At ICUC researchers, practitioners, and policymakers from around the world will come together to explore the dynamic interplay between urban environments and climate change. This scientific conference offers a platform to share knowledge, innovative solutions, and foster collaborations aimed addressing the pressing issues faced by cities worldwide.
Accurately targeting and tracking climate change mitigation efforts requires detailed bottom-up greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventories verified by independent atmospheric measurements. While policy decisions often rely on annual national or city-scale inventories, higher-resolution data, both spatially (sub-city) and temporally (daily to hourly), though more uncertain, provide key advantages.
This presentation gives insights in a straightforward method to create high-resolution carbon dioxide emission inventories for road traffic (street level) and heating (building level) using publicly available data such as OpenStreetMap. Scalable across Germany and adaptable to diverse contexts and applications, the method is demonstrated in Mannheim and Heidelberg, part of the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Area.
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Reference: Ulrich, V., Block, S., Martin, M., von Elverfeldt, K., Murai von Buenau, K., Haas, P., Maiwald, R., Butz, A., and Vardag, S. N.: A scalable method for high-resolution bottom-up GHG emission inventories using open data, 12th International Conference on Urban Climate, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 7–11 Jul 2025, ICUC12-392, Abstract ICUC12-392 , 2025.
