Kes McCormick
Senior lecturer
Decarbonization of Cities: You’re Dreaming!
Author
Summary, in English
Societal and technological transformation in the face of climate change will be won or lost in our cities and urban communities. This is not just because of the global urban demographic shift with more than 50 percent of the population now living in urban conditions, or because cities contribute around 70 to 80 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, but it is as much to do with the growing economic and political importance of cities. Patterns of production and consumption are defined for—and increasingly shaped by—urban living. In spite of having no formal standing as actors within global processes to address climate change, cities have stepped up as powerful voices and a loci for action.
Department/s
- The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Publishing year
2015
Language
English
Pages
12-15
Publication/Series
The Solutions Journal
Volume
5
Issue
6
Document type
Journal article
Topic
- Political Science
Keywords
- urban sustainability
- climate change
- decarbonisation
- Cities
Status
Published