Cities that are meeting climate goals

LONDON: Cities are home to more than half the world’s population and produce about 70% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. So while climate change is a global problem, the day-to-day causes and effects will have to be dealt with at a local level.

“If you’re a company, you can move assets, but cities are not like that, ” says Paul Simpson, chief executive officer of CDP, a non profit research group that pushes institutions to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. “Cities know they are very exposed to climate risk and that they also have opportunities to make better cities, with better air quality and a better quality of life for the people.”