The Second Zero Carbon City International Forum
Parallel Session 2

Zero Carbon Challenges: Trends andInitiatives to promote transition in key areas
Emani Kumar, Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI& Executive Director, ICLEI South Asia
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability - South Asia

ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability
ICLEI is the only organization officially representing local
governments at all three Rio Conventions (the Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD), the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the United
Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)).
ICLEI also serve as the focal point for the Global Taskforce ofLocal and Regional Governments, that units local
government networks.

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ICLEI’s Five Pathways

The FIVE ICLEI PATHWAYS are designed to create SYSTEMIC CHANGE. The pathways are aframework for designing INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS that balance the patterns of human life
and the built and natural environments. It is the basis for sustainable urban development thatconsiders the complexity or urban systems. The pathways encourage HOLISTIC THINKING toensure that ICLEI optimizes our impact.
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ICLEI Offices Around The WorldBritish Columbia Office
Victoria, Canada
World Secretariat
Bonn, Germany

Canada Office
Toronto, Canada

East Asia Secretariat
Seoul, Republic of Korea

USA OfficeDenver, USA
Quebec OfficeMontreal, Canada

Brussels Office
Brussels, Belgium

EuropeanSecretariat
Freiburg, Germany

Korea OfficeSuwon, Republic of Korea

Argentina Office
Rosario, Argentina

South America
Secretariat
São Paulo, Brazil

Japan Office
Tokyo, Japan
Kaohsiung Capacity Center
Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei

South East Asia Secretariat
Manila, Philippines

South India Center
Hyderabad, India

Colombia OfficeMedellin, Colombia

Beijing Office
Beijing, China

Bangladesh Project OfficeDhaka,Bangladesh

South Asia
Secretariat
New Delhi, India

Mexico, Central America &Caribbean Secretariat
Mexico City, Mexico

Project Office

Berlin Office
Berlin, Germany

Indonesia ProjectOfficeJakarta, Indonesia
Africa Secretariat
Cape Town, South Africa
Oceania Secretariat
Melbourne, Australia

Country OfficeSecretariat office4

We live in an Urban Era
In 2050, approximately 70% of global population will
live in Cities
We need Sustainable Cities to have a Sustainable World(Photo of Mexico City: PABLO LOPEZ LUZ / BARCROFT MEDIA / Landov)5

Challenges faced by the Growing Cities<Building and Transport Sector>
Two major sectors that emits CO2
Cities need to address building andtransport sector issues to achieve zerocarbon but it is also essential for improving
quality of life (QOL) of those living in the urban
area.
(e.g.)
Improving energy efficiency (reducing financialburden)
Improving air quality (healthier environment)

Global energy-related CO2 emissions by sector
Other
6%

Residential (direct)
6%
Residential (indirect)
11%

Transport
Sector
23%

Other industry
24%

Building
Sector37%

Non-residential (direct)
3%
Non-residential (indirect)
7%

Building constructionindustry…

Other constructionindustry 10%

Data Source: IEA, Global energy-related CO2 emissions by sector,
2020, IEA, Paris6Introduction to the Session
Zero Carbon Challenges: Trends and Initiatives to promote transition in key areas<Speakers>

Missy Stults, Sustainability and Innovations Director, City of Buildings Performance Standards
Coalition and A2ZERO Plan
Ann Arbor, USA

Sachio Sugiwara, Director, Eco-City Promotion Department, City’s actions aiming to reduce
emissions with focus on building sector
Environmental Bureau, Sapporo City, Japan
Faela Sufa, Southeast Asia Director, Institute forTransportation and Development Policy (ITDP)

Actions taken in ASEAN cities totransform transportation sector toward
zero carbon (Incl. impacts of COVID)

Antonette Anaban, Assistant City Planning andDevelopment Coordinator, City Government of Baguio, thePhilippines

Introducing project on transportation
sector in Baguio

Nicolas E. Dei Castelli, Senior Transport Specialist,
Sustainable Infrastructure Division, East Asia Department,
Asian Development Bank

Low-Carbon Transformation Sector
Development Program of ADB inXiangtan, PRC7