Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa November 2015 | Page 44
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
The State of Cape Town Central City Report: 2014 – A year in review
The carbon footprint of the area
Where do the Central City’s
carbon emissions come from?
The carbon footprint
of the Central City
in 2012
7 100
Tera
joules
Energy consumed
annually in the
Central City
| 35
40%
Transportation
Government
buildings
3%
13%
44%
12 600 Terajoules
The energy needed by the Central
City to power itself in 2030 if we
do nothing to change our use
Residential
building
Commercial buildings
(retail, office & lodging)
Which sectors consume
the most energy in the
Central City?
Retrofitting of
public lighting
During 2014, the City of Cape
Town upgraded approximately
800 street lights across the
CBD at a cost of R824 364.
This was part of a citywide
project to replace older
mercury vapour street lights
with new technology and
a more efficient lighting
source, namely sodium
vapour lighting.
Transportation
By totalling all the passenger-kilometres
travelled into, around and out of the
Central City, we get an excellent snapshot
of people’s regular way of travelling:
54% Cars
Electricity usage
24% Trains
12% Buses
Commercial use of electricity
in the Central City:
9% Taxis
1% Non motorised
Government buildings
in the Central City use
electricity for:
HOWEVER
Different forms of transport use different amounts of energy:
BUS
8%
87%
5%
CAR
Commercial electricity demand
in the Central City
TAXI & TRAIN
Residential Electricity Demand in
the Central City
Lighting
Air
conditioning
Cooking
Water
heating
This means that while they account for 54% of passenger
kilometres, cars use 87% of all transport energy
The estimated amount
of energy required for
transportation in 2030 to keep
up our current use
8779
TERA
JOULES
We can reduce our future transport energy demand to the following levels:
Refrigeration
Other
8 263 TJ
7 655 TJ
7338 TJ
6 670 TJ
If we use “Own
Steam” transport
like walking and
cycling
If we use more
public transport
like trains as
well as buses
If we avoid
transport by
living closer to
work or working
from home
If we “Travel
Smart” by ride
sharing and
carpooling
Infographic courtesy of The State of Cape Town Central City Report