COMMENTARY: Measuring the carbon emissions of megacities

被引：208

作者：

Duren, Riley M. ^{[1
]}

Miller, Charles E. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91030 USA

来源：

NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE | 2012年 / 2卷 / 08期

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D O I：

10.1038/nclimate1629

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Carbon emissions from cities represent the single largest human contribution to climate change. Here we present a vision, strategy and roadmap for an international framework to assess directly the carbon emission trends of the world's megacities.

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页码：560 / 562

页数：3

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