dr stephan winters - connecting with the future: a greener hamburg
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Connecting With The Future – A Greener Hamburg
Dr. Stephan H. WintersSecretary of State for Urban DevelopmentFree and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany
A Connected Approach To Climate Protection
► CO2 reduction by approx. 20 % until 2012, by 40 % until 2020 (as compared to 1990)
► More than 170 measures and projects accross all areas of life
► Additional 25 m euros in 2008, same amount in the following years, every year
Reinventing Hamburg As An Energy Efficient City
► Energetic retrofitting of buildings
► Decentralized feed-in of renewable energy
► Efficient energy supply through heat networks
Advancing Sustainable Modes of Transportation
► “Shared space” projects in each of the city’s seven boroughs
► Bicycle rental network and improvement of bicycle infrastructure
► Modern low-floor tramway to extend public transport network
Rethinking Building Design
► Stricter mandatory energy standards for new buildings
► Mandatory retrofitting of existing buildings
► Subsidies to improve energyefficiency and increase theuse of renewable energy
Developing Our Growing City Sustainably
► Development of brown field sites formerly used for harbor or industry use
► Reversing urban sprawl:“Leap Accross The Elbe“ and the International Building Exhibition 2013
► Restoration of floodplains
Greening Our ICT
► Realizing the potential of ICT networks for climate protection
► Reducing carbon footprint ofICT networks
► Development of a broader strategy
Connecting With Hamburg
Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Coordination Center for Climate Issues [email protected]