Thursday 22 December 2011

Academy of Science of South Africa workshop “Pathways towards a low carbon city” papers published


Papers presented at the Academy of Science of South Africa workshop “Pathways towards a low carbon city”, held at the UNFCC Conference of the Parties, Durban South Africa on 5 December 2011, are now available at  http://www.assaf.org.za/environment-energy-and-water/

  • International initiatives on low carbon cities - Prof Jim Longhurst, University of the West of England
  • Cities GHG emissions, inventorying and comparisons - Dr Shobhakar Dhakal, Global Carbon  Project                 
  • Sustainable urban infrastructure to achieve a low carbon city – Prof Anu Ramaswami, University of Colorado Denver
  • Climate change initiatives in the city of Durban – Dr Sean O’Donoghue, eThekwini Municipality
  • Towards a Low Carbon City: focus on Durban – Prof Roseanne Diab,  ASSAf
  • Opportunities for greening the buildings and industries – Dr Francis Yamba, University of Zambia
  • Low carbon planning in cities – Prof Dave Dewar, University of Cape Town