Findings indicate meeting 2037 climate targets could yield £164 billion in total benefits

A study published in the Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences calculates that meeting sectoral climate targets by 2037 could result in £164bn worth of benefits in six UK urban centres.

Analysis covers six urban regions which were selected to capture the diversity of urban contexts in the UK, including urban regions from each of the four nations (Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England) and from cities with both relatively larger and smaller industrial sectors.

The six urban regions are Glasgow, Belfast, Swansea Bay, Liverpool, Greater Manchester, and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. London was not included in this analysis due to the transport model in our analysis not being capable of including some aspects of the London transport network. Analysis focused on the buildings and transport sectors where more than 80% of emissions from these cities are produced.

The researchers calculate that around four-fifths of the economic gains from cutting building and transport emissions over the next decade will be social benefits.

Credit: Carbon Brief

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