Transition roadmaps for resilient and sustainable cities

Introduction to transition roadmaps

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Overview of transition roadmaps for resilient and sustainable cities

City	Title of roadmap (incl. link)	Description
Grenoble (France)	Grenoble Roadmap: 2030 Energy Master Plan	Grenoble designed its 2030 Energy Master Plan describing the practical guidelines to help the city achieve the objectives of the Air Energy Climate Plan. The citizen engagement charter of the city played a major role in the citizen participation process of its roadmap toward carbon neutrality. The roadmap describes in the scope of 2030 and 2050 the actions primordially directed toward reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gases emissions, supporting renewable energy-based electricity and heating systems, clean and efficient buildings as well as improving the air quality.
Manchester (UK)	Manchester climate change framework 2020-2025	Manchester structured its action plan toward a climate adapted and resilient city, attentive to its carbon budget, to its residents’ health and wellbeing and to an inclusive, zero carbon and climate resilient economy. These objectives will be achieved by prioritising 6 areas: buildings, renewable energy, transport and flying, food, consumption, green infrastructures and naturebased solutions. To ensure this, the City Council engages in participatory processes and partnership with the city's various stakeholders.
Rotterdam (the Netherlands)	New Energy for Rotterdam	The Rotterdam Energy Transition Plan develops two scenarios to make Europe's largest port city climate neutral. One targets mainly electric solutions in public and individual transport and energy-efficiency in buildings. The second, more radical pathway aims at collective solutions in heat networks and renewable energy sources, and promotes non motorised mobility. Two key ambitions set in place are an emission-free city center and the transition away from natural gas in the heating system.
San Sebastián (Spain)	Donostia / San Sebastián's Climate Action Plan 2050	Through a participatory process, the municipality of San Sebastián developed in 2017 a local climate action plan with the overall vision of a carbon neutral city by 2050. The sectors targeted are citizen participation and mobilisation, occupation and land use, mobility, energy, production and consumption,
Yokohama (Japan)	Yokohama city action plan for global warming countermeasures	To realise carbon neutrality by 2050, the city of Yokohama designed in 2018 a 3C approach (choice, creation, collaboration) aiming at decarbonizing the energy system, the mobility, economy, buildings, production, consumption, and lifestyles. Special attention is given to the technology and innovation as well as adaptation and resilience to the effects of climate change.
Sydney (Australia)	Sydney Environmental Strategy 2021-2025	The city's environmental strategy for a sustainable Sydney covers a range of topics such as energy and water efficiency in buildings and urban planning, mobility, renewable electricity, waste avoidance and recovery, supporting residents and businesses in the sustainable transition, and the circular and green economy. A particular focus is on the inclusivity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and on equity questions related to climate change. In addition, special attention is given to the management of environmental risks and issues regarding drought and heat mitigation. The consultation and participation of residents in the action plan, the various initiatives and the citizens' jury contributed to the public engagement in the Sydney strategy.
Stockholm (Sweden)	Strategy for a fossil-fuel free Stockholm by 2040	The environmental strategy of the municipality of Stockholm describes the measures undertaken to reach a fossil-fuel free and climate-smart city by 2040. It tackles the sustainable energy production and use and resource-efficient natural cycles through waste and recycled energy sources and circular economy. Two highlights of this roadmap are, firstly, the importance of eco-efficient transport, namely road traffic, aviation, shipping and work machinery. Furthermore, the city aims not only to become fossil-fuel free, but also climate neutral by 2040, using (BioEnergy) Carbon Capture and Storage.
Seattle (the USA)	Seattle climate action plan	The Climate Action Plan (CAP) of Seattle was designed through a process that engaged Seattle’s local actors, from experts to the larger public. Their developed goals address the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, land use, building energy and waste disposal, the resilience to the impacts of climate change. The city is particularly attentive to enhance equity through its climate actions including the more vulnerable populations, and to guide and involve the citizens in collective actions by raising awareness and providing planning and monitoring frameworks.
Leuven (Belgium)	Leuven 2030 roadmap to a climate neutral future	The roadmap guides the city of Leuven across several steps to achieve climate neutrality by targeting housing, urban services, mobility, consumption, local renewable energy production, urban resilience, governance, collaboration of local actors, knowledge and innovation sharing. These ambitions are often cross-cutting and require particular efforts in terms of governance, social justice, citizen involvement and financing of initiatives.
