City and Local Renewable Energy Policies and Initiatives
Global Status Report on Local Renewable Energy Policies, May 2011 Version, REN21 Renewable Energy Policy Network, Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies (ISEP), and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability (Tokyo: ISEP, 2011), 59 pp. (Lead Author: Eric Martinot) Describes city and local government policies around the world that promote renewable energy. Survey of 210 selected cities plus 40 case descriptions. Provides a framework for categorizing policies. This 2011 version includes a chapter on cities and communities moving towards 100% renewables. Comments and additions are invited.
INITIATIVES, ASSOCIATIONS, AND FURTHER RESOURCES
100% Renewables (global multi-partner campaign for local communities)
Go 100% Renewable Energy (home of a comprehensive interactive map of communities, regions, countries, and organizations that have set or achieved 100% renewable energy targets in at least one sector (power, heating/cooling, transportation)
100% Green Electricity for Munich, Germany by 2025 (by Stadtwerke Muenchen (Munich City Utilities))
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
Concerto Initiative (58 European communities)
Energy Cities (by the European Association of local authorities in energy transition: represents more than 1,000 local authorities from 30 countries)
European Commission -- Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (Over 7,500 signatories representing more than 235 million of inhabitants, as of mid-August 2017)
Green Cities California (a coalition of 14 of California's largest and most environmentally progressive local governments: Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose...)
ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability
ICLEI Cities for Climate Protection Campaign - European CCP Campaign
India Solar Cities Program (by national government)
International Solar Cities Initiative (ISCI)
Local Government Climate Roadmap (ICLEI, UCLG, Metropolis, WMCCC, C40, CCRE CEMR)
Multiplying Sustainable Energy Communities Project (7 European cities)
Renewable Energy Sources Cooperative (REScoop) (sponsored by the Intelligent Energy Europe programme of the European Commission)
Seattle Climate Action Plan (by Seattle City Council)
State and Local Climate and Energy Program Energy Resources for State, Local, and Tribal Governments (by the United States Environmental Protection Agency)
Sustainable Cities (best-practice cases)
Urban Low Emission Development Strategies (Urban-LEDS) (funded by the European Commission, implemented by UN-HABITAT and ICLEI)
US Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Clean Cities Coalition Locations ()
Washington, DC Government Agencies 100% Wind Powered
FURTHER READING
Shining Cities 2017: How Smart Local Policies Are Expanding Solar Power in America, Frontier Group, Environment America Research & Policy Center (2017), 45 pp.
Transitioning All Electricity In U.S. Cities To 100% Renewable Energy Will Reduce Carbon Pollution, Help U.S. Meet Paris Climate Agreement Targets, Sierra Club (Oakland, CA: 2017), 7 pp.
Renewable Energy in Cities , International Renewable Energy Agency (Abu Dhabi: IRENA, 2016), 64 pp.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Clean Cities Project Awards, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Golden, CO: NREL, 2016), 56 pp.
Sustainable Cities: Hubs of Innovation, Low Carbon Industrialization and Climate Action, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (Vienna: UNIDO, 2016), 24 pp.
Cities Heading Towards 100% Renewable Energy by Controlling their Consumption, CLER ? Network for the Energy Transition, Energy Cities, Reseau Action Climat France (2016), 28 pp.
Revitalisation of Local Economy by Development of Renewable Energy: Good practices and case studies, International Energy Agency-Renewable Energy Technology Deployment (Utrecht, Netherlands: IEA-RETD, 2016).
Cost and financing aspects of community renewable energy projects, International Energy Agency-Renewable Energy Technology Deployment (Utrecht, Netherlands: IEA-RETD, 2016).
Leveraging Federal Renewable Energy Tax Credits, , U.S. Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Washington DC: 2016), 6 pp.
District Energy in Cities: Unlocking the potential of energy efficiency and renewable energy , United Nations Environment Programme (Paris: UNEP, 2015), 138 pp.
Climate Action in Megacities 3.0 , ARUP in partnership with C40 Cities (2015), 128 pp.
Green Growth in Cities, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (Paris: OECD, 2013), 132 pp.
Wealthier, Healthier Cities: How climate change action is giving us wealthier, healthier cities, Carbon Disclosure Project in Partnership with C40 Cities (London: CDP, 2013), 18 pp.
Renewable Energy Policy in Cities: Selected Case Studies, International Renewable Energy Agency (Abu Dhabi: IRENA, 2013).
From vision to action: a workshop report on 100% Renewable Energies in European Regions, Climate Service Center, Renewables 100 Policy Institute, and World Future Council (Hamburg: CSC, 2013), 40 pp.
The Impact of City-level Permitting Processes on Residential Photovoltaic Installation Prices and Development Times: An Empirical Analysis of Solar Systems in California Cities, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley, CA: LBNL, 2013), 35 pp.
