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Opportunities and benefits of climate action
Other benefits of city's climate actions have been listed for each action group included to the Climate Neutral Tampere 2030 -roadmap. Some specific actions are targeted with a detailed analysis. Especially in sustainable moblility, city specialists have made a cost-benefit analysis including time saved, costs and savings to both the goernment and individuals, health benefits, accidents and environmental impacts.The co-benefits include: increasing awareness of alternative community development scenarios, enabling an economic and resource-efficient urban structure, promoting a diverse urban environment, enabling infill development, strengthening the profitability of services and public transport, Securing a carbon-sequestering urban green, Strengthening urban biodiversity, Positive effects on well-being and microclimate, such as mitigation of heat, wind and stormwater flooding, Strengthening Tampere's attractiveness, Developing new business, Increased level of service, cost-effectiveness and modal share of public transport services, Smooth everyday life and an attractive street environment, Reduction in the number of road accidents, Expansion of central functions and denser urban structure, Tampere profiled as a European rail city, Total economy, economic benefits of denser land use, Decreased use of private cars, Improvement of air quality, Reduction of noise pollution, Improvements in public transport service levels and cost-efficiency, Reduction of harmful local emissions, Improvement of the image of bus transport and fleet renewal, Improving the fluency and attractiveness of public transport, Improving the competitiveness of public transport, Enabling new mobility services, Health benefits of walking and cycling, Improvement of air quality, Reduction of noise pollution, Increased well-being, Financial benefits to consumers, Improvement of air quality, Reduction of noise pollution, More efficient use of urban space, Financial savings, Improvement of air quality, Health benefits, Improved quality of equipment, Creation of new business opportunities, Smoother and faster journeys, Reduces the need to own a car, More attractive urban environment, Positive health effects, Improvement of air quality, Reduction of noise pollution, More efficient use of urban space, Increased well-being, More efficient use of resources and space, Life-cycle savings, More efficient use of resources, Life-cycle economic impacts, Development of sustainable construction know-how and business, Savings in property maintenance costs, Economic impacts over the life-cycle of buildings, Improved well-being, Reduction of indoor air problems, Savings in property maintenance costs, Protecting the value of buildings, Improved comfort of living , Development of sustainable construction know-how and business, Promoting diverse urban development, Promoting expertise and business in timber construction, Promoting competition in building materials, Improved resource efficiency, Life-cycle cost savings, Modernisation and extension of the lifespan of Naistenlahti Power Plant, Versatile and economical range of fuels, Utilisation of local renewable energy, Developing new skills and business, Reduced life-cycle costs in street lighting, Diversification of the energy system, Development of new services and business, Decreased life-cycle costs , Diversification of the energy system , Image benefits, Increased energy self-sufficiency, New services and business models, Decreased local emissions, Cost savings through more efficient recycling and better use of materials, Cost savings through more efficient recycling and better use of materials, Development of new innovations and local businesses, Improving the state of the water system, Enabling city growth, Cost savings , Increase in the independent activities of urban residents, Health effects, Economical savings due to reduced food waste, The economic and social impact of sustainable development in addition to ecological effe
Inclusivity and equity are in the center of the City Strategy. In Tampere, we have understood that achieving climate neutrality by 2030, and ensuring a just and inclusive urban climate transition, requires new ways of engaging citizens and making their sustainable choices as easy as possible. The transition must be socially justifiable and meaningful to people. By 2030, everyone in Tampere has to be able to live a climate resilient lifestyle and make climate friendly choices best suited for oneself, regardless of one's socioeconomic situation, neighbourhood, age, gender or health. This requires strengthening of cultural sustainability of our climate action. It means keeping everyone on board and working seriously towards cohesive and sustainable communities and the social and ecological change. To ensure this a new 4-year development program Climate Neutral Actions was established in 2022,. The program concentrates on enabling behavioural change of citizens, especially in terms of their mobility and consumption. In addition, the program focuses on enhancing circular economy especially with the private sector, and furthermore coordinates and monitors city's own climate and environmental work, including biodiversity. The methods of the program are heavily focused on co-creation and empowerment. As a result, we will have climate actions tailored for specific city areas and groups of people, actions that actually are feasible for them in terms of their life situation and living location. As examples of our past actions, we have organised climate hero campaigns where citizens could share their favourite climate actions and calculate their carbon footprint. The city has also hosted Eco Impact dialogues for people to chat, share ideas, and get inspired. In another campaign the carbon footprint of four households was calculated and actions by which the household would achieve a so-called 1.5-degree life by 2030, were planned. Additionally, Tampere empowers its citizen by participatory budgeting, My2050 climate mobile game, and mobility carbon footprint calculator.Tampere has a continuous tradition of sustainability and climate work since first citizen engagement actions in 1990s. The climate neutrality goal has been explicitly stated in the city strategies and mayoral programs since 2017. We have separate councils for example for youth, elderly and disabled citizens. Citizens are also involved to the city planning process. People-centred housing, sustainable mobility, smart energy systems, circular economy and green and blue infrastructure, as well as co-creation with citizens, are at the core of our flagship urban investments, such as the new Hiedanranta city district. We also use data- and AI-driven solutions to develop smarter and more sustainable urban infrastructure and public services. Our annual climate budget is an important climate governance and transparency tool, which as part of the official financial statements makes visible the progress towards climate neutrality and the financial resources allocated for the measures. Achieving the above climate vision requires a change in our ways of doing and thinking in all spheres of urban development and urban life, and determination for working together. Citizen empowerment, humancentered actions and co-creation are at the core of our climate policy and all related actions. We are cocreating a climate neutral city and a just and resilient urban future for Tampere together with our citizens, communities, universities and companies.
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