ICLEI’s International Campaign Cities for Climate Protection CCP TM

1. ICLEI’s International Campaign Cities for Climate Protection CCPTM Ten Years of Local Climate Action http://www.iclei.org Laura Valente de Macedo, Regional Director ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability Latin America and the Caribbean Secretariat, LACS

2. ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability Background • Established 1990, in New York (IULA and UNEP) • 450 members, local governments worldwide • Democratic Association of local governments to promote sustainable development • Represents LGs in international Forii • Institutional Framework • Council where each member has a vote • Executive Committee elected by members • World Secretariat in Toronto • Regional Secretariats and offices worldwide

3. ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability Offices Worldwide European SecretariatFreiburg, Germany Project Office for ChinaBeijing, China World SecretariatToronto, Canada Intern. Training CenterFreiburg, Germany Japan Office Tokyo, Japan US OfficeBerkeley, California South Korea OfficeSeoul, S. Korea Office for Australia and New Zealand Melbourne, Austrália Latin America & Caribbean SecretariatRio de Janeiro, Brazil African Secretariat Johannesburgh, South Africa

4. ICLEI’S International Campaign Cities for Climate Protection CCPTM Background • The first government at any level to acknowledge climate change was a city: Toronto, in Canada. In 1989, Toronto established a reduction target and managed to reduce its emissions without compromising the quality of life for its inhabitants. • In 1993 ICLEI established the CCP campaign, inspired by Toronto’s example.

5. ICLEI’S International Campaign Cities for Climate Protection CCPTM Mission The CCP ‘s mission is to build a worldwide movement of local governments to achieve measurable reductions of greenhouse gas emissions from urban activities, improving air quality and enhancing livability in cities, thus promoting urban sustainable development while protecting global climate. 8

6. ICLEI’S Cities for Climate Protection CCPTM - Worldwide Network Total: 608 in 2004 Region Participants Africa 8 Asia 40 Australia 170 Europe 130 Latin America 18 North America 240

7. ICLEI’S International Campaign CCPTM The Role of Cities • Cities are Part of the Problem • Energy consuming activities and GHG emitters • GHG emissions from organic waste • 60-90% of the urban emissions result from fossil fuel use in energy production and transport • Urban sprawl, land use change and deforestation reducing CO2 sinks.

8. ICLEI’S International Campaign CCPTM The Role of Cities • Cities are Part of the Solution • Action and direct involvement with day-to-day activities that affect inhabitants • Actual GHG emissions reduction • Opportunity for information exchange, public participation and involvement of key stakeholders • Great potential for small and medium scale projects within the CDM

9. ICLEI’S International Campaign CCPTMThe Role of Cities • LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION • Energy Efficiency Projects • Renewable Energies and fuel substitution (solar, biogas, ethanol, biofuels, etc) • Improvement of public transport management • Improvement of waste management (recycling programs, methane capture for energy) • Waste water treatment • Integrated land use policies • Urban reforestation

10. ICLEI’S International Campaign CCPTM The CCP Methodolgy The 5 Milestones • Conduct baseline inventory and forecast of GHG emissions; • Set a reduction/avoidance goal; • Develop a Local Climate Action Plan • Implement LCAP (measures) • Monitor and Evaluate

11. ICLEI’S International Campaign CCPTM Cities in Action - energy efficiency • Calcuta, India • Water pumping system retrofit • Emissions Reductions per year - 1100 ton CO2e • Estimated savings of US$83,000 /yr (in 2 years) • Heidelberg, Germany • Energy management of public buildings • Emissions reduction estimate 35% (1993-2002) • Energy costs reduced by EUR 3 million same period • Potchefstroom, South Africa • Lamps substitution in public lighting and local airport • Electricity usage reduction of 337 megawatt-hour • Avoided 300 tonCO2equivalent

12. ICLEI’S International Campaign CCPTM Cities in Action – solid waste • Adhelaid, Australia • Methane recovery from landfill • Generation of 29 Gigawatt-hours/year of electricity • Suppy for 5,000 households (substituting coal fuel) • Chicago, EUA • Domestic Garbage Collection System • 148,000 tons of CO2 equivalent avoided • Betim, MG, Brazil • Recycling program started in 2003 • Stakeholder participation • Estimated reduction of 4,500 Tons of CO2e 1st year

13. ICLEI’S International Campaign CCPTM Cities in Action – renewable energies • Mexico City, Mexico • Solar heating for water in households • 50,000 solar systems in 5 years • Estimated avoided emissions: 25,000 ton CO2e • Barcelona, Spain • Legislation to promote renewable energy • Solar panel surface increased tenfold since 2000 • Estimated emissions avoidance of 3,000 TCO2e • São Paulo, Brasil • Electricity generation from Landfill (20MW Power Plant) • Flux of 8.000 m3/h of Landfill gas, • Reduction of 487.120 Tons of CO2e per year

14. ICLEI’S International Campaign CCPTM Cities in Action - transportation • Buenos Aires, Argentina • Cycle lanes Program • 164 km dedicated cycle lanes • Estimated Reduction of 40,000 TCO2e until 2010 • Denver, EUA • Public transport program (passes for city workers) • Reduced 1,500 ton CO2 equivalent • Savings of US$ 250,000 per year • Puerto Princesa, Phillipines • Substitution of police patrol vehicles for bicycles • 44 ton CO2 e per year avoided

15. ICLEI’S International Campaign CCPTM Conclusions • LGs are an acknowledged stakeholder in the process • Responsible for a significant share of global emissions (estimated 10-14%) • Potential for CDM to help finance local GHG reduction measures • Actions speak louder that words: while nations discuss treaties, local governments set the example for action • Launching of CDM Guide for LG on 11/12/2004 • Local Action moves the World