Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
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Systemic assessment of urban climate policies worldwide:Decomposing effectiveness into 3 factors
Optimism about the contribution of city policies worldwide to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is widespread. It is based, though, on partial and anecdotal studies rather than comprehensive system-wide estimates. Popular empirical indicators to support the importance of cities, such as consumption-based emissions within city borders, lack a policy connection. Here I undertake an initial assessment of the effectiveness of emissions reduction through urban climate policies. It employs a novel decomposition of effectiveness into reach, capability and stringency. This results in a qualitative estimation of current and maximum contributions of city climate policies – divided into four types – to global emissions reduction. I formalize the framework to numerically illustrate additional policy aspects. Based on the insights obtained, I suggest policy and political strategies to make better use of cities’ competences to mitigate climate change.
Systemic assessment of urban climate policies worldwide:Decomposing effectiveness into 3 factors
Optimism about the contribution of city policies worldwide to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is widespread. It is based, though, on partial and anecdotal studies rather than comprehensive system-wide estimates. Popular empirical indicators to support the importance of cities, such as consumption-based emissions within city borders, lack a policy connection. Here I undertake an initial assessment of the effectiveness of emissions reduction through urban climate policies. It employs a novel decomposition of effectiveness into reach, capability and stringency. This results in a qualitative estimation of current and maximum contributions of city climate policies – divided into four types – to global emissions reduction. I formalize the framework to numerically illustrate additional policy aspects. Based on the insights obtained, I suggest policy and political strategies to make better use of cities’ competences to mitigate climate change.
Systemic assessment of urban climate policies worldwide:Decomposing effectiveness into 3 factors
van den Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M. (Autor:in)
01.12.2020
van den Bergh , J C J M 2020 , ' Systemic assessment of urban climate policies worldwide : Decomposing effectiveness into 3 factors ' , Environmental Science and Policy , vol. 114 , pp. 35-42 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.07.011
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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