Climate-Energy-Economy in Europe (DE,DK)
- 1. Energy, Climate, Economy European Perspectives in Sustainability from Berlin, Frankfurt and Hamburg, Germany and København, Denmark Olof Hansen Sponsored by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) and Trans-Atlantic Climate Bridge
- 2. Energy, Climate, Economy 1.Policy Cloud 2. Sustainability Projects 3. Green Buildings
- 3. Societies in TransitionEnergy, Climate and Oceans Impacts on the Global Economy Journalists and EXPERTS ALUMNI Program Berlin – Hamburg – Copenhagen January 27 – February 3, 2010 This Alumni/Journalist Program aims at enhancing both transatlantic exchange and the awareness of Germany in the American media. The members of the „Round Table USA“ are using the opportunity to foster an increased dialogue between their alumni from the US and Germany, as has proven to be successful on seminar journeys of this kind before. This way the efficiency and sustainability of the coordination of transatlantic projects can be altered effectively. http://www.runder-tisch-usa.de/berlin-hamburg-copenhagen/
- 4. Meetings with .gov,.eu, .org, .com and .edu Former Under Secretary General Executive Director of European United Nations and Head of UNEP Environment Agency Director General of German Greenpeace Program Manager for Federal Ministry for the Nordic Countries Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety CEO of largest utility in Scandinavia EU climate negotiator at COP15 Professor of KlimaCampus, State Secretary for Urban University Hamburg Development and the Environment for the City State of CEO of Copper Smelter Hamburg Former Senator for Environment Director of the Confederation of for City of Hamburg Danish Industry CEO of Wonderful Copenhagen Danish Minister of Climate and Energy Green Bankers and Architects
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- 7. COP15 Assessment Inspite of no legally binding accord, COP15 produced these success stories: International recognition of 2 degree target, Highest visibility for 150 heads of state all focused on global climate change, Commitment of $30 billon fast track monies, going up to $100bn Increased transparency an goal statement to reduce emissions and limit global warming Majority of emitting countries signed up with pledges
- 8. COP15 Lessons tobe Learned From UN150+ to G2 or G2.5 Downscaling from global to local level Skeptics “What is your evidence that climate change is NOT happening?” Different public perceptions (59% of Germans consider climate change a man-made fact versus 27-40% in US) Border tariffs (Carbon Wars) Triple E-square versus renewables first US has some catching up to do de-linking economic output from GHG emissions: DK 114, EU 208 and US 302 energy units/GDP unit PRC (China) not part of developing world
- 9. Future Steps afterCOP15 New venues besides COP16 in Mexico such as G2 (USA-PRC), G20 in spring, G8 (Davos), C40 (climate cities) as well as bilateral avenues to make progress in creating a global protocol Local and regional efforts (West Coast, NE, Puget Sound partnership between EU and USA) Cities as catalysts
- 10. Hamburg City with 1.77Million inhabitants • One of Europe‟s highest incomes: € 50K/yr • 26% commuters, 14% immigrant population • Most important port for CZ, PL and A • 52% of import from Asia • 3rd largest aeronautics site after Seattle & Toulouse • Hub for media, fashion and PR businesses • European Green Capitol 2011 •http://hamburggreencapital.eu/
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- 12. iba International BuildingExhibition Hamburg with focus on the Elbe islands in Hamburg‟s south, lasts from 2007 to 2013 Three key themes Cosmopolis – coexistence of diverse cultures within the international urban community Metrozones – renewal of the city‟s inner peripheries Climate change – environmental challenges facing cities in times of GHG reductions http://www.iba-hamburg.de/en/00_start/start.php
- 13. Cosmopolis Wilhelmsburg, district of Hamburg directly South of Downtown Current land use: Stacked up containers and port cranes next to residential areas and derelict industrial sites, punctuated by road and rail routes 55,000 people 40 languages High unemployment Close proximity to city center Local engagement: “What means “HOME” for you?” Gradual change to 100% renewable energy
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- 18. Hamburg‟s New TramLines http://www.strassenbahn-hamburg.de/ (German)
- 19. Hamburg‟s “Hafen City” http://www.hafencity.com/en/home.html
- 20. Hafen (Harbor) City Europe‟s largest inner-city development project Over 20 million square feet, 5,500 apartments for 12,000 people and office space for 40,000 jobs
- 24. Elbphilarmonie Hamburg Designedby Swiss architect Herzog & de Meuron Sits on top of Kaispeicher, store house for cacao beans Main concert hall: 2100 seats Two other halls: 550, 170 seats Hotel w/250 beds 45 apartments Restaurants, cafes, educational space http://www.elbphilharmonie.de/
- 25. København (Copenhagen) SomeStatistics of „Kongeriget Danmark‟ (Danish Kingdom): 5.5 Million people, 1.8 M in København 55% of economic output is export Denmark‟s competitiveness is ranked #3 in the world Denmark has de-linked its economic output from GHG emissions: DK 114 EU 208 USA 302 energy units/GDP unit Denmark was first country with an environmental minister GDP grew 50% during last 10 years while CO2 was reduced by 18% 50% Bike commuters in Copenhagen (Lord Mayor‟s goal: 80%)
- 26. CHP Power plant Multi-feedstock Biomass Heat for 200K households Power for 1.3 M households Largest wind turbines in Denmark Electric car infrastructure for smart charge http://www.dongenergy.com/EN/Pages/index.aspx
- 27. Energy Efficient PowerPlant at Avedøre
- 28. Largest Wind Turbinesin Denmark 3.6 MW capacity = 2500 households Total height:150 meter (taller than St. Regis tower) Weight of one blade: 18 tons Demonstration for offshore technology Generation from 4m/s (start) to 25m/s (storm) wind speeds Wind Turbine Guild sells shares to private persons
