Emission in a global perspective

World emission CO2 equivalents• China: 21 %• USA: 20 %• India: 5 %• Russia: 5 %• Japan: 4 %• Total: 55 %• Norway: 0,1 %

• 19 countys– Governance is political

with a local government• 430 Municipalities

– Local governement on a lover level

Oppland county

• 26 municipalitys• 6 regions • Population- 185 216• Area- 25 192 km2

• 80 % of the county is mountain area (higher than 600 meters)

• 3 main rivers- Begna, Etna/Dokka and Lågen

Nord - Gudbrandsdalen

Midt- Gudbrandsdalen

Lillehammer

Gjøvik

Hadeland

Valdres

Oppland county• Main energy sources

– Hydropower - 96 %– District heating - 4 %

• New sources– Bioenergy – Wind

• Potential production of hydropwer is 13 TWh– One quarter is protected by

law (national parks)

• Todays production 6,7 TWh

Oppland county

• Oppland county climate and energy plan– Description

• Oppland county climate and energy plan– Description– Targets

Development and target CO2 emission Oppland county(1000 tons)

2000 2005 2008 Target 2012 Target 2020

1230 1270 1290 1210 890

Oppland county

• Oppland county climate and energy plan– Description– Targets– Instruments

Oppland county

• All municipalities in Oppland have or are working on climate and energy plans

• Region Nord-Gudbrandsdal have a common plan

• Region Valdres is cooperating with the region of Hallingdal

• Region Hadeland is in a national program called Green energy municipalities

Oppland county

Green energy municipalities

• Cooperation between 21 municipalities and 1 county (Oppland)

Green energy municipalities• New buildings with low consumption of

energy• Inspiring businesses and inhabitants to choose

more energy effective solutions and choose environmental if possible

• Education of children

Green energy municipalities, continued

• Pipelines for district heating• Bioenergy• Public buildings reconstructed from electricity

heating to district heating • Vaste sorting

Challenges

• Widely spread population – difficult to reach all with the new technology

• Need for transportation

Financing