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CASE STUDIES

URBAN CENTERS & ANTHROPOGENETIC

CONTRIBUTION TO CLIMATE-ALTERING GAS

EMISSION

Because of the high population and structures. While
density, industrialisation, technological advancements
ABHIK DAS transportation, and have made people’s lives
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SOMSUBHRA PANDA 2 infrastructure in cities, these easier, we must now use
places contribute significantly these same tools to discover
to the world’s greenhouse gas a way to preserve Earth and
emissions. This paper delves into its inhabitants. Since we can’t
the topic of cities and greenhouse turn the clock back to an
gas emissions, specifically looking earlier era, we need to update
at where these gases come from, our current technology and
how urbanisation affects them, systems to lessen the impact
and what can be done to reduce of the greenhouse effect.
them. Greenhouse gas emissions Earth is becoming hotter due
from buildings, transportation, to greenhouse gas emissions,
and waste management which cover the globe and
account for the bulk of global trap heat. Cities contribute
emissions, and urban areas significantly to the release
are major contributors to this of greenhouse gases, which
problem. Factors contributing include carbon dioxide,
to this phenomena include the methane, and nitrous oxide.
high population density and Urban areas are vital to
energy-intensive activities economies worldwide, but
seen in urban areas. The task of the environmental impact of
lowering emissions is growing fossil fuel-powered machine
in importance in response to the is a major area of concern.
rising rate of urbanisation.
Scientists the world over are
1. First Things First working tirelessly to find
Keywords: Policies, environmental ways to wean humanity off
effect, rising temperatures, energy use, The advancements and of these fuels and replace
climate change, and a case study. innovations in cities have it with renewable energy

1 Student, Department of Electrical become detrimental to sources. To encourage
Engineering, Dream Institute of the environment. The sustainable behavioural
Technology, West Bengal, India environment is being
abhikdas1998@gmail.com depleted of life-sustaining pattern cities must enact laws
2 Assistant Professor, Department of substances due to the impact to facilitate investment in
green infrastructure, making
Electrical Engineering, Global Institute of urban areas, which are
of Science & Technology, West Bengal, buildings more energy
India home to millions of people, efficient, and making public
somesubhrapanda@gmail.com automobiles, industries, transport more appealing. [1].

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