Environmental policies in action A good local air quality - Air quality observed at large scale : The Estuary management plan - Nantes has identified the allergy risk, with the installation of its experimental «pollen watch garden»
Environmental policies in action Ambiant noise Air/noise: all datas are at the disposal of all inhabitants - Nantes will continue its efforts by leading refurbishment policies crossing both thermic and sound insulation - 2010-2011 : long term noise action plan
Environmental policies in action Waste production and management Nantes innovative city Tri sac is an experimentation of door-to-door selective collection system in dense urban areas Waste refusal rate evolution 53kg/inhab/year in 2008 National average to 46 kg/inhab/year
Environmental policies in action Waste production and management Priority actions for next years: - To increase public awareness for waste prevention (action plan) - Public services adaptation : reduction in the number of household-waste collections
Environmental policies in action A sustainable water management: The Neptune plans
Environmental policies in action The Neptune plans Improvement of water and milieu quality Neptune 1 : 1994-1998 : 132 M Concentrations de cyanobactéries dans l'erdre à la Jonelière en 2002 Neptune 2 : 1999-2003 : 43 M Neptune 3 : 2004-2010 : 90 M Neptune 4 : 2010-2015 5 000 000 4 500 000 4 000 000 3 500 000 3 000 000 2 500 000 2 000 000 1 500 000 1 000 000 nbre de cel-cyano/ml 500 000 0 12.06.2002 25.06.2002 02.07.2002 09.07.2002 17.07.2002 24.07.2002 05.08.2002 29.08.2002 16.09.2002 03.10.2002 14.10.2002 28.10.2002 12.11.2002 Dates de prélèvement Concentrations de cyanobactéries dans l'erdre à la Jonelière en 2010 In 2010 : water public policies : 300 M 5000000 4500000 4000000 3500000 3000000 2500000 2000000 1500000 1000000 nbre de cel-cyano/ml 500000 0 09/04/2010 29/04/2010 12/05/2010 28/05/2010 09/06/2010 24/06/2010 05/07/2010 07/07/2010 19/07/2010 20/07/2010 09/08/2010 24/08/2010 Dates de prélèvement
The environmental policies in actions Environnemental Management : a global approach - The metropolitan Agenda 21 was awarded Ruban bleu 2007 of sustainable development - Impulse and involvement in french networks : «Great West network» for sustainable procurement
Environmental policies in action The Ile de Nantes, an ecodistrict of 350 ha and 20 000 inhabitants The Ile de Nantes, an example of concerted implementation of sustainable development public policies Urban renewal on industrial left overs To increase density social mix Sustainable land use
Environmental policies in action The Ile de Nantes, an ecodistrict of 350 ha and 20 000 inhabitants The Ile de Nantes, an example of concerted implementation of sustainable development public policies European project Concerto Photovoltaic power station District heating extension Energy consumption reduction
Environmental policies in action The Ile de Nantes, an ecodistrict of 350 ha and 20 000 inhabitants The Ile de Nantes, an example of concerted implementation of sustainable development public policies Waste management Neighborhood compost
Environmental policies in action The Ile de Nantes, an ecodistrict of 350 ha and 20 000 inhabitants The Ile de Nantes, an example of concerted implementation of sustainable development public policies Local Transport Loire cycling network Parking Park and Ride
Nantes Metropole s international action
Nantes Métropole's international action Nantes international presence Nantes involved in city networks - Co-chair of Eurocities Working Group on climate change and energy - In charge of the development of Eurocities declaration on climate change (90 signatories)
The international action of Nantes Métropole Nantes' international presence Nantes is the local governments' spokesperson for the international climate negociations Chair of climate change task-force for UCLG
The international action of Nantes Métropole Nantes involved in European Union Projects
The programme for dissemination
The programme for dissemination A flying greenhouse to spread our practices across Europe
The programme for dissemination The aéroflorale is ready for take off
The programme for dissemination A flying greenhouse to serve european cities events The flying greenhouse project The flying greenhouse, true ambassador of biodiversity make an apointment with you i.e. in Madrid, Helsinki, Berlin squares, where a whole village of scientists, botanists, and researchers will be busy understanding, analysing, and inventoring previously undiscovered plant species, growing on these unknown soils.
The programme for dissemination Popular events are a local tradition : Lifestyle goes with culture Estuary 2012 : large artistic rendez-vous between the population and its Loire estuary
The programme for dissemination A package to spread our best practices across Europe In every city visited by the greenhouse, a package of innovative solutions presentations : - The busway - Tri sac - The climate workshop - The experimental pollen watch graden - The package is at the disposal of any other cities that would ask for it To disseminate and to think at the right level : Hosting and organizing the 1st european conference for city and climate.
The programme for dissemination Best practices dissemination programme - Launch day: plenary on the sustainable city and visits of nantes metropole s exemplary sites - The «green weeks» in Europe cities : Sustainable development, mobility and energy weeks - Youth events: Interactive exhibition My city, my life, my planet. Exhibition themes : water, city and nature, waste production, consumption, climate change, mobility, energy, at the scale of My city, my life, my planet. - Visits and exchanges with schools from across Europe. - The waste villa: a villa 100 % recycled, designed With only local recovery materials.
The programme for dissemination Best practices dissemination programme Mainstream communication: - Dedicated website, social networks, like facebook, blogs -Nantes Metropole s magazine, and municipal newspapers - Poster and radio campaign, media highlight, congresses participants kit -Interactive dvd in direction of the youth audience, presentation movie and book
Nantes application Nantes, a capacity to embody the european green city : - From its size and its consistent project - Facility to arouse identification and approval Nantes, a european stature and involvement : - Presence and involvement in networks - Advocacy of the role played by cities in all ecological challenges - Our conception of the modern city s responsability Nantes, a capacity to disseminate the European green capital award : - A strong local experience of popular events - Efficient tools to raise awareness (flying greenhouse) - A collective reflection at the level of the challenges: 1st European city and climate Conference
CONCLUSION Jean-Marc AYRAULT Mayor of Nantes
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