CopenhagenSustainabel City

Jørgen Lund Madsen

Gestión Técnica y Ambientde Ciudad de Copenhague

37% use bike to work37% use bike to work

350 km. bikepath350 km. bikepath

30.000 bikes pr. day30.000 bikes pr. day

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Environment

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Copenhagen Strategy

A greener and better everyday life - Local

Agenda 21 in Copenhagen 2012-2015

The new Agenda 21-plan – citizens as experts of

everyday life

Ambitious visions require citizen involvement

Focus• Placing the citizen at the center of green growth,

climate, sustainability and innovative green actions

• Removing existing barriers in regard to citizens’ green

everyday behavior

• Collaboration with citizens and users, as well as

industry and science

LOCAL 21COpenhagen

The COpenhagen road to Sustainablility

• COmmitments

– Strong political commitments in the City Council

– Financial support to new initiatives

• COllaboration

– Broad stakeholder involvement

– New partnership models

• COordination

– Common business plans

• COmmunication

Planning for a future climate

Our ChallengeExpected 110.000 new inhabitants in 2025 in Copenhagen

Carbon neutrality in 2025 - ambitious, but realistic

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CPH 2025

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Mobility

Major goals for 2025:

» 75 pct. of all trips in Copenhagen are on foot, by bike or public

transport

» 50 pct. of trips to work or school in Copenhagen are by bike

» 20 pct. more passengers use public transport

» Public transport is carbon neutral

» 30 pct. of all light vehicles run on new fuels

such as electricity, hydrogen, biogas or bioethanol

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• Longer life of citizens

• Better public health

• More space for urban life

• Less CO2

• Less Congestion

• Urban Branding

Society’s benefits from cycling

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Projekter på vej…..

”Adults who cycle to work or use a bike daily have a 30 % lower mortality ratethan others that resemble them in all other aspects.”

- Lars Bo Andersen, Professor, dr.med., University of Southern Denmark

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Investments in cycling

App. USD 10-20 millions per yearApp. USD 25 per citizen

When a person chooses to cycle

this is a clear gain for society

of 0,3 Euro per cycled kilometre.

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Can it only work inCopenhagen?

Energy

Production

• District heating in Copenhagen is carbon neutral.

• Electricity production is based on wind and biomass

and exceeds total electricity consumption in

Copenhagen.

• Plastic waste from households and businesses is

separated.

• Biogasification of organic waste

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Major goals for 2025:

Energy Production

Main initiatives:

•100 wind turbines before 2025

•Production of heat and power

based on biomass

•The role of geothermal,

heatpumps and solar heat

•Waste in the energy system

– New high-tech waste treatment

centre

– Prevention, separation and

recycling of plastic

– Collection and treatment of organic

waste for biogasification

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Green as a growth engine

• With an increase of 77 pct from 2004-2009 the green sector was the

fastest growing export sector in Copenhagen

Effect on employment

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Green investment

DKK million Jobs pr million invested

Effekt on employment (man years)

Municipal

investments

2.700 1,3 3.000

Low energy

new buildings

6.000 1,3 8.000

Energy

retrofitting

3.600 1,3 5.000

Energy

production

10-15.000 1,3 13-20.000

Total 22-27.300 29-36.000

Make results visible

Landmarks

Thank you for your attention

• Martha Katrine Sørensen• Executive Climate Officer• +45 3366 5811•martha.sorensen@tmf.kk.dk

• www.kk.dk/climate and www.kk.dk/english

European Green Capital 2014

•“It is incredibly easy to get about this compact capital and to access the Copenhagen quality of life.” (Monocle)

•”Copenhageners don’t simply preach the ‘progressive city’ethos, they live it.” (New York Times)

•If we want to promote cycling in big cities in the UK, we should do as the Danes do.”(The Guardian)

The FormulaThe Formula

• Make policy compatible with prosperity and job creation and document that it is

• Visible results

• Grand visions and tough goals

• Incentives set right

• Involvement and collaboration – Local 21

• Detailed, yet flexible plans

• Close monitoring of progress

Thank you for your attention