Cities are important role models for achieving sustainable green urban development. More than half the world’s population now lives in cities, which are responsible for over 70% of global energy use. Energy use in the urban areas of municipal corporations accounts for 40 to 50% of GHG emissions worldwide, compared to rural areas outside cities (Gielen 2019). In 2013, the […]

China accounts for around 59% of the global ESCO market. The history of the Chinese ESCO market goes back to 1998, over a decade after the appearance of ESCOs in the US and other parts of the developed world. The rapid increases inthe number of ESCOs in the market and their growth in market revenue make China a remarkable success […]

The COVID-19 pandemic and the mobility limitations imposed to try to contain its spread have led to a drastic decrease in emissions of air pollutants and CO2. For the former, the drop in the atmospheric concentrations of the main urban air pollutants leads to a decrease in mortality attributable to air pollution. This has not been the case in the […]