Press release: Embargoed until 26 September 2007

DO NOT BLAME CITIES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE, SEE THEM AS SOLUTIONS

Cities are being unfairly blamed for most of humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions and this threatens efforts to tackle climate change, warns a study in the October 2008 issue of the journal Environment and Urbanization.

The paper says cities are often blamed for 75 to 80 percent of emissions, but that the true value is closer to 40 percent. It adds that the potential for cities to help address climate change is being overlooked because of this error.