Daten zum Projekt
Initiative: | Europe and Global Challenges |
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Bewilligung: | 30.11.2020 |
Laufzeit: | 1 Jahr 4 Monate |
Projektinformationen
Cities in developed and developing countries have emerged as critical actors in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to climate change impacts. Although the COVID-19 crisis has disrupted habits, short-term economic development and carbon emissions, it is less clear whether it represents a critical juncture beyond which cities will shift towards enduring low-carbon and climate-resilient pathways. Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, this study seeks to identify factors that influence whether cities embark on low-carbon and resilient pathways, return to prior unsustainable pathways, or backtrack on climate commitments and head to unsustainable pathways. By comparing climate commitments of cities in developed and developing countries, the project team aims to challenge conventional paradigms about development and recovery from crises which often entail investments that lock-in high-carbon and unsustainable development. The aim is to shed light on those factors that can be harnessed - and actions that can be taken - by individual cities and networks of cities, to support a green and climate-resilient recovery.
Projektbeteiligte
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Dr. Thomas Hale
University of Oxford
Blavatnik School of Government
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Oxford
Grossbritannien
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Dr. Man-san Chan
Global Center on Adaptation
Research and Education
Groningen
Niederlande
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Dr. Tanya O'Garra
Middlesex University
Business
Economics
London
Grossbritannien
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Dr. Mariya Aleksandrova, D. Phil
Deutsches Institut für
Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Environmental Governance
Bonn