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Policy Solution

Idle-free zones

Awareness and Engagement

Case Studies

Summary

Gasoline-powered vehicles lose a majority of their energy as waste heat. Regulating the idling of vehicles can reduce local air temperature, decrease GHG emissions, protect human health.

Implementation

Establish a program for community members to report idling vehicles.

Considerations for Use

Consider providing incentives (e.g. a portion of the fine that vehicle drivers pay) to encourage participation. This intervention can target freight transportation, taxis, or all vehicles in a particular zone or citywide.

Overview

  • Climate:

    Cold, Hot/Dry, Hot/Humid, Temperate

  • Policy Levers:

    Awareness and EngagementGovernments may design and operate programs with the goal of increasing awareness and engagement among constituents or stakeholder groups about the risks and opportunities of extreme heat.

  • Trigger Points:

    City planning processesIncludes city initiatives such as the development of climate action plan, pathway to zero-energy, master plan, transit plan, energy mapping etc.
    No-regrets actions (low cost/low effort but substantial benefit)Interventions that are relatively low-cost and low effort (in terms of requisite dependencies) but have substantial environmental and/or social benefits.

  • Intervention Types:

    Planning/Policy

  • Sectors:

    Transportation

Case Studies

Impact

  • Target Beneficiaries:

    Heat-vulnerable communities, Residents

  • Phase of Impact:

    Risk reduction and mitigation

  • Metrics:

    Changes in traffic or congestion

Implementation

  • Intervention Scale:

    City, Neighborhood

  • Authority and Governance:

    City government

  • Implementation Timeline:

    Short-term (1-2 Years)

  • Implementation Stakeholders:

    City government

  • Funding Sources:

    Public investment

  • Capacity to Act:

    High

Benefits

  • Cost-Benefit:

    Low

  • Public Good:

    Medium

  • GHG Reduction:

    Medium

  • Co-benefits (Climate/Environmental):

    Reduce air and water pollution, Reduce greenhouse gas emissions

  • Co-benefits (Social/Economic):

    Improve human health