Over the next generation or two, humanity will need to rethink its cities so as to make them carbon neutral. Buildings will need to produce as much energy as they consume. Vehicles will need to run on fuels such as electricity or hydrogen that are created in ways that don’t produce carbon emissions directly or indirectly. Lifestyles will need to change so as to greatly reduce our personal carbon footprints. We have as of yet little sense of the magnitude of these changes. There are relatively few examples of sustainable communities to guide us. What would life be like in such a place? How might changes in personal lifestyles and built form evolve synergistically? What visions of the carbon-neutral city could help motivate us and our peers to speed up the process of change?
Stephen Wheeler asks: What would life be like in a carbon-neutral world?
Juan Palop-Casado answers
