1. MUSIC – Mitigation (of CO2 Emissions) in
Urban Areas: Solutions for Innovative Cities
Ulrich Leopold
Resource Centre for Environmental Technologies,
Public Research Centre Henri Tudor,
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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www.tudor.lu

2. Outline
Background
Objectives
Approach
Outputs
Challenges
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3. What is MUSIC ?
A partnership of European cities and research institutes that
takes the lead in innovative CO2 reduction!
MUSIC
is an INTERREG IVB NWE project of 5 European cities
(Rotterdam, Ghent, Aberdeen, Montreuil, Ludwigsburg)
supported by 2 research institutes (DRIFT & Tudor);
aims at reducing CO2 emissions in urban areas by 50% by
2030 and beyond;
involves urban citizens via Transition Management;
adds energy as an additional GIS layer to spatial and urban
planning;
develops innovative strategies by combining Transition
Management and GIS technologies in urban planning.
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4. Why MUSIC ?
Substantial CO2 reduction until 2030 and beyond required,
industries are preparing for energy transition,
business model: You can earn money with it,
nations are in energy transition,
rising prices of energy (energy poverty),
local opportunities for jobs,
sustainable architecture as an asset,
many separate projects exist ready for implementation, e.g.
solar cadastres, emission scenarios, business development,
architectural and planning projects, transition movements.
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5. Why MUSIC ?
Substantial CO2 reduction until 2030 and beyond required,
industries are preparing for energy transition,
business model: You can earn money with it,
nations are in energy transition,
rising prices of energy (energy poverty),
local opportunities for jobs,
sustainable architecture as an asset,
many separate projects exist ready for implementation, e.g.
solar cadastres, emission scenarios, business development,
architectural and planning projects, transition movements.
⇒ We need to speed and scale up!
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6. What would cities need to know?
The MUSIC cities dive into questions, such as:
how to create a common understanding of problems and
potentials for change?
how to mobilise different types of actors and renewable energy
potentials to work towards a sustainable future?
how to get support within your organization for an innovative
approach to reduce CO2 emissions?
how to use decision support tools for a participatory planning
process?
how to estimate and localise renewable energy potentials to
develop adequate policies and business opportunities?
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7. Energy at different scales – From the building . . .
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8. . . . to the neighbourhood level . . .
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9. . . . to the district & city level !
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10. What does exist ?
Renewable Energy Potentials, i.e. solar, geothermal, wind,
biomass, . . .
Business opportunities, i.e. energy, construction sector, . . .
Citizen potentials → front runners with innovative ideas
ICT tools
Scientific methods and models
The WWW
...
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11. What does exist ?
Renewable Energy Potentials, i.e. solar, geothermal, wind,
biomass, . . .
Business opportunities, i.e. energy, construction sector, . . .
Citizen potentials → front runners with innovative ideas
ICT tools
Scientific methods and models
The WWW
...
We need to bring all together by involving everyone, making
use of modern computer technologies and scientific
knowledge to plan our sustainable future!
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12. What are the objectives of MUSIC?
1. Institutional innovations: carbon reductive /energy governance
with a stakeholder based vision via transition management.
2. Technical innovations: Geospatial Urban Energy information
and decision Support System (iGUESS) for scenario analysis
and decision support across different scales.
3. Implement and assess “learning by doing” pilots.
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13. The MUSIC approach
Transition management
develop action plans for energy reduction with a multi-stakeholder
approach,
take front runners as examples to follow.
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14. The MUSIC approach
Transition management
develop action plans for energy reduction with a multi-stakeholder
approach,
take front runners as examples to follow.
Geospatial Urban Energy Decision Support System – iGUESS
integrate energy as a geospatial layer in urban planning at building,
district and city level,
develop a geospatial urban energy information and support system.
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15. The MUSIC approach
Transition management
develop action plans for energy reduction with a multi-stakeholder
approach,
take front runners as examples to follow.
Geospatial Urban Energy Decision Support System – iGUESS
integrate energy as a geospatial layer in urban planning at building,
district and city level,
develop a geospatial urban energy information and support system.
Pilots
increase the impact of technical and organizational measures in the
field of energy reduction in cities,
test innovative methodologies and tools developed in the project in
concrete pilots.
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16. Project Outputs
MUSIC will deliver
action plans developed by stakeholders via TM,
urban energy maps,
scenario tool,
decision support tools,
best practice for other cities regarding TM and GIS tools,
Brussels briefings to reach climate targets,
awareness raising among urban planners & policy makers,
manuals and guidelines on carbon neutral strategies,
new formats for rental contracts,
pilots implemented as innovative examples for saving and
generating energy.
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17. Challenges in integrated Urban Energy Planning
Cities need to
find solutions to replace fossil fuels,
decrease fuel poverty,
find answers to heat waves affecting the population,
create business opportunities,
develop indicators to monitor implemented measures,
integrate the citizens to jointly develop the future,
make best use of complex tools and recent scientific knowledge.
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18. Challenges in integrated Urban Energy Planning
Cities need to
find solutions to replace fossil fuels,
decrease fuel poverty,
find answers to heat waves affecting the population,
create business opportunities,
develop indicators to monitor implemented measures,
integrate the citizens to jointly develop the future,
make best use of complex tools and recent scientific knowledge.
Not all easy tasks to handle in a more and more complex
environment!
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19. Let’s look at some concrete Examples
Meet the Cities of Ghent and Rotterdam.
Let’s see
what Ghent’s experience is involving citizens, local actors to
reduce emissions and adapt to climate change.
how Rotterdam is finding solutions for a more sustainable
future.
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