria (below 100 g/km, Euro 5), half price parking, electric cars, environmental zone • EcoCompass - Practical environmental tools for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

One of the Fastest-Growing Metropolitan Areas in Europe

• New areas for business and living: Jätkäsaari, Kalasatama, Kruunuvuorenranta

• Sustainable thinking

• Eco-efficient land use and construction

• Old harbor and waterfront areas as testbeds

• Emphasis on research (for example co-operation with Aalto University)

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Jätkäsaari – City Life by the Open Sea

• ”City Block for Sustainable Construction” - a project of SITRA, the Finnish Innovation Fund

• Energy-efficient, innovative solutions for low-carbon or even carbon neutral urban design and construction

• Social and economic viewpoints• High-quality architecture

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Lessons learned

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• Leadership• Coordination• Co-operation

• Targets• Measures• Resources• Monitoring

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Thank you!

For more information:

Environment Centre: http://www.hel.fi/hki/Ymk/en/Helsinki Energy: http://www.helen.fi/index_eng.html

Port of Helsinki: http://www.portofhelsinki.fi/frontpageHelsinki Region Environmental Services Authority : http://www.hsy.fi/en/

Helsinki Region Transport: http://www.hsl.fi/EN/Helsinki New Horizons: http://en.uuttahelsinkia.fi/

pekka.sauri@hel.fi