Cities across the globe can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions by implementing aggressive, but practical policy changes, a new study has said.
The study by University of Toronto Civil Engineering Professor Chris Kennedy and World Bank climate change specialist Lorraine Sugar, showed that it is technically possible for cities to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 70 per cent or more in the long-term.
Kennedy and Sugar made the claim in ‘A low carbon infrastructure plan for Toronto, Canada,’ published in the latest issue of The Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering.
They noted that over half of the world’s population lives in urban areas and over 70 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to cities.
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