Peak emissions in C40 Cities
An article in Engineering and Technology magazine reports
that the greenhouse gas emissions from 27 major cities around the world have
peaked despite growing populations and economies.
The cities
are: Barcelona, Basel, Berlin, Boston, Chicago, Copenhagen, Heidelberg, London,
Los Angeles, Madrid, Melbourne, Milan, Montréal, New Orleans, New York City,
Oslo, Paris, Philadelphia, Portland, Rome, San Francisco, Stockholm, Sydney,
Toronto, Vancouver, Warsaw, and Washington D.C.
All are members of C40, which set three principal criteria for
inclusion in the list:
1 The emissions reached a maximum level at least 5 years
before the most recently recorded year, in order to eliminate short-term
fluctuations.
2 The peak level emissions are at least 10 per cent higher
than the most recent inventory year. Again, this is to eliminate “false” peaks
due to short-term fluctuations.
3 The city has made a public commitment to deliver further
emission reductions.
Full details are available at the C40 sites:
and at:
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