Options for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the low-emitting city and metropolitan region of Kampala
This paper presents an accounting of GHG emissions on the basis of which options for current and future emissions reduction in the fast-growing city of Kampala are synthesized. The emission inventory was conducted in 2012 using the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emissions attribu...
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| description | This paper presents an accounting of GHG emissions on the basis of which options for current and future emissions reduction in the fast-growing city of Kampala are synthesized. The emission inventory was conducted in 2012 using the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emissions attributable to geographic areas. The inventory estimates the emissions attributed to Kampala city within its boundaries and to the city region that spans a larger area. The total emissions stand at 714,902 t CO2e from different sectors, where 441,750 t CO2e are from stationary units, 26,407.3 t CO2e from mobile units, 203,637 t CO2e from wastes, 29,926.4 t CO2e from industrial processes and product uses, and 35.5 t CO2e from agriculture, forestry and land use. Using the adjusted population of the city, the per-capita emission stand at 0.396 t CO2e for the in-city and 0.181 t CO2e for the city region. Given the growth pattern and, options are analyzed that include a range of scalable actions by the city region such as low-carbon infrastructure including off-grid energy systems; decentralized systems for water–sewerage–energy infrastructure; energy-efficient infrastructure, spatial configurations of land; and micro/meso-scale options around energy efficient buildings, the bus rapid transport system, green infrastructure urban agriculture and forestry for GHG sequestration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6cf0b9d93a1f4023926bc7a3ffa9155b2023-09-21T15:09:04ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCarbon Management1758-30041758-30122017-05-018326327610.1080/17583004.2017.13305921330592Options for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the low-emitting city and metropolitan region of KampalaShuaib Lwasa0Makerere UniversityThis paper presents an accounting of GHG emissions on the basis of which options for current and future emissions reduction in the fast-growing city of Kampala are synthesized. The emission inventory was conducted in 2012 using the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emissions attributable to geographic areas. The inventory estimates the emissions attributed to Kampala city within its boundaries and to the city region that spans a larger area. The total emissions stand at 714,902 t CO2e from different sectors, where 441,750 t CO2e are from stationary units, 26,407.3 t CO2e from mobile units, 203,637 t CO2e from wastes, 29,926.4 t CO2e from industrial processes and product uses, and 35.5 t CO2e from agriculture, forestry and land use. Using the adjusted population of the city, the per-capita emission stand at 0.396 t CO2e for the in-city and 0.181 t CO2e for the city region. Given the growth pattern and, options are analyzed that include a range of scalable actions by the city region such as low-carbon infrastructure including off-grid energy systems; decentralized systems for water–sewerage–energy infrastructure; energy-efficient infrastructure, spatial configurations of land; and micro/meso-scale options around energy efficient buildings, the bus rapid transport system, green infrastructure urban agriculture and forestry for GHG sequestration.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17583004.2017.1330592community-scaleemissionsmitigationkampala |
| spellingShingle | Shuaib Lwasa Options for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the low-emitting city and metropolitan region of Kampala Carbon Management community-scale emissions mitigation kampala |
| title | Options for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the low-emitting city and metropolitan region of Kampala |
| title_full | Options for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the low-emitting city and metropolitan region of Kampala |
| title_fullStr | Options for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the low-emitting city and metropolitan region of Kampala |
| title_full_unstemmed | Options for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the low-emitting city and metropolitan region of Kampala |
| title_short | Options for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the low-emitting city and metropolitan region of Kampala |
| title_sort | options for reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the low emitting city and metropolitan region of kampala |
| topic | community-scale emissions mitigation kampala |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17583004.2017.1330592 |
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