SDIS2021

12 steps to decarbonise your city

Organic vegetables are seen on growing towers that are primarily made out of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes at Citiponics' urban farm on the rooftop of a multi-storey carpark in a public housing estate in western Singapore April 17, 2018. Picture taken April 17, 2018. REUTERS/Loriene Perera - RC1991373890

Cities have a major role to play in the race to reach net zero – here's how they can get there. Image: REUTERS/Loriene Perera

Stuart McLaren
Director of Net Zero Infrastructure, SNC-Lavalin
Share:
The Big Picture
Explore and monitor how Cities and Urbanization is affecting economies, industries and global issues
A hand holding a looking glass by a lake
Crowdsource Innovation
Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:

SDIS2021

Listen to the article

CO2 emissions from the building sector are the highest ever recorded.
Carbon emissions from the building sector are the highest ever recorded. Image: UN
Have you read?
Discover

What is the Forum doing to help cities to reach a net-zero carbon future?

Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

Sign up for free

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:
SDIS2021Cities and UrbanizationClimate ChangeFourth Industrial RevolutionInfrastructureSDG 09: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureSDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Share:
World Economic Forum logo
Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

Climate migrants: when your house is no longer home

Sheela Patel and Asif Saleh

November 15, 2021

About Us

Events

Media

Partners & Members

  • Join Us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2023 World Economic Forum