Achieving a carbon neutral city

27 July 2020

Many local authorities and councils have declared climate emergencies and set decarbonisation targets which are significantly quicker than the national target of net-zero by 2050. For example, Leeds City Council has set a target of the city being carbon neutral by 2030. This study is investigating the extent to which there may be technical barriers to this.

Keywords

• University of Cambridge
• Leeds
• Sustainability
• carbon emission
• Energy
• Cities
• Transport
• Buildings
• Housing
• Net-zero
• Carbon-neutral
• Targets
• Barriers

Ethical approval

The research has received ethical approval from the Engineering Research Ethics Committee of the University of Cambridge.

About the researcher

I'm studying for a Master's in Construction Engineering, to try and play an increasing role in shaping our industry and a more efficient, climate-friendly world.

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