2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'As the threat of irreversible climate change has increased over time,
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the UK has continued to set increasingly ambitious policies to reduce
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its carbon emission. An assessment of mitigation progress to date at the
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local authority level clarifies the factors that have affected
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greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on the path to carbon neutrality. This
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research uses regression analyses between local authorities'' GHG
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emission redcutions and selected explanatory variables (including
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population density, household income, and manufacturing employment)
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identified from the literature to explore mitigation performance over
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time, focusing on GHG emissions changes between 2005 and 2016.
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Substantial and relatively consistent GHG emissions reductions were
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achieved in this time frame, with average total reductions across UK
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local authorities of 31.2\%. Population density was
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moderately-to-strongly correlated with the success of transportation GHG
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emissions mitigation, though this sector has seen the smallest
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percentage declines over this period. Local authorities with densities
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below 25 inhabitants per hectare were generally among the poorest
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performers in transportation GHG mitigation. This underscores the need
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to support remote working and electrification of personal transportation
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in areas where public/active transportation options are not viable
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alternatives. Furthermore, consideration of population density in
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conjunction with domestic and urban planning will allow for future
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emissions reductions to occur across the UK. Fundamentally, GHG
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emissions reductions to date are largely driven by historic factors
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(density), shifting economic structures (deindustrialisation), and
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centralised initiatives (decarbonisation of electricity generation).'
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affiliation: 'Mohareb, E (Corresponding Author), Univ Reading, Sch Construct Management
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\& Engn, Reading, Berks, England.
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Butt, Thomas; Mohareb, Eugene; Egbor, Kelvin, Univ Reading, Sch Construct Management
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\& Engn, Reading, Berks, England.
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Hashemi, Arman, Univ East London, Sch Architecture Comp \& Engn, London, England.
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Heidrich, Oliver, Newcastle Univ, Sch Engn, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne \& Wear, England.
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Heidrich, Oliver, Newcastle Univ, Tyndall Ctr Climate Change, Newcastle Upon Tyne,
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Tyne \& Wear, England.'
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author: Butt, Thomas and Mohareb, Eugene and Egbor, Kelvin and Hashemi, Arman and
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Heidrich, Oliver
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author-email: e.mohareb@reading.ac.uk
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author_list:
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- family: Butt
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given: Thomas
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- family: Mohareb
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given: Eugene
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- family: Egbor
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given: Kelvin
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- family: Hashemi
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given: Arman
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- family: Heidrich
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given: Oliver
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1080/17583004.2022.2120418
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eissn: 1758-3012
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files: []
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issn: 1758-3004
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journal: CARBON MANAGEMENT
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keywords: 'Local authorities; United Kingdom; transportation emissions; domestic
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emissions; industrial \& commercial emissions'
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keywords-plus: 'CO2 EMISSIONS; ENERGY USE; ELECTRICITY-GENERATION; CLIMATE-CHANGE;
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CARBON; REDUCTION; BARRIERS; DRIVERS; LIFE'
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language: English
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month: SEP 3
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '79'
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orcid-numbers: 'Mohareb, Eugene/0000-0003-0344-2253
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Hashemi, Arman/0000-0002-6311-000X
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Heidrich, Oliver/0000-0002-6581-5572'
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pages: 463-481
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papis_id: 9e2ab596979dc9a9aa6e2dce707ba8c7
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ref: Butt2022analysisgreenhouse
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times-cited: '0'
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title: Analysis of greenhouse gas mitigation performance in UK urban areas
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000863567200001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '7'
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usage-count-since-2013: '15'
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volume: '13'
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web-of-science-categories: Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies
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year: '2022'
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