Sustainable Energy for All Forum · 2019-12-19 · Sustainable Energy for All Forum. New York, 4-6 June 2014 Event on “Sustainable Energy Use in Cities”. Sustaina ble Urban Energy

Sustainable Energy for All Forum. New York, 4-6 Jun e 2014Event on “Sustainable Energy Use in Cities”. Sustaina ble Urban Energy Strategy & District Energy

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Side Event: “Sustainable Energy Use in cities”

Sustainable Urban Energy Strategy04 June 2014,

Vincent KitioChief, Urban Energy Unit

Urban Basic Service Branch

UN-Habitat


Presentation Overview

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• Mandate of UN-Habitat;

• Urbanization and urban energy;

• Cities: Consumers and Producers of Energy;

• District Energy System;

• Municipal Energy Strategy;

• Energy Efficiency in the Built Environment;

• Conclusions.


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• UN-HABITAT is the United Nations agency for human

settlements (the built environment).

• The agency is mandated by the UN General Assembly

to promote:

• Sustainable urban development and

• Adequate shelter for all.

• UN-Habitat assists local, regional and national

authorities in their effort to increase access to modern

energy services.

• We promote energy efficiency measures through

proper urban planning and the integration of

renewable energy technologies in the urban energy

mix.

The United Nations Human Settlements Program - UN-HABITAT


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Urbanization and Urban Energy

• Cities in developed world consume more than 75 % of

the total national energy

• Cities in developing world consume more than 90 %

of total energy.

• Cities are responsible of over 70 % of GHG emission;

• Cities generate around 70 % of national GDP and are

the drivers of national economy.

• The built environment consumes more energy

compared to the transport and the industrial sector;

• Cities generate more wastes, much of which are not

recycled;

• In developing country, due to economic development,

urban energy demand increases annually by 7%.

• 75% of the world population will be living in cities in

2050.

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Cities: Consumers and Producer of Energy

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• As cities consume over 75 % of energy, they also have

the potential to address part of their energy demand

by adopting sustainable energy uses consisting in:

energy saving and conservation, energy efficiency,

renewable energy and energy storage.

• Promotion of energy efficiency in the built

environment, transport and industry can result in

significant reduction of energy demand.

• Proper urban planning that address urban sprawl

and traffic congestions also contribute to the

sustainable use of energy in cities.

• Cities are endowed with different sources of

renewable energy: from solar, wind, organic waste,

geothermal, that are not tapped.

• Proper development of these potentials could

transform cities into energy producers.


District Energy System

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• The District Energy System (DES) moves

away from the traditional centralized

power production, transmission and

distribution system where a power utility

company is the only supplier of energy to

consumers (residential, industry,

transport, commercial sectors etc.)

• In the DES, there are a multiplicity of

actors. Consumers are also producers and

they all trade energy as a good.

•• The smart grid provides an optimal use an

management of both energy demand and

supply.

• District energy system addresses the

energy issues in a holistic manner.


Municipal Energy Strategy/ Energy Policy

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• As demand for energy increases due to rapid urban

population growth and economic development, local

governments are phased with several energy

challenges: increase demand, less supply, high cost

of imported energy, pollution, climate change,

environmental degradation etc.

• UN-Habitat is currently helping municipalities to

develop their urban energy strategies to help them

planning in advance and manage their energy.

• The Municipal Energy Strategy (MES) is based on the

following criteria:

• Proper mapping of both energy demand and

supply (development of energy balance);

• Urban energy planning;

• Promotion of energy generation within municipal

boundaries;

• Development of energy demand managements

• Formulations of mandatory regulations etc.

• Establishment of a municipal energy office.


Promotion of Energy Efficiency in the built environment

• Majority of modern buildings in most developing

countries with tropical climates - are replica of buildings

designed from western countries with cold and temperate

climates.

• These buildings consume more energy than necessary.

• Through different interventions, UN-Habitat is assisting

five East African countries in: developing tools; building

the capacity of practitioners on green building measures,

and conducting awareness programs on energy efficient

buildings.

• We have reviewed building codes to integrate resources

efficiency measures;

• UN-Habitat is also promoting the concept of green

mortgage as an alternative housing finance system that

promotes energy efficiency in the built environment.

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Energy Efficiency in Building Codes Workshop (EEBC) Kigali – April 2013.

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3. Education: Awareness creation and capacity building in EEB

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Development of tools and awareness

materials on sustainable building design

and technical notes to promote passive

building measures/strategies.


Conclusion

• There is a growing demand for sustainable energy systems in urban

areas for socio-economic development .

• District energy system provides an holistic approach to the sustainable

used of energy in cities.

• Examples of DES exist in different developed countries and should be

promoted and adapted to each context.

• For developing countries, local governments need to initiate their

Municipal Energy Strategies (MES) and allocate sufficient resources for

their development and implementation.

• Local Governments should set green requirements for resource efficient

buildings. Building permit requirements should include environmental

design strategies.

• Energy efficient building code should be made mandatory.

• Power utility companies should be engaged – as one of the principal

stakeholders- in the development of DES.

• DES is among the solutions that facilitate the decentralization and the

liberalization of the energy generation and distribution sector.

• All these measures can contribute to Sustainable Energy Access for All in

urban areas.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Vincent KitioChief, Urban Energy Unit

Urban Basic Service Branch

UN-Habitat

[email protected]


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