What Australian cities can do to pull their weight on global warming

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Opinion What Australian cities can do to pull their weight on global warming

The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change paints a worrying picture. Unless there are immediate and deep greenhouse gas emissions reductions across all sectors and regions, limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees is beyond our reach.

Cities are responsible for more than two-thirds of greenhouse gas emissions, which has increased by 5 to 10 per cent during 2015-2020 alone. The highest per capita emissions are typically found in the world’s wealthiest cities, while the fastest growth rates are found in cities undergoing rapid economic growth. Meeting the infrastructure need of rapidly urbanising populations in developing countries could result in large carbon emissions.

 

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