City and Local Renewable Energy Policies
NEW REPORT -- COMMENTS AND ADDITIONS INVITED
Global Status Report on Local Renewable Energy Policies, Working Draft (June 12), REN21 Renewable Energy Policy Network, Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies (ISEP), and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability (Tokyo: ISEP, 2009), 37 pp. (Lead Author: Eric Martinot) Describes city and local government policies around the world that promote renewable energy. Survey of 160 selected cities plus 30 case descriptions. Provides a framework for categorizing policies. Comments and additions are invited.
INITIATIVES, ASSOCIATIONS, AND FURTHER RESOURCES
European Commission -- Covenant of Mayors
ICLEI Cities for Climate Protection Campaign
Local Government Climate Roadmap (ICLEI, UCLG, Metropolis, WMCCC, C40)
Sustainable Cities (best-practice cases)
Concerto Initiative (45 European communities)
Multiplying Sustainable Energy Communities Project (7 European cities)
US Department of Energy Solar America Cities Partnership
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
Australia Solar Cities Program (by national government)
India Solar Cities Program (by national government)
International Solar Cities Initiative (ISCI) (biennial conferences)
Solar City (private firm providing resources and advisory services)
Energie Cités Association (of European local authorities promoting local sustainable energy policies)
SOME FURTHER READING
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), 368 pp. Also linked to a new 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.