Brochure for new citizens

Leading the way in climate protection | 31 30 | Leading the way in climate protection Heidelberg is committed to lasting environmental, nature, and climate protection and plays a pioneering role in this area internationally. The framework for this is provided by the 30-point Climate Protection Action Plan, which covers all areas of life. Leading the way in climate protection Climate Protection Action Plan Heidelberg has a pioneering role in environmental and climate protection, which the city intends to expand fur- ther. The goal: Heidelberg wants to be climate-neutral by 2050 at the lat- est. This means that the city wants to reduce CO2 emissions by 95 percent and cut the municipality‘s energy re- quirements by half. On the way to achieving this, Heidelberg launched a major climate protection action plan in November 2019 with the first 30 concrete proposals. This action plan sets out targets and priorities within the “Master Plan 100 % Climate Protection“ (www. heidelberg.de/masterplan100 ). The proposals affect all areas of life, from construction and housing, nu- trition and consumption to nature- oriented urban design and mobility (#hd4climate). The city can and wants to achieve these changes only together with its citizens and with stakeholders from business and society. All new citizens are cordially invited to use their move here as a starting signal for (more) commitment to climate protection. Energy consulting and funding programs Interested parties can easily deter- mine their personal CO2 footprint using the Heidelberg CO2 Mirror at www.heidelberg.de/co2spiegel . Here you can find individual suggestions on how to save carbon dioxide. The subsidy program for the rational use of energy promotes thermal insulation of the house and ventilation with heat re- covery. There are also support programs for sustainable water management and environmentally friendly vehicles. Infor- mation is available a t www.heidelberg. de/foerderprogramm . The city‘s free energy advice hotline provides citizens with expert advice on all aspects of energy conservation and climate protection: 06221 58-18141 and klimasuchtschutz@heidelberg. de. It is supported by the Heidelberg- Rhein-Neckar-Kreis gGmbH climate protection and energy consulting agency . For further information, visit www.kliba-heidelberg.de . Anyone interested in generating electric- ity from solar energy on their own roof can get free personal advice – whether as an owner, landlord, tenant or compa- ny (information on the solar campaign at www.heidelberg.de/sonnenstrom ) . The installation of photovoltaic systems on roofs and facades is also being pro- moted to encourage private individu- als, housing associations, businesses and farmers to exploit the solar power potential in Heidelberg. For more in- formation, visit www.heidelberg.de/ foerderprogramm.