Sachstandsmitteilung Klimaschutz und SmartCity Cologne

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THE BONN-FIJI COMMITMENT
The Bonn-Fiji Commitment of
Local and Regional Leaders 
to Deliver the Paris Agreement 
At All Levels
12 November 2017
We, the Local and Regional Leaders meeting at COP23, acknowledge that, 
with the entry into force of the Paris Agreement in 2016, a new era in global 
climate action has started, building on the engagement of Parties with all 
levels of governments worldwide and domestically.
Adopted by acclamation
From the Climate Summit of Local and Regional Leaders 2017 in Bonn, Germany, 
we want to send a strong signal for climate action and are pleased to state our: 
as contributions to the current international discussions of UNFCCC COP23 and 
the global climate community.
Commitments, ambitions and actions
Calls and positions
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We will raise our climate action ambition and
1. Implement the Paris Agreement goals in our jurisdictions. As of today, 1,019 local and 
regional governments from 86 countries, representing 804 million people, have reported 
their emissions reduction targets on the carbonn Climate Registry, which, once achieved, 
would result in a reduction of 5.6 gigatons of CO2 equivalent (GtCO2e) by 2020 and 26.8 
GtCO2e by 2050, compared to levels going as far back as 1990. The aggregate impact of 
the 7,494 cities and local governments, representing over 680 million people, committed to 
the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy could collectively reduce 1.3 GtCO2e 
per year from business as usual in 2030, achieving a cumulative total of 15.64 GtCO2e 
between the years 2010 and 2030. Additionally, over 100 states and regions disclosed to 
CDP , in partnership with The Climate Group in 2017. Together, these governments could 
reduce GHG emissions by 21.9 GtCO2e cumulatively (1.2 GtCO2e annually) by 2050, 
compared to the IEA Reference Technology Scenario. 
2. Affirm our resolve to enhance the resilience of our communities. We underscore the 
need to assess the direct and indirect impacts of climate change, reduce disaster risks 
and implement adaptation planning and measures. 
3. Commit to cooperate with many more local and regional governments globally.  
In doing so, we will accelerate the implementation of the Paris Agreement at all levels 
of government and strengthen the momentum of our global initiatives like the Global 
Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy and the Under2 Coalition.  
4. Commit to work with Parties and identify concrete opportunities for greater climate 
ambition. Where applicable, we will establish our own Locally and Regionally Determined 
Contributions to help national governments achieve and exceed existing Nationally 
Determined Contributions; we will support enhanced mechanisms for transparent 
reporting by the Local Governments and Municipal Authorities (LGMA) Constituency; we 
will communicate opportunities for greater ambition to the 2018 Facilitative Dialogue, 
when nations first take stock of global progress. 
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We will commit to holistic and transboundary sustainability action and 
5. Implement the Paris Agreement goals in coherence with all elements of the 2030 
Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular the Sustainable Development Goals, 
the New Urban Agenda, the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction and the Addis 
Ababa Action Agenda on Finance. We aim to do so through a circular, inclusive and shared 
economy that acts in harmony with nature, and by solidifying the implementation of these 
global agendas through enhanced policy planning and coordination mechanisms.
6. Encourage governments at all levels to mainstream the Paris Agreement goals into 
policies within their jurisdiction. Doing so will ensure greater policy coherence, align 
priorities, minimize contradictory or disconnected processes and maximize synergies 
between the strategies and plans developed in different policy fields.
7. Join forces with all stakeholders in our communities and territories, leaving no one 
behind. Together we will accelerate innovative and transformative solutions, inspired by 
the outcomes of the 2017 Agadir Climate Chance Summit and OECD Seoul Forum, among 
other platforms that elevate multi-stakeholder engagement on climate action.
8. Prioritize and expand our support and partnerships across borders and continents, 
including North-South, North-South-South, city-to-city, region-to-region linkages. We 
particularly aim to build connections with all levels of government in Small Island 
Developing States, Least Developed Countries and Africa.
9. Initiate, support and use project preparation facilities, subnational financial hubs of 
expertise that support the development of bankable projects and pipelines for local 
infrastructure projects. We aim to enhance access to climate finance from public and 
private sources, and from various levels, that help bring forward our best climate and 
sustainability proposals.
10. Enhance the active engagement of the LGMA Constituency in official global climate 
bodies and Parties. This includes engagement in the work of the UNFCCC Secretariat, 
the COP Presidencies and their High Level Champions, as well as the relevant UNFCCC 
negotiation bodies. We will leverage our collaboration with the Parties through a revamped 
‘Friends of Cities’ at the UNFCCC, all in light of an inclusive and renewed United Nations.

