Rethinking resources towards zero-carbon next-generation cities

To transform cities towards zero carbon we need pilot projects to demonstrate viable technical and social innovations that can be implemented at the city scale.

Cities are the locus of innovation and productivity and are growing well organized in the push for sustainable development, writes Ursula Eicker. Pixabay photograph by David Mark

Opinion

BY URSULA EICKER

December 9, 2020

Many countries have promised to become carbon neutral by 2050. In the Paris climate agreement, Canada committed to a 30 per cent carbon dioxide reduction by 2030, and recently proposed draft legislation to reach zero carbon by 2050. Cities are great drivers of change and can be the most sustainable...

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