Abstract
This chapter discusses trends in greenhouse gas emissions in cities primarily in the building sector and priorities for climate action for mitigation in the light of global temperature goals. Possible technology/measures for climate action sourced from IPCC and IEA literature, carbon market mechanisms and those indicated in recently prepared Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of countries are included.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Notes
- 1.
Typically covers carbon tax, emission trading system (ETS), carbon crediting mechanisms, result-based finance, internal carbon pricing in companies, policies that directly or indirectly impact price of carbon.
- 2.
Climate actions, initiatives and associated data registered on the portal are provided by CDP, Carbon Climate Registry, The Climate Group, Global Investor Coalition on Climate Change, UN Global Compact, Global Covenant of Mayors, Climate Bonds Initiative and the UN Environment’s Climate Initiatives Platform.
- 3.
Adapted from UNFCCC Secretariat (2020).
References
C40 Cities (2017) Focused acceleration: a strategic approach to climate action in cities to 2030
CDM (2018) Achievements of the clean development mechanism- harnessing incentive for climate action (2001–2018) Available via. https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/UNFCCC_CDM_report_2018.pdf. Accessed 1 Feb 2021
CDM (2019) Methodology booklet 11th edn. Available via https://cdm.unfccc.int/methodologies/documentation/meth_booklet.pdf. Accessed 1 Feb 2021
CDP (2019) CDP disclosure 2019. Available via: https://www.cdp.net/en/climate/carbon-pricing/carbon-pricing-connect. Accessed 1 Feb 2021
CPLC (2017) Report of the high-level commission on carbon prices, May 29, 2017.
GCA (2021) Global climate action NAZCA. Available via: https://climateaction.unfccc.int/. Accessed 5 March 2021
GlobalABC (2020) 2020 Global status report for buildings and construction: towards a zero-emission, efficient and resilient buildings and construction sector. Available via: https://globalabc.org/resources/publications. Accessed 1 March 2021
UNFCCC Secretariat (2020) Human settlements: sustainable low emission housing and building solutions. Available via: https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/Technical_Paper_2020-Low_Emission_Report.pdf. Accessed 10 September 2021
IEA (2018) The future of cooling: opportunities for energy-efficient air conditioning, OECD publishing. Available via: https://www.iea.org/reports/the-future-of-cooling. Accessed 10 March 2021
IEA (2020a) Energy technology perspectives. Available via: https://www.iea.org/reports/energy-technology-perspectives-2020. Accessed 15 Feb 2021
IEA (2020b) Tracking buildings 2020. Available via: https://www.iea.org/reports/tracking-buildings-2020. Accessed 5 March 2021
IMF (Dec 2019) Putting a price on pollution, finance and development 56(4)
IPCC (2014) Climate change 2014. Mitigation of climate change. Contribution of working group III to the fifth assessment report of the intergovernmental panel on climate change. Chapter 9, “Buildings”. Available at: www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/ipcc_wg3_ar5_full.pdf
NDC Registry (interim) 2021. Available via: https://www4.unfccc.int/sites/ndcstaging/Pages/LatestSubmissions.aspx. Accessed 1 March 2021
Wang Q, Lin J, Zhou K, Fan J, Kwan M-P (2020) “Does urbanization lead to less residential energy consumption? A comparative study of 136 countries”. Energy 117765
World Bank (2020) State and trends of carbon pricing 2020. Washington, DC
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2022 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Hegde, G. (2022). Possible Climate Actions in Cities. In: Kim, KG., Thioye, M. (eds) Planning Climate Smart and Wise Cities. The Urban Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80165-6_6
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80165-6_6
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-80164-9
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-80165-6
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science (R0)