Professional Documents
Culture Documents
CDP
Module: Introduction
Page: Introduction
0.1
Please give a general description and introduction to your city including your citys boundary in the text box below.
0.2
Administrative
boundary
Description of city
City/Municipality
Rio de Janeiro City, the capital of the state with the same name, is located at 2254'23" south and 4310'21" west in the Southeast region of
Brazil. It is a coastal city with land area of 1,224 square kilometers and 6,320,446 inhabitants according to a 2010 census (6,476,631 in 2015
according to estimates). The city has three coastal massifs that helped to shape and direct its urban development. The climate is Tropical with
medium temperature of 23.7C and annual rainfall of 1,069 mm according to the last climate normal available (1961-1990). Rio de Janeiro is
the city with the second highest GDP in Brazil. The two largest Brazilian companies have headquarters in Rio - Petrobras and Vale; the largest
media group in Latin America - the Globo Organizations - and large companies in the telecommunications industry, such as Oi, TIM, Embratel,
Intelig, Net and Star One are also in the city. Besides these sectors, there are also the headquarters to the largest companies in the building,
transnational and chemical industries, among others. Tourism brings more than a mere addendum to the local economy, since many tourists
are attracted by the physical and cultural city. After a period of low economic growth, the recovery process and the preparation for the 2016
Olympic Gamesencourages investment in City conservation, with the implementation of projects in urban infrastructure (Porto Maravilha,
Bairro Maravilha e Morar Maravilha), by rationalizing and integrating the physical and fare public transport (BRS, BRT Transoeste,
Transolmpica, Transbrasil and Transcarioca) and cycling network expansion (Rio Capital da Bicicleta), in urban sanitation (the expansion of
West Zone Sanitation Project, Jacarepagu Macro drainage Project), in waste policy (Waste Treatment Centre of Seropdica), and the
increase of green areas by reforestation (Rio Capital Verde). The main vector of urban expansion in Rio is towards the West Zone, where
there is still land available and infrastructure is being improved. City administration is divided in five planning areas, which are subdivided into
34 administrative regions. The City Hall comprises the following agencies of Direct Administration: the Mayor Office, 24 Municipal Secretariats,
General Attorney and General Controller. Municipal Administration also comprises: 4 autarchies, 8 Public Companies and 6 Foundations. As
the City is also state capital and the former country capital, it has a high concentration of public buildings and employees.
Reporting emissions is optional for all cities. By checking the boxes below you are indicating that you have fuel and/or greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data to
report at this time.
Select Government to report emissions from your local government operations (sometimes referred to as corporate or municipal emissions).
Select Community to report emissions from the entire city area over which the city government can exercise a degree of influence through the policies and
regulations they implement (sometimes referred to as geographic or city-wide emissions).
Select both boxes to report fuel and/or emissions for both inventories.
IF YOU HAVE NO FUEL AND/OR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TO REPORT DO NOT CHECK EITHER BOX.
Community
Module: Governance
Page: City Details
0.3
Please provide information about your city's Mayor in the table below.
Leader title
Prefeito
Leader name
Eduardo Paes
Current term
start
2013
2016
0.4
Currency
30900000000
BRL
Brazilian Real
0.5
Current population
6476631
Current
population year
2015
Projected population
6593099
Projected
population year
2020
0.6
GDP
282538827000
Year of GDP
Currency
BRL
Brazilian Real
2013
Source
IBGE
0.7
Average annual
temperature (in
Celsius)
23.7
1224.6
-43.17
-22.92
Page: Governance
1.0
Please describe the impact of national and/or regional climate change activities on your city's own climate change activities.
We maintain permanent contacts with other spheres of government in order to obtain better results for mitigation and adaptation processes of the city. As Rio de
Janeiro is the state's capital, measures and mitigation projects have a strong impact on state level and vice versa, principally in sectors managed by the state (eg:
wastewater treatment, water supply, among others). On the other hand, current national government policies regarding energy use (lowering prices of oil, which
stimulates the use of thermoelectricity instead of the hydroelectricity), which aggravate major congestion problems in the large and medium-sized cities, are having a
detrimental effect on air quality and carbon emissions.
1.1
Does your city incorporate desired sustainability goals and targets (e.g. GHG reductions) into the master planning for the city?
Response
Yes
Description
The Master Plan of the City (Complementary Law number 111/2011) includes attenuation, mitigation and adaptation to the effects of climate change
between the Policy Guidelines for the Environment, which must be carried out by making effective structural actions for the prevention of damaging
climate change. It is the joint responsibility of the agencies linked to the environmental planning and management system to control, reduce or
mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases, through multi and intersectorial actions to prevent and adapt the city to the harmful effects of global
warming, in accordance with policies and actions of regional and federal public spheres. Among the structural actions for the treatment of solid
waste, we highlight the encouragement to projects in the context of Clean Development Mechanism to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases
and allow to obtain funds by selling carbon credits, in accordance with the Kyoto Protocol and its substitutes. The Rio de Janeiro Strategic Plan
2017-2020 incorporates many actions designed to reduce carbon emissions in the city, besides including the achievement of the emissions
reduction targets stablished in the Climate Change Mitigation Policy as an action too. The new Plan "Rio Viso 500" has the goal to achieve neutral
carbon status in 2065, when the city completes its 500th anniversary.
1.2
Please describe how your city collaborates with businesses in your city on sustainability issues or projects?
Projects like "Selo Qualiverde", "Morar Carioca Verde" and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), from UN, are good examples on how the City
of Rio de Janeiro collaborates with businesses in the city to promote sustainability.
"Selo Qualiverde" is a sustainability certification for private building created by the City Government that gives fiscal incentives to enterpenuers that add sustainable
features to its constructions.
Morar Carioca Verde is a habitation project for improving infrastructure and building habitat in the citys slums with green infrastructure, using low carbon material
and increasing energy efficiency through architectural features.
The SDSN has a regional network in Brazil, hosted in Rio de Janeiro. The City Government has participated in its creation and supports the network activities.
Has a climate change risk or vulnerability assessment been undertaken for your local government area?
Yes
2.0a
Please attach and provide details on your climate change risk or vulnerability assessment.
Publication
title
PROJETO
MEGACIDADE
S,
VULNERABILID
ADES E
MUDANAS
CLIMTICAS
Year of
publicat
ion
2011
https://www.cdp.net/sites/2016/76/31176/
CDP Cities 2016/Shared
Documents/Attachments/Cities-2.0a-C3AttachtheDocument/Megacidades_Sumri
o_Executivo.pdf
Boundar
y of
assess
ment
Metropoli
tan area
Primary
author
of
assess
ment
Web link
Other:
Academ
y and
City
mixed
team
http://www.laget.eco.br/index.php?option=com_content&view=arti
cle&id=77:megacidades-vulnerabilidades-e-mudancasclimaticas-regiao-metropolitana-do-rio-dejaneiro&catid=47:relatorio&Itemid=5
2.0b
Please select the primary process or methodology used to undertake the risk or vulnerability assessment of your city.
Primary
methodology
Other:
Description
The research processes are based on thematic working groups that work in producing diagnostics and finding solutions to identified problems.
The collaboration with the Academy and research centres is permanent. These activities generate subsidies to the knowledge of the physical
risks that affect Rio de Janeiro City. The largest grant now available is Rio Operation Centre (COR), which includes about 30 agencies
(municipal, state, and utilities) in monitoring and optimizing the city functions on a daily basis. The meteorological data required for weather
events anticipation are received by weather radar with a range of 250 km located in Sumar, and processed by the system forecast Weather
High Resolution (PMAR), developed by IBM. The Climate Vulnerability Report - Vulnerabilidades das Megacidades Brasileiras s Mudanas
Climticas: Regio Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro (INPE, 2011), which addresses the impacts on the physical environment and the
vulnerabilities of natural systems and socio-economic vulnerabilities of the city is key to a perspective view of the risks that hang over the city.
The interpretation of the contents of the Inventory - Inventrio e Cenrio de Emisses dos Gases do Efeito Estufa da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro
(COPPE / SMAC, 2013), associated with information and training opportunities and qualification arising from institutional linkages established
with the Academy, Research Centres, Institutions public and private, allow to debug the technical findings. Several other sources can be
consulted, such as: Seminary Rio: Prximos 100 Anos Anals (IPP, 2008); articles from the scientific community in the following areas: physical
vulnerabilities of the coast; liable city areas to flooding by rising sea level; extreme weather events and microclimate; ecosystem of the Atlantic
forest on the hillsides; mangroves and lagoon systems; infrastructure for urban drainage; water supply and sanitation systems; public health and
social risk.
