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 …

Highlights•Local governments are crucial actors in the multi-level climate governance
system.•A massive upscaling of local climate policies is key to achieving the 1.5 C …

Most of China's CO 2 emissions are related to energy consumption in its cities. Thus, cities
are critical for implementing China's carbon emissions mitigation policies. In this study, we …

It is increasingly clear that the world of climate politics is no longer confined to the activities
of national governments and international negotiations. Critical to this transformation of the …

A growing body of literature discusses the CO 2 emissions of cities. Still, little is known about
emission patterns across density gradients from remote rural places to highly urbanized …

As the threat of climate change becomes more acute, so does the need for adequate
measures of impact (s), management and mitigation. Although carbon footprints are …

The carbon footprint (CF) has emerged as an important yardstick to understand the total
contribution of countries, sectors and individuals to climate change. In contrast to …

This article provides an overview of how generalised multi-regional input–output models can
be used for carbon footprint applications. We focus on the relevance and suitability of such …

Measuring the performance of environmentally sustainable supply chains instead of chain
constitute has become a challenge despite the convergence of the underlining principles of …

In the absence of federal requirements, how do state-and municipal-level characteristics
impact the probability of local policy innovation? This article provides insight by examining …