TNPSC Thervupettagam

Making Cities Climate-Ready

May 30 , 2023 416 days 359 0
  • The World Bank released a report titled Making Cities Climate-Ready.
  • The number of people living in cities increased from 1.19 billion to 4.46 billion between 1970 and 2021.
  • They were responsible for approximately 70 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.
  • The North American cities are the largest per capita emitters.
  • The cities in Sub-Saharan Africa remain the lowest per capita emitters on average.
  • Cities in lower-income countries account for only 14 per cent of global urban CO2 emissions.

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