How can cities protect the environment and save money at the same time? A Siemens study of the German city of Munich indicates that Munich can reduce its carbon emissions by up to 90 % by 2058 without any change in lifestyle.
The study -- Sustainable Urban Infrastructure: Munich Edition - paths toward a carbon free future -- outlines how a modern urban metropolis can reduce its carbon emissions dramatically. It also uses a model urban district to present examples of how the transformation to a nearly carbon-free city can be accomplished in terms of infrastructure and technology. Levers to reduce carbon emissions are highly efficient energy use, adaptation of the heat, electricity and traffic infrastructure and changeover to renewable and low carbon power generation.
The study also suggests that electric vehicles could be linked with the power grid.
In this way, an electric fleet could feed electricity into the network at peak times when electricity is particularly expensive - quickly offsetting the additional costs of expensive batteries.
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