Climate Innovations Study Tour - Boston Green Ribbon ......In June of 2016, 24 intrepid travelers...
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Climate Innovations Study TourLessons Learned in
The Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden
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AGENDA
Study Tour Overview and Purpose
Key Observations
Opportunities and Next Steps
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Group included:
• City and State Agency Chiefs and Senior staff: Environment, Energy, Planning, and Resilience
• Boston City Council Members
• MA Legislators
• Academic and NGO Experts
• Business Leaders
• Philanthropy Professionals
CLIMATE INNOVATIONS STUDY TOUR: OVERVIEW
In June of 2016, 24 intrepid travelers from Boston and the Commonwealth visited the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden, seeking to understand the leading edge practices for climate-ready and carbon-free cities.
Delegation in Amsterdam’s Edge Building, the highest rated BREEAM building in the world, developed by OVG.
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Shifted focus to mitigation strategies in Denmark and Sweden
Focus on adaptation and resiliency strategies in the Netherlands Middelgrunden Offshore
Wind Farm in Copenhagen
Västra Hamnen, Malmö carbon neutral districtDeltares Institute for applied research on water management
Maeslant Storm Barrier in Rotterdam
Amsterdam Delft Rotterdam Copenhagen Copenhagen Malmö
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Malmö, Sweden
Copenhagen, Denmark
Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Delft, the Netherlands
European Host Cities
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TOPICS COVERED
Sea Level Rise Inland Flooding Energy Transition Mobility
Icons by Luis Prado, Marc Serre, and Edward Boatman, Noun project
Climate Preparedness Climate Mitigation
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AGENDA
Study Tour Overview and Purpose
Key Observations
Opportunities and Next Steps
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KEY OBSERVATIONS
It is possible for a city to be carbon-free and climate ready
Progress required new capacity for governance, financing, and
regulations
Host cities developed a compelling shared vision for climate change
action
Climate action came through citizen engagement and building
political will
Climate planning embraces experimentation, innovation, and
possibility
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CARBON-FREE AND CLIMATE-READY CITIES
With existing and emerging technologies, host cities are accomplishing:
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Long-term resilience to climate impacts, including more intense
precipitation and sea level rise
A carbon-free economy
High quality of life and a robust economy
Photos by Mariella Puerto
Protective levee in AmsterdamBike commuters in Copenhagen
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ECONOMIC GROWTH DECOUPLED FROM
CARBON EMISSIONS
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CAPACITY FOR GOVERNANCE, FINANCING, AND REGULATIONS
Progress required new capacity for governance, financing, and regulation. Host cities aligned goals and activities across sectors at multiple scales.
Dedicated and significant financing for climate mitigation and adaptation
Long-term planning horizons
Climate governance insulated from short-term political changes
Host cities had:
Photo source: Delta Commission
The Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier in the Netherlands, part of the country’s Delta Works system to protect the country from flooding.
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SHARED VISION FOR CLIMATE ACTION
Host cities developed a compelling shared vision for climate change. Climate change is seen as an opportunity to improve quality of life.
Co-Create Copenhagen: Livable, Responsible City with an Edge
Rotterdam Water City: Living with Water
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COMMUNITY VALUE
Climate investments create new value for the community by serving multiple functions.
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The Zoho District in Rotterdam has a public space and recreation area that also serves as a water storage area during heavy rain
Västra Hamnen, Malmö: Europe’s first carbon neutral district, where all homes have a view of the ocean, green space, or artwork
Rotterdam photo by Ossip van Duivenbode
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CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT AND BUILDING POLITICAL WILL
Host cities built political will and cultivated climate champions through broad engagement and involvement of stakeholder groups.
Social resiliency is connected to climate resiliency in the host cities. Use adaptation and mitigation to build better neighborhoods and to create
opportunities for all citizens Host cities acknowledged challenges and the need for more action on social
resiliency
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Green Roofs Program in Rotterdam
Mapping network engagement in Amsterdam’sRainproof program
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DEVELOPMENT AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CLIMATE ACTION
Development requirements were a key part of the success of the host cities.