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In relation to the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), we
1. Urge Parties to conclude the Paris Agreement Implementation Guideline by 2018 
and thus reassure the global community that climate action is advancing, evolving and 
accelerating.
2. Encourage Parties to seize the opportunity of the ‘Urban World’ by collaborating with 
all levels of government and by positioning integrated, sustainable urban and territorial 
development as an important tool to accelerate the implementation of the NDCs.
3. Invite all friendly Parties to demonstrate leadership by strengthening the urban, 
regional and territorial dimensions of their NDCs. UN-Habitat reports that, as of November 
2017, 68% of NDCs have some vision of urban context. We invite Parties to make use of 
vertical and horizontal integration to connect climate action at and across all levels of 
government, and to set up inclusive consultations processes domestically with their local 
and regional governments towards and at the 2018 Facilitative Dialogue.
4. Urge Parties to work with all levels of governments and follow the guidance of the 
latest scientific findings, including the outcomes of Cities IPCC Conference in March 2018. 
Doing so will raise the ambition of current NDCs and can incorporate contributions from 
local and regional governments brought forth by initiatives such as the Global Covenant 
of Mayors for Climate & Energy and the Under2 Coalition, as appropriate, and present 
progress to the UNFCCC by 2020 at the latest. 
In relation to an inclusive and ambitious global climate architecture, we
5. Call on the global finance community to prioritize capacity building, technology transfer, 
project preparation, decentralized cooperation and strategic plans and investments for 
integrated, sustainable urban and territorial development as important pathways for low-
emission, high-resilient development. This involves greater mobilization of a wide variety 
of sources, instruments and channels, including from private finance, in line with the 
Marrakech Roadmap for Action on Localizing Climate Finance
6. Call on Parties to increase the funding to the UNFCCC finance mechanisms and 
for innovative, climate friendly solutions and infrastructure. We call on Parties to 
acknowledge the innovative modalities that local and regional government have adopted 
Our calls to the Parties of the UNFCCC and the Nations of the UN

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to access financing and to strengthen the role of dedicated financing intermediaries for 
local investment, such as Municipal Development Funds, particularly in climate vulnerable 
communities.
7. Call upon Parties to recognize the increasing frequency and intensity of climate related 
hazards and therefore accelerate financing of risk reduction, resilience and adaptation 
plans that are customized with the priorities of the related communities and respective 
governments.  In particular, we note the importance of protecting oceans and enhancing 
coastal resilience.  
8. Commend the COP Presidencies, their High Level Champions and the UNFCCC 
Secretariat on the progress achieved through the Marrakech Partnership for Global 
Climate Action to increase cooperation between nations, local and regional governments 
and other non-Party stakeholders. 
9. Call upon Parties to engage in the UN reform process and leverage the role of local 
and regional governments and other non-Party stakeholders in the implementation of the 
global sustainability agendas and within the overall UN development system. 
10. Invite all friendly Parties and interested partners to collaborate with our constituency 
in the implementation of these calls, as well as during other global milestones towards 
2020. These milestones include the 3rd UN Environment Assembly, the Global Climate 
Action Summit 2018, the 2019 UN Climate Summit, the High Level Political Forums under 
ECOSOC and the UN General Assembly, as well as in the agendas of G7, G20 and One-Belt-
One-Road processes.
We, the local and regional leaders meeting at COP23, have organized ourselves in 
networks and partnerships to implement and/or strengthen the following initiatives as our 
further contributions to the implementation of the Paris Agreement: 
City Climate Planner – GBCI, WRI, ICLEI
The City Climate Planner program raises the global talent base of city climate planning 
professionals through training and professional certifications that form the building blocks 
of local climate planning and policy development.
 
