The future is now: Re-building urban capacity for climate action

Cities are responsible for 60% of global greenhouse gas emissions even though they cover only 2% of the earth being actors of land-use. From this point of view, cities are one hand considered among major agents of climate change, while, on the other hand, they are also the victims of climate change since the most vulnerable structures located therein. Therefore, cities are in a critical position in terms of both mitigation and adaptation actions in climate change policies. Local steps are essential to reach global targets.