RBC Disruptors - The Vital Role of Cities in a Low Carbon World

November 16, 2021 | Brian Moore


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Hear more from Jennifer Keesmaat and Brent Toderian about a greener golden age for cities in our final instalment of the Climate Conversations podcast series.

RBC Disruptors Series Podcast

Cities are also major contributors to climate change. According to UN Habitat, cities consume 78% of the world’s energy and produce more than 60% of greenhouse gas emissions. Yet they account for less than 2% of the Earth’s surface. If cities are going to thrive sustainably in the decades ahead, we have to rethink how we design them, how we build them, and how we live in them. Hear more from Jennifer Keesmaat, former chief planner for the city of Toronto and Brent Toderian, former chief planner for the city of Vancouver, about a greener golden age for cities in our final instalment of the Climate Conversations podcast series.

 

Click here for the full podcast; RBC Disruptors Series.