The City hopes to create an environment where its citizens can easily take action that support the environment while providing economic conpensation (i.e. "eco-points") for taking such action. While the city already provides incentives to residents and community organizations that take action towards environmental protection, the City hopes to expand these initiatives through the implementation of this project.
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It aims to produce BDF(Biodiesel fuel) from collected waste cooking oil from private households and the food-service industry in Kita Kyushu City and to use it for vehicles.
There are 50 collection points set up at civic centers or shops throughout the city for collecting waste cooking oil from private households.
BDF produced from cooking oil is utilized as fuel of 3 city buses and 17 garbage trucks. BDF is also supplied to five enterprises in Kita Kyushu City (as at April 1, 2011).
The project aims to provide low-carbon energy that is reliable and low-cost, while supporting the growth of the City.
Read More Read LessIt aims to encourage enterprises as well as city-owned facilities to introduce LED lighting in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Read More Read LessThe programme aims to support installation of residential solar power system by subsidies, in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the residential sector.
Read More Read LessThis project is aimed at reducing oil consumption to produce plastic shopping bags and CO2 emissions by encouraging citizens participation in environmental protection activities, in which citizens, NPOs and the city administration work together with hand by hand.
When shoppers decline a plastic shopping bag, they are awarded a sticker with points. At 20 points, the stickers can be exchanged for a 50-yen discount coupon, which can be used at participating stores.
This eco-point system is unique to Kita Kyushu City and intended to make citizens aware of eco-friendly behavior in their daily lives.
This project aims to increase the opportunity for environmental education among residents. The Examination is used as tool to promote actions that enable the development of a low-carbon society among citizens.
Read More Read LessWe package environmental technologies owned by local enterprises and provide business support to these enterprises by exporting their technology according to the needs of Asian cities. Promote overseas development of environmental international business through various projects and contribute to the realization of low carbon society in the Asia region.
Read More Read LessIn April 2010, Kita Kyushu City was selected as one of the municipalities to implement the demonstration of a next-generation energy and social system by the national government. In August 2010, the masterplan for this project was developed and the project was started by the participating companies and organizations.
Read More Read Less\"CASBEE Kita Kyushu\" is an assessment tool which was specifically developed for Kita Kyushu City considering its regional characteristics, based on the nationwide CASBEE (Comprehensive Assessment System for Building Environmental Efficiency).
This project aims to promote construction and renovation of environment-friendly buildings making full use of the \"CASBEE Kita Kyushu\". It focuses on both cities - and private-owned, large- as well as small-scaled buildings and supports efforts to protect environment and make the city sustainable.
- Subject to notification: New construction, renovation or extension of a building with total space of more than 2000 m2.
- Start of the notification system: October 2008 (in full scale).
- Number of notification: 54 Buildings (2007-2010).
Mayor Kenji KitahashiKitakyushu City, Japan