Paris (France)	Paris Climate Action Plan	The Paris Climate Action Plan sets the objectives of the city for 2030 and the ambition for 2050 toward a resilient, inclusive, carbon neutral and 100% renewable energy city. This roadmap involved diverse stakeholders in a broad collaborative process through debates, conferences, proposals and recommendations from citizens. It covers the sectors of mobility, buildings, urban planning, energy and waste, notably with the zero-waste strategy. Special attention is given to the food system, especially to the food waste, in order to ensure sustainable and healthy food for all residents.
Vancouver (Canada)	Vancouver 2020 Action Plan	With the ambition of becoming the greenest city, the municipality of Vancouver framed an action plan to foster green economy, buildings and transportation, a zero-waste strategy, a lighter ecological footprint aspiration engaging residents and a coordination of the food system. The development of various partnerships with the local community and other actors and a policy framework has also been undertaken to move away from fossil fuels. Moreover, access to natural areas for all residents, education, training and capacity building services, and advocacy for local food, clean water and air feature significantly in the roadmap.
Copenhagen (Denmark)	Copenhagen 2025 Climate Plan	Copenhagen's roadmap includes specific quantitative targets for the climate plan’s main areas to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025, comprising reduced energy consumption, more efficient energy production oriented towards renewable energy sources, green mobility and environmental initiatives of the city administration. To fulfil these ambitions, the municipality and the inhabitants are included in the climate initiatives through co�ownership and active participation, and attention is paid to economy and investments.
Berlin (Germany)	Climate-neutral Berlin 2050	The recommendations for a Berlin Energy and Climate Protection Programme (BEK) ensue from a participatory process with different options for citizens: a forum, workshop series and urban dialogue. These processes, generating multiple proposals, resulted in the final version of the BEK. The roadmap presents numerous measures to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions, revolving around 5 fields of action: energy, buildings and urban development, economy, traffic, private households, and consumption. The social aspect is especially important for the municipality, consisting in communication to and education of the population to promote climate aware behaviour, efficiency, and sufficiency.
Cape Town (South Africa)	Cape Town's Action Plan for Energy and Climate Change	In its action plan, the municipality of Cape Town is not only interested in increasing the city's energy security, targeting resource efficiency, a sustainable transport system and resilience to the impact of climate change, particularly for vulnerable communities, but is also actively reaching out to its citizens to foster awareness and promote more environmentally friendly behavioral change through communication and education.
Lisbon (Portugal)	Lisbon Climate Action Plan	The Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan of Lisbon describes the city's climate mitigation and adaptation objectives. It includes coordination structures and organisations, human resource capacity building, local stakeholder participation, financing and monitoring processes, spatial planning, health, air and water quality, environment and biodiversity, transports, waste management, energy, and agriculture.
Buenos Aires (Argentina)	Buenos Aires Climate Action Plan 2050	Buenos Aires proposes an action plan to support efficiency and low emissions in buildings, public transport, and energy systems, natural resources, promotion of non-motorised vehicles, circular economy, waste treatment. The municipality fosters environmental education, sustainable food and integrated neighborhoods and aims to improve health and air quality. In addition, the plan intends to narrow socio-economic inequalities, especially with regards to the consequences of climate change.
Rome (Italy)	Rome Resilience Strategy	The resilience strategy of Rome includes a vision that put citizens with its administration, governance and participation structures at the core. The Rome Resilience strategy aims to promote the cultural, historical and natural heritages in the city by improving the safety of the city and the adaptation to the effects of climate change; as well as to support the social integration of vulnerable populations and the use of renewable energy sources, sustainable mobility and zero-waste circular economy.
Sofia (Bulgaria)	Sofia Green City Action Plan	The action plan towards a green Sofia targets the sectors of energy, in particular geothermal energy and urban planning. It does so to ensure access to green spaces for all inhabitants, waste management and energy efficiency in housing, improved water system, resilience to climate change and, lastly, sustainable transport, including cycling and walking routes. The municipality supports these objectives by investing in projects, and by supporting policy measures, capacity building initiatives and public awareness initiatives.
Athens (Greece)	Athens Resilience Strategy for 2030	The resilience strategy of Athens focuses on taking care of the governance, communication and collaboration with residents as well as the identity of the city and wellbeing of the population. The strategy for Athens includes various sectors such as economy by supporting employment, urban planning and environment by enhancing nature, sustainable mobility and sustainable food and sustainable energy system.
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