POL101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: International Energy Agency
18 Jan 2018
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Reading journal 6: cities and subnational governments by harriet bulkeley. Cities and subnational government are critical to consider when addressing climate change, despite the issue being global. Policies made by cities and subnational governments can have a big impact on the way climate change is approached. Since cities have a large proportion of people living in them, their emissions of greenhouse gases (ghg) are unsurprisingly high. Cities contain high concentrations of infrastructure and communities vulnerable to climate change. Emergence of private actors seeking to address climate change is leading to initiatives to reduce ghg emissions. The opportunity for cities to leas amongst their communities is important to drive climate change up the political agenda. According to the international energy agency (iea), cities are responsible for over 70 per cent of global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. London"s ghg emissions can be compared to those of european countries such as.
