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City Carbon Budgets : A Proposal to Align Incentives for Climate-Friendly Communities

Local governments can have a large effect on carbon emissions through land use zoning, building codes, transport infrastructure investments, and support for transportation alternatives. This paper proposes a climate policy instrument--city carbon budgets--that provides a durable framework for local...

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Main Authors: Salon, Deborah, Sperling, Daniel, Meier, Alan, Murphy, Sinnott, Gorham, Roger, Barrett, James
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
State and Local Budget and Expenditures H720
Climate
Natural Disasters
Global Warming Q540
Environmental Economics: Government Policy Q580
Transportation Systems: Government Pricing
Regulatory Policies R480
Regional Government Analysis: Land Use and Other Regulations R520
Regional Development Planning and Policy R580
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4911

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