Urban infrastructure choices structure climate solutions

Felix Creutzig (), Peter Agoston, Jan C. Minx, Josep G. Canadell, Robbie M. Andrew, Corinne Le Quéré, Glen Peters, Ayyoob Sharifi, Yoshiki Yamagata and Shobhakar Dhakal
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Felix Creutzig: Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change
Peter Agoston: Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change
Jan C. Minx: Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change
Josep G. Canadell: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Robbie M. Andrew: Center for International Climate and Environmental Research
Corinne Le Quéré: Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia
Ayyoob Sharifi: National Institute of Environmental Studies
Yoshiki Yamagata: National Institute of Environmental Studies
Shobhakar Dhakal: Asian Institute of Technology

Nature Climate Change, 2016, vol. 6, issue 12, 1054-1056

Abstract: Cities are becoming increasingly important in combatting climate change, but their overall role in global solution pathways remains unclear. Here we suggest structuring urban climate solutions along the use of existing and newly built infrastructures, providing estimates of the mitigation potential.

Date: 2016
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