Växjö and ecobudget. Växjö in a European perspective

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1 Växjö and ecobudget Växjö in a European perspective

2 This is Växjö Municipal profile Population: (2005) Land area: km 2 Municipal budget: 318 million Euro Regional Centre in the province Småland In the entrepreneurial region of Sweden Fossil Fuel Free Växjö This is Växjö

3 Environmental Budgeting Spending within natural Limits!

4 Environmental Budget Cycle Approval of Budget - Budget estimates - Preliminary report - Master budget and component budgets Budget Preparation Budget Implementation - Accounting - Controlling - Dealing with unbudgeted expenditure Environmental Budget Balance Annual accounts - Sectoral and spatial summaries Statement of environmental assets - Environment-benefit ratio

5 Corner-stones for the EMS Improvement (pol.) How can we improve? Follow-up (pol.) How does our environmental work go? Which are our visions for the environment? How do we influence? Routines for the EMS - Directives - Organisation - Responsibilities - Quality sequrance Implementation Work! Gather data Planning (pol.) What has to be improved? Which are our targets? What are we going to do? Who is going to do it?

6 The need for an EMS Control all resources financial, social and environmental Systemise the environmental work Enhance political and administrative awareness Set a good example

7 Type of indicators Geographical indicators Public city transports (journeys with public city buses/year) Household waste to final treatment (kg/inhabitant/year) Common indicators Fossil carbon dioxide emissons from transports and service (tonnes CO 2 /year) Use of oil for heating (m 3 ) Sector specific indicators Green flag certified schools (no.) Purchase of ecological food products (%)

8 Budget and action plan Agenda 21s målområde: Fossilbränslefritt Växjö Indikator Enhet Referens värde 1999 Fossila koldioxidutsläpp från transporter och service i kommunal organisation Föregåe nde värde 2001 Kortsikt igt mål 2003 Långsikti gt mål 2010 Ton Ansvarig Åtgärder för att nå det kortsiktiga och långsiktiga målet Byta ut 6 st bensindrivna mopeder mot el-fordon Byte av 30 lätta fordon och 20 tunga fordon från fossilbränsledrivna till biogasdrivna Ansvarig Stadsträdgård smästaren Förvaltningsc hef Datum när åtgärden ska vara genomförd Tillgängliga resurser 2003 Resursbehov Investering 125 tkr Investering 125 tkr Merkostnad 30 tkr/lätt fordon och 500 tkr/tungt fordon

9 The Draft Master Budget (TUBIGON) REGION PROVINCE : Bohol City/Municipality : Tubigon Base year Targets (2015) Start (2006) Environmental Issue Resources Indicator (2004) (Long term) (Short term) 1.) Potable Water Supply - Drinking water # of sources positve of Colliform turbidity/concentration of suspended 10 water sources 100% of sources 50% of sources solids (ppm) don't meet meet DOH standard meet DOH standard DOH standard (ppm) 2.) Forest Cover - Mangrove forest area covered/reforested 550 ha 600 has 555 has (Coastal Zone) 3.) Forest Cover - Timber/Fruit Tree # of trees newely planted 0 20,000 4,000 (Upland Zone) area covered? increase by 500 has. increase by 50 has 4.) Degraded Marine - Coral reefs/ sea - # of established MPA's Habitat grass beds coral & seagrass cover (%) ) Rapid Siltation - Quarry Materials regulated quarry permits established MPAs (has) ) Solid Waste Disposal - Good built environment % reduction of residual Solid Waste in tons/cum meter Hoseholds practicing segregation (%)

10 Budget balance I Environmental report 250 Fosfor i Södra Bergundasjöns utlopp (µg/l)

11 Annual report Budget balance II Comment Climate Stability Carbon dioxide for the geograph 1, A ical area (kg CO2/inh/year) Carbon dioxide emissions fr trp 2, A in the own org. (tonnes CO2/year) Oil for heating (m3) 3, A Living Waters Phosphorus in the Lake Bergunda (mg/l average of three years) Good built environment Household waste for deposit and incineration (kg/inh/year) Biological treatment of household waste (kg/inh/year) Trees in the streets (no.)

12 Advantages with ecobudget Continuous arena for environmental questions driving element of sust. dev. Financial integration gives status Systematics in planning, implementation and follow-up environmental results Enhances the capacity and knowledge Cross-departmental contacts Flexible system

13 Future Improve the EMS by tackling challenges Integrate democracy issues, equality of opportunity, rights of immigrants, disabled and children Promote sustainable management in the world

14 Bologna meeting

15 Bologna press conference

16 1st Field Visit in Bohol

17 Start up meeting

18 Tubigon City council

19 Tubigon Mun Dev Council

20 Always good lunches

21 The Govenor dances

22 Chocolate Hills

23 Mangrove plants

24 Tarsier