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Cities, traffic, and CO2: A multidecadal assessment of trends, drivers, and scaling relationships
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Apr 21; 112(16): 4999–5004. Sustainability Science Conor K. Gately,1 Lucy R. Hutyra, and Ian Sue Wing Author information Copyright and License information Disclaimer Department of Earth and Environment, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215 1To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email: moc.liamg@yletagc.
From pledges to action: Cities need to show their climate progress with hard data
From pledges to action: Cities need to show their climate progress with hard data By Conor K. Gately, Lucy Hutyra Dec 14, 2018 As world leaders negotiate rules for cutting greenhouse gas emissions at the COP24 meeting in Poland, U.S. cities have a vested interest in the outcome. About 85 percent of Americans live in cities, and urban areas produce some 80 percent of our nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. Many cities are highly vulnerable to climate change impacts such as flooding and heat waves.
Cities Need to Show Their Climate Progress With Hard Data
Cities are unlikely to cheat on their own pledges in this way, but they may use strategies that are hard to measure or verify. A key example is buying energy and carbon credits instead of directly reducing emissions. In these transactions, buyers receive credit for investing in renewable energy or other green initiatives, such as planting trees, to “offset” their own carbon-intensive activities.
From pledges to action: U.S. cities are key to fight against climate change
VIDEO As world leaders negotiate rules for cutting greenhouse gas emissions at the COP24 meeting in Poland, U.S. cities have a vested interest in the outcome. About 85 percent of Americans live in cities, and urban areas produce some 80 percent of our nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. Many cities are highly vulnerable to climate change impacts such as flooding and heat waves. Cities are central to shaping effective solutions, too.
Cities Need to Prove They're Fighting Climate Change
About 85 percent of Americans live in cities, and urban areas produce some 80 percent of our nation's greenhouse gas emissions.(Drew Angerer/Getty Images) By Conor K Gately and Lucy Hutyra As world leaders negotiate rules for cutting greenhouse gas emissions at the COP24 meeting in Poland, U.S. cities have a vested interest in the outcome. About 85 percent of Americans live in cities, and urban areas produce some 80 percent of our nation's greenhouse gas emissions.
From pledges to action: Cities need to show their climate progress with hard data
As world leaders negotiate rules for cutting greenhouse gas emissions at the COP24 meeting in Poland, U.S. cities have a vested interest in the outcome. About 85 percent of Americans live in cities, and urban areas produce some 80 percent of our nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. Many cities are highly vulnerable to climate change impacts such as flooding and heat waves. Cities are central to shaping effective solutions, too.
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