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Summary

This baseline study forms the numerical starting point for the Rotterdam Climate Initiative (RCI). The 1990 CO₂ emissions form the basis for the ambitious RCI target:

• a reduction of 50 % CO₂ emission in 2025 compared to the level in 1990. The situation in 2005 provides a complete and recent picture of the emission in Rotterdam, prior to the start of RCI. The situation in 2025 provides a good estimate of the emission according to autonomous development (existing policy without RCI application), as well as insights into the achievable reduction in CO₂ emissions. The 1990 emission level of approximately 24 Mton means that in 2025 the emission may not exceed 12 Mton.

Results

The baseline study does not (directly) yield to any CO₂ reduction. However, we feel that it definitely will help to improve the future RCI policy and gives direction to a better execution program. And thus indirectly lead to energy savings.

Lessons learned and repeatability

The data collection and archive requires a lot of €energy€. In order to be useful in the future the description of the data (meta information) and of the applied calculations should be carried out thoroughly. Preferably, this is done during or directly after the project is finished.

Also, the validation is an attractive instrument. It requires extra work (and hence costs), but ensures that the approach will be strictly applied and that the baseline study is objective and transparent. Next to that, it avoids discussion between partners on the applied approach and executed calculations.

Supporting figures should not be adapted in each new version. It is most effective to produce these on the first complete concept version and after the final validation.