Redesigning Urban infrastructures for a low-emission future an overview of urban low-carbon technologies
(2010) In Sapiens 3(2).- Abstract
Preventing the worst consequences of climate change would require that GHG emissions be reduced to levels near zero by the middle of the century. To respond to such a daunting challenge, we need to rethink and redesign the currently highly energy-dependent infrastructures of industrial societies and particularly the urban infrastructures to become low- or even zero-carbon cities. Sustainable urban infrastructures need technology. In this paper focused on Western European Cities, we discuss a wide set of technologies in the fields of building, energy and transport infrastructures that can significantly contribute to a reduction of energy and/or GHG emissions and are already available or are in the pipeline. Based on the review of a... (More)
Preventing the worst consequences of climate change would require that GHG emissions be reduced to levels near zero by the middle of the century. To respond to such a daunting challenge, we need to rethink and redesign the currently highly energy-dependent infrastructures of industrial societies and particularly the urban infrastructures to become low- or even zero-carbon cities. Sustainable urban infrastructures need technology. In this paper focused on Western European Cities, we discuss a wide set of technologies in the fields of building, energy and transport infrastructures that can significantly contribute to a reduction of energy and/or GHG emissions and are already available or are in the pipeline. Based on the review of a recent study for the city of Munich, we then present how a mix of these technologies could reduce CO2-emissions by up to 90% for the metropolis of 1.3 million inhabitants and that this strategy could be economically attractive despite a high initial investment. All of the residential buildings of a city like Munich could be entirely redesigned for Ie{cyrillic, ukrainian}200 per inhabitant annually, which is about one third of an average annual natural gas bill.
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- author
- Lechtenböhmer, Stefan LU ; Barthel, Claus ; Merten, Frank ; Schneider, Clemens ; Schüwer, Dietmar and Seifried, Dieter
- publishing date
- 2010-12-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Energy efficiency, Low carbon infrastructures, Low carbon technologies, Munich, Renewable energies, Urban infrastructure planning
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- Sapiens
- volume
- 3
- issue
- 2
- publisher
- Institut Veolia Environnement
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- scopus:79959290147
- ISSN
- 1993-3800
- language
- English
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- 6ef9a5a3-6eb3-4db1-a550-c02052aab3b0
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