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- Babiker, Mustafa, et al.
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What the latest science on climate change mitigation means for cities and urban areas
- 2022
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The Summary for Urban Policymakers (SUP) initiative provides a distillation of the IPCC reports into accessible and targeted summaries that can help inform action at city and regional scales. Volume I in the series, What the Latest Physical Science of Climate Change Means for Cities, identified the ways in which human-induced climate change is affecting every region of the world, and the cities and urban areas therein. Volume II, Climate Change in Cities and Urban Areas: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, assessed the feasibility and effectiveness of different adaptation options. To achieve climate resilient development, synergies between policies and actions for climate change adaptation, mitigation and other development goals are needed.This third volume in the series, What the Latest Science on Climate Change Mitigation Means for Cities and Urban Areas offers a concise and accessible distillation of the IPCC Working Group III Report for urban policymakers. The 21st century is characterized by a rapidly growing urban population, urban land expansion and associated rise in demand for resources, infrastructure and services. These trends are expected to drive the growth in emissions from urban consumption and production through 2100, although the rate of urban emissions growth will depend on the type of urbanisation and the speed and scale of mitigation action implemented. Aggressive and ambitious policies for transition towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions can be implemented in cities and urban areas, while contributing to sustainable development. Ultimately, mitigation action and adaptation are interdependent processes, and pursuing these actions together can promote sustainable development.
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- Mittal, Shivika, 1986, et al.
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GHG mitigation & sustainability co-benefits of urban solid waste management strategies: A case study of Ahmedabad, India
- 2017
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Ingår i: Chemical Engineering Transactions. - 2283-9216. - 9788895608471 ; 56, s. 457-462
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Driven by rising income and urbanization in India, the urban solid waste generation and associated externalities are rising rapidly. Disposal of municipal solid wastes (MSW) in landfills without adequate treatment and segregation is leading to sizable local environmental impacts including land and water contamination, air pollution and emissions of methane which is a potent greenhouse gas. Continuation of the current waste disposal methods shall add to pressure on increasingly scarce land resources in the urban areas. This paper recognises two distinct spatial dimensions of the environmental impacts of urban waste; first, the local impacts which are typically addressed under the urban sustainability programmes and second, and the global climate change impacts from methane emissions which are implemented locally but are driven by the global climate change policies. The paper proposes a framework to integrate solid waste management strategies in cities to mitigate GHG emissions from land-fills and concurrently maximize sustainability cobenefits. Using the case of Ahmedabad, the paper explores three waste management scenarios. i) Business as Usual scenario ii) INDC Scenario follows the commitments as outlined in India's INDC and iii) sustainable low carbon scenario considers the transition towards the more resource efficient economy through implementation of sustainable waste management strategies The scenarios analysis, spanning till the year 2035 is used to identify the potential greenhouse emission reduction and local co- benefits accrue through waste management strategies.
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