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Cities and greenhouse gas emissions: moving forward [1]

Cities are blamed for the majority of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. So too are more affluent, highly urbanized countries. If all production- and consumption-based emissions that result from lifestyle and purchasing habits are included, urban residents and their associated affluence likely account for more than 80 per cent of the world’s GHG emissions. Attribution of GHG emissions should be refined. Apportioning responsibility can be misguided, as recent literature demonstrates that residents of denser city centres can emit half the GHG emissions of their suburban neighbours.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2011
Daniel Hoornweg [2], Lorraine Sugar [3], Claudia Lorena Trejos Gomez [4]
Environment & Urbanization [5]
23
1
207-227
Tags:
Urban Habitat [6], Climate Change [7], Green House Gases [8], India [9], Bangladesh [10], Nepal [11], Climate Mitigation [12], Lifestyles [13], Statistics [14], Canada [15], Remote Sensing [16], Waste Management [17], Public Transport [18], Poverty [19]

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