Gouldson, AP, Colenbrander, S, Sudmant, A et al. (4 more authors) (2015) Accelerating Low Carbon Development in the World’s Cities. Working Paper. Seizing the Global Opportunity: Partnerships for Better Growth and a Better Climate . New Climate Economy , London and Washington, DC.
Abstract
Cities are engines of economic growth and social change. About 85% of global GDP in 2015 was generated in cities. By 2050, two-thirds of the global population will live in urban areas. Compact, connected and efficient cities can generate stronger growth and job creation, alleviate poverty and reduce investment costs, as well as improve quality of life through lower air pollution and traffic congestion. Better, more resilient models of urban development are particularly critical for rapidly urbanizing cities in the developing world. International city networks, such as the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), are scaling up the sharing of best practices and developing initiatives to facilitate new flows of finance, enabling more ambitious action on climate change. Altogether, low-carbon urban actions available today could generate a stream of savings in the period to 2050 with a current value of US$16.6 trillion.
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
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Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 13 Oct 2015 12:47 |
Last Modified: | 12 Feb 2019 13:55 |
Published Version: | http://2014.newclimateeconomy.report/misc/working-... |
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Publisher: | New Climate Economy |
Series Name: | Seizing the Global Opportunity: Partnerships for Better Growth and a Better Climate |
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