SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2019 table of contents Culture & p1 Sustainable p2 p31 Development Foreword p32 Combating climate change and adapting the city p11 Contributing to the fulflment of all through citizen participation Paris, host of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games p14 p38 Innovation for sustainable development p40 Improving the environmental quality of Paris Environmental assessments in p21 the City Boosting social cohesion and solidarity between territories p22 and generations p48 Promoting bidoviersity in Paris: green and blue corridors p56 The Metropolis p30 of Greater Paris Promoting responsible production and consumption methods, and Adapting Paris to developing the circular economy the challenges of the 21st century Unless explicitly stated in the year concerned, all the dates in the document relate to the year 2019.. Foreword In September 2015, the 195 Member States of Looking ahead to 2024, when Paris will host the the United Nations jointly undertook to achieve Olympic and Paralympic Games, the City has 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). unveiled its Legacy Programme, featuring 20 This 2030 Agenda seeks to eradicate poverty measures to make these the frst more frugal, and inequality, while delivering an ecological mutually supportive, inclusive and attractive and solidarity-based transition for the Planet Olympic Games for the community and the by 2030. The SDGs feature 169 target-actions area. and form a reference framework to deliver sustainable development, both nationally and This 10th sustainable development report internationally. provides an overview of actions undertaken in 2019 in the City and its Council. Large cities are directly concerned and play a direct role in the transition process. As such, To better grasp the Sustainable Development the City of Paris works on a daily basis to apply Goals, this report provides a double reading the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). grid in which each sustainable development outcome is analysed at the start of the section In 2019, the City of Paris dealt with two in light of the SDGs. Complementing this report heatwaves by taking steps to help cool the is an overview presenting the main initiatives city and provide support to vulnerable people implemented by the City in 2019 to contribute in the capital. To improve the quality of life of to the Sustainable Development Goals. Parisians, the City has tackled air pollution by supporting differentiated traffc zones and the use of non-motorised forms of transport. To boost the presence of nature in the city, which acts, in particular, as cool areas, Paris has extended its planting and paving removal schemes. The City has expanded on its range of consultation and participation tools so that Parisians can play their part in changing the capital. As such, it has created, for example, a Climate Agora and the Paris Volunteers programme. It has also developed activities focusing on social inclusion and combating discrimination by promoting civic action and by opening, for example, the Solidarity Hub (12th). Finally, Paris has restated its commitment to In 2020, the global COVID pandemic led to a more responsible consumption by supporting lockdown throughout the entire City of Paris. circular economy initiatives and by holding the The effects of this major crisis will be studied as 1st Sustainable Food Days event. a whole in the next year's report. — 1 — climate climate 20 February — French and foreign Combating Mayors, associations, specialists and legal experts meet in Paris for the international Justice4Climate climate change conference on climate justice. 21 February— Paris City Hall (4th) and adapting hosts the 3rd international C40 Women4Climate conference. The event brings together Mayors and the city activists worldwide, highlighting the role of younger generations and entrepreneurs to combat climate change. 18 March — The City inaugurates 750 2019 was marked by an all-time record homes in the Cité Glacière (13th), temperature of 42.6°C in the shade, on 25 July. renovated to be more heat efficient. In late June and throughout July, there were 25-28 May — The 4th Paris of the future event celebrates community action to two heatwaves. Generally speaking, summer foster behavioural change, a key driver 1 in Paris was particularly hot, with the 3rd for the ecological transition process. highest average temperature (21.7°C) since 23 June — In the hottest June on 1900, following other records set in 2003 and record, the City triggers level 3 of its Heatwave Plan by introducing 2018. To keep the capital pleasant to live in adaptive management measures, and resilient to climate change, the City of especially support for vulnerable Paris runs and supports city cooling initiatives, individuals. green investments, new forms of energy, while 8 July — Paris declares a climate emergency and presents its cooling renovating homes and constructing sustainable strategy to the City Council. buildings. The 3rd Paris Climate Air and Energy — The City pledges to create Action Plan was adopted in 2018 and provides a Climate Academy to educate a roadmap for a carbon-neutral, resilient and young people living in Paris about the environmental challenges and inclusive city by 2050. All local stakeholders support them to develop projects that have an active role to play in meeting this goal. focus on the climate. — The City Council approves the guiding principles as well as development advice and programming procedures for a 24 July — Due to the exceptionally severe heatwave, Paris carbon-neutral and resilient city. This triggers the red alert in its Heatwave Plan to make the document will be appended to the City Council's services, together with other stakeholders Local Land Use Plan. (Prefecture, emergency services, etc.), fully available to intervene. 4 September — The City of Paris and the C40 host the 3rd intake for the Women4Climate mentoring programme which, this year, includes 20 entrepreneurs from Paris and the surrounding area. 17 October — The 7th Paris Climate Action Charter ceremony welcomes 9 new signing partners. 13 November — The City introduces an innovative public lighting system with movement sensors, for the Villa Cœur- de-Vey (14th). 11 December — The Clichy-Batignolles planning operation (17th) secures a "stage 4" rating for the EcoQuartier certification scheme, which measures long-term efforts to meet commitments and the way in which intended practices are taken up by local users. On 25 July, the weather station in the Parc Montsouris (14th) registers a record temperature of 42.6°C — 2 — — 3 — climate Paris Climate, Air and Energy Action Plan, how to be carbon neutral by 2050? Review of greenhouse gas emissions 2004-2018 15 years of action The City of Paris has been assessing greenhouse gas emissions from 2004 to 2018 in the city and in its services since 2004. This has helped pinpoint the contribution each business sector makes and the Energy 20% performance influence of local policies. A review of the city area is conducted reduction every 5 years in compliance with the Climate Action Plan. in the area's carbon footprint 9% drop The latest published report features results for 2018 and in energy patterns since 2004. The carbon footprint consumption assesses all greenhouse gas emissions generated by the City of Paris, ¾ of With a these emissions come 43% from outside the city reduction (air and road transport, in heating oil supplies). consumption over 15 years Local emissions THE CITY AND ITS PARTNERS LAUNCH CARBON WEATHER, A CO -25% compared to 2004 2 -18% LEVEL REPORTING SYSTEM -25% The French start-up Origins.earth, together with the Climate and Environmental Science Laboratory and the City of Paris, launched the Carbon -36% Weather in November. This is a system that measures, monitors and maps real- time greenhouse gas emissions in the Greater Paris area. Sensors have already -13% been installed on the roofs of 3 municipal buildings. The first data will be available -47% in the second half of 2020. -0,01% Residential Tertiary Transport Waste Industry Timber The 2020 goals are being met. The first milestone to a carbon-neutral city by 2050 has been reached. Ecological transition & green investment The Paris Fonds Vert makes its first investments Based on an idea by the City of Paris, this territorial investment fund was created to support innovative businesses that THE CITY IS ASSESSING CARBON LOCAL contribute to the energy and ecological transition process. In OFFSETTING OPPORTUNITIES 2019, the fund made 4 investments: As part of the Climate, Air and Energy in March, €10 M was jointly invested with Suez Ventures Action Plan, Paris has begun to study and Construction Venture, to develop the Greater Paris-based voluntary carbon offsetting schemes company, Hesus, which specialises in managing and using to neutralise incompressible carbon building site rubble emissions by 2050. In 2019, Paris and the Greater Paris Metropolitan Authority in June, an allocation of €10 M was allocated to IES, the teamed up with ADEME to launch a global leader in rapid recharging solutions for electric vehicles preliminary study for a local offsetting in September, a €5 M contribution was made to the Altera operator to promote carbon capture Group, which specialises in applied engineering for energy projects and reduce emissions. The efficiency solutions. €8 M has also been invested in Optimum approach is based on the national low- Automotive, a specialist in optimising vehicle fleets. carbon certification scheme launched in April. €150 M raised by the Paris Fonds Vert — 4 — climate Adapting to climate change Paris is tackling heatwaves PARIS TRIALS COOLING SYSTEMS In June and July, Paris experienced several periods of high IN PUBLIC SPACES temperatures. The red alert level of the Heatwave Plan was For the 2nd year running, Paris is testing subsequently triggered in late July (the highest state of alert) cool areas, innovative and self-sufficient resulting in: street amenities fed by the City's cooling Enhanced cooling arrangements: 37 prototype fountains systems.