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Title	Introduction: Cities In The Twin Net-Zero And Digital Transition
ID_Doc	33314
Authors	Golubchikov O.; Yenneti K.
Year	2024
Published	Smart Cities, Energy and Climate: Governing Cities for a Low-Carbon Future
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118641156.ch1
Abstract	This introductory chapter discusses how cities are implicated in the twin net-zero and digital transition. Low-carbon transition transforms the relationships between urban sectors and energy. The advent of ‘smart city’ adds the promise of leveraging digital technologies for accelerated decarbonisation. The notion of smart energy cities further encapsulates the trends where digitalisation and energy transition represent mutually supporting processes. The chapter also introduces each individual contribution to the book and outlines their common threads: the context-sensitive and contingent nature of urban energy transitions; complexities and uncertainties coming from the disruptive nature of the transitions; and the imperative of people-centrality and justice. It is argued that the varied urban contexts, the actual needs of people and places, and the notion of ‘just transition’ should be put at the heart of the theory and practice of urban climate governance. © 2024 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Published 2024 by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Author Keywords	Climate neutral cities; Digitalisation; Just transition; Net-zero; People-smart sustainable cities; Smart cities; Smart energy cities; Urban climate governance

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