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Yokohama City
Message from the Mayor of Yokohama City
Takeharu Yamanaka
With the adoption of the Paris Agreement at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), expectations for the actions of cities are rising worldwide. Yokohama has set a goal of ‘Zero Carbon Yokohama’ and is working towards decarbonization by 2050, and as an SDGs Future City selected by the Japanese Government, the city is focusing its efforts on creating a sustainable city, including measures to combat global warming.
Yokohama City has long been working to solve urban issues in cooperation with other cities and international organizations in Japan and abroad. We would like to share our knowledge with the participating cities of ICLEI and promote cooperation and collaboration to create a sustainable society together.
Overview of Yokohama City
Yokohama City is a beautiful international port city located in the metropolitan area of Japan. In addition to the modern waterfront area symbolized by the Minato Mirai 21 district, the suburbs are filled with lush greenery, residential areas, and farmland, making the city a diverse and attractive place.
Yokohama’s development was triggered by the opening of the port in 1859. Since then, Yokohama has overcome various hardships such as the Great Kanto Earthquake, rapid population growth, and pollution, and has grown to become the second largest city in Japan with a population of 3.7 million. The urban management knowledge and technological capabilities cultivated during this process have become the foundation for our current international contributions.
In recent years, the city has also been strong in tourism MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Conferences, Exhibitions), hosting many international conferences such as the Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting and the African Development Conference, and attracting 36 million tourists in 2023.
Environmental Initiatives
Yokohama has been a pioneer among other cities in taking measures to combat global warming, such as saving electricity, energy efficiency measures, and expanding the use of renewable energy.
In January 2023, the Yokohama City Action Plan for Global Warming Countermeasures was revised, setting a 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of 50% (compared to 2013 levels) and working towards virtually zero greenhouse gas emissions in 2050.
In order to achieve this goal, Yokohama is working to create a series of measures to combat global warming in an ‘all-Yokohama’ manner through the introduction of new technologies in cooperation with businesses, smart use of renewable energy in collaboration with other local governments, and activities that utilize the power of citizens. Furthermore, the ‘Minato Mirai 21 area’ was selected as a national ‘Decarbonization Leading Areas’.
Together with our citizens, we will build a model for decarbonization in major cities, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electricity consumption to virtually zero by 2030.
Associate Partnership is available to non-governmental organizations, universities, state and national government agencies and not-for-profit research institutions. The purpose of Associate Partnership is to facilitate dialogues between local governments and these partners, to provide knowledge transfer in line with ICLEI’s Mission and Charter, and an avenue for which partners can support ICLEI’s work and mandate.
HARNESS the power of the ICLEI Network!" Governments need to give (the sense of) direction, as Business leaders we don't make the wind, we sail the boats. So policy should set the winds in the right directions if you want the boat going fast to the right harbor."Philippe Joubert Senior Advisor, World Business Council
on Sustainable Development
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Eva Madeira Head of ICLEI Global Membership & Governance
Joining ICLEI means connecting to more than 2,500 local and regional governments as well as technical experts and a diversity community of partners worldwide. ICLEI Members actively engage with their peers through conferences, workshops, webinars and online platforms and take advantage of our connections with businesses, financial institutions and other implementation partners that help strengthen innovation and resourcing.
Eva Madeira Head of ICLEI Global Membership & Governance
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