Pekka Timonen, Mayor of the City of Lahti, at Europe That Protects - Safeguarding Our Planet, Safeguarding Our Health EU side event, 3-4 Dec 2019, THL, Helsinki

1. Lahti –
transforming cities
for a sustainable future
#egca2021
#greenlahti
Pekka Timonen
Mayor, City of Lahti

2. Lahti
Lahti is located 100 km from Helsinki.
City region of 200 000 people.

4. CITIES IN FOCUS
Both the problem
and the solution

5. Organised by the European Commission annually:
European Green Capital Award
1. Climate Change: Mitigation
2. Climate Change: Adaptation
3. Sustainable Urban Mobility
4. Sustainable Land Use
5. Nature and Biodiversity
6. Air Quality
Lahti’s application: lahdenvuosi.fi
7. Noise
8. Waste
9. Water
10. Green growth and Eco-innovation
11. Energy Performance
12. Governance
Indicator-based assessment :

6. The CITY OF LAHTI
has a vision to
thrive internationally
as a bold
environmental city.

7. Lahti has quit coal

10. Lahti showcases
results of long-term
commitment for
water protection

11. Stormwater management

12. Everyone can engage

13. CitiCAP
(UIA 2018-2020)
World’s first personal
carbon trading launched
in autumn 2019

14. Themes for the European Green Capital 2021
Carbon-
neutral life
Citizen
participation
Circular
economy
Nature and
water

15. Goals
Smooth
everyday life
contributing
to wellbeing
Functioning
and
sustainable
cities
European
Green
Capital
imapct

16. WELCOME
TO LAHTI!