Energy Efficient Cities : Assessment Tools and Benchmarking Practices
With cities accounting for half the world's population today, and two-thirds of global energy demand, urbanization is exacting a serious toll on the environment. As rapid urban growth continues, energy use in cities and associated levels of gr...
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okr-10986-24492021-04-23T14:02:02Z Energy Efficient Cities : Assessment Tools and Benchmarking Practices Bose, Ranjan K. AFFORDABLE ENERGY AIR QUALITY APPROACH CARBON CARBON FINANCE CITIES CITIES ALLIANCE CITY DEVELOPMENT CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES CITY HALLS CITY LEADERS CITY MANAGERS CITY SERVICES CLEAN TECHNOLOGY CONSERVATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMISSIONS ENERGY COSTS ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES ENERGY INVESTMENTS ENERGY POLICIES ENERGY SAVINGS ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ENERGY SERVICES ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FUELS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GASES HOUSING LIGHTING MAYORS REDUCING ENERGY USE SERVICE PROVIDERS SLUM UPGRADING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE URBAN ENERGY URBANIZATION UTILITIES WATER UTILITIES With cities accounting for half the world's population today, and two-thirds of global energy demand, urbanization is exacting a serious toll on the environment. As rapid urban growth continues, energy use in cities and associated levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are projected to continue unabated; current projections indicate that approximately 70 percent of the world's population will live in cities by 2050, producing some 80 percent of the world's GHG emissions. Unfortunately, most of this urban growth will take place in developing countries, where the vast majority of people remain underserved by basic infrastructure service and where city authorities are under-resourced to shift current trajectories. Further, the developing regions of Africa and Asia are where the most rapid urbanization is taking place, and they are least able to cope with the uncertainties and extremities of climate impacts. The development and mainstreaming of energy-efficient and low-carbon urban pathways that curtail climate impacts without hampering the urban development agenda thus are essential to meeting such challenges. Reducing long-term energy use through efficiency also enhances energy security by decreasing dependence on imported and fossil fuel. In addition, lower energy costs free up a city's resources to improve or expand services while providing important local co-benefits, creating new jobs, enhancing competitiveness, improving air quality and health, and providing a better quality of life. The scope of the papers encapsulates all three urban contexts: new cities, expanding cities, and retrofitting existing cities. The range of policy-relevant conceptual tools and practices discussed during the sessions, and subsequently built upon in this volume, helps achieve a better understanding of leverage points for energy-efficiency interventions and helps catalyze solutions that will delink high levels of carbon-intensive energy use from urban growth without compromising local development priorities. 2012-03-19T09:33:53Z 2012-03-19T09:33:53Z 2010-01-11 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20100511020247 978-0-8213-8104-5 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2449 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication |
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AFFORDABLE ENERGY AIR QUALITY APPROACH CARBON CARBON FINANCE CITIES CITIES ALLIANCE CITY DEVELOPMENT CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES CITY HALLS CITY LEADERS CITY MANAGERS CITY SERVICES CLEAN TECHNOLOGY CONSERVATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMISSIONS ENERGY COSTS ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES ENERGY INVESTMENTS ENERGY POLICIES ENERGY SAVINGS ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ENERGY SERVICES ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FUELS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GASES HOUSING LIGHTING MAYORS REDUCING ENERGY USE SERVICE PROVIDERS SLUM UPGRADING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE URBAN ENERGY URBANIZATION UTILITIES WATER UTILITIES |
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AFFORDABLE ENERGY AIR QUALITY APPROACH CARBON CARBON FINANCE CITIES CITIES ALLIANCE CITY DEVELOPMENT CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES CITY HALLS CITY LEADERS CITY MANAGERS CITY SERVICES CLEAN TECHNOLOGY CONSERVATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EMISSIONS ENERGY COSTS ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES ENERGY INVESTMENTS ENERGY POLICIES ENERGY SAVINGS ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ENERGY SERVICES ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FUELS GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GASES HOUSING LIGHTING MAYORS REDUCING ENERGY USE SERVICE PROVIDERS SLUM UPGRADING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE URBAN ENERGY URBANIZATION UTILITIES WATER UTILITIES Bose, Ranjan K. Energy Efficient Cities : Assessment Tools and Benchmarking Practices |
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With cities accounting for half the
world's population today, and two-thirds of global
energy demand, urbanization is exacting a serious toll on
the environment. As rapid urban growth continues, energy use
in cities and associated levels of greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions are projected to continue unabated; current
projections indicate that approximately 70 percent of the
world's population will live in cities by 2050,
producing some 80 percent of the world's GHG emissions.
Unfortunately, most of this urban growth will take place in
developing countries, where the vast majority of people
remain underserved by basic infrastructure service and where
city authorities are under-resourced to shift current
trajectories. Further, the developing regions of Africa and
Asia are where the most rapid urbanization is taking place,
and they are least able to cope with the uncertainties and
extremities of climate impacts. The development and
mainstreaming of energy-efficient and low-carbon urban
pathways that curtail climate impacts without hampering the
urban development agenda thus are essential to meeting such
challenges. Reducing long-term energy use through efficiency
also enhances energy security by decreasing dependence on
imported and fossil fuel. In addition, lower energy costs
free up a city's resources to improve or expand
services while providing important local co-benefits,
creating new jobs, enhancing competitiveness, improving air
quality and health, and providing a better quality of life.
The scope of the papers encapsulates all three urban
contexts: new cities, expanding cities, and retrofitting
existing cities. The range of policy-relevant conceptual
tools and practices discussed during the sessions, and
subsequently built upon in this volume, helps achieve a
better understanding of leverage points for
energy-efficiency interventions and helps catalyze solutions
that will delink high levels of carbon-intensive energy use
from urban growth without compromising local development priorities. |
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Publications & Research :: Publication |
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Bose, Ranjan K. |
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Bose, Ranjan K. |
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Bose, Ranjan K. |
| title |
Energy Efficient Cities : Assessment
Tools and Benchmarking Practices |
| title_short |
Energy Efficient Cities : Assessment
Tools and Benchmarking Practices |
| title_full |
Energy Efficient Cities : Assessment
Tools and Benchmarking Practices |
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Energy Efficient Cities : Assessment
Tools and Benchmarking Practices |
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Energy Efficient Cities : Assessment
Tools and Benchmarking Practices |
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energy efficient cities : assessment
tools and benchmarking practices |
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World Bank |
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2012 |
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