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1 The City ofessen European Green Capital 2017 Matthias Sinn, City of Essen Head of the Environmental Agency 1

2 Launch of call for applications to be the European Green Capital Every year the EU-Commission is looking for a European Green Capital Stockholm Hamburg Vitoria-Gasteiz Nantes Copenhagen Bristol Ljubljana Essen WILL YOUR CITY BE THE EUROPEAN GREEN CAPITAL IN 2017?? 2

3 Application of the City of Essen for 2017 Decision of the city council: Period of application: Selection of finalists: April 2014 Presentation of finalists: June 2014 Announcement of winner city: June

4 Applicants European Green Capital

5 12 Environmental indicators Energy Efficiency Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation Integrated Environmental Sytem Eco-Innovation and Sustainable Employment Waste Management European Green Capital Public Transport Green Spaces Nature and Biodiversity Water Management Air Quality Wastewater Management Quality of Acoustic Environment 5

6 Ongoing projects of the decade KlimaExpo.NRW» RUHR (Regionale Klimakonferenz) KlimaExpo.NRW Circle of initiatives of the Ruhr area InnovationCity Application European Green Capital 2016 / 2017 KlimaExpo.NRW» RUHR» RUHR 6

7 En route to become European Green Capital Regional Workshop 1 Regional Workshop 2 Regional Workshop 3 Letter from the EU-Commission Application of city(cities) Essen 2016 / Idea: Regional cooperation and application Memorial fora regional application Dialogue with key actors Only applications of cities! Report on regional data (Wuppertal Institute) Double strategy Regional format Regionalverband Ruhr (RVR) + Cities (further activities) Klima- Expo 2022 Land NRW 7

8 Excerpt of the memorial Structure: 1. We want to become EUROPEAN GREEN CAPITAL a new culture of co-operation within the Metropole Ruhr Cities 2. Reasons for a regional application 3. Moving Europe 4. European Green Capital 2016 The development ofa newworld! Authors out of: Economy Culture Researchand Science Organizations Politics and Administration 5. Formats and presentations 6. Conclusion: Alteration to a GREEN METROPOLIS of EUROPE 8

9 Environmental objectives for the region Report ofthewuppertal Institute regarding Strategies for a sustainabledevelopmentin the Metropole Ruhr Basis: 12 environmental indicators Presentationsanddiscussionsheldin the region starting June 2013 Finding process for a mutual aim 9

10 TRAVEL STATIONS Holistic Approach

11 What the City of Essen is capable of. klima werk stadt essen as Brand Integrated Energy- and Climate Concept Research project Climate Initiative Essen Research project ExWost Award European EnergyAward Membership Covenant of Mayors Requirements due to the climate protection law klima werk stadt essen N.N. 11

12 Further example. Revitalisation of former brownfields 12

13 Further examples. Intermodality in the transport sector Bike Highway Ruhr Joint transportationcompany via RuhrAuto-e as a project for electromobility (intercommunal) Car-sharing projects 13

14 Further examples. ReconstructionoftheEmscher as Project ofthecentenary Municipalprogram ESSEN. New WaysToWater Future agreement Rainwater 14

15 Further examples. Cogeneration-Strategies Central: Long-distance heating Ruhr / Cogeneration waste incineration plant Peripheral: Local heating units/ Micro-Cogeneration STEAG HKW Walsum RWE MHKW Essen- Karnap AGR MHKW RZR Herten STEAG HKW Herne EON HKW Datteln EVO/Stw. Duisburg MHKW 15

16 Further examples. Plan of air qualitiy as a regional program: Environment zone Public partizipation: Noise reduction action plan with online participation Citizen solar energy plant 16

17 EGC-2017-Application of the City of Essen The application of the city of Essen for European Green Capital secures and increases the quality of life in the city, supports the identification of the people with their city and the region, is embedded in the strategies and activities supporting the enterprise s aim Environment protection, is a module of the ESSEN.2030 strategy, will become part of the Europe activities of the city of Essen, ensures the quality of the environmental management, is applied as a multi-annual process. 17

18 Thank you for your attention! 18

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