Berlin: 鈥淢odel city for successful urban climate protection鈥�
The city of Berlin has set out concrete steps to achieve its goal of drastically reducing its CO2 emissions by 2050, the city council said in a press release. Its new Energy and Climate Protection Programme 2030 (BEK 2030) contains around 100 efficiency and emissions-reduction measures that affect energy generation, transport, construction, business and private households, the city council says. 鈥淏erlin is supposed to become a model city for successful urban climate protection,鈥� Berlin鈥檚 environment senator Regine G眉nther said. The city expects that implementing the BEK 2030 will cost about 94 million euros by 2021.
Measures include:
- Phasing out coal-fired power generation and expanding renewables
- Identifying climate-protection concepts for industrial zones
- Expanding advertising and learning opportunities for climate-friendly behaviour
- Increasing the city鈥檚 public green spaces
- Providing more and better public transportation, cycling infrastructure and e-car charging systems
Find the press release in German and the BEK 2030鈥檚 outline in German .
Read the 91tv dossier Cities, municipalities and the Energiewende for background.