DIALOGUE ON CITIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE CITIES IN ACTION World Bank Washington September 21-23, 2009 METROPOLIS Created in 1985, the association brings together major cities and metropolitan regions (population of over 1 million) Metropolis is an association with representation across the world: 106 members Since 2004, Metropolis is also the Metropolitan Section of the United and Local Governments organization (UCLG) It is recognized as a leading organization by the UN and other international organizations 2 1
Cities are very active in the field of climate change Main results of the study conducted by the Metropolis International Institute in 2008-2009 Study on 36 major cities 3 LIST OF CITIES 4 ATLANTA (USA) AUSTIN (USA) BANGKOK (THAILAND) BARCELONA (SPAIN) BEIJING (CHINA) BERLIN (GERMANY) BOGOTÁ (COLOMBIA) CHICAGO (USA) COPENHAGEN (DENMARK) DALLAS (USA) DENVER (USA) GUANGZHOU (CHINA) HOUSTON (USA) LONDON (UK) LOS ANGELES (USA) MADRID (SPAIN) MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) MEXICO CITY (MEXICO) MINNEAPOLIS (USA) MONTRÉAL (CANADA) NEW YORK CITY (USA) PARIS (FRANCE) PHILADELPHIA (USA) PORTLAND (USA) SACRAMENTO (USA) SAN DIEGO (USA) SAN FRANCISCO (USA) SEATTLE (USA) SEOUL (SOUTH KOREA) SHANGHAI (CHINA) STOCKHOLM (SWEDEN) SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) TOKYO (JAPAN) TORONTO (CANADA) VANCOUVER (CANADA) WASHINGTON, D.C. (USA) 2
MAJOR OBSERVATIONS Cities do have dedicated plans to tackle climate change Paris, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Los Angeles, Bangkok, Melbourne, Mexico, Shanghai, Seoul, etc. 5 MAJOR OBSERVATIONS Cities have set gas emission reduction target at 1990 baseline Bangkok: 15 % by 2012 Berlin: 20 % by 2010 Copenhagen: p g 20 % by 2015 Denver: 10 % by 2011 London: 60 % by 2025 Los Angeles: 35 % by 2030 Melbourne: 30 % by 2010 Mexico: 12 % by 2012 Montreal: 20 % by 2012 Paris: 30 % by 2020 (2004 baseline) Seoul: 20 % by 2010 Shanghai: reduction by 640,000 tons by 2010 6 3
CITIES ACTION FIELDS Actions are taken in the fields of their responsibilities and competencies Major actions in: Transportation Waste management Water conservation Air quality Urban greenings Municipal buildings and vehicle fleet Other actions in: Energy Lighting 7 Emphasis on: Employees awareness Public mobilization for citizens commitment Synergy with community organization Involvement of private sector Urban sustainability 8 4
Some cities have financial assistance programs Austin: Rebates for solar water heaters Chicago: Green Roofs Fund for commercial facilities Los Angeles: Program for solar heating systems Seoul: Climate Change Fund to improve the efficiency of existing equipment Toronto: Eco-Roof incentive program 9 CONCLUSIONS Cities are active in tackling climate change according to their responsibilities Cities are lacking of adequate financial resources to tackle climate change Cities of developing countries are struggling with poverty reduction New important issues are rising which threaten cities and citizens, as: Disaster risks Water scarcity and loss Waste water and sanitation 10 5
CONCLUSIONS (suite) 11 We need to address these rising issues in an integrated approach within the World Bank s new urban strategy Metropolis has already formally reacted to the World Bank s new urban strategy Metropolis urges the World Bank to work closely together mainly in the following areas: Infrastructure financing Local and metropolitan governance Capacity building for local elected representatives and city managers 6