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Decarbonization unique to cities

Strategies that reduce fossil-fuel use can achieve both global carbon mitigation and local health-protection goals. Now research shows the dual benefits of compact urban design and circular economy policies in Chinese cities.

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Figure 1: The Kalundborg Eco–Industrial Park is an industrial symbiosis network located in Kalundborg, Denmark, and is considered the first full realization of industrial symbiosis.

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Ibrahim, N. Decarbonization unique to cities. Nature Clim Change 7, 690–691 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate3372

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