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My My Digital Artifact focuses on three issues about Cities and Climate Change: 1- How cities contribute to climate change. Cities have become awesome in size, and also greenhouse gas emissions. Larger cities have a ravenous appetite for energy, consuming ⅔ of the world's energy and creating over 70% of global CO2 emissions. 2- Impacts of Climate change on Cities Almost 50% of cities are already dealing with the effects of climate change, and nearly all are at risk. Over 90% of all urban areas are coastal, putting most cities on Earth at risk of flooding from rising sea levels and powerful storms.The financial effects of climate change can be just as devastating as the physical ones. Unexpected expenditures from storms, flooding, snow removal and drought can lead to major disruptions in business operations and city budgets. 3- How cities also have the opportunity to be integral to its solution. Urban density can actually create the possibility for a better quality of life and a lower carbon footprint through more efficient infrastructure and planning. City mayors are directly accountable to their constituents for their decisions, and are more nimble than state and national elected officials to take decisive action—often with immediate and impactful results. What our cities do individually and in unison to address climate change can set the agenda for communities and governments everywhere. We believe that a better global future lies in urban innovation and action. As the majority of future humans will live in cities, it just makes sense that our solution to climate change will reside there too.]]>
My My Digital Artifact focuses on three issues about Cities and Climate Change: 1- How cities contribute to climate change. Cities have become awesome in size, and also greenhouse gas emissions. Larger cities have a ravenous appetite for energy, consuming ⅔ of the world's energy and creating over 70% of global CO2 emissions. 2- Impacts of Climate change on Cities Almost 50% of cities are already dealing with the effects of climate change, and nearly all are at risk. Over 90% of all urban areas are coastal, putting most cities on Earth at risk of flooding from rising sea levels and powerful storms.The financial effects of climate change can be just as devastating as the physical ones. Unexpected expenditures from storms, flooding, snow removal and drought can lead to major disruptions in business operations and city budgets. 3- How cities also have the opportunity to be integral to its solution. Urban density can actually create the possibility for a better quality of life and a lower carbon footprint through more efficient infrastructure and planning. City mayors are directly accountable to their constituents for their decisions, and are more nimble than state and national elected officials to take decisive action—often with immediate and impactful results. What our cities do individually and in unison to address climate change can set the agenda for communities and governments everywhere. We believe that a better global future lies in urban innovation and action. As the majority of future humans will live in cities, it just makes sense that our solution to climate change will reside there too.]]> Thu, 21 May 2015 05:30:02 GMT /slideshow/cities-and-climate-change-48417990/48417990 JoachimLokossouAssi@slideshare.net(JoachimLokossouAssi) Cities and climate change JoachimLokossouAssi My My Digital Artifact focuses on three issues about Cities and Climate Change: 1- How cities contribute to climate change. Cities have become awesome in size, and also greenhouse gas emissions. Larger cities have a ravenous appetite for energy, consuming ⅔ of the world's energy and creating over 70% of global CO2 emissions. 2- Impacts of Climate change on Cities Almost 50% of cities are already dealing with the effects of climate change, and nearly all are at risk. Over 90% of all urban areas are coastal, putting most cities on Earth at risk of flooding from rising sea levels and powerful storms.The financial effects of climate change can be just as devastating as the physical ones. Unexpected expenditures from storms, flooding, snow removal and drought can lead to major disruptions in business operations and city budgets. 3- How cities also have the opportunity to be integral to its solution. Urban density can actually create the possibility for a better quality of life and a lower carbon footprint through more efficient infrastructure and planning. City mayors are directly accountable to their constituents for their decisions, and are more nimble than state and national elected officials to take decisive action—often with immediate and impactful results. What our cities do individually and in unison to address climate change can set the agenda for communities and governments everywhere. We believe that a better global future lies in urban innovation and action. As the majority of future humans will live in cities, it just makes sense that our solution to climate change will reside there too. <img style="border:1px solid #C3E6D8;float:right;" alt="" src="https://cdn.slidesharecdn.com/ss_thumbnails/citiesandclimatechange-150521053002-lva1-app6892-thumbnail.jpg?width=120&amp;height=120&amp;fit=bounds" /><br> My My Digital Artifact focuses on three issues about Cities and Climate Change: 1- How cities contribute to climate change. Cities have become awesome in size, and also greenhouse gas emissions. Larger cities have a ravenous appetite for energy, consuming ⅔ of the world&#39;s energy and creating over 70% of global CO2 emissions. 2- Impacts of Climate change on Cities Almost 50% of cities are already dealing with the effects of climate change, and nearly all are at risk. Over 90% of all urban areas are coastal, putting most cities on Earth at risk of flooding from rising sea levels and powerful storms.The financial effects of climate change can be just as devastating as the physical ones. Unexpected expenditures from storms, flooding, snow removal and drought can lead to major disruptions in business operations and city budgets. 3- How cities also have the opportunity to be integral to its solution. Urban density can actually create the possibility for a better quality of life and a lower carbon footprint through more efficient infrastructure and planning. City mayors are directly accountable to their constituents for their decisions, and are more nimble than state and national elected officials to take decisive action—often with immediate and impactful results. What our cities do individually and in unison to address climate change can set the agenda for communities and governments everywhere. We believe that a better global future lies in urban innovation and action. As the majority of future humans will live in cities, it just makes sense that our solution to climate change will reside there too.
Cities and climate change from Joachim Lokossou Assi
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