2010 FIFA WORLD CUP Host City Cape Town Lorraine Gerrans Manager: 2010 Green Goal Scoring Green Goals: 2010 FIFA World Cup and the environment
FOR HOST CITY CAPE TOWN FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA 2010 Cape Town Host City
Introduction to Green Goal Official event greening programme of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Main objectives of Green Goal 2010 –Mitigate negative environmental impacts –Mainstream sustainability considerations in preparations for 2010 –Position South Africa as responsible hosts of the 2010 FIFA World Cup –Leaving a positive environmental legacy Investment in environment Awareness Behavior change
FOR HOST CITY CAPE TOWN FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA 2010 Host City Agreement Clause 6.7: Environmental Protection The Host City must carry out obligations in terms of HCA in a manner which : embraces the concept of sustainable development complies with applicable environmental legislation promote the protection of the environment
FOR HOST CITY CAPE TOWN FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA projects across 9 thematic areas: –Energy and Climate Change –Water –Integrated waste Management –Transport, mobility and access –Landscaping and biodiversity –Green buildings and sustainable lifestyles –Responsible tourism –Communication and awareness –Monitoring and evaluation Green Goal 2010: Host City Cape Town
Green Goal 2010 Action Plan launched 17 Oct 08
ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Energy and climate change National estimate for 2010: ± tonnes with additional tonnes for international travel Estimate for Cape Town: ± tonnes World Cup in Germany 2006: tonnes Reasons: –5 new stadia –Limited renewable energy –Limited low-carbon public transport
Energy and climate change Carbon offset or mitigation? –Very expensive to offset (between $6 and $12 per tonne) –Hosting low carbon games with focus on mitigation and avoidance of emissions in the first place –Mitigation projects funded by DANIDA UEMP Retrofit traffic lights with LEDs (50% energy saving) Retrofit street lights with compact sodium vapour bulbs (10% saving) Hydro turbine in the Green Point Park Energy efficient lighting in the Cape Town and Philippi Stadium Solar water heaters
WATER
Water Legacy project: Spring water for irrigation of Green Point Common –Replacing k/l p.a. potable water for irrigation
INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT
Integrated waste management Operational waste minimisation and recycling –Waste avoidance and minimisation No hand-outs at gates Avoid unnecessary packaging Cup concept – commemorative cup in Fan Fest Re-usable cutlery and crockery and crates
Integrated waste management –Waste recycling 20% waste diversion target was set 58% waste diversion from Zibi split bins on street level 65% average waste diversion from Cape Town Stadium
Integrated waste management VenueDry Waste(kg) Wet Waste(kg)Total Waste(kg) % Dry waste Cape Town Stadium 100,78755,103155,89065% FIFA Fan Fest11,04515,00026,04542% Total111,83270,103181, Budweiser beers sold (473ml PET and cans)
Integrated waste management
TRANPORT, MOBILITY AND ACCESS
Transport, mobility and access Public transport and non-motorised transport –Target 50% fans to the stadium by public transport or NMT exceeded – entries Fan Walk Eco-taxis – 20 drivers trained Eco-driving campaign
LANDSCAPING AND BIODIVERSITY
Green Point Park and biodiversity garden
Landscaping and biodiversity City beautification –More than 4400 new trees planted –Landscaping as part of infrastructure projects –Focused maintenance programme Roads Verges and medians Street lights Traffic lights Signage Etc.
GREEN BUILDING AND SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES
FOR HOST CITY CAPE TOWN FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA 2010 Environmental impact assessment Green features –Energy efficient lighting –Energy efficient air conditioning system –Water saving devices –Mesh facade –Building management system Roof –Noise mitigation –Spectator comfort –Rainwater harvesting –Natural light Cape Town Stadium
Green Point Park Smart Living Centre
Soccer and Environment education programme
Cape Town Green Map –Launched on 5 June 2009 – –Printed map in October 2009 and May 2010
Green building and sustainable lifestyles Drink tap water campaign –Video in FF and Fan Jols –Water fountains on Fan Walk and Fan Fest Operation Green clean-ups Greening of 2010 events – Wind energy for Fan Fest –Waste recycling –Water and energy efficiency –Green procurement
RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
Responsible tourism Responsible tourism training Code of responsible conduct for visitors GreenStaySA accreditation for the accommodation sector Smart Events Handbook
COMMUNICATION
Green Goal Expo in the FIFA Fan Fest empty milk bottles to diffuse the light Exterior clad in 1450 milk crates sourced from (and donated by) PolyOak
Green Goal Communication Green Goal Action Plan and Progress Report Green Goal DVDs and short films Green Goal brochure Green Goal exhibition Media release and launches
MONITORING AND REPORTING
Monitoring and reporting Baseline studies Green Goal Progress Report Event reporting tool Questionnaires Green Goal legacy report Sharing lessons with Brazil 2014
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