Cities represent over half of the global population, and three of four Europeans live in cities. Cities risk being harder hit by climate change, and they drive climate change. Urban centres produce three quarters of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, while the top 10 cities in 34 European countries assessed collectively contribute 33.4 percent of the continent’s emissions. This brief outlines some necessary degrowth policies for Eu- ropean cities via a two-pronged approach: material deg...
