{"id":247076,"date":"2023-06-08T20:19:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T14:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=247076"},"modified":"2023-06-08T20:19:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T14:49:00","slug":"how-can-we-transition-to-a-low-carbon-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/how-can-we-transition-to-a-low-carbon-city\/","title":{"rendered":"How can we transition to a low-carbon city?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>: The post is based on an article\u00a0\u201cHow can we transition to a low-carbon city?<\/strong>\u201d published in The Hindu <\/strong>on\u00a08th<\/sup> June 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS 3 \u2013 Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n

Relevance: <\/strong>Measures needed for transitioning cities worldwide.<\/strong><\/p>\n

News<\/strong>: There has been a significant increase in the emission of carbon dioxide in 2020 by the cities worldwide.<\/p>\n

Transitioning to low-carbon economy requires to integrate mitigation and adaptation options in multiple sectors. This is called the \u2018sector-coupling approach\u2019<\/strong> and it is necessary to decarbonise urban systems.<\/p>\n

Why are energy-system transitions important?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

An energy-system transition could reduce urban carbon dioxide emissions by around 74%.<\/strong> Therefore, the transition must focus on both the demand and supply sides.<\/p>\n

On the supply side,<\/strong> actions include phasing out fossil fuels, increasing the use of renewable energy sources, and employing carbon capture and storage technologies.<\/p>\n

On the demand side<\/strong>, the “avoid, shift, improve” framework should be adopted. This involves reducing energy and material demand, shifting to renewable alternatives, and improving energy efficiency.<\/p>\n

Additionally, in order to address residual emissions in the energy sector, we must implement carbon-dioxide removal (CDR<\/strong>) technologies.<\/p>\n

What can be the different strategies adopted to mitigate and adapt to low-carbon cities?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The strategies to mitigate and adapt to low-carbon varies based on a city\u2019s characteristics.<\/p>\n

Established Cities:<\/strong> Established cities can focus on modifying existing infrastructure to improve energy efficiency. Promoting public and active transportation like walking and cycling would also help.<\/p>\n

Measures such as electrifying public transport and implementing renewable-based district cooling and heating can also be adopted.<\/p>\n

Rapidly Growing City<\/strong>: Rapidly growing cities can aim to bring workplaces closer to residential areas and reducing transport energy demand. These cities can also adopt low-carbon technologies, including renewables and carbon capture and storage (CCS).<\/p>\n

New and Emerging Cities:<\/strong> These have great potential for emissions reduction by implementing energy-efficient services, adopting people-centric urban designs, and enforcing building codes that require net-zero energy use.<\/p>\n

How can an energy transition be just?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Energy systems are directly and indirectly linked to livelihoods, local economic development, and the socio-economic well-being of people.<\/p>\n

Hence, a one-size-fits-all approach is insufficient to ensure a socially and environmentally just transition in energy systems.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is because transitioning to renewable-energy sources could affect groups of people or communities in developing economies and sectors that depend on fossil fuels.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Therefore, balancing energy supply with rapidly growing energy demand, ensuring energy security, and considering export needs are important.<\/p>\n

Additionally, addressing issues related to l<\/strong>and dispossession in large-scale renewable energy projects, spatial concentration of poverty, marginalization of communities, gendered impacts, etc. are important.<\/p>\n

Moreover, developing economies such as Nigeria, Angola, and Venezuela, which rely heavily on fossil fuel exports<\/strong>, may face significant economic challenges when transitioning away from these industries.<\/p>\n

Therefore, a socially and environmentally just energy transition requires specific approaches that address the diverse situations and challenges<\/strong>, ensuring that no one is left behind.<\/p>\n

What lies ahead?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Transitioning cities to low-carbon energy systems requires efforts that consider factors such as urbanization, national contexts, and institutional capacities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Hence, it is important to engage multiple stakeholders in<\/strong> energy governance and decision-making processes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on an article\u00a0\u201cHow can we transition to a low-carbon city?\u201d published in The Hindu on\u00a08th June 2023. Syllabus: GS 3 \u2013 Environment Relevance: Measures needed for transitioning cities worldwide. News: There has been a significant increase in the emission of carbon dioxide in 2020 by the cities worldwide. Transitioning to… Continue reading How can we transition to a low-carbon city?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[216,10498],"class_list":["post-247076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1700239452},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247076\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}