Addressing Climate Challenges in ECA Cities

Much of the world’s built environment is found in urban areas, and cities are thought to be responsible for up to 70 percent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and up to 80 percent of primary energy demand. Most of the energy consumed in the world fuels urban industry, powers urban homes and offices, and moves people within and between cities. This paper is about climate change mitigation in cities, and will primarily look at how local authorities can provide a higher quality of life for their citizens while at the same time achieving higher resource efficiency. It will also look at how climate change mitigation measures could help boost local employment and drive economic growth. The focus will be on buildings (residential, commercial, and office), public services infrastructure (water, sewage, solid waste management, and public lighting), and urban form. Other topics of interest in this respect, such as transport and industrial production will be discussed tangentially in relation to the other topics (e.g. urban form influences and is influenced by transport patterns and strategies).

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	EMPLOYMENT, TOTAL EMISSIONS, CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES, ALTITUDE, TRANSPORT SECTOR, ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS, POWER PLANTS, COMPOSTING, TEMPERATURE, EMISSIONS GROWTH, FERROUS METALS, FOSSIL FUELS, PRICE OF ELECTRICITY, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, DISTRICT HEATING, DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEMS, BUILDING MATERIALS, CARBON, HEATING SYSTEMS, VEHICLES, ACTIVITIES, GENERATION, MERCURY, ENERGY SOURCE, EMISSIONS, METHANE EMISSIONS, GAS PRICES, DISTRICT HEATING SYSTEM, INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY, ATMOSPHERE, INCENTIVES, TARIFF STRUCTURES, GAS, GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION, PRICE, OPEN DUMPS, EMISSION REDUCTIONS, AIR, GREENHOUSE GAS, ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION, EMISSIONS ABATEMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY, PROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY, WASTEWATER TREATMENT, LEACHATES, LANDFILLS, CARBON FOOTPRINT, CO2, EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS, IRON, AIR POLLUTION, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, SOLAR PANELS, RETROFITTING, ENERGY REQUIREMENTS, CAPACITY, GHG, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, OPTIONS, WATER, IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY, THERMAL PERFORMANCE, EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS, WATER HEATING, DUMPS, POLLUTION, HYDRO POWER PLANTS, GAS EMISSIONS, ENERGY POLICY, METALS, GREEN HOUSE GASES, INCINERATION, FUELS, UNEP, SULFUR, LANDFILL, HEATING SYSTEM, RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, LAND USE, EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS, AGENDA 21, ENERGY SAVINGS, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, EMISSION, GREENHOUSE, LEAD, METHANE GAS, CHEMICALS, HEAT, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS, ORGANIC WASTE, EMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORT, HYDRO POWER, UTILITIES, PETROCHEMICALS, POWER, ELECTRICITY, BROWN COAL, PHARMACEUTICALS, CLIMATE, EMISSIONS PROFILE, GREEN AREAS, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION, HOT WATER, ENERGY USE, UTILITY BILLS, SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS, ENERGY PRICES, PRIMARY ENERGY, TURBINES, PILOT PROJECTS, GAS EMISSION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY DEMAND, NATURAL GAS, PRICE OF GAS, RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY, EMISSIONS TARGETS, INVESTMENT, TARIFF STRUCTURE, COAL, TARIFF, INCANDESCENT BULBS, UTILITY COMPANY, FUEL, THERMAL ENVELOPE, RAIN, LESS, SANITARY LANDFILLS, POLLUTION CONTROL, AVAILABILITY, FACILITIES, ORGANIC MATERIALS, LOW-CARBON, SULFUR DIOXIDE, INVESTMENTS, RENEWABLE SOURCES, METHANE, SODIUM, RENEWABLE ENERGY, SPACE HEATING, ACID RAIN, GASES, ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, ACID, RENEWABLE RESOURCE, ENERGY USAGE, ENERGY COSTS, FOSSIL, PRICES, APPROACH, BENEFITS, ENERGY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/04/26228762/addressing-climate-challenges-eca-cities https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24434
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