Exploring the economic case for climate action in cities

• Main Authors: Gouldson, Andy, Colenbrander, Sarah, Sudmant, Andrew, McAnulla, Faye, Kerr, Niall, Sakai, Paola, Hall, Stephen, Papargyropoulou, Effie, Kuylenstierna, Johan
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: HB Economic Theory
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/55201/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.07.009

There is increasing interest in the potential of cities to contribute to climate mitigation. Multiple assessments have evaluated the scale and composition of urban GHG emissions, while others have evaluated some aspects of urban mitigation potential. However, assessments of mitigation potential tend...