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Greening Cities: Balancing Goodwill and Action for Sustainable Development

This article by Jean-Marc Jancovici highlights the importance of addressing the environmental impact of urbanization and industrialization. The text discusses the challenges and opportunities associated with reducing carbon emissions and transitioning towards a more sustainable future. It emphasizes the need for concrete actions instead of relying solely on good intentions to combat climate change and resource depletion. The author addresses the significant role of cities in energy consumption and carbon footprinting, as well as the risks and opportunities involved in transitioning towards a greener economy. The article also touches upon issues such as rising energy prices, changing economic conditions, and the importance of public policies in promoting sustainable development. Jancovici's analysis underscores the urgency of taking decisive steps towards a more sustainable and resilient urban environment.

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Greening Cities: Balancing Goodwill and Action for Sustainable Development

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  1. GREENING CITIES: IS GOOD WILL ENOUGH ?Jean-Marc JancoviciSeptember 17th, 2012 Contact : jean-marc.jancovici@carbone4.com www.carbone4.com

  2. Homo industrialis, GDP++ and 2 questions ??? CO2 Job structure, studies, leisure and holidays, health, retirement, globalization, information society, urban concentration and sprawling… O2 CnHp ??? 80% of energy supply in the world

  3. Carbon footprinting is actually… risk and opportunity assessment Oil shock Rising energy prices “oil crunch” on supply Recession Rising costs of anything Lower revenues or margin Changing conditions for a lot of things and decreasing agricultural yields Norms, quotas, taxes, etc Reputation risk, legal risk Lack of investment Stronger public policies Higher expectations of customers or voters Harder conditions for “carbon rich” projects Existing climate change Higher NGO activity Risk assessment of lending or investing money includes carbon Fear of a future climate change or oil shock Banks pay more attention to “dependency on carbon”

  4. One French: 10,5 tons CO2 equ in 2010 ± 20% 24% 23% 18% 17% 15% 31% Freight6% Freight15% 18% 18% 17% Public services 72% 13% TVs - computers - etc 33% 4% Car travel 80% Heating 90% Meat38% 3% Home construction and heavy repairs Personal travel (excludes professional travel) Energy consumption of homes Food Other consumer goods

  5. Evolution from 2008 to 2010: lots of talk, less results +1,1% +1% Eco2climat

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