From low-to net-zero carbon cities: The next global agenda

KC Seto, G Churkina, A Hsu, M Keller… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
This article provides a systematic review of the literature on net-zero carbon cities, their
objectives and key features, current efforts, and performance. We discuss how net-zero …

Tackling climate change with machine learning

D Rolnick, PL Donti, LH Kaack, K Kochanski… - ACM Computing …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity, and we, as machine
learning (ML) experts, may wonder how we can help. Here we describe how ML can be a …

A global map of Local Climate Zones to support earth system modelling and urban scale environmental science

M Demuzere, J Kittner, A Martilli, G Mills… - Earth System …, 2022 - essd.copernicus.org
There is a scientific consensus on the need for spatially detailed information on urban
landscapes at a global scale. These data can support a range of environmental services …

Demand-side solutions to climate change mitigation consistent with high levels of well-being

F Creutzig, L Niamir, X Bai, M Callaghan… - Nature Climate …, 2022 - nature.com
Mitigation solutions are often evaluated in terms of costs and greenhouse gas reduction
potentials, missing out on the consideration of direct effects on human well-being. Here, we …

Demand, services and social aspects of mitigation

F Creutzig, J Roy, P Devine-Wright, J Díaz-José… - 2022 - espace.curtin.edu.au
Assessment of the social science literature and regional case studies reveals how social
norms, culture, and individual choices, interact with infrastructure and other structural …

[PDF][PDF] Land–climate interactions

ÉL Davin - 2022 - boris.unibe.ch
Executive summary Land and climate interact in complex ways through changes in forcing
and multiple biophysical and biogeochemical feedbacks across different spatial and …

Mapping global urban land for the 21st century with data-driven simulations and Shared Socioeconomic Pathways

J Gao, BC O'Neill - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Urban land expansion is one of the most visible, irreversible, and rapid types of land
cover/land use change in contemporary human history, and is a key driver for many …

Emissions Trends and Drivers (Chapter 2)

S Dhakal, JC Minx, F Toth, A Abdel-Aziz… - 2022 - pure.iiasa.ac.at
Global net anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during the last decade (2010–
2019) were higher than at any previous time in human history (high confidence). Since …

Satellite mapping of urban built-up heights reveals extreme infrastructure gaps and inequalities in the Global South

Y Zhou, X Li, W Chen, L Meng, Q Wu… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Information on urban built-up infrastructure is essential to understand the role of cities in
shaping environmental, economic, and social outcomes. The lack of data on built-up heights …

[HTML][HTML] Urban sustainability assessment: An overview and bibliometric analysis

A Sharifi - Ecological Indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
Following the recognition of the significance of urban areas for achieving sustainable
development in the late 1980′ s, first studies on 'urban sustainability assessment'were …