Espoo: Local response to climate change
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The city of Espoo, Finland has taken several steps to address climate change at the local level. It has implemented energy saving and efficiency measures since the mid-1990s. Espoo has committed to reducing CO2 emissions per capita by 28% by 2020 as part of the Covenant of Mayors and to reducing energy consumption by 9% by 2016 through an energy efficiency agreement. Espoo's current climate action plan for 2012-2014 was developed through a participatory process and coordinates climate and energy issues across departments with political support.
Espoo: Local response to climate change
- 1. City of Espoo, Finland – Local response to climate change Sari Soini sari.soini(at)espoo.fi CHAMP Final Conference 14.-15.12.2011
- 2. Path of our climate work Energy saving and efficiency measures since mid 1990’s Energy saving office 1998-2001 Energy efficiency agreements Metropolitan area climate strategy in 2008 (mitigation) & Espoo’s own action plan for years 2009-2011 and 2012-2014 Climate change adaptation: metropolitan area strategy under preparation, measures alredy included in Espoo’s own action plan Climate issue strongly in city strategy ” Espoo will be a forerunner in climate change mitigation” 08.12.11 Sari Soini
- 3. Espoo’s current commitments Covenant of Mayors and SEAP (-28 % in CO 2 -emissions per capita by 2020) Eurocities climate declaration Metropolitan area climate strategy 2030 (-39 % by 2030) Climate strategy action plan 2009-2011 and 2012-2014 Energy efficiency agreement, 2008-2016 (-9 % in energy consumption by 2016) 08.12.11 Sari Soini
- 4. Where are we now? Direction is right, pace could be faster 08.12.11 Sari Soini
- 5. Process of Espoo’s local climate work 2009-2011 action plan preparation coordinated by environment center, wide participatory process 2010 the effectiveness of the action plan evaluated 2011 climate and energy issues coordination group updating the action plan 2012-2014, wide participatory process action plan coordination follow-up 2011 political steering group definition of priorities ensuring resources and realisation 08.12.11 Sari Soini
- 6. Lessons learnt First action plan period 2009-2011 Raising the awareness about the plan has taken a long time, more resources should have been available for communication Coordination group has enhanced the work Responsibility for carrying out actions and follow-up is divided Now we can also concentrate on cooperation with citizens and businesses not just city’s own operations Political steering group stronger political support also in concrete issues not just in principles level Key has been integrating the climate actions to Espoo city strategy, no longer a separate action plan Climate targets and concrete actions are included in unit scorecards 08.12.11 Sari Soini