This article provides a systematic review of the literature on net-zero carbon cities, their objectives and key features, current efforts, and performance. We discuss how net-zero differs from low-carbon cities, how different visions of a net-zero carbon city relate to urban greenhouse gas accounting, deep decarbonization pathways and their application to cities and urban infrastructure systems, net-zero carbon cities in theory versus practice, lessons learned from net-zero carbon city plans and implementation, and opportunities and challenges in transitioning toward net-zero carbon cities across both sectors and various spatial fabrics within cities. We conclude that it is possible for cities to get to or near net-zero carbon, but this requires systemictransformation. Crucially, a city cannot achieve net-zero by focusing only on reducing emissions within its administrative boundaries. Cities must decarbonize key transboundary supply chains and use urban and regional landscapes to sequester carbon from the atmosphere. Because of carbon lock-in, and the complex interplay between urban infrastructure and behavior, strategic sequencing of mitigation action is essential for cities to achieve net-zero.

Karen C. Seto

Galina Churkina

Angel Hsu

Meredith Keller

Peter W.G. Newman

Bo Qin

Anu Ramaswami

Annual Review of Environment and Resources

自 1976 年出版的《环境与资源年度评论》对环境科学与工程领域的重要主题进行了权威性评论，包括生态与保护科学、水和能源资源、大气、海洋、气候变化、农业和生物资源以及人类资源利用和全球变化的维度。

Since its inception in 1976, the Annual Review of Environment and Resources has provided authoritative reviews on significant topics in the field of environmental science and engineering. These topics include ecology and conservation science, water and energy resources, atmosphere, oceans, climate change, agriculture and biological resources, as well as human resource utilization and dimensions of global change.

《Annual Review of Environment and Resources》自1976年出版以来，针对环境科学与工程领域的重要主题进行了权威性的评论。这些主题包括生态与保护科学、水和能源资源、大气、海洋、气候变化、农业与生物资源，以及人类资源利用和全球变化的各个方面。

Annu. Rev. Environ. Resour.

From Low- to Net-Zero Carbon Cities: The Next Global Agenda

It is concluded that it is possible for cities to get to or near net-zero carbon, but this requires systemic transformation and strategic sequencing of mitigation action.

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From Low- to Net-Zero Carbon Cities: The Next Global Agenda

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