Turning waste into climate-friendly energy

AAlborG in the leAd
As ClimAte muniCipAlity
An action-oriented policy and close
collaboration with industry and Aalborg
University mean that the citizens
of City of Aalborg emit less CO 2 than
the average for Danish municipalities
A citizen in City of Aalborg emits almost 25
% less CO 2 than does an inhabitant in an average
Danish municipality, and almost a third
of the municipality’s energy supply currently
comes from sustainable energy.
According to Alderman for Health and
Sustainable Development Thomas Kastrup-
Larsen, the Danish Social Democrats, the
reason for the municipality’s success is that
the municipality has acted in a very climate
conscious way for many years. He explains:
“A lot of our citizens are connected to the
district heating system, and a big part of that
heat is surplus heat from the company Aalborg
Portland or is produced by our almost
C0 2 -neutral waste incineration system.”
The council recently adopted an action-
Aalborg Municipality is involved in the following networks:
FleksEnergi – the aim of this
network is, among other
things, to phase out fossil
fuels from the collective
heat supply.
www.fleksenergi.dk
Hub north – a business network
whose objective is,
among other things, to develop
collaborations between
sub-suppliers to the wind
turbine industry.
www.hubnorth.dk
oriented climate strategy, which means sustainable
energy must make up 60 % of the municipality’s
energy supply by 2030. In 2050,
wind and solar energy, geothermal heat and
biomass are to replace fossil fuels completely.
Thomas Kastrup-Larsen adds:
“Others have climate visions as well as we
do, but we’ve acted on them. This year we’ve
allocated DKK 10 million for replacing systems
in the municipality’s buildings that
aren’t energy-efficient and DKK 5 million for
the setting-up of solar cells. We’ve been active
in the field of transport for a long time,
and we’re now going to transform our street
lighting into energy-friendly LED lighting.
All new buildings in the municipality must
comply with energy requirements that are
more strict than what the law requires.
Green business development
In order to save energy and achieve changes
in behavior, the technical service managers
in the municipality’s schools have
been trained as energy managers. Thomas
NBEN – Network
for Sustainable
Business development
in Northern Denmark.
This network has the aim of implementing
sustainability into
companies’ business plans.
www.nben.dk
Alderman for Health
and Sustainable
Development Thomas
Kastrup-Larsen, City
of Aalborg attaches
great importance
to ensuring that the
municipality’s climate
and sustainability
strategy is underpinned
by a range of networks
with participation of
business in northern
Jutland and Aalborg
University.
Kastrup-Larsen says:
”Everybody must help reduce energy consumption
by 40-50 % over the coming 40 years.
When children learn to cut back on their energy
consumption, they’ll influence their parents.
An important part of the climate strategy
is green growth, and Aalborg Municipality,
Aalborg University and business are involved
in a range of networks that are to strengthen
collaboration between the private and the public
sector on an energy-conscious municipality.”
“We’re in a position of strength globally
because Aalborg University, with its comprehensive
research on sustainable energy, attracts
researchers and industry, and because
we have many companies that are skilled in
development and production of sustainable
energy.”
Scan and see aalborg
Municipality’s Climate
Strategy:
aalborgkommune.dk/english-version