World Bank2016-06-062016-06-062012https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24434Much of the world’s built environment is found in urban areas, and cities are thought to be responsible for up to 70 percent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and up to 80 percent of primary energy demand. Most of the energy consumed in the world fuels urban industry, powers urban homes and offices, and moves people within and between cities. This paper is about climate change mitigation in cities, and will primarily look at how local authorities can provide a higher quality of life for their citizens while at the same time achieving higher resource efficiency. It will also look at how climate change mitigation measures could help boost local employment and drive economic growth. The focus will be on buildings (residential, commercial, and office), public services infrastructure (water, sewage, solid waste management, and public lighting), and urban form. Other topics of interest in this respect, such as transport and industrial production will be discussed tangentially in relation to the other topics (e.g. urban form influences and is influenced by transport patterns and strategies).en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOEMPLOYMENTTOTAL EMISSIONSCHEMICAL SUBSTANCESALTITUDETRANSPORT SECTORENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTSPOWER PLANTSCOMPOSTINGTEMPERATUREEMISSIONS GROWTHFERROUS METALSFOSSIL FUELSPRICE OF ELECTRICITYGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONSDISTRICT HEATINGDISTRICT HEATING SYSTEMSBUILDING MATERIALSCARBONHEATING SYSTEMSVEHICLESACTIVITIESGENERATIONMERCURYENERGY SOURCEEMISSIONSMETHANE EMISSIONSGAS PRICESDISTRICT HEATING SYSTEMINVESTMENTS IN ENERGYATMOSPHEREINCENTIVESTARIFF STRUCTURESGASGLOBAL GREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONPRICEOPEN DUMPSEMISSION REDUCTIONSAIRGREENHOUSE GASELECTRICITY CONSUMPTIONEMISSIONS ABATEMENTCLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGYPROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCYWASTEWATER TREATMENTLEACHATESLANDFILLSCARBON FOOTPRINTCO2EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTSIRONAIR POLLUTIONSUSTAINABLE ENERGYSOLAR PANELSRETROFITTINGENERGY REQUIREMENTSCAPACITYGHGCONSTRUCTION MATERIALSOPTIONSWATERIMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCYTHERMAL PERFORMANCEEFFICIENCY INVESTMENTSWATER HEATINGDUMPSPOLLUTIONHYDRO POWER PLANTSGAS EMISSIONSENERGY POLICYMETALSGREEN HOUSE GASESINCINERATIONFUELSUNEPSULFURLANDFILLHEATING SYSTEMRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGSLAND USEEMISSIONS REDUCTIONSAGENDA 21ENERGY SAVINGSENERGY CONSUMPTIONEMISSIONGREENHOUSELEADMETHANE GASCHEMICALSHEATCLIMATE CHANGEENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTSORGANIC WASTEEMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORTHYDRO POWERUTILITIESPETROCHEMICALSPOWERELECTRICITYBROWN COALPHARMACEUTICALSCLIMATEEMISSIONS PROFILEGREEN AREASELECTRICITY GENERATIONCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATIONHOT WATERENERGY USEUTILITY BILLSSULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONSENERGY PRICESPRIMARY ENERGYTURBINESPILOT PROJECTSGAS EMISSIONENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY DEMANDNATURAL GASPRICE OF GASRENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGYEMISSIONS TARGETSINVESTMENTTARIFF STRUCTURECOALTARIFFINCANDESCENT BULBSUTILITY COMPANYFUELTHERMAL ENVELOPERAINLESSSANITARY LANDFILLSPOLLUTION CONTROLAVAILABILITYFACILITIESORGANIC MATERIALSLOW-CARBONSULFUR DIOXIDEINVESTMENTSRENEWABLE SOURCESMETHANESODIUMRENEWABLE ENERGYSPACE HEATINGACID RAINGASESELECTRICITY PRODUCTIONACIDRENEWABLE RESOURCEENERGY USAGEENERGY COSTSFOSSILPRICESAPPROACHBENEFITSENERGYReportWorld Bank10.1596/24434