Emission in a global perspective World emission CO 2 equivalents China:21 % USA:20 % India:5 % Russia:5 % Japan:4 % Total:55 % Norway:0,1 %
19 countys –Governance is political with a local government 430 Municipalities –Local governement on a lover level
Oppland county 26 municipalitys 6 regions Population Area km 2 80 % of the county is mountain area (higher than 600 meters) 3 main rivers- Begna, Etna/Dokka and Lågen Nord - Gudbrandsdalen Midt- Gudbrandsdalen Lillehammer Gjøvik Hadeland Valdres
Oppland county Main energy sources –Hydropower - 96 % –District heating - 4 % New sources – Bioenergy – Wind Potential production of hydropwer is 13 TWh –One quarter is protected by law (national parks) Todays production 6,7 TWh
Oppland county Oppland county climate and energy plan – Description
Oppland county climate and energy plan – Description – Targets Development and target CO 2 emission Oppland county (1000 tons) Target 2012Target Oppland county
Oppland county climate and energy plan – Description – Targets – Instruments Oppland county
All municipalities in Oppland have or are working on climate and energy plans Region Nord-Gudbrandsdal have a common plan Region Valdres is cooperating with the region of Hallingdal Region Hadeland is in a national program called Green energy municipalities Oppland county
Green energy municipalities Cooperation between 21 municipalities and 1 county (Oppland) Green energy municipalities New buildings with low consumption of energy Inspiring businesses and inhabitants to choose more energy effective solutions and choose environmental if possible Education of children
Green energy municipalities, continued Pipelines for district heating Bioenergy Public buildings reconstructed from electricity heating to district heating Vaste sorting
Challenges Widely spread population – difficult to reach all with the new technology Need for transportation
Financing