Development requirements match climate plans and goals for mitigation and resilience• Copenhagen's Climate Secretariat
reviews all development and ensures it aligns with climate goals and plans
Action is encouraged on private land• Rotterdam and Amsterdam mix
requirements and incentives for water management on private land
The Edge Building in Amsterdam, where developers exceeded regulatory requirements for sustainability
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INSTITUTIONALIZING CAPACITY FOR CLIMATE ACTION
Public agencies and quasi-public agencies in host cities serve a broader purpose that supports climate action
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Host cities mainstreamed climate action into the everyday governance of existing institutions
Host cities established new governance structures when existing agencies could not manage climate challenges
The Netherlands has dedicated water governance structures at all levels: local, regional, and national
Middelgrunden off-shore wind farm in Copenhagen
Photo by Amy Longsworth
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FROM PILOT PROJECTS TO LARGE-SCALE CHANGE
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Green Roof in Rotterdam
Programs and actions extend far beyond pilot or demonstration projects. Implementation takes place at expansive scales.
Rotterdam incentivizes and requires water management on private land, which supports large-scale implementation of green roofs and other green infrastructure
Biking infrastructure in Copenhagen
Copenhagen’s transition towards a bicycle friendly city began with incremental steps and evaluation of results and now the city is the most bicycle-friendly in the world
Green roof photo by Carl Spector
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CONVENIENCE VIA SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
Bridge photo source: HOE 360 Consulting
Copenhagen made alternatives to cars the faster, cheaper, and more convenient options.
Copenhagen Bicycle Statistics:
The city has over 390 kilometers (242 miles) of
designated bike lanes
63% of all trips in the city are made by bike
There are five bicycles to every car in the city
Copenhageners cycle 1.34 million kilometers a
day (833,000 miles)
88 percent of city residents cycle because it is
faster, easier, and more convenient
In 2014, 26% of all families with two or more
children had a cargo bike or a bicycle trailer
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THE ROLE FOR RISK AND INNOVATION
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Climate planning and governance embraces experimentation, innovation and possibility.
Maeslant Storm Barrier, Rotterdam
Maeslant Storm Surge Barrier:
The world’s largest moveable
barrier
Part of a system to protect the Port
and City of Rotterdam from
flooding during coastal storms
Constructed between 1991 and
1997 and in operation since
Each storm surge door is the length
of the Eiffel Tower: 240 meters each
Cost to build: 450 million Euros
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CRISIS TRIGGERS ACTION
The level of resolve and willingness to commit serious resources to climate solutions was motivated by crises in the host cities.
Netherlands had major national floods in the 1950s, with mass fatalities
Denmark experienced a threat to its energy security in the 1970s as well as recent floods from cloudbursts
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The challenge for Boston and the Commonwealth is to proactively prepare before the next disaster.
Photo source: City of Copenhagen
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REMAINING CHALLENGES AND AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT
While all the host cities have areas of exceptional best practice, no place was succeeding on all fronts.
Amsterdam and Rotterdam: Less progress on transitioning to clean energy. Citizenry are less engaged on resiliency issues.
Copenhagen: Not yet strongly addressing sea level rise. Relies heavily on waste incineration and biomass as source of “clean” energy.
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Amager Bakke, Copenhagen’s new waste-to-energy plant
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AGENDA
Study Tour Overview and Purpose
Key Observations
Opportunities and Next Steps
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OPPORTUNITIES
Clockwise from upper left: district heating and cooling; carbon-neutral neighborhood; harbor front beach; bicycle infrastructure expansion; and support for research and testing on resiliency(bicycle and harbor photos from the City of Copenhagen).
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OPPORTUNITIES
Clockwise from upper left: local renewable power; energy-efficient and smart buildings; levees; storm barrier protections; and green roofs and infrastructure (wind power photo from the City of
Copenhagen).
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IMPLICATIONS FOR BOSTON
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Boston and the Commonwealth are on the right path, but have many steps still to take to build political will and expand governance, financing, and regulatory structures to achieve their climate goals.
