• Start year: 2003
• Type: Technical/Infrastructure investment
• Status: In operation

To achieve the GHG reduction target, Kyoto city has been implementing subsidy program for household installation of photovoltaic power generation system, the core of renewable energy which is effective in terms of global warming countermeasures, since 2003. It is expected to early meet the target of 10,000 households installation of photovoltaic power generation system which appears in Kyoto City Program of global warming countermeasure (2011-2020).

• Start year: 2009
• Type:
• Status: In operation

Please inquire JO ([email protected]) for more information.

• Start year: 2011
• Type: Fiscal / Financial mechanism
• Status: In operation

the “DO YOU KYOTO? Credit” system is a “local production for local consumption”
model CO2 credit that promotes GHG reduction initiatives among
citizen groups, shopping-mall associations, and medium- and small sized
city enterprises. As of September 2012, 22 groups have sought
to reduce their CO2 emissions through reduction activities and approximately
35 metric tons of credits have been sold by the city to different
events organizers to offset their carbon emissions. For example KYOTO
SANGA F.C., a professional football club, has used credits to offset emissions
at home games. The city will reduce 1000 metric tons of CO2 annually
as it identifies and publishes representative cases to increase public
awareness, enhance system brand equity and further develop the Kyoto
model.

• Start year: 2011
• Type: Policy/Strategies/Action Plans
• Status: In operation

Kyoto city certifies the reductions of CO2 achieved by energy-saving activities and facility replacement in the communities or smaller businesses as tradable credits and those can be used for carbon offsets at events within the city or by larger businesses.
?It develops Kyoto origin \\\"local generation for local use\\\" model of CO2 credits. Kyoto-produced credits are used in Kyoto and funds of event participants and larger businesses are used to strengthen management bases of smaller businesses and support further energy-saving activities within the communities.
[ Program summary ]
(1) Credit generation
?Kyoto city certifies the emission reductions by community groups and smaller businesses as tradable credits and provides incentive payments in proportion as the credits.
(2) Use of credits
?Kyoto city sells the obtained credits to event organizers; specified businesses defined by Kyoto city & Kyoto prefecture global warming countermeasures ordinances. Event organizers use the credit for carbon offsets of events within the city(including Kyoto city hosted events), sports matches, Kyoto sightseeing, materials & services. Specified businesses on the other hand, use it to achieve the targets of business emission reduction plan documents based on the ordinance.

• Start year: 2010
• Type: Public Participation/Stakeholder engagement
• Status: In operation

Please inquire JO ([email protected]) for more information.

• Start year: 2011
• Type: Education/Awareness Raising
• Status: In operation

To make up for anticipated electricity shortages due to prolonged
nuclear plant inoperability, businesses and households throughout Japan
(except Okinawa) were asked to reduce electricity consumption
both last winter and this summer. Kyoto will initiate power-saving
programs such as cutting power consumption at peak hours, and
ask for cooperation from citizens and enterprises to avoid large-scale
blackouts. Through everyone’s efforts, each season’s power use fell
below government-mandated targets. In particular, July/August power
use was cut by 18.3% in city offices and by 11.7% overall, based
on 2010 numbers. Based on this experience, the city will encourage
citizens and businesses to continue climate change mitigation via energy
conservation.

• Start year: 1999
• Type: Education/Awareness Raising
• Status: In operation

Please inquire JO ([email protected]) for more information.

• Start year: 2003
• Type: Technical/Infrastructure investment
• Status: In operation

Following the Fukushima disaster, renewable energy promotion has
been increasingly vital. In 2003, Kyoto introduced a subsidy program
for citizens to cover a portion of the cost of installing solar photovoltaic
systems. By the end of 2011, subsidies totaled 1571 and were
valued at US$ 3.5 million. In comparison to 2009 numbers, case subsidy
amounts and generated output have nearly trebled. In 2012,
the city paid US$ 256 per kw and cases reached more than 800 by
the end of the first half-year, an increase over last year’s figures. This
project brought about 6000 metric tons of CO2 reduction in 2011

• Start year: 2013
• Type: Education/Awareness Raising
• Status: In operation

“Gakku” is an elementary school zone used as a unit for community autonomy and activities. The zones are making united efforts in implementing projects to establish a low carbon emitting society, and hoping to change the lifestyle of the whole community and revitalizing it.

• Start year: 2050
• Type:
• Status: In operation

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