Cities account for 78% of the world’s energy consumption and produce more than 60% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Decarbonizing cities is a priority that requires reducing buildings’ energy use; increasing land use mix and density to reduce motorized transportation; electrifying fossil fuel-dependent systems, including building and transportation systems; expanding renewable energy production; and maximizing carbon sinks.
In this talk, Dr. Albert Tonghoon Han, assistant professor of urban and regional planning in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), introduced some of the ongoing projects related to this subject conducted by the Planning Lab for Sustainability and Climate Change and the Smart City Research Center at KAIST. These projects include: (1) simulating urban growth and its impacts on land-based carbon sink, (2) enhancing online collaborative planning for effective climate change planning, (3) developing hydrogen-energy-based RE100 city framework, and (4) developing territorial spatial planning and management technology for climate change mitigation.
Providing expert commentary on urban topics and highlighting Penn IUR's research in the context of pressing urban issues.
