1. ECO2 – Eco-efficient Tampere 2020
Elli Kotakorpi 1

2. Content of the presentation1
ECO2 – what and why 2
How we work 3
ECO2 themes and project examples 4
Partnerships and networks 5
From new ideas to established practices

3. Tampere and Tampere Central Region in figures (2010)
Tampere has 213,000 inhabitants, 3rd biggest city of Finland
Tampere Central Region has 356,826 inhabitants, 2nd biggest growth centre of Finland
2/3 of the Finns live within 200 km range from Tampere
In Tampere Central Region GDP/inhabitant over 35,000 Euros (anticipated information 2009), GDP-index 108 (Finland=100)

4. The Climate Commitments of Tampere
Aalborg Commitments 2007
Covenant of Mayors 2008 –(EU/ energy): over 20 % decrease CO2 emissions from 1990 level until 2020 >
Sustainable Energy Action Plan
Eurocities Declaration of Mayors 2009
Agreement with Ministry of Employment and the Economy > Energy Efficiency Plan , the City will decrease its energy consumption 9 % from 2005 level until 2016
Regional Climate Change Strategy > at least 30 % less CO2emissions in 2030

5. Why ECO2?
The idea for ECO2 came about when the strategic regional planning for Tampere region started in 2007
Regional Climate Strategy 2010
The implementation of the Regional Climate strategy required cross- sectoral coordination
The benefits of tackling climate change:
Supporting green growth
Cost benefits
A more comfortable city for citizens
The benefits for city image
Preparing for stricter climate regulation in the future 5

6. ECO2 – ECO-EFFICIENT TAMPERE 2020
Objectives
Implementing the Climate commitments of city of Tampere
Changing city development practices towards sustainability
Facilitating growth in sustainable business
Becoming a forerunner in climate change abatement

7. ECO2 – ECO-EFFICIENT TAMPERE 2020
ECO2 team coordinates and supports the climate activities of the city of Tampere and initiates co-operation and new projects
Wide-ranging cooperation between various actors
New city planning tools
Development projects
Energy-efficient pilot projects
Eco-efficient built environment, mobility and renewably energy

8. Keys to succes Keys to success
Back-up from political and city management level
Cross-sectoral coordination
Wide cooperation locally, nationally and internationally
Active marketing and communication
Enthusiasm, courage
Know-how on eco-efficient city planning (training own staff & getting expertise from outside)

9. Economic and Urban Development
ECO2 – ORGANISATION :
City Board
Sitra
Economic and Urban Development
Director Kari Kankaala
Steering Group
Director of Environmental policy
Kaisu Anttonen
Advisory Board
Mayor
Timo P. Nieminen
Project Team
Manager Pauli Välimäki
Project specialists:
Elli Kotakorpi
Antti Nikkanen
Elina Seppänen
Project secretary: Wilma Karikko
Construction
Forum
Mobility
Forum
Energy
Forum

10. Sustainable energy – Tampere Power utility’s vision
Our goals
Reduce our emission more than 50 %
Increase the amount of renewable energy at least up to 40 %
Renovating existing power plants for using onlybiomass or biogas  GWh
Renovating hydro power plants
Increasing ownerships on both Onshore and Offshore Wind Power companies  200 GWh
Waste burning plant building project in cooperation Regional Solid Waste Management Ltd  MW
Large scale heat pumps to exploit waste water heat  2x18 MW

11. Renewable energy
Renewable energy pilot project together with 6 largest cities in Finland
Tampere: solar energy, wood pellet power plant, small-scale bio district heating, carbon neutral Särkänniemi Adventure Park and Tampere Hall Congress and Concert Centre
Charting the potential for small-scale wind power and solar energy in the city area

12. Eco-efficient built environment
Tools for ecoefficient urban planning
Economic incentives for low energy buildings (piloted in Vuores)
Energy system analysis as a part of the urban planning process (e.g. Koukkuranta, Isokuusi)
All new buildings constructed by the city are at least energy class A
All new buildings (2012 ) built in city owned plots have to be at least energy class A
A new information center for sustainable building and construction and energy use in housing
Promoting eco-efficient complementary construction (Tammela)
Eco-efficient urban development projects in: e.g. Härmälänranta, Vuores housing fair area, Koukkuranta, Nurmi-Sorila “Sun City”, wood Vuores
 Steering the whole urban planning process towards eco-efficiency

13. Eco-efficiency tool for urban development
Project aim is to create an eco-efficiency tool
for urban development. Tool is developed
together with 7 cities, 2 developers and Ministry
of Environment. Research is done by VTT
Research Centre of Finland, Aalto-university
and Finnish Environmental Institute.
Tool is designed to be usedboth by public and
Private sector.