2.1
Do the current and/or anticipated effects of climate change present a significant risk to your city?
Yes
2.1a
Please list the most significant climate hazards currently faced by your city and indicate the probability and consequence of these hazards.
Climate hazards
Probability of hazard
High
High
Don't know
High
High
Don't know
High
High
High
High
High
High
High
High
High
High
High
High
Don't know
Consequence of hazard
Medium
High
Medium
High
High
High
Medium
High
High
Medium
Medium High
Medium
Medium High
Medium High
Medium High
Medium
High
Medium
High
2.1b
Please explain why the anticipated effects of climate change present no significant risk to your city.
2.1c
Please identify how you expect climate change to affect the frequency and intensity of the hazards faced by your city and when you expect to experience
those changes.
Climate hazards
Rain storm
Heat wave
Coastal flood
Flash/surface flood
Other: Extreme hot weather
Severe wind
Drought
Change in frequency
Increasing
Increasing
Increasing
Increasing
Increasing
Increasing
Increasing
Change in intensity
Increasing
Increasing
Increasing
Increasing
Increasing
Increasing
Increasing
Anticipated timescale
Short-term
Current
Medium-term
Short-term
Current
Medium-term
Current
Please describe the magnitude of the impact of these hazards and identify three critical assets or services that may be most impacted.
Climate
hazards
Rain storm
Magnitude
of impact
Extremely
serious
Impact description
Asset or
service
Health and
community
Asset or
service
Energy
Asset or
service
Transport
Climate
hazards
Magnitude
of impact
Heat wave
Extremely
serious
Coastal flood
Serious
Impact description
functions. The Center seeks to anticipate solutions and minimize the occurrences,
alerting the responsible sectors of the risks and the urgent measures to be taken
in cases of emergencies such as heavy rainfall; Short duration or high density
rainfalls should also exacerbate the degradation of urban forests, generating
landslides, debris flows and rock falls. The increased frequency of rainfall
especially in summer should lead to more frequent landslides. The vulnerability of
the slopes tend to increase due to the rains, especially where there is informal
and uncontrolled expansion of buildings. In scenario projected for 2099, the
Tijuca Massif tends to have forest cover reduced to 6% to 20% of its total covered
area, considering the rhythm of occupation. With increasing intensity of rains and
winds, lagoons and other water bodies must suffer the acceleration of siltation
and decreased water quality due to increased sewage discharges, re-suspension
of sediments and decreased oxygen concentration, There should be greater input
of sediment from the slopes to the lagoons in Barra da Tijuca and Jacarepagu.
In water supply and sanitation systems, there must be an overload on treatment
plants, depending on the over-elevation of turbidity, fecal contamination due to
heavy rainfall and increased run-off.
Heat waves are known to have an important impact in health, mainly in the most
vulnerable population, kids and elders, causing hyperthermia, dehydration and
respiratory diseases. They have also impact in water and energy consumption
and may be a factor to increase the risk of fires.
The Rio de Janeiro coast already presents a 3mm/year increase in mean sea
level. The acceleration of the phenomenon should lead to: loss of sand on urban
beaches, and changes by transposition and erosion on non-urbanized beaches.
There are tendencies of risk in the port sector, sanitation systems, oil pipelines
and emissaries. Concerning to the areas liable to flooding risks by rising sea
level, we highlight the following results of modeling the phenomenon to the end of
the century: areas affected by flooding: 30 (0,5m sea lever rise) to 125 km2 (1,5m
sea level rise); Average population to be affected (sea level rise up to 1.50 m and
up to 5.00 m): 80,320 to 969,526 inhabitants; city area rate to be affected (up to
1.50 m): 10.3%. The lagoon systems should be affected as follows: Baixada de
Jacarepagu lagoons should suffer an increase in water surface area, creating
new areas flooded by sea water inlet and increased groundwater; Barra da Tijuca
lagoons should undergo expansion in Recreio and Vargem Grande area. The
salinisation of low lying areas should lead to an ecological decharacterization. In
urban drainage infrastructure, is expected to increase the restriction to flow, with
loss of efficiency of the drainage system. Spots of flooding are expected to reach
Asset or
service
Asset or
service
Asset or
service
Health and
community
Energy
Water
Residential
Health and
community
Other:
Tourism
Climate
hazards
2.2
Magnitude
of impact
Flash/surface
flood
Serious
Other: Extreme
hot weather
Serious
Severe wind
Serious
Drought
Extremely
serious
Impact description
places not previously flooded with increasing water depths and times of
permanence. The elevation of the groundwater level should cause flooding in low
lying areas with blockade of the flow of streams and rivers. It is possible to occur
the disruption of Restinga de Marambaia, which protects the Sepetiba Bay from
the high energy of sea waves. In water supply and sanitation systems, the saline
intrusion could affect the quality of locally extracted groundwater and
depressurized distribution system. Sewage treatment plant of Pavuna, which is in
periodically flooded area, can be affected physically. The submarine emissaries
of Ipanema and Barra da Tijuca can be affected with the change in the hydraulic
flow. The damage to sanitation infrastructure should increase the environmental
contamination risk. The increase in salinity in deposits of ground water should
lead to the loss of quality for consumption, causing health problems. The salt
intrusion in estuaries tends to have medium to high risk, and aquifers, low risk.
Systematic occurrence of flash/surface floods linked to rain storms dates back to
the early history of the City and represents one of the most recurring climate
hazards Rio de Janeiro already suffers. It can lead to the spread of water born
diseases, like leptospirosis, and depending on the event extent the flooding can
cause major disrupts in traffic and to the public transportation system of the city.
Other potencial area of impact is in the economic sector, bringing damage to
properties flooded and the possible temporary interruption of economic activity in
the city.
It is estimated an increase in water and energy consumption, pushing the
demand on the energy and water supply and sanitation public system.
Eutrophication problems will worsen if climate change causes higher water
temperatures in lakes and estuaries, like Guanabara Bay, Sepetiba Bay, Rodrigo
de Freitas Lagoon and Jacarepagu Lagoon System.
Falling trees, with possible blocking streets and damage to human life; falls of
suspended equipment, such as roofs, water tanks slabs, antennas etc; damage to
the power grid by cable detachment, wiring etc.
Climate change is provoking weather extremes, challenging existing
meteorological models. Prolonged droughts can cause dramatic decrease in
reservoir level, a fact that has come true in the second half of 2014 in So Paulo,
affecting the water supply of 12 million people.
Asset or
service
Asset or
service
Asset or
service
Commerical
Transport
Health and
community
Health and
community
Energy
Water
Energy
Transport
Health and
community
Water
Food and
agriculture
Energy
Do you consider that the effects of climate change could threaten the ability of businesses to operate successfully in your city?
Response
Yes
Explanation
If the sea level rises 1 meter, which could happen in the next decades, it will threaten the lowlands of the West Zone, which concentrates most of
the industries of the city. If the sea level rises it can also threaten the beaches, which are a major tourist attraction of Rio de Janeiro. Large storms
often paralyze the city. Once in 2010 and once in 2013 the mayor had to request the city's population to remain at home because most of the roads
were blocked, those being the first time in Rio's history that such a policy was undertaken. The droughts that we faced in the end of last year were
one of the reasons that made the federal government increase the electricity tariffs, which impacted residential and industrial users.
Please describe the process by which the city reviews its progress and manages overall responsibility for climate change adaptation.
The Law n. 5.248/2011 establishes City adaptation policy to face the climate change effects. In 2014 Rio applied and was chosen to be part of the 100 Resilient
Cities program. Complying with the first phase of the program, the city created a Resilience Office in the Operation Center, center that integrates 30 different
institutions and monitors the city 24h, every day. A comprehensive diagnostic study was elaborated by the resilience team and raised the main critical hazards and
risks for the city. The city has entered the second phase, developing the action plan for adaptation.
3.1
Has the Mayor or local government committed to adapting to climate change across the geographical area of the city, town or settlement?
Yes
3.1a
Type of
commitment
Attach
Comments
Compact of
Mayors
Other:
3.2
Does your local government have a plan that addresses climate change adaptation?
In progress
3.2a
Please provide more information on your plan that addresses climate change adaptation and attach the document.
Publication title
Year of publication
Scope of plan
Primary
author of plan
3.2b
Please explain why not and/or any future arrangements you have to create a plan.
The Municipal Plan for Climate Change Adaptation is currently being developed by an academic partner (COPPE/UFRJ) in partnership with every organization in the
City Government that has direct influence in the adaptation process via thematic working groups. The release of this plan is expected to the beginning of the second
semester of 2016.
