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Title: Accelerating Low-Carbon Development in the World's Cities
Organization: Global Commission on the Economy and Climate
Author:Gouldson A, Colenbrander S, Sudmant A, Godfrey N, Millward-Hopkins J, Fang W and Zhao X
Year:2015

This working paper outlines the critical role that international collaboration can play in accelerating and scaling up climate action in cities. It begins with a new global-scale analysis of the economic costs and benefits of urban action on climate change, then presents recent research on the direct economic impacts and the wider benefits of low-carbon investment in cities. Finally, it discusses the role of international cooperation in enabling cities to raise their ambition.




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