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The European City Ranking Project:Promoting best practices for improving air quality

Fiona McLean

European Environmental Bureau /

BUND (Friends of the Earth Germany)

The City Ranking Project

• Joint initiative between BUND & EEB

• Part of Soot-Free for the Climate Campaign

– Started in Germany in 2009 – BUND, DUH, NABU,

VCD

– Working with Eastern European partners (Czech

Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia)

– City Ranking Project for Western Europe

Project Aims

• Reduce black carbon emissions – NO2, PM10,

PM2.5

• Focus on transport measures

• Highlight solutions and best practice

• Strengthen compliance with AQ Directive

Process & Timeline

• Selection of cities – June 2010

• Questionnaire sent to municipalities – June 2010

• Analysis of results – July to September 2010

• Ranking and report launched – October/November 2010

• European Parliament event – November 2010

• Lobby work – November 2010 through January 2011

City Selection

• Capitals/major cities

• High exceedances

• Candidates for best practice

• Politically important

• Greater metropolitan population higher than

300,000 inhabitants

City Selection

• Candidate cities

– Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bari, Berlin, Brussels,

Copenhagen, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Graz,

London, Luxembourg, Lyon, Madrid, Milan, Oslo,

Paris, Rome, Rotterdam, Stockholm, Strasbourg,

Stuttgart, Vienna, Zurich

• Possible inclusion of Eastern cities

– Bratislava, Budapest, Prague, Warsaw

Questionnaire

• Modal split

• Mobility management

• Parking management

• Speed limits

• Municipal fleets

• Transparency

• Construction machinery

Results from German City Ranking

Best Practice: Low Emission Zones

• Size and type of vehicle

• Days and hours

• No access vs charge to enter

• Retrofitting

Best Practice: Congestion Charging

• UK

– London

– Durham

• Sweden

– Stockholm

– Gothenburg?

Best Practice: Public Transport

• ECOBUS

– Graz, Valencia

• Clean Urban Transport for Europe

– Amsterdam, Barcelona, Hamburg, London,

Madrid, Stockholm, Stuttgart

• Innovation in Public Transport

– Madrid Transport Interchanges Plan

Best Practice: Car Sharing

• Cambio – Brussels

• Zipcar/City Car – London

• Nice – Electric-cars programme

Best Practice: Bike Sharing

• Cost

• Accessibility

• Membership type

• Hours

Thank you for your attention

fiona.mclean@eeb.org

www.sootfreeclimate.org