L-R: Paul Lussier, Zero Impact; Prema Naidoo, Councillor, Johannesburg, South Africa; Rocky Anderson, Mayor, Salt Lake City, Utah, US; Michelle Wyman, Local Governments for Sustainability; and Nicky Gavron, Deputy Mayor, London, UK.
Michelle Wyman, Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI), said ICLEI provides technical consulting and training to over 1000 local governments worldwide who are striving for deep carbon emission reductions.
Prema Naidoo, Councilor of Johannesburg, South Africa, described short, medium and long-term tools for incorporating GHG emission reductions into city planning in Johannesburg. He highlighted activities to achieve this goal, including development of a rapid transport system for buses and integration of stakeholder consultations.
Rocky Anderson, Mayor of Salt Lake City, US, described initiatives that helped Salt Lake City reduce municipal GHG emissions by 31% from 2001 levels, representing 148% of their Kyoto Protocol goal. He highlighted the implementation of, inter alia: energy efficient lighting in traffic lights and city hall; free parking for low-polluting cars; methane recovery and cogeneration; and renewable energies.
Nicky Gavron, Deputy Mayor of London, UK, outlined the city’s goal to reduce emissions by 60% by 2025. She described the city’s emission reductions activities, stressing that most activities, including a congestion charge in the city center, have been learned and adapted from smaller cities. Gavron introduced the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, which facilitates exchanges between cities.
Paul Lussier, Zero Impact, introduced Zero Impact, a software tool that will enable citizens worldwide to comprehensively measure their carbon footprint and compete with other citizens and groups to achieve the greatest emissions reductions. He said the tool will be launched alongside a global reality television show.
Participants discussed city adaptation strategies.
More information
http://www.iclei.org
http://www.slcgreen.com
http://www.c40cities.org
http://zeroimpactproject.org
Contact
Michelle Wyman <michelle.wyman@iclei.org>
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