In other hand it is also being developed a plan for city resilience, via the collaboration with Rockefeller Foundations 100 Resilient Cities project. It will cover several
areas in city resilience, but with great focus in climate change adaptation activities in order to increase resilience. The release date for this plan is May 3rd, 2016.
3.3
The Compact of Mayors requires cities to complete these additional questions on the climate hazards affecting your city and your city's plans to adapt to
these hazards. Other cities wishing to disclose further detail about their adaptation efforts are also encouraged to fill out the download.
3.4a
Please describe the actions you are taking to reduce the risk to, or vulnerability of, your citys infrastructure, citizens, and businesses from climate
change as identified in the Climate Hazards section.
Climate
hazards
Action
Lever
Scale and
status
Do you
plan to
expand
this
action in
the
future?
Action description
Climate
hazards
Action
Lever
Scale and
status
Do you
plan to
expand
this
action in
the
future?
Rain storm
Crisis management
including warning
and evacuation
systems
Currently in
effect at a
Programme/Project significant scale
across most of
the city
Yes
Heat wave
Currently in
Programme/Project effect and being
piloted
Yes
Coastal flood
Programme/Project
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Yes
Flash/surface
flood
Flood defences
development and
operation & storage
Policy
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Yes
Policy
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Yes
Other: Extreme
hot weather
Severe wind
Drought
Tree planting
and/or creation of
green space
Real time risk
monitoring
Water smart
metering
Programme/Project
Policy
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Currently in
effect at a
significant scale
across most of
the city
Yes
No
Action description
Page: Adaptation II
3.4b
Please provide some additional information on the adaptation actions you are taking.
Primary (major)
financial
mechanism
Secondary
financial
mechanism
Developer
contributions
City's own funds /
savings
Yes
Action start
date (mm/yy)
Action end
date (mm/yy)
5.000.001 10.000.000
2010
0 - 100.000
2015
Loans
500.001 1.000.000
2015
Grants / subsidies
10.000.001+
2011
10.000.001+
2009
0 - 100.000
2010
0 - 100.000
2011
Total capital
cost ($USD)
4.0a
Please complete the table
Social risks
4.0b
Anticipated
timescale in
years
Current
Increased resource
demand
Short-term
Short-term
Short-term
Population displacement
Current
Impact description
Irregular occupation (occupation of hillsides and wetlands) entails increased susceptibility to flooding and landslides in
case of large storms, which often cause fatalities. In 2010 20,000 families were living in high-risk areas, mostly
mountain slopes. City government has resettled approximately 4,000 and intends to resettle all families in need until
2016. However, larger and more frequent storms might increase the probability of landslides in areas already under
risk. Resettling is a sensitive political issue because people are relocated to distant areas they are not familiar with
and lose ties with their communities.
Increased temperature means more usage of air-conditioning, which demands more energy. Because of excessive
demand we have had widespread blackouts in the city during summer season. Also, most of the extra energy would
possibly come from thermoelectric plants, which are ideal for short-term production, but have a negative effect on
carbon emissions of the city/country. The city depends on energy for water distribution, as the sole water treatment
plant is located outside the city limits, from a considerable distance, and there are no viable alternatives. Increased
temperature also means higher water consumption which can be a risk if it is combined with a drought like the one
occurred in 2014/2015.
Expected increase in the cases of dengue fever, chikungunya, zika, leptospirosis and leishmaniosis, because of a
longer summer season and more rainy days, causing floods and the procreation of disease vectors. Heat waves can
increase the number of hospitalizations due to dehydration and respiratory diseases.
Increased demand on health services, particularly in the case of dengue fever epidemics, that can be fatal and has
infected at least 200,000 people (the recorded cases) in 2003. Public services of water and energy offer can be
affected by the increase in demand. Transportation services can be disrupted in cases of severe storms.
Rio de Janeiro has historical issues with landslides occurrences due to heavy storms. This issue leads the current
municipal government to resettle populations in high landslide risk areas. In other, mean sea level rise is projected to
affect populated areas in the surroundings of Jacarepagua Lagoon System, for example, and this can also lead to the
need of resettling population.
Module: Opportunities
Page: Opportunities
5.0
Does climate change present any economic opportunities for your city?
Yes
5.0a
Please indicate the opportunities and describe how the city is positioning itself to take advantage of them.
Economic opportunity
Development of new
business industries (e.g.
clean tech)
Additional funding options
Through new building regulations we can provide incentive for cleaner technologies. This has already been established in the Port
Area (project Porto Maravilha), which provides tax incentives for green buildings (water reuse, LEED, recycling, etc).
Afther the 2010 floods, Rio de Janeiro received almost 200 million dollars from the federal government for slope contention, aimed
at protecting the population of favelas from further landslides.
Rio has a 1 billion dollar loan from World Bank that includes the hiring of a new GHG Emissions Monitoring System, based in GPC
Protocol methodology. Also, the Low Carbon Development Project was developed in partnership with the World Bank through
grants. It aims to monitor all GHG emissions reductions in projects carried out by the municipality, in order to assess their potential
for emissions and help devise mitigation or compensation measures.
Clinton Foundation has funded the substitution of lamps from 4.000 traffic light for new ones with LED technology.
5.0b
Why not?
5.1
List any climate change-related projects for which you hope to attract private sector involvement, and provide any details on the estimated cost of the
project
Project area
Waste
management
Other:
Reforestation
Project description
Cost of project
(USD$)
Rio de Janeiro has a project for changing the fuel type from the waste collection fleet,
managed by COMLURB, a municipal company responsible for waste management.
Rio de Janeiro has a VCS project for Reforestation that is ready to be implemented.
20000
C1.1
Please indicate the category that best describes the boundary of your community GHG emissions inventory.
Primary protocol
Comment
Rio de Janeiro was one of the pilot cities to use the GPC first version. We updated the last inventory (2005)
and calculated the new one (2012). We used IPCC 2006 with some adaptations to the local context,
following the GPC requirements and procedures.
C1.3
Which gases are included in your emissions inventory? Tick all that apply.
CO2
CH4
N2O
C1.4
Please detail total (Scope 1 + Scope 2) emissions for your community, in metric tonnes CO2e and provide a comment on the level of confidence in the
accuracy of your community emissions figure.
Total
emissions
(metric
tonnes
CO2e)
20268045
Level of
confidence
Medium
C1.5
If applicable, please provide a breakdown of your GHG emissions by scope.
Scope
C1.6
Level of confidence
12919895
Medium
3251638
Medium
16171534
4096511
Medium
Medium
Where it will facilitate a greater understanding of your community's emissions, please provide a breakdown of these emissions by end user (buildings,
water, waste, transport), economic sector (residential, commercial, industrial, institutional), IPCC sector (stationary combustion, mobile combustion,
industrial processes, waste) or any other classification system used in your city.
Sector
Scope
C1.7
Please give the total amount of fuel (referring to Scope 1 emissions) consumed in your city during the reporting year.
Fuel
Amount
Units
End user / Economic sector / IPCC sector / Other
Sector
C1.8
How much electricity, heat, steam, and cooling (referring to Scope 2) has been consumed by your city during the reporting year?
Amount
Type
C1.9a
Units
Sector
Please provide a summary of emissions by sector and scope as defined in the Global Protocol for Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories
(GPC), (WRI, C40 and ICLEI). Please complete the corresponding emissions for each row in the table below.
C1.9b
Please provide a breakdown of fuel use and emissions by subsector and scope as defined in the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas
Emission Inventories (GPC), (WRI, C40 and ICLEI) and attach GHG emissions report. Download the GPC Reporting Tool here.
C1.11
Do you measure Scope 3 emissions?
C1.11a
Please complete the table
Comment
C1.11b
Please explain why not and detail your plans to do so in the future, if any.
C1.12
Please indicate if your emissions have increased, decreased, or stayed the same since your last emissions inventory, and please describe why.
Reason
for
change
Increased
The numbers presented here are from the same inventory reported to CDP last year. However, since it was submitted to external verification and
the numbers were reviewed according to the recommendations of the verifier there was just a slight increase due to this review. In comparison to the
last Inventory made for the city, which has 2005 as the base year, there was a significant increase in emissions (around 75%) mainly due to the start
of operations in 2010 of a new steel mill plant inside the city border, TKCSA.