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- 30. Journalists Visit Germanyfor a Look at Green Buildings and Architecture Under the auspices of the Transatlantic Climate Bridge initiative, the German Foreign Office, in collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council About 20 U.S. and Canadian journalists specializing in environmental issues (plus one environmental expert) Informational tour in Germany covering Frankfurt, Darmstadt, and Berlin from April 11 to 17 Organized by the Ecologic Institute, a not-for-profit think tank for applied environmental research, policy analysis, and consultancy http://ecologic.eu/3477
- 31. Green Buildings: Old-New- Private-Public International fair with 2000 exhibitors Hundertwasser‟s „Waldspirale‟ in “Light and Building Convention” in Darmstadt Frankfurt „Passive House‟ Solar Primary School in “E-House” Frankfurt Competition “Design Plus” House automation through system Retrofit of “Märkisches Viertel”, Public integration at GIRA Housing Project in Berlin Deutsche Bank Twin Towers become KlimaSolarHaus (Co-Housing project) in “Greentowers” Berlin Plus-Energy House in Frankfurt Tour of Solon, a solar panel factory (University of Darmstadt) Real time metering and visualization KfW, social and environmental bank and new building Visit at GMP, global architectural company designing green sports arena German Sustainable Building Council
- 32. Frankfurt City with 700K inhabitants • Frankfurt am Main is financial hub – “Mainhattan” •Metro area: 2.2 million, Autobahn Kreuz • Seat of the European Central Bank, the German Federal Bank, Deutsche Bank, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the Frankfurt Trade Fair (Büchermesse – World‟s Largest Bookfair) •Former headquarters of the U.S. Army in Germany •Among the top 10 most livable cities in the world
- 33. Light+Building 2010 Intelligent building technology to reduce power consumption Solutions for new construction, restoration and Leading international trade renovation. fair for architecture and Controlling complex building technology technology with a single Over 2000 vendors finger on IP-bus Lights of the Future awards http://www.gira.com/en/index .html by German Design Council Design Plus: all LEDs Self-powered street lantern
- 34. The “E”-House atthe “Light and Building Convention” in Frankfurt The house automation booth at the fair showed how a smart home controls: Lighting Blinds & Shutters “Combining energy, efficiency, electrical engineering and intelligence” Security Systems 160-square meter 1:1 model house with seven rooms Energy Management Specially built to demonstrate proven, practical, HVAC Systems functional building automation based on KNX Monitoring Systems http://www.knx.org/lb2010 Remote control Metering Internet-based technology for real time energy metering and visualization. Audio/Video Control System works both with KNX, and BACNet White Goods http://www.dezem.de/
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- 36. Frankfurt, Deutsche Bank Greentowers Global icon: Twin towers with financial institution, glass towers 155 meters tall built in the late 70s Sustainability achievements significant (next slide) Occupancy ratio will increase by 20% Concrete core will be used for active chilled beams for heating and cooling Prize of retrofit green tower is more expensive than teardown and new construction All windows can be opened even on the top floor http://www.banking-on-green.com/mmtool/index_en.html
- 37. Savings in DeutscheBank Greentowers 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
- 38. Plus-Energy House inFrankfurt (University of Darmstadt) Small house on market square in www.plus-energie-Haus.bmvbs.de Frankfurt Designed by students of the TU Darmstadt Won the Decathlon competition of Dept. of Energy in the US several years in a row New generation of a Passivhaus in a sense that it produces more energy than it consumes
- 39. KfW - Social andenvironmental bank and new building Banking group supporting http://www.kfw.de/EN_Home/index.jsp sustainability projects through other lending institutions Office building Westarkade, a beautiful green building with a two-skin shell and designed by micro-climate conditions
- 40. German Sustainable Building Council and LEED Over 800 members, certificate program Create a built infrastructure that is environmental friendly, resource efficient, and profitable, which additionally benefits the health, comfort and performance of the users First DGNB certificate in North America in 2010, step to global certification via WGBC DGNB covers 51 criteria: ecological, economic, socio-functional, technical, process, art and location Software-supported holistic evaluation http://www.dgnb.de/en/
- 41. Hundertwasser‟s „Waldspirale‟ in Darmstadt
- 42. Solar Primary Schoolin Frankfurt http://www.stadt-frankfurt.de/energiemanagement/english/Passive-house-school-Riedberg.pdf
- 43. Berlin German Capitol 3.5 Million people, largest city in Germany Berlin Wall divided city Berlin (West) was US, UK and French Sector “Berlin, Hauptstadt der DDR” was Soviet Sector Closer to Warsaw than Paris Significant industries: Government, tourism, IT, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, optoelectronics, traffic engineering, and renewable energy Germany's largest concentration of universities, colleges, and research institutions
- 44. Retrofit of “MärkischesViertel”, Public Housing Project in Berlin http://www.thezeroprize.com/winners/single/dahm-arch.-gesobau-ag/
- 45. KlimaSolarHaus (Co-Housing project) inBerlin http://www.klimasolarhaus-berlin.de
- 46. Tour of Solon, asolar panel factory http://www.solon.com/global/index.html http://www.younicos.com/en/products/Yill/ about-Yill.html
- 47. GMP-Builder of GreenStadiums Designed all stadiums in South Africa for this year‟s soccer world cup Will build all stadiums in Brazil for FIFA 2014 to LEED standards.
- 48. Vielen Dank! Mange tak! Thanks! HabtIhr irgendwelche Fragen (AT, DE)? Hvad betyder det (DK, FO, GL)? Hebt u nog vragen (NL)? Tiennez-vouz des questions (FR, BE)? Vill du veta mer om Klima (SE)? Do you have any questions (GB, USA)? ¿Tienen algunas preguntas (ES)? [email protected] +1 (415) 370-9301