Industry Compacts: UNIDO Project Khalil Hamdani

UNIDO - Energy Efficiency

Industry Compacts: UNIDO ProjectKhalil Hamdani

Durban Climate Change Summit

28 May 2009


eThekwini GHG Profile

eThekwini GHG Inventory 2006


eThekwini Industry GHG Profile

eThekwini GHG Inventory 2006


Climate Change Activity

• Already a number of Energy Efficiency initiatives– Energy Efficiency Accord– Demand Side Management– Danida Urban Environmental Management

Programme (UEMP)

• Large energy users• Gains to be made at the next tier of business.


Durban Partnership for Industrial Climate Change Mitigation Project

“Partnership of the industrial and public sector in Durban to effectively contribute towards CC mitigation”


• Mapping Exercise• Generic Industry toolkit • Identify sectors and pilot learning fora• Develop model for support and roll-out• Institutional Structure support• Compact signing• Outreach

Durban Partnership for Industrial Climate Change Mitigation Project


Industry Compacts & Partnerships • Voluntary corporate citizenship initiatives• Offer a forum for collective learning and action• Partners leverage and capitalize on complementary

skills and knowledge-base• Allow companies to support each other to transform

business practices • Allow for transparency and public accountability • Do not enforce, police, or regulate company behaviour • Engage relevant stakeholders: Municipality, SMEs,

NGOs


Carbon Mitigation Programs • Carbon Trading Schemes can finance green

investment in South Africa

• Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)– Durban has 2 CDM landfill projects– Many more possible, need to fast track

• Global Environmental Facility (GEF)

• 3 billion Rand of direct investment potential


Mitigation Best Practices • Potential projects for Durban:

– Energy efficiency – Oslo replaced 10,000 street lights with high-pressure sodium bulbs and installed system that reduces light levels when need is low. Energy consumption reduced by 70% CO2 emissions cut by 1,440 tonnes/year.

– Ports – Göteborg, Sweden implemented system to replace polluting onboard diesel power generation of ships at berth with renewable energy from wind turbines. System has resulted in a 94-97 % reduction in emissions at berth for participating ships.


Mitigation Best Practices • Potential projects for Durban:

– Renewable Energy – Melbourne installed the largest urban grid-connected solar system on the roof of a historic market building resulting in CO2 reduction of 1,310 tonnes since 2003.

– Transport – San Francisco's Clean Air Vehicle program is a requirement for city fleets to utilize energy efficient and alternative fuel vehicles. The CO2 reduction is close to 5,350 tonnes per year.


China-Africa collaboration

• Companies from China will be invited to Durban to share best practices in clean production, eco-efficient management, carbon-friendly designs, processes and products.


Why should industry participate?• Opportunity to advance the triple bottom line (profits, people,

planet)

• Opportunity to reduce company cost base and be more competitive

• Opportunity to tap new revenue streams for green products and trade

• Opportunity to access new financing for green investment

• Opportunity to enhance corporate governance

• Opportunity to lead public policy and regulation

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Industry Compacts: UNIDO Project Khalil Hamdani