Going local: empowering cities to lead EU decarbonisation
Tagliapietra, Simone ; Zachmann, Georg
Bruegel - Brussels
2016
13 p.
energy policy ; gas emission ; governance ; technological change ; urban area ; digitalisation
Bruegel Policy Contribution
2016/22
Environment
English
Bibliogr.
"Decarbonisation and digitalisation are reshaping the European energy system, which will become more decentralised and interconnected with other sectors. Cities have the opportunity to be the key drivers of decarbonisation, but this will require the implementation of a new bottom-up governance system. This paper outlines a four-step mechanism in order to achieve decarbonisation at city level.oing local: empowering cities to lead EU decarbonisation"
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