Further Information
"Fundao Planetrio da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro", the city Foundation responsible for the management of the two Planetariums from Rio, develops a yearly
operations Inventory according to GHG Protocol (https://registropublicodeemissoes.com.br/index.php/participante/1831). This process started in 2012 and the last
report published is of 2014, attached in this questionnaire and also available online in the following link:
http://www.planetariodorio.com.br/index.php/gestao/planetariosustentavel
Attachments
https://www.cdp.net/sites/2016/76/31176/CDP Cities 2016/Shared Documents/Attachments/CDPCities2016/CommunityGHGEmissionsData/Relatorio_Inventario_GEE_FPCRJ_2014_VF_-_Compactado.pdf
Has the GHG emissions data you are currently reporting been externally verified or audited in part or in whole?
Yes
C1.13a
Please provide the following information about the emissions verification process.
Name of
verifier
Det Norske
Veritas
Year of
verification
2015
C1.13b
No
6.0a
Please provide details of your local government operations emissions reduction target.
Comments
Sector
Define target
boundary
Baseline year
Baseline emissions
(metric tonnes CO2e)
Percentage
reduction target
Target date
Comment
6.0b
Please explain why you do not have a local government operations emissions reduction target.
6.1.
What actions are you undertaking to reduce your emissions in your local government operations?
Emissions
reduction
sector
Buildings
Emissions
reduction
activity
Energy efficiency/
retrofit measures
Emissions reduction
action
Institutional (municipal)
buildings and facilities:
Building energy
management system
Lever
Still under
consideration or
Programme/Project
awaiting final
authorisation
Do you
plan to
expand
this
action in
the
future?
Yes
Action description
Emissions
reduction
sector
Emissions
reduction
activity
Emissions reduction
action
Lever
Do you
plan to
expand
this
action in
the
future?
Action description
Institutional (municipal)
buildings and facilities:
Heating and cooling
efficiency
Buildings
Energy efficiency/
retrofit measures
Institutional (municipal)
buildings and facilities:
Installation of CFL or
other efficient lighting
mechanisms
Programme/Project
Outdoor
Lighting
Still under
consideration or
Programme/Project
awaiting final
authorisation
Waste
Recycling or
composting
collections and/or
facilities
Residential non-organic
waste: Municipal recycling
points or centers
Policy
Currently in effect
at a significant
scale across most
of the city
Yes
Private
Transport
Infrastructure for
non motorized
transport
Procurement
Currently in effect
at a significant
scale across most
of the city
Yes
Private
Transport
Awareness and
education for non
motorized
Cycle training
Programme/Project
Currently in effect
and being piloted
Yes
Buildings
Procurement
Currently in effect
and being piloted
Currently in effect
and being piloted
Yes
Yes
Yes
Emissions
reduction
sector
Private
Transport
Emissions
reduction
activity
transport
Improve fuel
economy and
reduce CO2 from
motorized
vehicles
Emissions reduction
action
Lever
Do you
plan to
expand
this
action in
the
future?
Still under
consideration or
Programme/Project
awaiting final
authorisation
Yes
Yes
Buildings
Building codes
and standards
Institutional (municipal)
buildings and facilities:
Appliance efficiency
standards for new
construction
Policy
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
CommunityScale
Development
Compact cities
Mixed use
development/live-work
targets
Policy
Currently in effect
and being piloted
Yes
Compact cities
Strategic refurbishment/
re-use of unused buildings
for new purposes
Policy
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Yes
CommunityScale
Development
Transit oriented
development
Programme/Project
Currently in effect
(city-wide)
Yes
CommunityScale
Development
Transit oriented
development
Increase coordination
between transport modes
Policy
Currently in effect
(city-wide)
Yes
Outdoor
CommunityScale
Development
Yes
Action description
Emissions
reduction
sector
Lighting
Emissions
reduction
activity
Emissions reduction
action
Lever
luminaire
technologies
(e.g. LED)
Energy Supply
Low or zero
carbon energy
supply generation
Provision/ encouragement
for new low carbon power
project sites
Policy
Waste
Recycling or
composting
collections and/or
facilities
Currently in effect
at a significant
Programme/Project
scale across most
of the city
Water
Water recycling
and reclamation
Water recycling or
reclamation
Do you
plan to
expand
this
action in
the
future?
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Policy
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Please provide some additional information on the local government activities you are taking.
Action description
Yes
Yes
Yes
Emissions
reduction
activity
Energy
efficiency/
retrofit
measures
Energy
efficiency/
retrofit
measures
Energy
efficiency/
retrofit
measures
LED / CFL /
other luminaire
technologies
Recycling or
composting
collections
and/or facilities
Infrastructure
for non
motorized
transport
Awareness and
Emissions
reduction action
Institutional
(municipal) buildings
and facilities:
Building energy
management system
Institutional
(municipal) buildings
and facilities: Heating
and cooling efficiency
Institutional
(municipal) buildings
and facilities:
Installation of CFL or
other efficient lighting
mechanisms
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
per annum
at action
end date
(metric
tonnes
CO2e)
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
cumulative over
the lifetime of
the
action (metric
tonnes CO2e)
Primary (major)
financial
mechanism
Working
with cities
in a specific
C40
Network
370000
Source pending
identification/not
yet determined
None of the
above
30000
Which
exchange
most
helped to
deliver this
action?
None of the
above
Secondary
financial
mechanism
Developer
contributions
More efficient
luminaires (e.g. LED)
Working
with cities
in a specific
C40
Network
None of the
above
Loans
City's own
funds /
savings
None of the
above
Other: Private
Public
partnership
Tolls / user
charges
Cycle training
None of the
320000
Source pending
identification/not
yet determined
Action
start
date
(mm/yy)
Action
end
date
(mm/yy)
10.000.001+
2009
100.001 250.000
2011
2012
10.000.001+
10.000.001+
2011
2011
2010
Total
capital cost
($USD)
Emissions
reduction
activity
education for
non motorized
transport
Improve fuel
economy and
reduce CO2
from motorized
vehicles
Building codes
and standards
Compact cities
Compact cities
Transit
oriented
development
Transit
oriented
Emissions
reduction action
Which
exchange
most
helped to
deliver this
action?
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
per annum
at action
end date
(metric
tonnes
CO2e)
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
cumulative over
the lifetime of
the
action (metric
tonnes CO2e)
Primary (major)
financial
mechanism
Secondary
financial
mechanism
Total
capital cost
($USD)
Action
start
date
(mm/yy)
Action
end
date
(mm/yy)
above
savings
Working
with cities
in a specific
C40
Network
2015
None of the
above
2012
Working
with other
C40 cities
2017
2020
Working
with other
C40 cities
2017
2020
None of the
above
2010
2020
None of the
above
2009
10.000.001+
Other:
Private
investiment
Emissions
reduction
activity
Which
exchange
most
helped to
deliver this
action?
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
per annum
at action
end date
(metric
tonnes
CO2e)
More efficient
luminaires (e.g. LED)
Working
with other
C40 cities
44000
Emissions
reduction action
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
cumulative over
the lifetime of
the
action (metric
tonnes CO2e)
Primary (major)
financial
mechanism
Secondary
financial
mechanism
Total
capital cost
($USD)
Action
start
date
(mm/yy)
Action
end
date
(mm/yy)
Source pending
identification/not
yet determined
City's own
funds /
savings
10.000.001+
2017
2020
2017
2020
2017
2020
2017
2020
development
LED / CFL /
other luminaire
technologies
Low or zero
carbon energy
supply
generation
modes
Provision/
encouragement for
new low carbon
power project sites
Working
with other
C40 cities
Recycling or
composting
collections
and/or facilities
Residential organic
waste: Municipal
recycling points or
centers
Working
with cities
in a specific
C40
Network
Source pending
identification/not
yet determined
Water recycling
and
reclamation
Water recycling or
reclamation
None of the
above
City's own
funds /
savings
2.000.001 5.000.000
Please describe the process by which the city reviews its progress and manages overall responsibility for emissions reduction.
Climate change measures are coordinated by the Municipal Environment Secretariat (SMAC), through its Climate Change Office (GMC), and by the Mayor's Office.
Management actions are based on the development of a Regulatory Framework in order to allow feasible actions. The main piece of the Regulatory Framework is
the Law n. 5.248/2011, that establishes the Climate Policy of the City and sets measurable, reportable and verifiable reduction targets of GHG emissions for 2012
(8%), 2016 (16%) and 2020 (20%), based on emissions recorded in Greenhouse Gas Inventory of Rio de Janeiro City, published in 2011 (2005 is the base year).
Law n. 5.248/2011 establishes elaboration, updating and publication of the GHG Municipal Inventory every four years.
7.1
Does your city have a climate change action plan for reducing GHG emissions?