Reduce Risk, Increase Clean Energy: How States and Cities are Using Old Finance Tools to Scale Up a New Industry, Clean Energy Group/Council of Development Finance Agencies (Montpelier, VT/Columbus, OH: CEG/CDFA, 2013), 30 pp.
Financing Low-Carbon Urban Development in South Asia: A Post-2012 Context, Asian Development Bank (Mandaluyong City, Philippines: ADB, 2013), 26 pp.
Rooftop Revolution: Unleashing Delhi's Solar Potential, Bridge to India in partnership with Greenpeace (New Delhi/Bangalore, India: 2013), 96 pp.
Green Growth in Kitakyushu, Japan, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (Paris: OECD, 2013), 128 pp.
Green Growth in Stockholm, Sweden, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (Paris: OECD, 2013), 118 pp.
Renewable Energies in the hands of the people (in German), German Renewable Energies Agency Information Platform April 2013. Almost half of all renewable energy capacity installed in Germany's electricity sector is owned by private individuals, including farmers.
Green Cities, Asian Development Bank (Mandaluyong City, Philippines: ADB, 2012), 412 pp.
Seven Climate Change Lessons from the Cities of Europe, Carbon Disclosure Project in Partnership with C40 Cities (London: CDP, 2012), 28 pp.
Infrastructure for renewable energies: A factor of local and regional development, (Brussels: European Parliament, 2012), 114 pp.
U.S. CLEAN Programs Where Are We Now? What Have We Learned?, Institute for Local Self-Reliance (Washington, DC: ILSR, 2012), 25 pp.
Re-Municipalising Municipal Services in Europe, Public Services International Research Unit University of Greenwich (London: PSIRU, 2012), 10 pp.
Yamashita N, Furuya S. 2012. New Japanese Energy Strategy and FIT: National and Local Prospects and Barriers. Presentation Reform Workshop, August 29, Salzburg, Austria. Tokyo, Japan: Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies.
Cities and Climate Change: Responding to an Urgent Agenda, World Bank (Washington, DC: 2011), 306 pp.
Local Energy Plans in Practice: Case Studies of Austin and Denver, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Golden, Colorado: NREL, 2011), 46 pp.
100% Renewable Energy - and Beyond - for Cities, HafenCity University Hamburg in partnership with World Future Council Foundation (Hamburg, Germany: 2010), 29 pp.
Eco2 Cities: Ecological Cities as Economic Cities, World Bank (Washington, DC: 2010), 392 pp.
Cities and Climate Change, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (Paris: OECD, 2010), 276 pp.
Getting to Carbon Neutral: a Guide for Canadian Municipalities, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (Toronto: TRCA, 2010), 176 pp.
Clean Energy Policy Analyses: Analysis of the Status and Impact on Clean Energy Policies at the Local Level, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Golden, Colorado: NREL, 2010), 43 pp.
Kraxner F, Yang J, Aoki K, Yamagata Y. 2010. Public opinion on bioenergy - Eco-model cities' new strategies for reaching a low-carbon society in Japan. Proceedings Third International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste, November 8-11, Venice, Italy. Laxenburg, Austria and Ibaraki, Japan: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis and National Institute for Environmental Studies.
Kraxner F, Yang J, Yamagata Y. 2010. How does a Japanese "eco-model city" think about the use of biomass for bioenergy? A household survey in Hokkaido. Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Energy, April 21-23, Singapore. Laxenburg, Austria and Ibaraki, Japan: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis and National Institute for Environmental Studies.
Cities, Towns and Renewable Energy, International Energy Agency, Lead Author Ralph Sims (Paris: OECD/IEA, 2009), 194 pp.
Resilient Cities: Responding to Peak Oil and Climate Change, P Newman, T Beatley, H Boyer (Washington DC: Island Press, 2009), 166 pp.
100 Per Cent Renewable: Energy Autonomy in Action, ed. Peter Droege (London: Earthscan, 2009), 326 pp. Also linked to a web site inviting contributions Practical Steps Towards a 100% Renewable World.
Urban Energy Transition: From Fossil Fuels to Renewable Power, ed. Peter Droege (Oxford: Elsevier, 2008), 664 pp.
The Renewable City: A Comprehensive Guide to an Urban Revolution, by Peter Droege (John Wiley & Sons, 2007), 328 pp.
"Energizing Cities," J Sawin and K Hughes, in State of the World 2007: Our Urban Future (New York: WW Norton, 2007), pp. 90-111.
Energy Sustainable Communities: Experiences, Success Factors and Opportunities in the EU-25, a report of the Energy Sustainable Communities initiative (Brussels: European Renewable Energy Council, 2005), 52 pp.