Urban Transformation to Carbon-Free with Lush Greenery and Colored Solar Energy and Storage Technologies at the Diverse Climatic Conditions of Europe
摘要
With the roadmap to carbon-neutral cities, offset and trading opportunities will leave the remnants of the unprecedented growth based on fossil fuels with urban air pollution and city impact of climate change. Promoting net zero and positivity in electricity generation can substitute the use of fossil fuels with clean energy but introduces considerable uncertainty on the engagement of different actors and in practice aspects of the energy transition process. In this work, a clear goal to carbon-free cities is proposed with a novel framework based on four pillars. Natural solutions such as greenery and solar energy technologies such as colored eco-designed photovoltaics are optimized at the variable climatic conditions of European cities as a first step to specific targets, performance indicators, and milestones for the urban transformation adventure of all European citizens.