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Climate Reporting Partnership – ICLEI carbonn Climate Registry, CDP
This new partnership brings together CDP and the carbonn Climate Registry, two of the 
leading climate reporting platforms in the world, in an effort to build a robust database 
of self-reported climate commitments, actions and performance tracking by public and 
private actors.
Coalition for Urban Transitions, including the new Global Urban Leadership Council
The Urban Leadership Council is a group of representatives from city networks, urban think 
tanks and the private sector aiming to build high-level political commitment to sustainable 
urban development in rapidly urbanizing countries and provide guidance to the Coalition 
for Urban Transitions, an initiative overseen by C40, the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable 
Cities and the New Climate Economy.  
Collaboration for multilevel climate governance – NDC Partnership, ICLEI
ICLEI and the NDC Partnership are now working together to design, implement and align 
climate action strategies across all levels of governments.
CONNECT – PLATFORMA
CONNECT is an innovative methodology that was launched in 2017. It fast-tracks 
matchmaking between municipal and regional expertise needed in EU partner countries 
with the existing expertise in Europe’s towns and regions. CONNECT carefully crafts and 
monitors outcomes of peer-to-peer exchanges and skills-based matches that focus on 
municipalities’ key challenges such as climate action.
Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa: Launch of the Political Commitment 
Document and the recruitment campaign of Sub-Saharan Cities – CEMR
The Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA), a regional body of the Global 
Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy, is, through its Political Commitment Document, 
opening the door for more Sub-Saharan cities to commit to the CoM SSA. Participation 
strengthens city capacity to expand access to sustainable and efficient energy services. 
From Action to Transaction: The Africa Subnational Climate Fund – R20
The African Subnational Climate Fund bridges the gap between high infrastructure 
demands and the low number of bankable projects reaching investors. The fund provides 
ready-to-invest projects and financing to support the implementation of at least 100 
infrastructure projects by 2020.

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Front-Line Cities and Islands – ICLEI, GLISPA
Front-Line Cities and Islands is a coalition of coastal cities and islands on the front 
lines of the impact of climate change, working to build resilience coastal city-to-island 
partnerships, and designed to increase exposure to innovative resilience strategies and 
creative financing mechanisms.
Green People’s Energy for Africa – BMZ
Green People’s Energy for Africa will improve access to reliable, climate-friendly energy 
and productive use through community-driven, decentralized renewable energy projects. 
Thereby it will accelerate the transformation and decarbonization of the African energy 
sector, empowering rural communities and local actors to participate in the energy system 
and supporting the development of effective national framework conditions.
Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy
The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy formally brings together the 
Covenant of Mayors and the Compact of Mayors to form the largest global coalition of 
over 7,400 cities from six continents and 121 countries advancing city-level transitions to 
low emission & climate resilient economies through voluntary action. 
Mobilization of the African civil society at territorial level in the fight against climate 
change – Climate Chance
This initiative aims to mobilize African cities and regions to respond to climate change-
related challenges across the continent, by encouraging their commitments to collective 
action and through an exchange of good practices to advance implementation of the Paris 
Agreement.
Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program – Federation of Canadian Municipalities 
(FCM)
The Municipalities for Climate Innovation Program (MCIP) is a five-year, $75-million 
program that helps municipalities prepare for, and adapt to, climate change, and to 
reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Delivered by the Federation of Canadian 
Municipalities (FCM) and funded by the Government of Canada, MCIP is available to all 
municipalities and their partners.

