CISCO Summit Day 1 - Marijke Vos
December 09, 2007 by Chris | permalink
Marijke Vos. Alderwoman from Amsterdam.
She spoke about how her city is now on the path to become the most sustainable city in Europe. She noted that there has been allot of talk, but the emissions are still growing. this is because economic growth is still tied to fossil fuel [true globally, but the example of DK shows differently]. their intention is to reduce emissions by 40% in two small steps and one large one. they are intending to use Ground Source Heating and Cooling to heat and cool the city. [surprising considering the water table!!!!] she also showed their program called 'Step2Save' which is to visit all homes in the country to help citizens learn about what they can do. this is essentially an employment program for jobless youth. she also mentioned that they will be using waste to fuel CHP plants.
they are also doing a GreenIT program. it is further their goal to be a carbon neutral city by 2050. part of this is the personal traffic management program for city workers as a prototype. this is coming along, but slowly.