Yes
7.1a
Publication title
Year of
publication
2012
Attach
7.1b
Please describe any future plans to create a city climate change action plan.
7.2
Web
link
Do you have a GHG emissions reduction target in place for your community?
Yes
7.2a
Please provide details of your total city-wide emissions reduction target. In addition you may provide details of your sector-specific targets, by providing
the baseline emissions specific to that target.
Sector
Total
Total
Total
Baseline
year
Baseline
emissions
(metric tonnes
CO2e)
Percentage
reduction
target
Target
date
Comment
2005
11933280
16%
2016
2005
11933280
20%
2020
100%
Other:
2065
Other: No
baseline
7.2b
Please explain why you do not have a city-wide emissions reduction target.
7.3.
Emissions
reduction
sector
Buildings
Buildings
Buildings
Emissions
reduction
activity
Building
performance
rating and
reporting
Building
performance
rating and
reporting
Building
performance
rating and
reporting
Emissions reduction
action
Lever
Policy
Policy
Policy
Buildings
Carbon emissions
reduction from
industry
Carbon emissions
reporting
Policy
Buildings
Carbon emissions
reduction from
industry
Policy
Buildings
Carbon emissions
reduction from
industry
Industrial emissions
trading system
Policy
Buildings
Energy efficiency/
retrofit measures
Buildings
Energy efficiency/
Commercial buildings
and facilities: Building
energy management
system
Commercial buildings
Incentive
/Disincentive
Incentive
Scale and
status
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Still under
Do you
plan to
expand
this
action
in the
future?
Action description
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Emissions
reduction
sector
Emissions
reduction
activity
Emissions reduction
action
Lever
retrofit measures
/Disincentive
Buildings
Energy efficiency/
retrofit measures
Commercial buildings
and facilities: Daylighting
Incentive
/Disincentive
Buildings
Energy efficiency/
retrofit measures
Commercial buildings
and facilities: Heating
and cooling efficiency
Incentive
/Disincentive
Buildings
Energy efficiency/
retrofit measures
Residential - Private
housing: Energy efficient
appliance purchases
Programme/Project
Buildings
Energy efficiency/
retrofit measures
Residential - Private
housing: Installation of
efficient lighting systems
Programme/Project
Buildings
On-site
renewable energy
generation
Commercial buildings
and facilities: Distributed
solar electricity
Incentive
/Disincentive
Buildings
On-site
renewable energy
generation
Commercial buildings
and facilities: Distributed
solar heating/ hot water
Incentive
/Disincentive
Compact cities
Strategic refurbishment/
re-use of unused
buildings for new
purposes
CommunityScale
Development
Policy
Scale and
status
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Currently in
effect at a
significant scale
across most of
Do you
plan to
expand
this
action
in the
future?
Action description
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Emissions
reduction
sector
Emissions
reduction
activity
Emissions reduction
action
Lever
Scale and
status
Do you
plan to
expand
this
action
in the
future?
the city
Action description
CommunityScale
Development
Conservation or
restoration of ecological
corridors/connectivity
Programme/Project
Currently in
effect and being
piloted
Yes
CommunityScale
Development
Environmental Impact
Assessment of new
development
Policy
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Yes
CommunityScale
Development
Reforestation
Programme/Project
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Yes
CommunityScale
Development
Tree
planting/Afforestation
Programme/Project
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Yes
CommunityScale
Development
Low carbon
industrial zones
Supporting sustainable
infrastructure parks
Policy
Currently in
effect and being
piloted
Yes
Emissions
reduction
sector
Emissions
reduction
activity
Emissions reduction
action
CommunityScale
Development
Low carbon
industrial zones
Zoning land to
encourage low carbon
industries
CommunityScale
Development
Transit oriented
development
Food and
Agriculture
Mass Transit
Encourage
sustainable food
production and
consumption
Improve bus
infrastructure,
services, and
operations
Lever
Scale and
status
Do you
plan to
expand
this
action
in the
future?
Action description
Policy
Currently in
effect and being
piloted
Yes
Prioritising development
in areas well connected
by transit
Policy
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Yes
Community gardens or
allotments
Programme/Project
Currently in
effect and being
piloted
Yes
Programme/Project
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Mass Transit
Improve bus
infrastructure,
services, and
operations
Increase routes,
frequency and night
services
Programme/Project
Mass Transit
Improve bus
infrastructure,
services, and
operations
Programme/Project
Mass Transit
Improve bus
infrastructure,
Priority lanes
Programme/Project
Currently in
effect at a
significant scale
across most of
the city
Currently in
effect at a
significant scale
across most of
the city
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Emissions
reduction
sector
Emissions
reduction
activity
Emissions reduction
action
Lever
Scale and
status
Do you
plan to
expand
this
action
in the
future?
services, and
operations
Mass Transit
Mass Transit
Mass Transit
Mass Transit
Mass Transit
Mass Transit
Improve bus
infrastructure,
services, and
operations
Improve fuel
economy and
reduce CO2 from
bus and/or light
rail
Improve fuel
economy and
reduce CO2 from
bus and/or light
rail
Improve fuel
economy and
reduce CO2 from
bus and/or light
rail
Improve fuel
economy and
reduce CO2 from
bus and/or light
rail
Improve fuel
economy and
reduce CO2 from
trucks
Action description
bus traffic
Programme/Project
Currently in
effect at a
significant scale
across most of
the city
Programme/Project
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Yes
Policy
Currently in
effect and being
piloted
Yes
Programme/Project
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Yes
Programme/Project
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Yes
Programme/Project
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Yes
Yes
Emissions
reduction
sector
Mass Transit
Mass Transit
Mass Transit
Mass Transit
Mass Transit
Mass Transit
Emissions
reduction
activity
Improve rail,
metro, and tram
infrastructure,
services and
operations
Improve rail,
metro, and tram
infrastructure,
services and
operations
Improve rail,
metro, and tram
infrastructure,
services and
operations
Improve rail,
metro, and tram
infrastructure,
services and
operations
Improve rail,
metro, and tram
infrastructure,
services and
operations
Smart public
transport
Emissions reduction
action
Lever
Scale and
status
Do you
plan to
expand
this
action
in the
future?
Action description
environmentally viable.
The metro line has 40km of extension and is
being expanded in one more line. Also,
increasing the number of carriages in the
metro lines, reducing the waiting time at
stations.
Programme/Project
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Incentive
/Disincentive
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Yes
Increase number of
carriages
Incentive
/Disincentive
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Yes
Increase routes,
frequency and night
services
Incentive
/Disincentive
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Yes
Incentive
/Disincentive
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Yes
Programme/Project
Currently in
effect at a
significant scale
across most of
the city
Yes
Yes
Emissions
reduction
sector
Emissions
reduction
activity
Emissions reduction
action
Lever
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Currently in
effect and being
piloted
Yes
Programme/Project
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Yes
Incentives/ rebates to
switch personal vehicles
to electric vehicles
Programme/Project
Currently in
effect and being
piloted
Yes
Programme/Project
Currently in
Yes
Mass Transit
Policy
Outdoor
Lighting
Policy
Outdoor
Lighting
Smart lighting
Sensor-based lighting
Policy
Outdoor
Lighting
Smart lighting
Timed lighting
Policy
Incentive
/Disincentive
Private
Transport
Private
Transport
Private
Awareness and
education for non
motorized
transport
Improve fuel
economy and
reduce CO2 from
motorized
vehicles
Improve fuel
economy and
reduce CO2 from
motorized
vehicles
Improve fuel
Action description
Smart public
transport
Private
Transport
Scale and
status
Do you
plan to
expand
this
action
in the
future?
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Currently in
effect and being
piloted
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Currently in
effect at a
significant scale
across most of
the city
Emissions
reduction
sector
Transport
Emissions
reduction
activity
economy and
reduce CO2 from
motorized
vehicles
Emissions reduction
action
Lever
Scale and
status
vehicle efficiency
effect (city-wide)
Programme/Project
Currently in
effect at a
significant scale
across most of
the city
Private
Transport
Infrastructure for
non motorized
transport
Private
Transport
Infrastructure for
non motorized
transport
Cycle parking
Private
Transport
Infrastructure for
non motorized
transport
Private
Transport
Infrastructure for
non motorized
transport
Private
Transport
Infrastructure for
non motorized
transport
Private
Transport
Private
Transport
Do you
plan to
expand
this
action
in the
future?
