%0 Book Section
%K Energy efficiency
%K China Energy Group
%K China Energy
%K Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division
%K International Energy Department
%K Low-Carbon Eco-City Development
%K Low-Carbon Development
%K Climate change mitigation
%K Low-Carbon City
%K Climate action plan
%K Emissions inventory methods
%K Indicators and benchmarking
%A Stephanie Ohshita
%A Nan Zhou
%A Lynn K Price
%A David Fridley
%A Nina Khanna
%A Lixuan Hong
%A Hongyou Lu
%A Cecilia Fino-Chen
%A Gang He
%A Jinyue Yan
%B Handbook of Clean Energy Systems
%C Chichester, UK
%D 2015
%I John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
%P 1-23
%R 10.1002/9781118991978.hces107
%T Low Carbon Development for Cities:  Methods and Measures
%V 6
%@ 9781118388587
%X <p>Cities consume more than 60% of global energy and that share is rising with the rapid rate of urbanization. With cities playing a crucial role in sustainable energy and climate systems, this article examines emerging efforts by cities around the world to shift to a development pattern with less energy and less carbon. We review metrics that define a low carbon city and present key steps in low carbon development. We examine city-level inventory methods and target setting. Much of the article is devoted to examples of policy measures that cities are pursuing to save energy and carbon, from net-zero buildings and 20-min neighborhoods to distributed and renewable urban energy supply.</p>