15. Eco-efficient renovation
Tapre and Tarmo -projects
Information centre for energy efficient construction
Energy efficiency goals in city’s own renovations.
Energy-efficient renovation and complementary construction project in Tammela district 15

16. Low energy buildings
Finland’s first passive energy day care centre will be built in Luhtaankatu this year
The Vuores housing fair will have around 10 passive and zero energy houses
Near zero energy house ”Lantti”, partners: Aalto University, Sitra, ARA, TA-Yhtymä Oy, Lapponia House Oy, City of Tampere

17. Sustainable mobility

18. Partnerships

19. ECO2 – Eco-efficient Tampere 2020 Partnerships
The project implements the climate and energy objectives of the City of Tampere. The programme supports projects that promote a low-carbon and carbon-neutral urban structure in the fields of sustainable construction, energy and mobility.
Project examples
Partners
Role of ECO2
Expected Outcomes
Härmälänranta Housing area
Skanska Construction Ltd
Expert advice
Low-carbon living area
Tampere Central arena
NCC, Tampereen keskusareena oy
Co-funding for eco-efficiency study
Eco-efficient Central Arena
Tool for eco-efficient urban planning
Tekes, VTT, Syke, Skanska, YIT, other cities, Ministry of Environment
Joint development project
A new tool for eco-efficient urban planning
TAPRE
Tampere real estate services, Axovaatio oy, Local retailers Kesko and POK, The Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, Pirkanmaan hospital district, Pirkanmaan isännöitsijät
Energy efficient renovations in public buildings
Vuores housing area
Vuores-project, construction companies, Tampere power utility, research partners,
Expert advice, funding, joint projects
Low-carbon living area, new practices in urban development

20. International cooperation
City networks Eurocities ja Civitas
Covenant of Mayors
Cascade: Cities exchanging on local energy leadership
International competitions:
The first price in Solutions competition
A finalist in Nordic energy city 2011 –competition
A finalist in European Public Sector Awards 2011

21. Mayors’ climate network
The mayors of the the six largest cities of Finland established the Mayors’ climate network in Spring 2011.
The mayor of Tampere Timo P. Nieminen is the chair and the ECO2 team acts as secretary.
In August 2011 six climate initiatives were announced:
development of a roadmap on energy-smart construction for each city
development of construction instructions and supervision in the direction of energy information and quality management
development of climate information and support for citizens’ climate acts through a joint project by the cities
assignment of eco-support staff for workplaces
lowering the need for travel by introduction of teleconferencing
climate impact assessment in budgeting
Arvoisat tiedotusvälineiden edustajat, hyvät naiset ja herrat,
Pormestari Niemisen jälkeen tarkoituksenani on esitellä hieman yksityiskohtaisemmin kuuden suurimman kaupungin ilmastoverkoston aloitteita. On totta, että kukin kaupunki on omalla tahollaan ollut aktiivinen ilmasto- ja energiapolitiikan alueella. On laadittu ilmasto- ja energiastrategioita, käynnistetty erilaisia projekteja ja pienempiä hankkeita ja oltu mukana myös kansainvälisessä yhteistyössä. Yhteistyö kaupunkien kesken niin kotimaassa kuin yli rajojen onkin erinomaisen tärkeää ilmastonmuutoksen kaltaisen valtavat mittasuhteet omaavan ilmiön vastaisessa kamppailussa. Ruutia ei kannata keksiä useaan kertaan. Hyviksi koetut toimintamallit kannattaa ottaa muitta mutkitta käyttöön muissakin kaupungeissa.
Eräs keskeinen yhteistyömuoto on ollut EU:n käynnistämä Covenant of Mayors, josta kerron muutamalla sanalla. 21 21

22. From new ideas to established practices examples
The Mechanism
Example
What is still needed
Integrating eco-efficiency in policy guidelines
New regulations for energy efficiency were integrateding in land use policy in November 2011
Implementation follow-up
Capacity development through pilots
Vuores area as a platform for eco-efficiency, i.e. Energy system analysis as a part of planning process
Resources and education for planners, nominating a responsible person for energy aspects
New regulations
Developing easy-to-use tools and checklists
Eco-efficiency tool for
urban planning
A decision that the tool will be used in all urban planning processes
Developing new practices and ownership of energy efficiency through projects (choosing the right owner for the project)
Tapre-project, funded partly by ECO2, coordinated by Tampere Real Estate services
Scaling-out the project to residential sector
Learning from good examples
ECO2 forums

23. Thank you! Elli Kotakorpi Elli.kotakorpi@tampere.fi +358 40 800 7254

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