© Stadt Ostfildern
Quarters & Developments
Local-government climate protection
Client
City of Ostfildern, District of Esslingen
Carbon emission reduction
16 % (32.000 t)
Project duration
May 2012 – March 2013
By 2020, the city of Ostfildern near Stuttgart aims to cut carbon emissions by 32,000 tonnes. Drees & Sommer has supported the city, which has a population of 40,000, with the development of an integrated climate protection concept. The experts have supported Ostfildern in establishing such a concept, identifying the most effective local measures and are also helping with implementation.
Additional value
- Close cooperation with local and municipal players (authorities, regional power utilities, chimney sweeps, plant operators, etc.)
- Practical statements based on on-site measurements
- Focus on economy and staffing feasibility resulting in high acceptance of the measures by both the public and the administration
- Practical link between current and future measures
- All services from a single source
Individual services
- Development of an integrated climate protection concept
- Development of a tool for updating the carbon assessment
- Monitoring and controlling tool for following up the progress of measures
- Support for the development of a communication and public relations strategy, including the creation of a logo for the Ostfildern climate protection program
- Writing subsidy applications
