Future City & Net Zero Carbon
Yokohama was designated an “SDGs Future City” by the Government of Japan in 2018 when it established a system to acknowledge specific cities that have been working toward achieving the SDGs and have a strong drive to continue those efforts into the future. About 30 local governments are selected as SDGs Future Cities every year, and more than 120 local governments have been selected so far (2018-2021).
Yokohama has also declared a determination to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. This declaration, in 2019, put Yokohama among the very forefront of Japanese cities tackling climate change and environmental preservation. Since then most of the rest of Japan has adopted the same 2050 goal of carbon neutrality (758 declarations covering 93.9% of Japan’s population as of November 2021). Yokohama has also played a leading role by establishing in 2020 a municipal council for carbon neutrality (Yokohama City, Chair, and 200 member cities as of November 2021).
Yokohama’s Efforts for the SDGs and Carbon Neutrality
Global Festival of Action 2019 in Bonn – SDG best practice example of a company in Yokohama
From 02 to 04 May 2019 the third international conference 'The Global Festival of Action for Sustainable Development 2019' took place in Bonn. Since 2017, the Global Festival of Action has provided...
Yokohama to host a partnership forum as a kick-off event for the YOKOHAMA SDGs Design Center
Yokohama has pledged to become a leader in city-led sustainability efforts. The city was designated by the Japanese government as one of the twenty-nine “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Future...
Yokohama hosts MaaS pilot program with personal EV maker WHILL
On February 15-17, the City of Yokohama and WHILL, Inc., a Yokohama-based startup known for its high-tech, sleek looking personal mobility devices, partnered to host the Yokohama Future Mobility...
Yokohama at the UN Climate Change Conference in Katowice
From December 2 till 14, 2018 the Chief Representative visited the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland. It was the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations...
Yokohama follows the hydrogen mission to the Netherlands
As the City of Yokohama is quite eager in progressing the hydrogen development the Chief Representative went on a hydrogen mission to the Netherlands at the beginning of October, that was initiated...
IUC delegation from Yokohama visits Frankfurt Energy Department
Meeting back in Frankfurt After a delegation of members of the Frankfurt Energy Department had visited Yokohama in April this year for first talks within the framework of the International Urban...