| dc.contributor | Communications Division | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | United Nations Environment Programme | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-27T08:03:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-04-27T08:03:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 27/05/2022 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/39796 | |
| dc.description | Considering that cities account for around two thirds of global energy
consumption and global CO2 emissions, debate on the role of cities in
combating climate change has generally focused on cities’ territorial carbon
footprint and energy use. But the tendency to define cities by their administrative
borders is increasingly giving way to a systemic approach that also
includes transboundary supply chains. After all, virtually all of the food,
water, energy and construction materials consumed in cities are produced
outside of their administrative boundaries. This reliance on external actors
will only increase in the years to come, considering that around 60% of the
urban areas required to accommodate the earth’s population by 2050 have
yet to be built. In Stockholm alone, tens of thousands of new homes will be
constructed until 2030. | en_US |
| dc.format | Text | en_US |
| dc.language | English | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Climate change | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Ecosystem management | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Resource efficiency | en_US |
| dc.title | Cities Stockholm+50 High Level Forum - Concept note | en_US |
| dc.type | Concept note | en_US |
| wd.identifier.collection | Publications and Documents | en_US |
| wd.tags | Cities | en_US |
| wd.topics | Climate Action | en_US |
| wd.topics | Nature Action | en_US |
| wd.topics | Resource Efficiency | en_US |