Action description
Yes
Programme/Project
Currently in
effect and being
piloted
Yes
Programme/Project
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Yes
Cycle signage
Programme/Project
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Yes
Programme/Project
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Yes
Infrastructure for
non motorized
transport
Programme/Project
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Yes
Infrastructure for
non motorized
transport
Programme/Project
Currently in
effect and being
piloted
Yes
Emissions
reduction
sector
Private
Transport
Private
Transport
Private
Transport
Waste
Emissions
reduction
activity
Infrastructure for
non motorized
transport
Transportation
demand
management
Transportation
demand
management
Recycling or
composting
collections and/or
facilities
Emissions reduction
action
Do you
plan to
expand
this
action
in the
future?
Lever
Scale and
status
Programme/Project
Currently in
effect at a
significant scale
across most of
the city
Yes
Restrict parking
Policy
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Yes
Road tolls
Policy
Currently in
effect and being
piloted
Yes
Residential non-organic
waste: Reuse schemes
Policy
Currently in
effect and being
piloted
Yes
Craft activities
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Reverse logistics.
Waste
Recycling or
composting
collections and/or
facilities
Residential non-organic
waste: Municipal
recycling points or
centers
Policy
Currently in
effect at a
significant scale
across most of
the city
Waste
Recycling or
composting
collections and/or
facilities
Residential organic
waste: Municipal
recycling points or
centers
Policy
Currently in
effect and being
piloted
Waste
Recycling or
composting
collections and/or
facilities
Commercial non-organic
waste: Municipal
recycling points or
centers for businesses
Policy
Waste
Recycling or
composting
Residential waste:
Electronic waste
Policy
Currently in
effect at a
significant scale
across most of
the city
Still under
consideration or
Action description
Emissions
reduction
sector
Emissions
reduction
activity
collections and/or
facilities
Recycling or
composting
collections and/or
facilities
Emissions reduction
action
Lever
recycling
Industrial waste:
Incentives for recycling
Policy
Waste
Recycling or
composting
collections and/or
facilities
Policy
Waste
Recycling or
composting
collections and/or
facilities
Composting agricultural
waste
Programme/Project
Waste
Landfill
management
Landfill planning/
engineering/ construction
Programme/Project
Waste
Recyclables and
organics
separation from
other waste
Commercial non-organic
waste: Source
separation policies
Policy
Waste
Waste
Waste prevention
policies and
programs
Construction and
demolition waste:
Reduce dumping of
waste
Waste
Improve the
Sectoral consolidated
Scale and
status
awaiting final
authorisation
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Currently in
effect at a
significant scale
across most of
the city
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Currently in
effect and being
piloted
Do you
plan to
expand
this
action
in the
future?
Action description
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Policy
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Yes
Policy
Currently in
Yes
Emissions
reduction
sector
Emissions
reduction
activity
efficiency of
waste collection
Waste
Improve the
efficiency of longhaul transport
Emissions reduction
action
Lever
waste collection
effect at a
significant scale
across most of
the city
Policy
Landfill
management
Landfill planning/
engineering/ construction
Waste
Landfill
management
Landfill gas
management/ Landfill
gas to energy
Policy
Waste
Landfill
management
Leachate management
Policy
Waste
Landfill
management
Reuse of sites
Programme/Project
Water
Wastewater to
energy initiatives
Programme/Project
Waste
Scale and
status
Do you
plan to
expand
this
action
in the
future?
Policy
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Currently in
effect at a
significant scale
across most of
the city
Currently in
effect at a
significant scale
across most of
the city
Currently in
effect at a
significant scale
across most of
the city
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Currently in
effect and being
piloted
Action description
flow of trucks.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Biologic treatment.
Yes
Yes
Emissions
reduction
sector
Emissions
reduction
activity
Emissions reduction
action
Water
Water metering
and billing
Water
Water recycling
and reclamation
CommunityScale
Development
Lever
Scale and
status
Do you
plan to
expand
this
action
in the
future?
Incentive
/Disincentive
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Yes
Water recycling or
reclamation
Programme/Project
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
authorisation
Yes
Conservation or
restoration of
natural/semi-natural
areas
Policy
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Yes
Food and
Agriculture
Encourage
sustainable food
production and
consumption
Community supported
agriculture
Programme/Project
Currently in
effect and being
piloted
Yes
Waste
Recycling or
composting
collections and/or
facilities
Commercial organic
waste: Municipal
recycling points or
centers for businesses
Policy
Energy
Supply
Low or zero
carbon energy
supply generation
Investment incentives
Incentive
/Disincentive
Currently in
effect at a
significant scale
across most of
the city
Still under
consideration or
awaiting final
Action description
Yes
Yes
Emissions
reduction
sector
Emissions
reduction
activity
Emissions reduction
action
Scale and
status
Lever
Do you
plan to
expand
this
action
in the
future?
authorisation
Private
Transport
Improve fuel
economy and
reduce CO2 from
motorized
vehicles
Incentives/ rebates to
switch personal vehicles
to other lower-carbon
fuel
Incentive
/Disincentive
Currently in
effect (city-wide)
Please provide some additional information on the city-wide actions you are taking.
Action description
Yes
Emissions
reduction
activity
Emissions
reduction action
Building
performance
rating and
reporting
Industrial buildings
and facilities: Audits
and advice
Building
performance
rating and
reporting
Industrial buildings
and facilities:
Benchmarking
Building
performance
rating and
reporting
Industrial buildings
and facilities: Energy
performance
certification
Carbon
emissions
reduction from
industry
Carbon
emissions
reduction from
industry
Carbon
emissions
reduction from
industry
Which
exchange
most
helped to
deliver
this
action?
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
per annum
at action
end date
(metric
tonnes
CO2e)
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
cumulative over
the lifetime of
the
action (metric
tonnes CO2e)
Primary
(major)
financial
mechanism
Source pending
identification/not
yet determined
Source pending
identification/not
yet determined
Source pending
identification/not
yet determined
Carbon emissions
reporting
None of
the above
Source pending
identification/not
yet determined
Carbon reduction
targets
None of
the above
Source pending
identification/not
yet determined
Industrial emissions
trading system
None of
the above
Source pending
identification/not
yet determined
Secondary
financial
mechanism
Total
capital cost
($USD)
Action
start
date
(mm/yy)
Action
end
date
(mm/yy)
Emissions
reduction
activity
Emissions
reduction action
Energy
efficiency/
retrofit
measures
Energy
efficiency/
retrofit
measures
Energy
efficiency/
retrofit
measures
Energy
efficiency/
retrofit
measures
Energy
efficiency/
retrofit
measures
Energy
efficiency/
retrofit
measures
Commercial buildings
and facilities: Building
energy management
system
Commercial buildings
and facilities: CFL or
other efficient lighting
mechanisms
On-site
renewable
energy
generation
Commercial buildings
and facilities:
Distributed solar
electricity
Which
exchange
most
helped to
deliver
this
action?
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
per annum
at action
end date
(metric
tonnes
CO2e)
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
cumulative over
the lifetime of
the
action (metric
tonnes CO2e)
Primary
(major)
financial
mechanism
Secondary
financial
mechanism
Total
capital cost
($USD)
Action
start
date
(mm/yy)
Action
end
date
(mm/yy)
None of
the above
2012
None of
the above
2012
Commercial buildings
and facilities:
Daylighting
None of
the above
2012
Commercial buildings
and facilities: Heating
and cooling efficiency
None of
the above
2012
None of
the above
5.000.001 10.000.000
2012
None of
the above
5.000.001 10.000.000
2012
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
2012
Residential - Private
housing: Energy
efficient appliance
purchases
Residential - Private
housing: Installation
of efficient lighting
systems
Emissions
reduction
activity
Emissions
reduction action
Which
exchange
most
helped to
deliver
this
action?
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
per annum
at action
end date
(metric
tonnes
CO2e)
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
cumulative over
the lifetime of
the
action (metric
tonnes CO2e)
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Primary
(major)
financial
mechanism
Action
start
date
(mm/yy)
Action
end
date
(mm/yy)
2012
2012
1987
2010
2039
Secondary
financial
mechanism
On-site
renewable
energy
generation
Commercial buildings
and facilities:
Distributed solar
heating/ hot water
Compact cities
Strategic
refurbishment/ re-use
of unused buildings
for new purposes
None of
the above
Developer
contributions
Conservation or
restoration of
ecological
corridors/connectivity
None of
the above
Environmental
Impact Assessment
of new development
None of
the above
Developer
contributions
Reforestation
None of
the above
Developer
contributions
Tree
planting/Afforestation
None of
the above
Emissions
trading credits
Green space
and/ or
biodiversity
preservation
and expansion
Green space
and/ or
biodiversity
preservation
and expansion
Green space
and/ or
biodiversity
preservation
and expansion
Green space
and/ or
biodiversity
17289
518683
Total
capital cost
($USD)
10.000.001+
Emissions
reduction
activity
Emissions
reduction action
Which
exchange
most
helped to
deliver
this
action?
