ICLEI

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ICLEIs 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
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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

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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
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ICLEIS 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 Torontos example.

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ICLEIS 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.
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ICLEIS Cities for Climate Protection CCPTM -
Worldwide Network
Total 608 in 2004
Participants
Region
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Africa
40
Asia
170
Australia
130
Europe
18
Latin America
240
North America
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ICLEIS 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.

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ICLEIS 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

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ICLEIS International Campaign CCPTM The 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

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ICLEIS International Campaign CCPTM The CCP
Methodolgy
The 5 Milestones

1. Conduct baseline inventory and forecast of
   GHG emissions
2. Set a reduction/avoidance goal
3. Develop a Local Climate Action Plan
4. Implement LCAP (measures)
5. Monitor and Evaluate

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ICLEIS International Campaign CCPTM Cities in
Action - energy efficiency

• Calcuta, India
• Water pumping system retrofit
• Emissions Reductions per year - 1100 ton CO2e
• Estimated savings of US83,000 /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

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ICLEIS 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

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ICLEIS 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

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ICLEIS 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

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ICLEIS 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