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Locking in positive climate responses in cities

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  • Diana Ürge-Vorsatz

    (Central European University)

  • Cynthia Rosenzweig

    (NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies)

  • Richard J. Dawson

    (Newcastle University)

  • Roberto Sanchez Rodriguez

    (El Colegio de la Frontera Norte)

  • Xuemei Bai

    (Australian National University)

  • Aliyu Salisu Barau

    (Bayero University Kano)

  • Karen C. Seto

    (Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies)

  • Shobhakar Dhakal

    (Asian Institute of Technology)

Abstract

Well-intended climate actions are confounding each other. Cities must take a strategic and integrated approach to lock into a climate-resilient and low-emission future.

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  • Diana Ürge-Vorsatz & Cynthia Rosenzweig & Richard J. Dawson & Roberto Sanchez Rodriguez & Xuemei Bai & Aliyu Salisu Barau & Karen C. Seto & Shobhakar Dhakal, 2018. "Locking in positive climate responses in cities," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 8(3), pages 174-177, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:8:y:2018:i:3:d:10.1038_s41558-018-0100-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41558-018-0100-6
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