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Prepared by: Dennis Tirpak, Senior Fellow, World Resources Institute; Associate,International Institute of Sustainable Development December 4, 2010 Supported by GTZ Cities currently account for approximately 50% of the global population and this is expected to increase to 60% by 2030 Urban areas currently account for around 67% of world energy use and 71% of world greenhouse gas emissions from energy (IEA, 2008) Approximately 80% of the growth in energy use and 89% of the growth in emissions by cities is expected to come from developing countries. City administrations have responsibility fo