{"id":64723,"date":"2020-11-04T09:10:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T08:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sonnenseite.com\/?p=64723"},"modified":"2020-11-04T09:10:27","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T08:10:27","slug":"renewable-energy-solutions-for-climate-safe-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonnenseite.com\/en\/future\/renewable-energy-solutions-for-climate-safe-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Renewable Energy Solutions for Climate-Safe Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Renewable energy solutions can be the backbone of urban decarbonization efforts, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Climate Initiative (IKI) on the Rise of renewables in cities: Energy solutions for the urban future<\/a><\/em> finds. Responsible for over 70% of total energy-related CO2<\/sub> emissions, cities are increasingly relevant in addressing climate change, building a climate-resilient urban infrastructure on renewable energy. Home to 55% of the global population today, cities are also the planet\u2019s economic engines, representing 80% of the global GDP. According to the UN estimates, cities will have to accommodate two-thirds of global population in a livable, low-carbon environment by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Integrating renewables into local energy systems has become part of the transformative action in many cities around the world. Still, their full potential remains untapped. While some 671 cities have set a renewable target and over half of them aim for 100% renewables, most of the cities with targets are in Europe and North America. However, an additional 2.5 billion people are expected to become urban dwellers in the next three decades, 90% of them in Asia and Africa. Yet, cities in these regions are falling behind in renewable target setting, the new report shows, even more so as their energy demand is expected to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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