informed cities forum 2011 michael damm aalborg commitments

Sustainability is about more than reducing Climate Change !!

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Schematic overview illustrating the size of the human impacts being able to overturn

the global ecosystem. – and the current status Katherine Richardson et al. 2009 Nature

Sustainability is about more than reducing Climate Change !!Sustainability is about more than reducing Climate Change !!

The Ecological Footprint

The global biological capacity


Since the late 1980–es the Ecological footprint, being the land need to produce the

amount of goods consumed, has excided the global biological capacity.

The mayor challenges are interlinked , EEA 2005

Affects

How

CO2 emissions and Climate change

Loss of biodiversity Air Quality Water Quality

CO2 emissions and Climate change

X High Medium Medium


Loss of biodiversity Medium X Low Medium

Air Quality Medium Medium X High

Water Quality Low High Low X

The Aalborg commitments1. Constitutes a concrete guide on the 10 most important actions

(commitments) to undertake/develop , if the City wants to

become Sustainable

2. Offers an opportunity to join a movement of more than 700

cities


cities

3. Offers an opportunity to commit the local/regional government

to

�Identify the most important challenges of sustainability

�Drawn up an action plan together with the citizens with

concrete goals to promote local sustainable

development

4. Ask for concrete and rapid actions.

The Aalborg commitment s

– a movement promoting local sustainable actions



For Local

governments that

mean business !!

The City Council of Aalborg is cofounder of

the Campaign

“ European Sustainable Cities andTowns

campaign”

The City Council is committed to obtain a




The City Council is committed to obtain a

sustainable local development

The strategy for obtaining sustainability is

based on

“The Aalborg commitments”

The strategy is therefore a holistic

approach where all sectors are invited to

contribute to the fulfilment of Local Goals

for sustainability

City of Aalborg, Denmark

The Aalborg Commitments Key steps in Aalborg

Sustainable Governance All sectors are involved in the setting of goals and actions in the City councils plan for Sustainable develop.

Local management towards

sustainability

A sustainability plan is approved every 4. year. Local goals and actions are implemented. All plans are given a sustainability Score. A department for Sustainability has been created

Natural common goods Energy reductions, Alternative energy production, clean drinking water, protection ofbiodiversity and reduction of consumption of non renewable are persuade in all plans, permits, and own activities (the companies and departments of the Council)

Responsible consumption

and lifestyle choices

Green procurement is implementedCollaboration with the local companies is initiated, Network for Sustainable Business Development (NSBD) and Green shops


and lifestyle choices Development (NSBD) and Green shops

Planning and design The sustainability goals are integrated in the City development Plan

Better mobility, less traffic Green traffic zones, Green buses and a continues expansion of the Bicycle lanes. A focus

on creating a dense City.

Local action for Health A healthy lifestyle is promoted strongly in schools and kindergardens and all city plans will be given a Health score

Vibrant and sustainable local

economy

Collaboration with the local companies is initiatedNSBD, Network for Sustainable farms (NSF) and Green shops, A business development office, Public Quality management targeted the support of the local business

Social equity and justice A strong political will to preserve and expand the welfare

Local to global A Climate protection and prevention plan will be approved this year. Local CO2 reduction goals more ambitious than the EU goals. Sustainable procurement is initiated



Conferences

on sustainability where all the

Aalborg commitments cities

can meet and develop new

solutions to common

Services from the Campaign partners


solutions to common

challenges

The next steps we investigate :

�A stronger corporation with

ICLEI

�A new “Sustainability Google

services ”

informed cities forum 2011 michael damm aalborg commitments

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