| Title | From Fossil Fuel Society To Low-Carbon Society: Smart Cities As A Facilitating Strategy |
|---|---|
| ID_Doc | 29808 |
| Authors | López-Mesa, B |
| Title | From Fossil Fuel Society To Low-Carbon Society: Smart Cities As A Facilitating Strategy |
| Year | 2022 |
| Published | Arbor-Ciencia Pensamiento Y Cultura, 198.0, 803 |
| Abstract | Current environmental problems have their origin in changes in energy sources and the urban metabolism (linear-circular) throughout history. In response to these problems, Europe has defined an energy transition strategy, reinforced with circular economy and carbon capture strategies, with the aim of becoming the first climate-neutral continent. Cities play a very relevant role in energy transition because they host a large part of human activities and are responsible fora good part of consumption. In this paper, we propose a classification of the different societies throughout history from the environmental and energy point of view, which distinguishes four societies: organic, mineral, fossil fuel, and low-carbon. We analyse these considering urban and technological aspects as well as energy sources and consumption-related matters. Throughout history, energy transitions have taken a long time. The smart city is seen here as one of the innovations that will allow a quick and progressive implementation of the energy transition in Europe. The global scale of decarbonisation is seen, however, as one of the greatest challenges to overcome. |
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