Impact Cities and Urbanization

A net zero carbon future for cities

Cities must step up to reach net zero carbon emissions
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— Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Schneider Electric

Integrated energy systems in net zero carbon cities
Image: Net Zero Carbon Cities: An Integrated Approach, 2021, World Economic Forum

Published Apr 7, 2022

Centres

Centre for Urban Transformation

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Reports

Accelerating the Decarbonization of Buildings: The Net-Zero Carbon Cities Building Value Framework

Net Zero Carbon Cities: An Integrated Approach

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Partners

Ackermans & van Haaren

Al Baraka Banking Group

Alliance to Save Energy

Antin Infrastructure Partners

Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy (BASE)

Belfast City Council

Blackstone Group

C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

City of Buenos Aires

City of Cape Town

City of Helsinki

City of Melbourne

City of New York

City of Stockholm

Colorado School of Mines

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

European Parliament

Freetown City Council

Global Asset Capital

Global Covenant of Mayors

Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM)

Global Resilient Cities Network

Guangzhou Institute for Urban Innovation

International Finance Corporation

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

International WELL Building Institute

Intesa Sanpaolo

Johnson Controls

King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)

Mission Innovation

MIT - Department of Urban Studies and Planning

National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)

National Renewable Energy Laboratory - NREL

Northern Ireland Housing Executive

Politecnico Di Torino

Resilient Cities Network (RCN)

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI)

Royal Commission for Riyadh City

Schneider Electric

Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)

Trane Technologies

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

University of Pennsylvania

University of Turin

U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

World Economic Forum

World Green Building Council

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