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
per annum
at action
end date
(metric
tonnes
CO2e)
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
cumulative over
the lifetime of
the
action (metric
tonnes CO2e)
Primary
(major)
financial
mechanism
Secondary
financial
mechanism
Total
capital cost
($USD)
Action
start
date
(mm/yy)
Action
end
date
(mm/yy)
preservation
and expansion
Low carbon
industrial
zones
Supporting
sustainable
infrastructure parks
Low carbon
industrial
zones
Zoning land to
encourage low
carbon industries
Transit
oriented
development
Prioritising
development in areas
well connected by
transit
Encourage
sustainable
food
production and
consumption
Community gardens
or allotments
Improve bus
infrastructure,
services, and
operations
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
107000
2006
2006
Grants /
subsidies
Grants /
subsidies
10.000.001+
2012
2018
2012
2012
Emissions
reduction
activity
Improve bus
infrastructure,
services, and
operations
Improve bus
infrastructure,
services, and
operations
Improve bus
infrastructure,
services, and
operations
Improve bus
infrastructure,
services, and
operations
Improve fuel
economy and
reduce CO2
from bus
and/or light rail
Improve fuel
economy and
reduce CO2
from bus
Emissions
reduction action
Increase routes,
frequency and night
services
Which
exchange
most
helped to
deliver
this
action?
C40
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
None of
the above
Priority lanes
None of
the above
None of
the above
Working
with nonC40 cities
Working
with cities
in a
specific
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
per annum
at action
end date
(metric
tonnes
CO2e)
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
cumulative over
the lifetime of
the
action (metric
tonnes CO2e)
211100
Primary
(major)
financial
mechanism
Secondary
financial
mechanism
Loans
Total
capital cost
($USD)
Action
start
date
(mm/yy)
Action
end
date
(mm/yy)
10.000.001+
2012
2018
17600
Other: Public
Transport
Utilities
investment
10.000.001+
2011
2010
2018
2010
Emissions
reduction
activity
Emissions
reduction action
Switch buses to
electric engines
Improve fuel
economy and
reduce CO2
from bus
and/or light rail
Switch buses to
hybrid engines
Improve fuel
economy and
reduce CO2
from trucks
Improve rail,
metro, and
tram
infrastructure,
services and
operations
Improve rail,
metro, and
tram
infrastructure,
Which
exchange
most
helped to
deliver
this
action?
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
per annum
at action
end date
(metric
tonnes
CO2e)
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
cumulative over
the lifetime of
the
action (metric
tonnes CO2e)
C40
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
None of
the above
Improve station
facilities
None of
the above
Primary
(major)
financial
mechanism
Secondary
financial
mechanism
Total
capital cost
($USD)
Action
start
date
(mm/yy)
Action
end
date
(mm/yy)
10.000.001+
2010
Other: Public
Transport
Utilities
investment
Other: Public
Transport
Utilities
investment
289900
Other: Public
Transport
Utilities
investment
Emissions
reduction
activity
services and
operations
Improve rail,
metro, and
tram
infrastructure,
services and
operations
Improve rail,
metro, and
tram
infrastructure,
services and
operations
Improve rail,
metro, and
tram
infrastructure,
services and
operations
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
per annum
at action
end date
(metric
tonnes
CO2e)
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
cumulative over
the lifetime of
the
action (metric
tonnes CO2e)
Emissions
reduction action
Which
exchange
most
helped to
deliver
this
action?
Increase number of
carriages
None of
the above
Other: State
level investment
Increase routes,
frequency and night
services
None of
the above
Other: Public
Transport
Utilities
investment
None of
the above
Other: Public
Transport
Utilities
investment
Smart public
transport
Bike scheme
systems that track
availability of bikes
and locations for drop
off
Smart public
transport
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Working
with other
C40 cities
Primary
(major)
financial
mechanism
Other: Public
private
partnership
Secondary
financial
mechanism
Total
capital cost
($USD)
Action
start
date
(mm/yy)
Action
end
date
(mm/yy)
2011
2009
Emissions
reduction
activity
Emissions
reduction action
LED / CFL /
other luminaire
technologies
More efficient
luminaires (e.g. LED)
Smart lighting
Sensor-based
lighting
Smart lighting
Timed lighting
Awareness
and education
for non
motorized
transport
Improve fuel
economy and
reduce CO2
from motorized
vehicles
Improve fuel
economy and
reduce CO2
from motorized
vehicles
Improve fuel
economy and
Which
exchange
most
helped to
deliver
this
action?
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Working
with other
C40 cities
Working
with other
C40 cities
School and
workplace travel
plans
Working
with other
C40 cities
Electric vehicle
charging
infrastructure
Working
with other
C40 cities
Incentives/ rebates to
switch personal
vehicles to electric
vehicles
Working
with other
C40 cities
Working
with other
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
per annum
at action
end date
(metric
tonnes
CO2e)
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
cumulative over
the lifetime of
the
action (metric
tonnes CO2e)
320000
Primary
(major)
financial
mechanism
Secondary
financial
mechanism
Total
capital cost
($USD)
Source pending
identification/not
yet determined
10.000.001+
Source pending
identification/not
yet determined
Other: Public
private
partnership
Action
start
date
(mm/yy)
Action
end
date
(mm/yy)
Emissions
reduction
activity
reduce CO2
from motorized
vehicles
Infrastructure
for non
motorized
transport
Infrastructure
for non
motorized
transport
Infrastructure
for non
motorized
transport
Infrastructure
for non
motorized
transport
Infrastructure
for non
motorized
transport
Infrastructure
for non
motorized
transport
Infrastructure
for non
Emissions
reduction action
Which
exchange
most
helped to
deliver
this
action?
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
per annum
at action
end date
(metric
tonnes
CO2e)
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
cumulative over
the lifetime of
the
action (metric
tonnes CO2e)
Primary
(major)
financial
mechanism
Secondary
financial
mechanism
Total
capital cost
($USD)
Action
start
date
(mm/yy)
Action
end
date
(mm/yy)
2011
C40 cities
Working
with other
C40 cities
Other: Public
private
partnership
Cycle parking
Working
with other
C40 cities
Working
with other
C40 cities
Cycle signage
Working
with other
C40 cities
Working
with other
C40 cities
Create pedestrian
plazas
Working
with other
C40 cities
Working
with other
64000
Other: Public
Transport
Utilities
investment
2010
2010
Emissions
reduction
activity
motorized
transport
Infrastructure
for non
motorized
transport
Transportation
demand
management
Transportation
demand
management
Emissions
reduction action
Which
exchange
most
helped to
deliver
this
action?
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
per annum
at action
end date
(metric
tonnes
CO2e)
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
cumulative over
the lifetime of
the
action (metric
tonnes CO2e)
Primary
(major)
financial
mechanism
Secondary
financial
mechanism
Total
capital cost
($USD)
Action
start
date
(mm/yy)
Action
end
date
(mm/yy)
2.000.001 5.000.000
2015
2016
C40 cities
Restrict parking
Road tolls
Recycling or
composting
collections
and/or facilities
Recycling or
composting
collections
and/or facilities
Recycling or
composting
collections
and/or facilities
Residential organic
waste: Municipal
recycling points or
centers
Working
with other
C40 cities
Working
with other
C40 cities
Working
with other
C40 cities
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Tolls / user
charges
Loans
2011
Emissions
reduction
activity
Emissions
reduction action
Recycling or
composting
collections
and/or facilities
Recycling or
composting
collections
and/or facilities
Residential waste:
Electronic waste
recycling
Recycling or
composting
collections
and/or facilities
Industrial waste:
Incentives for
recycling
Recycling or
composting
collections
and/or facilities
Recycling or
composting
collections
and/or facilities
Composting
agricultural waste
Which
exchange
most
helped to
deliver
this
action?
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
per annum
at action
end date
(metric
tonnes
CO2e)
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
cumulative over
the lifetime of
the
action (metric
tonnes CO2e)
Primary
(major)
financial
mechanism
Secondary
financial
mechanism
Total
capital cost
($USD)
Action
start
date
(mm/yy)
Action
end
date
(mm/yy)
10.000.001+
2011
2016
2018
Other: Private
investment
Loans
Emissions
reduction
activity
Emissions
reduction action
Landfill
management
Landfill planning/
engineering/
construction
Recyclables
and organics
separation
from other
waste
Waste
prevention
policies and
programs
Construction and
demolition waste:
Reduce dumping of
waste
Improve the
efficiency of
waste
collection
Improve the
efficiency of
long-haul
transport
Landfill
management
Which
exchange
most
helped to
deliver
this
action?
