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Asian Green City Index

Comparing the environmentalperformance of 22 Asian cities

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researc pro ect y emensin cooperation with

Stefan DenigMacau, 21 March, 2013


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The Green City Index research series evaluates

130 major cities worldwide

San Francisco Copenhagen

US / Canada

Green City Index

(27 cities | June 2011)

European Green

City Index

(30 cities | Dec 2009)

Asian Green

City Index

(22 cities | Feb 2011)

German Green

City Index

(12 cities | June 2011)

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Singapore

Curitiba

African Green

City Index

(15 cities | Dec 2011)

Latin American

Green City Index

(17 cities | Nov 2010)


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How green are Asian cities? The Asian Green City

Index provides answers.

Comparison of 22 majorAsian cities in terms of

their environmental

performance and policies

Independently researched by EIU Transparent methodology, developed in

consultation with international urban sustainabilityexperts from leading city networks, UN, WorldBank, etc.

How this is achieved?Objective

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un ers an ng or

strengths and

weaknesses of each city

Forster best practicesharing

Set of quantitative and qualitative indicators ineight environmental categories

Unique scope of research project

independent research and advisory firm with more than 40 offices worldwide

well known for their country analysis on more than 200 markets

high reputation for its research and indices


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BangkokBeijingBengaluru

DelhiGuangzhouHanoiHong KongJakarta

The 22 cities selectedfor the Asian Green

City Index include mostmajor Asian urbanareas

Capital cities andleading business

The Asian Green City Index compares 22 major

Asian cities


KolkataKuala LumpurManilaMumbaiNanjingOsakaSeoulShanghaiSingaporeTaipeiTokyoWuhanYokohama

capitals were selected,both for their size andimportance

The cities were chosenindependently ratherthan on an opt-in basisby individual cities

Data availability was adecisive factor in theselection of cities


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The Asian Green City Index evaluates

29 indicators in 8 environmental categories



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Overall performance of the 22 Asian cities,

grouped into five performance bands

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Key Findings


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Share of Asian population living in citiesjumped from 32% in 1990 to 42% in2010 and will exceed 50% by 2026

About 100,000 Asians move into citieseach day, totaling 37 million new citydwellers each year

Asia is seeing an unprecedented shift from the

countryside to cities


strain on infrastructures: Asian citiesmust build 20,000 new homes, 250kilometers of new roads and provide anextra 6 million liters of drinking water ona daily basis

Rapid economic growth and rising income levels raise resource consumption furtherand intensify environmental problems

The battle against climate change will be decided in cities: they are also responsible forappr. 65 percent of worldwide energy consumption and for around 70 percent of thehuman CO2emissions.


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Environmental performance and income: Richer

cities perform better

In the Asian Green City Index, wealthier citiesconsistently perform better

The correlation between GDP per capita andenvironmental performance is as strong as itwas in the European Green City Index, 2009

In contrast, the effect of GDP per capita was



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Tipping point in ressource consumption

Up to certain level of income there is a steady rise in resource consumption along withper capita GDP

However, when income rises above a certain point (at around US$20,000 per person)average consumption declines again


Example Water:Average waterconsumptionstabilizes amongthe richest cities


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Environmental performance, political will and

administrative effectiveness

Environmental awareness is growingand most Asian cities havecomprehensive environmental policies.What distinguishes them is the ability toexecute and enforce those regulations.

Asian cities reveal a more consistentapproach to environmental policies than


Latin American cities:

Individual Asian cities perform similarlyacross different categories, in contrast toLatin American cities

14 of the 22 cities in Asia appear in thesame performance band for at least five of

the eight categories

Importance of political will in improvingenvironmental performance


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Singapore the leading green city with a holistic

approach to city development and environment

Only city in the Index to


average overall Consistently strong

results across allindividual categories

Singapores environmental performance is a legacy of its history. Since independencein 1965, the government has emphasized the importance of sustainability

Self-government and effective policy implementation, and integrated master planning,are also important contributing factors


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A closer look at the performance of Chinese cities

All 5 Chinese cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Nanjing) fall in the average

band overall with some good specific results:

Nanjing generates third lowest amount of waste per capita Shanghais water leakage rate is only 10%, versus the Index average of 22%

Beijing, Wuhan and Guangzhou score among the top 5 for green spaces per person

Chinese cities want to make a change and are strong on policy:


Heavy investments to improve air quality, landscaping and transport Transport policies are strong in China

However, Energy & CO2 are weak points:

3 of the 5 cities have the highest CO2emissions per capita in the Index

Beijing, Guangzhou, Nanjing,

Shanghai and Wuhan have highest

energy consumption per US$ of GDP


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Exemplary projects in Asian cities

Shanghai: Building the largest off-shore wind farm in China

By 2020, officials expect to have a total of 13 wind farms producing a total of 2.1gigawatts of total installed capacity, providing electricity for 4 mil. households.

Guangzhou: Pearl River Tower: largest zero-emission building in the world

Energy and CO2

Land use and buildings


Curved design funnels wind towards turbines that provide 4% of the buildingsenergy

Solar panels supply power to automated window blinds

Air conditioning system is 80% smaller than for a conventional building of its size

Delhi: Citys environmental department using school eco-clubs to try to shapestudents views

Students can engage in a vast range of activities, including air monitoring, waterharvesting, eco-tours, and awareness-raising campaigns

Convenient way to spread information widely on environmental campaigns

Environmental Governance


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The CrystalThe Crystal is a Sustainable Cities Initiative by Siemens

exploring how we can create a better future for our cities

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The Crystal has been established as a global hub

for the debate on sustainable cities

A global knowledge hub dedicated toimproving our understanding of urbansustainability

A technology showcase featuring the mostinnovative and cutting-edge solutions

One of the worlds greenest buildings(BREEAM: Outstanding, LEEDS: Platinum)

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exhibition exploring the future of our cities(2.000 m2)

State-of-the-art auditorium (270 seats) andconference facilities

The Crystal is the home of the Siemens GlobalCompetence Centre cities focused on strategicpartnership and urban research studies

Center where experts, business leaders,decision-makers, students and citizens aroundthe world come together

Londons newest architectural landmark

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Contact

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Infrastructure & Cities

Centre of Competence Cities

London, UK

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Stefan Denig / Vice PresidentHead of Marketing and Communications

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