Climate Ready Boston, Carbon Free Boston, and the Global Warming Solutions Act provide a framework for the vision and goals for climate action in Boston and the Commonwealth
However, Boston needs to more clearly couple “climate ready” and “carbon ready” with an improved quality of life and share this message via citizen engagement
Climate investments should create new value for the community while integrating existing challenges of social and economic equity
Boston has pursued pilot projects, but the challenge now is to scale this work and turn climate action into a systematic and integral part of the city and state’s work
Boston and the Commonwealth should act before a crisis hits
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WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS
Boston Delegation with Dutch water experts from Deltares
Photo by Deltares
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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APPENDIX 1: ADDITIONAL TOUR INFORMATION
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TOUR RESOURCES
The Boston Green Ribbon Commission’s online library houses additional information for the study tour, including the tour briefing book and presentation decks from host cities:
www.greenribboncommission.org/library
Photos from the City of Rotterdam (left) and the City of Copenhagen (right)
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STUDY TOUR PARTICIPANTS• Austin Blackmon, Chief, Environment, Energy and Open Space, City of Boston• Carl Spector, Commissioner, Environment Department, City of Boston• Atyia Martin, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Boston• Sara Myerson, Director of Planning, Boston Redevelopment Authority• Michelle Wu, President, Boston City Council• Sal LaMattina, Boston City Council Member• Senator Stan Rosenberg, President, MA State Senate• Senator Marc Pacheco, Senate President Pro Tempore and Founding Chair of the Senate
Committee on Global Warming and Climate Change• Ned Bartlett, Undersecretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Commonwealth of MA• Dan Sieger, Assistant Secretary for Environment, Commonwealth of MA• Amos Hostetter, Trustee, Barr Foundation• Jim Canales, President, Barr Foundation• Mariella Puerto, Senior Program Officer, Climate, Barr Foundation• Mary Skelton-Roberts, Senior Program Officer, Climate, Barr Foundation• Bud Ris, Senior Climate Advisor, Barr Foundation• Philip Edmundson, CEO, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. • Bill Fahey, Senior Vice President of the Municipal and Commercial Business’ Technical Support,
Veolia North America• Rick Dimino, President, A Better City• David Cash, Dean, McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, UMass Boston• Paul Kirshen, Professor of Climate Adaptation, School for the Environment, UMass Boston• John Cleveland, Executive Director, GRC• Amy Longsworth, Director, GRC• Wilson Rickerson, CEO, Meister Consultants Group• Julie Curti, Consultant, Meister Consultants Group
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APPENDIX 2: CLIMATE CONTEXT IN
BOSTON AND MASSACHUSETTS
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CONTEXT: BOSTON’S CLIMATE ACTION GOALS
Boston Climate Action Plan
MITIGATIONAchieve 25% GHG reduction by 2020 and
80% by 2050 below 2005 levels.
CLIMATE PREPAREDNESSMake Boston resilient to anticipated
effects of climate change.
Sector-based Goals for 2020: Reduce emissions from neighborhoods 8% from 2013 level (25% below
2005 level) Reduce emissions from large buildings and institutions 12.5% from 2013
level (25% below 2005 level) Reduce transportation emissions 17% (25% below 2005 level)
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CARBON FREE BOSTON
• Establish feasible scenarios for 2050 that result in an 80%+ reduction in GHG emissions
• Develop interim goals and initiatives through 2030 that are aligned with the long-term goal
The “Carbon Free Boston” initiative addresses the need to transition from old, dirty carbon-based fuels to 100% clean
and renewable energy sources in every sector of the economy. It is a necessary ambition that will require us to change how we create and distribute electricity, how we
heat our homes and offices, how we transport people and goods, and how we handle waste.
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Goal: Generate solutions for resilient buildings, neighborhoods, and infrastructure to help Boston and its metro region prosper in the face of long-term climate change impact, include sea level rise, coastal and storm water flooding, and extreme temperatures.
Sea Level Rise StormsExtreme
TemperaturesExtreme
Precipitation
Boston will be wetter, warmer, and saltier: Rainfall from storms will increase, the number of very hot days will increase, and relative sea level in Boston will rise.
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Green Communities Act: mandated three-year energy efficiency plans for utilities with stakeholder input, promoted renewables by adopting a regional power plant C02 cap and trade program and strengthening the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard, and established the Green Communities Program.
Global Warming Solutions Act: requires the Commonwealth to set state-wide GHG emission reduction goals to reach 80 percent reductions by 2050.
MA Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2020: set the state’s emission reduction goal to 25% below 1990 levels by 2020. An updated plan was released in 2016
Context: Climate Action in Massachusetts
Baseline Year 1990 1990
Reduction %
Target Year 2020 2050
25% 80%
GHG Emission Reduction Goals: