Cities and Urbanization

These are the cities with the biggest carbon footprints

A suspected illegal construction is seen covered by green plants atop a 19-storey residential building in Guangzhou, Guangdong province April 11, 2014. The suspected illegal construction, which takes up an area of about 40 square metres, was built 10 years ago. Local law enforcement department discovered the construction back in 2012, but have failed to find the owner since then, local media reported. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: CRIME LAW SOCIETY REAL ESTATE BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

Many of the world's most affluent cities have large carbon footprints. Image: REUTERS/China Daily

Emma Charlton
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Image: Global Gridded Model of Carbon Footprints
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