Sydney is poorly prepared for the impacts of climate change and related disasters compared to other global cities, with a growing chunk of the population at risk from high urban heat.
Sydney is poorly prepared for the impacts of climate change and related disasters compared to other global cities, with a growing chunk of the population at risk from high urban heat and the city falling behind on green space.
For example, development controls should require the use of roofing materials that reflect heat away from homes. "We know that climate change heat stress is only going to get worse and we're still letting that be a matter for individual consumers," he said.Associate Professor Iveson said there should be greater emphasis on forcing builders and landlords to put solar panels on suburban homes, as well as developing financial models for strata bodies to buy into solar farms.
The report ranked Sydney near the bottom of its peer cities for CO2 emissions. The average resident of greater Sydney emits the equivalent of 10.7 tonnes of CO2 – far higher than London and Singapore . Sydney ranked 25th out of 44 cities for the uptake of renewable energy, and 12 out of 23 peers for the uptake of green finance.
"In the past, Sydney's inherited low-density development model has seen it benefit from measures of green development that focus on canopy coverage and volume of green space.cities can get sustainable urban policies off the ground, Sydney's disadvantages relative to its peers are being exposed."
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