Climate Strategy for the Helsinki Metropolitan Area

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Climate Strategy for the Helsinki Metropolitan
Area

• Hannu Penttilä

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EU targets are challenging
- Restraining atmospheric warming to no more than
2 degrees Celsius
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Helsinki Metropolitan Area
RUSSIA
FINLAND
Helsinki
St. Petersburg
SWEDEN
Finland in Europe
Stockholm
Tallinn
Baltic Sea
ESTONIA
Riga
LATVIA
6.4 mill
100 km
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Population and Job Growth by Region
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Density is often low in built-up areas of YTV Area
Vantaa
Espoo
Helsinki
Kauniainen
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Actions in climate protection already from the
early nineties
Climate Strategy of the Helsinki Metropolitan
Area
In 1991, YTV joined the Urban CO2, a project of
ICLEI aimed at greenhouse gas emission
reductions. In 1995, an CO2/emission reduction
programme for the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. In
1997, YTV joined the international campaign
Cities for Climate Protection (CCP). The
climate strategy for the area will be ready in
2007.
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Greenhouse gas emissions in Nordic cities
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Consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions in the
Helsinki Metropolitan Area
The main sources of emissions are heating,
electricity consumption and traffic
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Annual fuel consumption in transportation
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Trends in greenhouse gas emissions in the
Helsinki Metropolitan Area
The aim is to reduce per capita energy
consumption in the metropolitan area over the
period 19902030 to the level required to
minimize greenhouse gas emissions. This involves
reducing per capita emissions from 6.3 tonnes CO2
eqv in 2004 to 4.3 tonnes CO2 eqv in 2030. In the
period 1990 2030 this means a 39 per cent cut
in the emissions.
Greenhouse gas emissions per inhabitant
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Prevention of climate change plays a key role in
city planning and decision-making.
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Proposal for a Helsinki Metropolitan Area climate
vision

• Improved energy efficiency and economical use of
  natural resources will lead to reduced greenhouse
  gas emissions and enhanced competitiveness in the
  region

Supplemented by theme-specific visions

• Traffic vision
• Land use vision
• Building vision
• Electricity vision
• Energy production and distribution vision
• Consumption and waste vision

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Traffic vision
Greenhouse has emission from traffic have
decreased by at least 20 (cf. 1990). Public
transport, cycling and walking are considered
more attractive primary modes of transport.
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Land use vision
The development of a sustainable urban structure
is based on integration and supplementation
relying on rail traffic.
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Electricity vision
Energy consumption per capita takes a downward
trend.
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Building vision
The planning, purchase and use of buildings is
guided by life-cycle costs, energy efficiency,
versatility and utilization rate. During their
life-cycle buildings produce emissions as little
as possible. Cities serve as examples.
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Consumption and waste vision
Consumption is at sustainable level. The amount
of waste generated had decreased in proportion to
production and population.
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Energy production and distribution vision
Production of heat, electricity and cooling is
competitive, low on specific emissions on and
mainly combined.
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Possible Top 10 measures

• Reducing energy consumption and GHG emissions in
  the metropolitan area municipalities
• Procurement procedure
• Substituting coal with recovered fuel and
  eco-electricity
• More efficient use of energy at all levels
• Rail traffic and biofuels
• Heating systems for detached houses
• Information measures
• Motivation measures
• Life-cycle thinking and eco-areas
• Monitoring and statistics

Lähde P.Lund 11/2006
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A whole variety of measures
Encouraging and rewarding measures Rewarding Information and education Non-financial benefits Municipalitys own example -revolving funds (target levels are set for energy use, savings achieved by surpassing these levels are allocated to the unit in question 2. Market forces and mechanisms Energy labels, Public procurements, joint purchases Technology competitions Improving operational preconditions of energy service companies Surveys, contracts WWF Green office -campaign, Kyoto protocol, flexible mechanisms 3.Punitive measures fees, fines taxes, 4. Regulations Source P.Lund 11/2006
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How policies and methods translate into actions?

• First round joint projects aimed at reducing
  greenhouse gases are selected from the
  municipalities own Top 10 lists
• Studying preconditions for research and/or
  support funding and determining possible need for
  partners
• Building up projects to carry out specific
  projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on
  the basis of an implementation agreement
• Measuring the results continuous monitoring

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Helsinki Metropolitan Area Climate strategy
process
TOP 10
Preparation stage
Backgroundreport
Draft strategy
Commenting stage
Strategy proposal
Draft strategy- Targets- Policies- Suggested
measures
Ways of reducing greenhouse gas emissions
- Background material - Concepts - Greenhouse gas
emission calculations
Climate Strategy
Draft
Letter of intent
YTV Working groups- Organizations- Experts from
the cities
YTV Executive Board
- City Boards- Organizations- Energy
companies- Ministries
Working groups- City officials from different
sectors- Workshops
YTV Executive Board
YTV and cities State
Cities partners RD
2008
2007
2006
Cities Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa
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