By Kannika Phadoungxath Climate risks London is expected to experience climate-related risks to its transportation system in significant ways. As a result of climate change, London will face increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as heavy rainfall, storms, tidal surges, and heat waves (London Climate Change Partnership, 2009). A significant proportion of [...]
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Tokyo: Energy and Climate Change
By Toby Simpson Tokyo’s energy sector is a system, which relies heavily on imported fuel. The energy sector provides power to a population of 12.99 million (Blanco, 2011) and is vulnerable to climate change. With approximately 10% of the population of Japan (TMG, 2010), Tokyo’s adaptation and mitigation responses to climate change can have a [...]
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London: Climate Change and Energy
By Heather Zanoni The most immediate impact of climate change on London’s energy sector will occur due to higher temperatures caused by the urban heat island effect as well as increased heat waves. Rising temperatures will lead to growing demands on the power supply, especially due to peak cooling loads during high temperatures, which will [...]
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Toronto: Energy Sector Climate Risk Assessment
by Paula Silverman Former Toronto Mayor and chair of C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group David Miller made climate change one of his top priorities during his term (2003-2010). Miller’s administration developed several comprehensive action plans to transform the city’s energy sector by transitioning to new sources of renewable power and investing in energy-efficiency. However, these [...]
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Toronto: Transport Sector Climate Risk Assessment
by Corrine Rodriguez Introduction Toronto’s transportation network includes four major highways, multi-modal railway facilities, the Port of Ontario, and Pearson International Airport. Toronto also boasts the second largest public transit system in North America comprised of bus, subway, rapid transit, and streetcar lines operated by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area [...]
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Tokyo: Water Sector Climate Risk Assessment
By Diana Balmonte Tokyo is the capital city of Japan and is a densely populated megacity located in the approximate center of the Japanese archipelago. The population of Tokyo is 12.989 million (Tokyo Metropolitan Government, 2010). The region of Tokyo is composed of four prefectures: Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama, and Kanagawa. Once the population of these [...]
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Shanghai: Water Sector Climate Risk Assessment
By Lina Fedirko Climate Risks Shanghai’s water infrastructure provides 56.1% of the total water supply to its industry sector, which includes power plants and coal-fired factories, 14.3% to agriculture, and 10.1% to the 23 million residents of its greater municipality (United Nations Environmental Programme, 2010). According to United Nations, Shanghai is one of six cities [...]
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Shanghai: Energy Sector Climate Risk Assessment
By Oisin O’Brien Shanghai has developed over the last three decades from a small city into one of the world’s premier industrial and financial centers. This structural transformation has been accompanied by rapid population growth, from under 10 million in 1975 to 16.58 million in 2010 (UN-Habitat, 2010). With growth occurring in both industry and [...]
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São Paulo: Public Transportation Climate Risk Assessment
By Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli Central Policy Issue How can the city of Saõ Paulo adapt its public transit system to changing climate conditions, while reducing the vulnerability of underserved low-income populations in the urban periphery? General Information The public transit-dependent poor live in peripheral hillsides, and the number of commuters to the city center [...]
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Sao Paulo: Climate Resilient Energy Infrastructure
By Alana Gerson Sector Risks Sao Paulo’s electricity generation and transmission is part of a national single line interconnected grid connecting Brazil’s North and South parts. Approximately 85% of Brazil’s electricity is generated through hydropower (GENI, 2009), of which Sao Paulo consumes 17% (The World Bank, 2011). In 2009, Sao Paulo emitted 15 million tons [...]
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