Reaching Climate Neutrality for the Hamburg Economy by 2040 / OECD.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author, issuing body.

Series:

OECD Regional Development Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 pages).

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

Reaching climate neutrality requires economic transformations of unprecedented scale and speed. Immediate action from the business community can avoid unnecessary costs, create wellbeing co-benefits and prepare local businesses with a better competitive position in the future climate neutral economy. This report shows what reaching climate neutrality by 2040 means for Hamburg businesses and identifies key actions they need to undertake. It provides insights where the Hamburg economy and its businesses stand on the way to climate neutrality and on their needs to advance, drawing on a business survey. The study also shares insights from action plans of selected comparison cities. It points to cross-sector as well as to sector-specific challenges and opportunities for Hamburg businesses. This includes making better use of low-cost renewables, addressing energy efficiency in buildings as well as challenges and opportunities in activities in and around the port and in industry. It highlights Hamburg's potential as a hydrogen hub as well as the need to adopt circular economy practices. It illustrates that a regional and business perspective are necessary to achieve climate neutrality in prosperity, requiring individual and collective business action.

Contents:

Disclaimers

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Acronyms and abbreviations

Executive summary

1. Making climate neutrality operational

2. Key cross-sector transformations for the transition to climate neutrality for businesses

3. Reaching climate neutrality in freight and industry

4. The circular economy as a driver for climate neutrality.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

92-64-48506-6