January 27, 2013
Keywords: Climate Change Local government
Many municipalities around the world have set ambitious targets to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) or greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in order to prevent further climate change. By using this list to spread the word about exemplary efforts, we would like to help build this momentum, from city to city, and from local to central governments.
If you may have any information on municipalities' ambitious targets not included in this list, please share the information with us and provide the source (URL) using this online form. After reviewing input, we will add it to the list.
* We added Austin, Yarra, Utrecht with their ambitious targets.
Source: The City Climate Catalogue (2013/01/27)
* We added Lyon.(2012/11/27)
Municipality (State, Country |
Reduction target | Target year | Base year | CO2/ GHG |
Action plan | Established year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NewYorkCity (New York, USA) |
30% | 2030 | 2005 | GHG | plaNYC | 2007 |
Massachusetts (USA) |
1. 25% 2. 80% |
1. 2020 2. 2050 |
1990 | GHG | Massachusetts Releases Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2020 |
2010 |
Chicago (Illinois, USA) |
1. 25% 2. 80% |
1. 2020 2. 2050 |
1990 | GHG | Chicago Climate Action Plan | 2009 |
Denver (USA) |
1. 10% 2. 25% |
1. 2012 2. 2020 |
1990 | GHG | CITY OF DENVER CLIMATE ACTION PLAN | 2007 |
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, USA) |
20% | 2015 | 1990 | GHG | GEENWORKS | 2008 |
San Francisco (California, USA) |
1. 20% 2. 25% 3. 40% 4. 80% |
1. 2012 2. 2017 3. 2025 4. 2050 |
1990 | CO2 | Climate Action Plan For San Francisco | 2011 |
Boston (Massachusetts, USA) |
1. 25% 2. 80% |
1. 2020 2. 2050 |
1990 | GHG | Sparking Boston's Climate Revolution | 2010 |
Seattle (Washington, USA) |
1. 7% 2. 30% 3. 80% |
1. 2012 2. 2024 3. 2050 |
1990 | GHG | Seattle Climate Action Plan | 2006 |
Portland (Oregon, USA) |
1. 40% 2. 80% |
1. 2030 2. 2050 |
1990 | CO2 | Climate Action Plan | 2009 |
Oregon (USA) |
1. 10% 2. 75% |
1. 2020 2. 2050 |
1990 | GHG | Oregon Global Warming Commission | 2007 |
Albuquerque (New Mexico, USA) |
80% | 2050 | 2000 | GHG | Climate Action Plan | 2009 |
Berkeley (California, USA) |
80% | 2050 | 2000 | GHG | Berkeley Climate Action Plan | 2009 |
Bellingham (Washington, USA) |
1. 64% 2. 70% |
1. 2012 2. 2020 |
2000 | GHG | Climate Protection Program | 2010 |
Aspen (Colorado, USA) |
1. 30% 2. 80% |
1. 2020 2. 2050 |
2004 | GHG | City of Aspen Canary Initiative Climate Action Plan |
2007 |
Austin (Texas, USA) |
99% | 2020 | 2007 | CO2 | City of Austin 2010-2011 Climate Action Report | 2011 |
Toronto (Ontario, Canada) |
1. 6% 2. 30% 3. 80% |
1. 2012 2. 2020 3. 2050 |
1990 | GHG | Climate Change, Clean Air and Sustainable Energy Action Plan |
2007 |
Calgary (Ontario, Canada) |
1. 20% 2. 50% 3. 80% |
1. 2020 2. 2036 3. 2050 |
1. 2005 2. 1990 3. 2005 |
GHG | Calgary Community GHG Reduction Plan | 2006 |
Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada) |
1. 6% 2. 33% 3. 80% |
1. 2012 2. 2020 3. 2050 |
1. 1990 2. 2007 3. 1990 |
GHG | 2008 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Summary and Methodologies |
2009 |
Municipality (State, Country |
Reduction target | Target year | Base year | CO2/ GHG |
Action plan | Established year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sydney (NSW, Australia) |
70% | 2030 | 2006 | GHG | Sustainable Sydney 2030 | 2011 |
Canberra (CT,Australia) |
1. Peakout 2. 40% 3. 80% ④100% |
1. 2013 2. 2020 3. 2050 ④2060 |
1990 | GHG | Weathering the Change Draft Action Plan 2 | 2012 |
Yarra (VIC,Australia) |
1. 25% 2. 100% |
1. 2012 2. 2020 |
1996 | GHG | Yarra Environment Strategy | 2008 |
Wellington (NewZealand) |
1. 30% 2. 80% |
1. 2020 2. 2050 |
GHG | 2010 Climate Change Action Plan | 2010 | |
Hong Kong (China) |
25% | 2030 | 2005 | GHG | Green Hong Kong Carbon Audit | 2007 |
Municipality (State, Country |
Reduction target | Target year | Base year | CO2/ GHG |
Action plan | Established year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
London (UKGB) |
60% | 2025 | 1990 | CO2 | The London Plan 2011 | 2011 |
Bristol (UKGB) |
40% | 2020 | 2005 | CO2 | Climate Change and Energy Security Framework | 2009 |
Paris (France) |
1. 30% 2. 75% |
1. 2020 2. 2050 |
2004 | GHG | Paris Climate Protection Plan | 2007 |
Paris (France) |
1. 30% 2. 75% |
1. 2020 2. 2050 |
2004 | GHG | Paris Climate Protection Plan | 2007 |
Lyon (France) |
1. 20% 2. 75% |
1. 2020 2. 2050 |
2000 | CO2 | conférence énergie climat | 2011 |
Stockholm (Sweden) |
1. 44% 2. 100% |
1. 2015 2. 2050 |
CO2 | The City of Stockholm's Climate Initiatives | 2010 | |
Amsterdam (Netherlands) |
1. 40% 2. 75% |
1. 2025 2. 2040 |
1990 | CO2 | Energiestrategie Amsterdam 2040 | 2010 |
Rotterdam (Netherlands) |
50% | 2025 | 1990 | CO2 | 50% co2-reductie Cityportal Rotterdam | 2007 |
Utrecht (Netherlands) |
100% | 2030 | 1990 | CO2 | Programma Utrechtse Energie 2011-2014 | 2011 |
Birlin (Germany) |
40% | 2020 | 1990 | CO2 | Ziele und Grundlagen der Klimaschutzpolitik in Berlin |
2008 |
Hamburg (Germany) |
40% | 2020 | 1990 | CO2 | Arbeiten am Masterplan für Hamburgs Klimazukunft |
2008 |
Münster (Germany) |
40% | 2020 | 1990 | CO2 | Klimaschutzkonzept 2020 für Münster | 2008 |
München (Germany) |
50% | 2030 | 1990 | CO2 | München für Klimaschutz | 2007 |
Vienna (Austria) |
21% | 2020 | 1990 | GHG | KLiP - The City of Vienna's Climate Protection Programme |
2009 |
Oslo (Norway) |
50% | 2030 | 1991 | GHG | Kommunale planer og vedtak om klima og energi - Miljøportalen - Oslo kommune | 2005 |
Copenhagen (Demmark) |
1. 20% 2. 100% |
1. 2015 2. 2025 |
2005 | CO2 | Copenhagen Climate Plan | 2009 |