| City |
Case study |
| Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Lake water air conditioning cuts CO2 emissions by 70% compared to conventional cooling. |
| Ann Arbor, USA |
An energy efficiency fund costing $500,000 over five years that is reducing CO2 emissions by 980+ tonnes annually |
| Changwon, Republic of Korea |
Carbon Mileage |
| Chicago, USA |
Chicago City boiler "tune-up" cuts gas bill and CO2 emissions. |
| Copenhagen, Denmark |
97% of Copenhagen City heating supplied by waste heat |
| Freiburg, Germany |
Freiburg - an inspirational city powered by solar, where a third of all journeys are by bike |
| Germany |
National promotion of renewables saved 45 million tCO2 in 2006 |
| The Hague, Netherlands |
The Hague uses seawater to heat homes |
| Helsinki, Finland |
Eco-efficient heating and cooling in Helsinki saves 2.7 Mt CO2 every year |
| Hong Kong |
Combined Heat and Power Generation System |
| Houston, USA |
Vending Machines/Vending Misers |
| Houston, USA |
Free energy retrofits saving poorer homes $335 and slashing 1,100 tons CO2 per year. |
| Kotka, Finland |
District heating and combined heat and power save 390,000 tons CO2 in Finland. |
| Melbourne, Australia |
Melbourne has reduced CO2 emissions by 1.1million by making energy audits mandatory. |
| Tokyo, Japan |
Tokyo is moving energy companies to supply 20% renewable energy by 2020. |
| Toronto, Canada |
Toronto’s Atmospheric Fund makes sustainability affordable |
| Toronto, Canada |
Lake water air conditioning reduces energy use by 90% |
| Woking, UK |
De-centralizing energy generation in Woking, U.K. slashed the city’s CO2 emissions 82% |