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One Planet City Challenge – WWF , ICLEI
By combining a friendly biannual competition, capacity building, technical support and 
public promotion, the One Planet City Challenge provides a way for cities to engage in long 
term reporting of their climate performance.
Planners for Climate Action – UN-Habitat
Planners for Climate Action helps ensure urban and regional planners can play a strong 
role in advancing global climate and sustainability goals. To this end, this initiative will 
improve urban and regional planning practice and planning education.
RegionsAdapt – nrg4sd
RegionsAdapt is the first global initiative for regional governments to take concrete action, 
cooperate and report efforts on climate adaptation, focusing on key priority areas such as 
water resource management, disaster risk reduction, agriculture and biodiversity.
SDG Indicators for Municipalities – DST
SDG Indicators for Municipalities hones the Sustainable Development Goals to craft 
indicators for the municipal level in Germany, to ensure local governments align and track 
progress towards global targets.
SuRe Standard – Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB Foundation)
The SuRe Standard is designed to strengthen sustainable and resilient infrastructure 
development by guiding project owners in accounting for social, environment and 
governance criteria, while enabling them to communicate benefits to potential investors. 
Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI) – BMZ
Through TUMI, 11 acclaimed institutions offer technical and financial support for cities’ 
efforts in emerging and developing countries to implement sustainable mobility projects 
and programs, thereby aiming to advance global climate action and provide better and 
more equitable transport access to urban inhabitants.
The Urban Leadership Council – C40, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and the New 
Climate Economy
The Urban Leadership Council is a group of representatives from city networks, urban think 
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urban development in rapidly urbanizing countries and provide guidance to the Coalition 
for Urban Transitions.
West African Economic & Monetary Union (WAEMU) Regional Partnership for Localizing 
Finance – FMDV
This initiative focuses on West Africa and advocates for fiscal decentralization and 
innovative financing strategies and mechanisms, while building the case for public and 
private investments by preparing a pipeline of sustainable local infrastructure projects and 
matching them with funding sources. 
Urban Transitions Alliance – ICLEI, RVR
The Urban Transitions Alliance is a group of industrial and former industrial cities making 
a shift to become global leaders in sustainable urban development by defining shared 
challenges, co-creating locally relevant solutions and developing transition action plans.

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Sachstandsmitteilung Klimaschutz und SmartCity Cologne 
1. COP23 – Weltklimakonferenz: 
Die Stadt Köln und RheinEnergie haben gemeinsam mit 10 weiteren Partnern aus der Stadtgesell-
schaft die Kampagne „#erklimadasmal“ erfolgreich in Köln umgesetzt. Die Präsenz in den Medien war 
positiv. Das Veranstaltungsangebot zu Klimaschutzprojekten in Köln und Region war vielfach ausge-
bucht. 
Die Vertreter der indigenen Völker haben ihre Vorberatungen zum Weltklimagipfel am 4. und 5. No-
vember 2017 im Rathaus zu Köln durchgeführt. Die Stadt Köln hat am Abend des 4. November einen 
Empfang im Hansasaal für die Vertreter der indigenen Völker ausgerichtet, die sich in das Goldene 
Buch der Stadt eingetragen haben. 
Zur Weltklimakonferenz war eine dreiköpfige Delegation aus Corinto, Nicaragua zu Besuch in Köln. 
Gemeinsam mit einer Delegation bestehend aus dem Bürgermeister, Stadtdirektor und Umweltdezer-
nenten aus Corinto wurde das Treffen der lokalen Bürgermeister in Bonn besucht. Die dort erarbeitete 
Bonn-Fidji-Erklärung der Bürgermeister ist als Anlage beigefügt. Die Kommunen haben nun Ihren 
festen Sitz auf der Weltklimakonferenz und werden als wichtige Akteure der Umsetzung des Klima-
schutzes anerkannt.  
Die nächste Weltklimakonferenz findet in Kölns Partnerstadt Kattowitz statt.  
2. Klimapartnerschaften 
Am Rande der Weltklimakonferenz wurde das Arbeitsprogramm zur Klimapartnerschaft mit Corinto 
aktualisiert. Die Schwerpunkte liegen bei der Klimafolgenanpassung durch Küstenschutz und Mang-
rovenaufpflanzung und dem Abfallmanagement. 
Mit den Vertretern aus Yarinacocha, Peru, wurde ein erstes Arbeitsprogramm für die Klimapartner-
schaft aufgesetzt. Schwerpunkte liegen hier bei der nachhaltigen Mobilität und Bildung. 
Für das Projekt „mobile Kompostierung“ der AVG mit Rio de Janeiro wurde die Beschaffung der An-
lagen abgeschlossen. Die Maschinen werden nach erfolgter europaweiter Ausschreibung von Irland 
nach Rio transportiert. Nach Implementierung der Maschinen können 10.000 Tonnen CO2 im Jahr 
eingespart werden. 
3. Zentrum für Energieeffizienz (ZEFF) und Altbausanierungsprogramm 
Die Fachkonzepte sind erstellt und wurden mit den externen und internen Partnern abgestimmt. Die 
Abstimmung zur Rechtsform und zur Personalausstattung wird in 2017 abgeschlossen. Die Be-
schlussvorlagen sollen nach Vorberatung in den Fachausschüssen in der Ratssitzung im Februar 
2018 beraten werden. Die Aufnahme des Betriebes eines Zentrums für Energieeffizienz sowie die 
Umsetzung der Förderrichtlinie sind für 2018 geplant. 
4. Neuausrichtung der Thematik „Klimaschutz“ 
4.1 Organisation

