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RP3008 in The Age: Green and clean or dirty and polluted: What Melbourne could look like in 2040

"Green and clean or dirty and polluted: What Melbourne could look like in 2040", Clay Lucas, The Age, March 2017

More than half the world's population now lives in a city, and carbon emissions from them are estimated to be as high as 87 per cent. But if we did things differently, what would Australian cities look like in the year 2040?

Melbourne University, University of NSW and Swinburne University researchers have attempted to model what four Australian cities – Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth – would look like if a drastic attempt was made to slash pollution by 80 per cent.

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RP3008: Visions and Pathways 2040