Homes Retrofitting Scheme

RE:NEW in London
Aiming to cut London’s carbon pollution and helping Londoners' save on energy bills. It is offering residents a range of free-of-charge, easy-to-do measures, from changing to low-energy light bulbs to installing stand-by switches and providing water and energy-saving advice. The program started in 2009.
The program is helping to achieve the ambitious target for London to be a zero carbon city by 2050. In the first two phases, it helped improve over 100,00 of homes, saving around 22,000 tonnes of CO₂ a year.  By 2020, these numbers are: 130,205 homes, saving around 46,000 tonnes of CO₂ a year. Coupled with wider market delivery, over the lifetime of the programme, over 603,000 homes have been retrofitted, through the programme directly and/or through receipt of the main subsidies.

www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/environment/energy/renew-0
and www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/environment/energy/renew-0/renew-story-so-far 

Congestion Tax and Charge

Aiming to reduce traffic volumes in rush hours on the busiest roads, and to reduce emissions of pollutants harmful to human health and of carbon dioxide.

Solar Ordinance

Solar ordinance means that it is mandatory to meet the heating demand from solar thermal energy in new and refurbished buildings. In some cases it means that other renewable energy sources can be also applied or there is a form of a minimum requirements for energy efficiency and the use of renewables.  It was introduced in cities, municipalities and countries. Examples are among others: Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Baden-Württemberg, and the harbour area in Hamburg, Germany.
www.solarordinances.eu/

Solar Ordinance in Barcelona and Spain
The solar ordinance was adopted first in Barcelona in 2000, and later it was adopted in other Catalan and Spanish cities. In 2006, the solar obligation became mandatory in all Spain. For all new buildings and renovations a minimum solar fraction from 30 to 70% is required.
www.barcelonaenergia.cat/eng/operations/ost.htm

 

Strategy

Public Transport Strategy in Göteborg Region, Sweden
The goal is that 40 % of journeys should be by public transport by 2025.
www.K2020.se

Visions and Scenarios for Sustainable Energy in the Göteborg Region
The overall objective is a 30% reduction of CO₂ emissions by 2020 compared to levels in 1990. The goal is to reduce CO₂ emission per person from 10 tons to less than 2 tons.
www.goteborg2050.se/pdf/InfosheetGbg2050engweb.pdf

Energy21, Visions, Strategy in Upper Austria
• The "Energy 21" programme, 2000-2010, aiming - among others - at doubling the biomass and solar energy use.
• The "Energy Efficiency Programme", 2004-2010, aiming at achieving a 1 % annual energy saving in the region and at increasing energy efficiency for public buildings by 1.5 % every year.
• By 2030, Upper Austria aiming to cover 100 % of its space heat and electricity demand from renewable energy sources.
www.esv.or.at/english/energy-in-upper-austria/solar-energy/

Carbon Neutral Strategy in Costa Rica
Costa Rica has decided to act now and unilaterally, by declaring its goal to become a climate neutral country in 2021.
The Costa Rican Carbon Neutrality Strategy by the year 2021 is defined as a balanced zero or negative national inventory of emissions by sources and absorption by sinks of all anthropogenic activities of the different sectors considered by the IPCC Guidelines on Inventories of Greenhouse Gases. This strategy seeks to have zero impact on the climate.
See case on UNEP's web site.