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Die Koordinationsstelle Klimaschutz bündelt im Rahmen der Neuausrichtung der Thematik „Klima-
schutz“ alle Aktivitäten zum Thema Klimaschutz. Hierzu wurden 2,5 Stellen vom Umwelt- und Ver-
braucherschutzamt zur Koordinationsstelle Klimaschutz verlagert. Für 1,5 Stellen sowie für die Nach-
besetzung der Stelle „wissenschaftliche Mitarbeit SmartCity Cologne“ läuft derzeit das Auswahlver-
fahren. 
4.2 Maßnahmenumsetzungsprogramm 
Die Koordinationsstelle Klimaschutz wird mit externer Unterstützung ein Programm zur Umsetzung 
von Klimaschutzmaßnahmen auflegen. Es ist geplant Ende April 2018 ein erstes Maßnahmenpro-
gramm vorzulegen und im Juni im Rat beschließen zu lassen. Basis für das Umsetzungsprogramm ist 
neben den vorhandenen Klimaschutzkonzepten aus 2011/12 die Berücksichtigung von Trends und 
Neuentwicklungen.  
Bis 2020 müssen noch rund 300.000 Tonnen CO2 eingespart werden, um die EU-Ziele 2020 zu er-
reichen. Die Stadt hat sich im Bürgermeisterkonvent dazu verpflichtet die CO2 Emissionen um mehr 
als  20% bis 2020 zu senken. In 2015 waren 17,6 % CO2 Reduzierung im Vergleich zum Jahr 1990 
erreicht. Die Herausforderung von Köln liegt auch beim Bevölkerungswachstum, pro Kopf wurde eine 
CO2 Minderung in Köln von 23% in 2015 erreicht (in Bonn 22%). Sehr viel ehrgeiziger ist jedoch das 
Klimaziel des Klimabündnisses. Bis 2030 sollen 50% CO2 reduziert werden. Das sind zusätzliche 3,9 
Mio Tonnen.  
5. SmartCity Cologne 
Das EU-Projekt GrowSmarter tritt in 2018 in die Evaluierungsphase ein. Dann werden die CO2 Ein-
sparungen und  die Primärenergiereduzierung gemessen. Das Projekt  wurde erneut im November 
den Mietern in einer Mieterversammlung vorgestellt. Im Rahmen der COP 23 wurde das Projekt im 
Rahmen eines Studienbesuchs präsentiert.  
Die nächste SCC Konferenz findet am 26.4.2018 von 17 – 20 Uhr im historischen Rathaus zu Köln 
statt. Thema: „Meine Stadt ist das Veedel -Smarte Quartiersentwicklung“. 
6. E-Mobilität 
RheinEnergie und die Stadtverwaltung haben 18 Standorte für Schnellladeinfrastruktur identifiziert 
und einen Antrag zur Förderung beim BMWI gestellt. Ein erstes Standortkonzept für E-Mobilität liegt 
vor und wird derzeit verwaltungsintern abgestimmt. Eine Mitteilung für den Rat soll im 1. Quartal 2018 
erfolgen.  
 
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Bonn-Fidji Erklärung 
 
 
gez. Dr. Rau