10. 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
12. 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
16. 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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19. Society’s benefits
from cycling
• Longer life of citizens
• Better public health
• More space for urban life
• Less CO2
• Less Congestion
• Urban Branding
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20. ”Adults who cycle to work or use a bike
daily have a 30 % lower mortality rate
than others that resemble them in all
other aspects.”
- Lars Bo Andersen, Professor,
dr.med., Projekter på vej…..
University of Southern Denmark
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21. Investments in cycling
App. USD 10-20 millions per year
App. USD 25 per citizen
When a person chooses to cycle
this is a clear gain for society
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1 of 0,3 Euro per cycled kilometre.
23. Energy
Production
Major goals for 2025:
• 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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25. 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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26. 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
27. Effect on employment
Green DKK million Jobs pr Effekt on
investment million employment
invested (man years)
Municipal 2.700 1,3 3.000
investments
Low energy 6.000 1,3 8.000
new buildings
Energy 3.600 1,3 5.000
retrofitting
Energy 10-15.000 1,3 13-20.000
production
Total 22-27.300 29-36.000
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29. 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
30. 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)
31. The Formula
• Grand visions and tough goals
• Detailed, yet flexible plans
• Incentives set right
• Involvement and collaboration – Local 21
• Close monitoring of progress
• Make policy compatible with prosperity
and job creation and document that it is
• Visible results
