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eco-project that will be showcased during UN COP15, the climate change
summit conference. One sustainable development initiative included the
initiation of carbon-neutral development projects in the Northern Harbour
(40 000 new inhabitants and 40 000 new jobs) and the Ørestad, along with
the designation of low-energy zones with particularly strong energy
requirements. Similarly, funding has been programmed for pilot projects
on energy investments in city administration buildings, initiatives for
employees of the city administration, and experimentation for hydrogenfuelled
cars and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). The City of
Copenhagen has also launched a website on climate change issues,
www.kk.dk/klima.
40 Additional information on the methodology of the rankings can be found
at www.denmark.dk/NR/rdonlyres/60B9101D-B656-438E-A755-
E441D41E0AA7/0/top_20_cities.pdf.
41 Copenhagen Agenda 21 sought to reduce water consumption in
Copenhagen from 120 litres per capita per day in 2005 to 110 litres in
2010 (City of Copenhagen, 2004).
42 For a summary of this work, see Danish Ministry of the Environment
(2008).
43 Dogma 2000 collaboration between the City of Copenhagen and six other
municipalities is based on three ―dogmas‖: (1) humanity‘s impact on the
environment must be measured, (2) public authorities must take the lead
by compiling an Agenda 21 plan to improve the environment, and (3)
citizens must be involved in the work to improve the environment
(www.dogme2000.dk).
44 Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley has also instituted an ambitious green
roof program, under which the City‘s Cool Roof program subsidises
owners to construct a green roof.
45 For photos of this temporary park, see
www.paris.fr/portail/toutimages/Portal.lut?page_id=7198&document_typ
e_id=5&document_id=55208&portlet_id=16652.
46 In Copenhagen, for example, an ambitious program was launched to
reduce air pollution that nonetheless lacked the involvement of Malmö.
By creating ―low emission zones‖ (LEZs), the programme targets
emissions of particulate matter from heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs). Under
the programme, HDVs will not be allowed to enter LEZs unless they are
equipped with filters (approved by the Danish Road Safety and Transport
Agency) which reduce particulate emissions by 80%. The filters will be
required on Euro 0-2 HDVs from July 2008 and on Euro 3 HDVs from
July 2010, except for vehicles more than 30 years old. In addition, the