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
per annum
at action
end date
(metric
tonnes
CO2e)
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
cumulative over
the lifetime of
the
action (metric
tonnes CO2e)
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Sectoral consolidated
waste collection
Working
with other
C40 cities
Working
with other
C40 cities
Landfill planning/
engineering/
Working
with cities
Primary
(major)
financial
mechanism
Secondary
financial
mechanism
Total
capital cost
($USD)
Action
start
date
(mm/yy)
Action
end
date
(mm/yy)
2009
2012
Developer
contributions
1240000
Developer
contributions
Loans
Emissions
reduction
activity
Emissions
reduction action
construction
Landfill
management
Landfill gas
management/ Landfill
gas to energy
Landfill
management
Leachate
management
Landfill
management
Reuse of sites
Wastewater to
energy
initiatives
Water
metering and
billing
Water
recycling and
reclamation
Green space
and/ or
biodiversity
preservation
Which
exchange
most
helped to
deliver
this
action?
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
per annum
at action
end date
(metric
tonnes
CO2e)
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
cumulative over
the lifetime of
the
action (metric
tonnes CO2e)
in a
specific
C40
Network
Working
with cities
in a
specific
C40
Network
Working
with other
C40 cities
Working
with other
C40 cities
Primary
(major)
financial
mechanism
Secondary
financial
mechanism
Action
start
date
(mm/yy)
Action
end
date
(mm/yy)
2013
2011
5.000.001 10.000.000
2016
2020
10.000.001+
1987
Total
capital cost
($USD)
None of
the above
None of
the above
Water recycling or
reclamation
None of
the above
Conservation or
restoration of
natural/semi-natural
areas
None of
the above
12
Developer
contributions
Emissions
reduction
activity
and expansion
Encourage
sustainable
food
production and
consumption
Recycling or
composting
collections
and/or facilities
Low or zero
carbon energy
supply
generation
Improve fuel
economy and
reduce CO2
from motorized
vehicles
Emissions
reduction action
Which
exchange
most
helped to
deliver
this
action?
Community
supported agriculture
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
per annum
at action
end date
(metric
tonnes
CO2e)
Anticipated
emissions
reduction
cumulative over
the lifetime of
the
action (metric
tonnes CO2e)
Primary
(major)
financial
mechanism
Secondary
financial
mechanism
Total
capital cost
($USD)
None of
the above
Source pending
identification/not
yet determined
2.000.001 5.000.000
Commercial organic
waste: Municipal
recycling points or
centers for
businesses
None of
the above
Source pending
identification/not
yet determined
Investment incentives
Working
with other
C40 cities
Incentives/ rebates to
switch personal
vehicles to other
lower-carbon fuel
None of
the above
Other: State
level tax
redution
10.000.001+
Action
start
date
(mm/yy)
Action
end
date
(mm/yy)
2016
2020
Energy source
Coal
Gas
Oil
Nuclear
Hydro
Biomass
Wind
Geothermal
Solar
Percent
3.20%
13.00%
6.90%
2.50%
65.20%
7.30%
2.00%
8.1
8.1a
Please provide details of your renewable electricity targets and how the city plans to meet those targets.
Scale
8.1b
Target date
Please provide details of your renewable energy targets and how the city plans to meet those targets.
Scale
Target date
8.1c
Please explain why you do not have a renewable energy target or a renewable electricity target and any plans to introduce one in the future.
The usage of renewable energy, as apposed to fossil fuels, is hindered in Brazil for aspects for which the municipalities have no responsibilities. Currently the
federal government subsidizes oil and the automotive industry. Also, environmental concerns are slowing the creation of new hydroelectric plants in the Amazon,
and therefore the extra energy is mostly coming from thermal plants.
Do you foresee substantive risks to your city's water supply in the short or long term?
Yes
9.0.a
Please identify the risks to your citys water supply as well as the timescale and level of risk.
Timescale
Risks
Level of
risk
Other: Source
Short-term
Extremely
serious
Flooding
Current
Serious
Increased water
stress or scarcity
Short-term
Serious
Declining water
quality
Current
Serious
Inadequate or
aging
infrastructure
Current
Extremely
serious
Risk description
Rio de Janeiro has a sole reservoire for water treatment, in the Guandu river, which provides potable water for
about 80% of the metropolitan region. There currently is no alternative to river Guandu, no other water
treatment station with enough capacity to substitute Guandu in case of major failure. Guandu reservoire is
managed by Rio de Janeiro state, in particular CEDAE, the State Company Water and Sewage Treatment.. The
reservoire borders the main road (Via Presidente Dutra, privatized) that links Rio de Janeiro and So Paulo, the
country's two largest cities, with heavy traffic of trucks. For four kilometers there is no physical contention
between the road and the waters of the river, which poses a risk regarding the spilling of chemical products into
the water supply. The road is outside the Rio de Janeiro municipality borders, therefore its protection is out of
city jurisdiction.
The latest IPCC report forecasts increased rainfall for the Southeast of Brazil. In such case, we predict flooding
in the region of the Guandu water treatment plant. In the case of landslides, mudslides or flooding, the waters of
the river could be taken up by mud, which would make the treatment of the water slower and more expensive,
with possible interruptions in the distribution. The reservoire does not border the city of Rio de Janeiro,
therefore work on flood prevention must be done by bordering municipalities, state or federal government.
Urban heat islands and the expected increase in temperature in the plant will cause more expenditure of potable
water, as well as use of electricity. Uneven rain regimens could mean scarcity in summer months. Water
distribution in the metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro is heavily dependent on electricity, as all the potable water
comes from the Guandu river, outside the city's borders. Blackouts already cause interference with distribution,
sometimes affecting the end of the lines for two or three consecutive days. The matter is more serious because
Brazil's energy is 80% dependent on hydroelectric power, a single source that depends heavily on rainfall.
During the summer of 2014 some reservoirs were at really low capacity, thus raising speculation in the federal
government whether a rationing policy would have to be implemented. In such cases, water distribution is
prioritized. However, in the medium-term, there are risks associated with a widespread energy scarcity. Energy
supply and transmission are national issues, and the energy distribution in the city of Rio de Janeiro is provided
by Light, a private company regulated by the state government. The Guandu reservoir is fed by the Paraba do
Sul river, whose waters are shared with the state of So Paulo and Minas Gerais. Current drought in So Paulo
is putting pressure that Rio de Janeiro diverts some of Paraba do Suls water for So Paulo, which would
potentially cause water scarcity within the state of Rio, affecting agriculture and food security.
Increased economic activity in the state of Rio means increased pollution in river beds, causing the quality of
Guandu reservoir to decline, demanding a longer and more expensive cleaning process. The salt intrusion can
also be a risk for the quality of water used for human consumption, mainly in areas still using underground water
near the coast.
Around 40% of potable water supplied by the state company are lost due to leakages and illegal connections.
9.0.b
Please explain why you do not consider your city to be exposed to any substantive water-related risk
If you did not select 'Yes' in the dropdown list for Q2.0 on the Water Supply Risks page, nothing will be displayed on this page.
Please go back to the Risks page to confirm your choice or continue to the next section.
9.1.
Please describe the actions you are taking to reduce the risks to your city's water supply.
Risks
Adaptation action
Other: Source
Watershed preservation
Flooding
Stormwater management
(natural or man-made
infrastructure)
Increased water
stress or scarcity
Conservation awareness
and education
Action description
Water supply and distribution falls under State jurisdiction, outside of the municipality's competecies, and is
managed by CEDAE - The State Company for Water and Sewage. However the city is starting to discuss
ways to approach other municipalities and the state to address the problem.
Water supply and distribution falls under State jurisdiction, outside of the municipality's competecies, and is
managed by CEDAE - The State Company for Water and Sewage. The city has lots of interventions being
implemented or planned to be implemented very soon regarding this issue as commented in other sections,
for exemple, reforestation in hillsides.
Rio is investing in assessments to identify energy and water consumption in buildings in order to raise
awareness and apply solutions to increase energy and water efficiency. 250 new schools with efficiency
Risks
Declining water
quality
Inadequate or
aging
infrastructure
Adaptation action
Conservation incentives
Investment in existing
water supply infrastructure
Action description