Original article from: World Economic Forum
More than half of the world’s population lives in cities, and most future population growth is predicted to happen in urban areas. But the concentration of large numbers of people and the ecosystems built around their lives has also been a driver of climate change.
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- Cities account for almost three-quarters of greenhouse gas emissions.
- Addressing the GHG contributions that cities account for is one of the most important strategies for addressing climate change.
- Creating smart cities will help lower GHG emissions, but it won’t stop the planet from warming because the CO2 we’ve already emitted into the atmosphere will remain unless we remove it.
- Still, cities are a critical part of the picture when comes to addressing climate change.