Download pdf
The Role of Climate Change in Catalyzing the Decentralized Green Economy: How U.S. Cities are Pioneering Sustainable Industry Clusters
- 1 the International Department of Jinling High School Hexi Campus, Nanjing, 210000, China
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Climate change is accelerating the shift from traditional, carbon-intensive industries to decentralized green economies in U.S. cities. Urban hubs like Silicon Valley, Boston, and Austin are emerging as global leaders in clean technology, biotechnology, and renewable energy by capitalizing on their unique regional strengths. These industry clusters not only enhance economic resilience but also drive innovation and sustainability. The article explain different actions that U.S. cities do to deal with climate change and it will also use comparison and examples to illustrate the contents. The study attributes their success to robust innovation ecosystems, supportive policies, and strong academic and research institutions. However, challenges such as inconsistent funding, policy variability, and workforce retraining persist. Despite these obstacles, ongoing technological advancements, evolving policies, and global trends are expected to sustain the momentum of green industries. The U.S. model provides critical insights for other regions aiming to transition to sustainable economies. This study underscores the essential role of urban innovation, collaboration, and strategic policymaking in addressing climate change and ensuring long-term economic and environmental resilience globally.
Keywords
Climate change, decentralized green economies, sustainable industry clusters, economic diversification, global green transition
[1]. Fitzgerald, J. (2020). Cities and A Green New Deal. In O. Greening the Red, 166-196.
[2]. Anguelovski, I., Connolly, J. J. T., Pearsall, H., Shokry, G., Checker, M., Maantay,J., Gould, K., Lewis, T. L., Maroko, A., & Roberts, J. (2019). Opinion: Why Green “Climate Gentrification” Threatens Poor and Vulnerable Populations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(52), 26139-26143.
[3]. Abdullah, H., Elgendy, K., & Knaepen, H. (2021). Climate Resilience in Cities of the EU’s Southern Neighbourhood: Opportunities for the EU green deal. CASCADES Spotlight Study.
[4]. De Maio, G. (2019). Climate Change and Decentralized Renewable Energy: The Role of Smart Cities. European Energy and Environmental Law Review.
[5]. Sturiale, L., & Scuderi, A. (2019). The Role of Green Infrastructures in Urban Planning for Climate Change Adaptation. Climate.
[6]. Balaban, O. (2019). Smart Cities as Drivers of A Green Economy. Handbook of Green Economics.
[7]. Belčáková, I., Świąder, M., & Bartyna-Zielińska, M. (2019). The Green Infrastructure in Cities as a Tool for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation: Slovakian and Polish Experiences. Atmosphere.
[8]. Zhou, L., Zhou, C., Che, L., & Wang, B. (2020). Spatio-temporal Evolution and Influencing Factors of Urban Green Development Efficiency in China. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 30, 724-742.
[9]. Kaluarachchi, Y. (2020). Potential Advantages in Combining Smart and Green Infrastructure for Future Cities.
[10]. Carmichael, C., Danks, C., & Vatovec, C. (2019). Green Infrastructure Solutions to Health Impacts of Climate Change: Perspectives of Affected Residents in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Sustainability.
[11]. Reynolds, H., Brandt, L., Fischer, B., Hardiman, B., Moxley, D., Sandweiss, E., & Speer, J. (2019). Implications of Climate Change for Managing Urban Green Infrastructure: An Indiana, US case study. Climatic Change, 163, 1967-1984.
[12]. Manuel-Navarrete, D., Morehart, C. T., Tellman, B., Eakin, H., & Siqueiros-García, J. M. (2019). Intentional Disruption of Path-dependencies in the Anthropocene: Gray Versus Green Water Infrastructure Regimes in Mexico City, Mexico. Anthropocene.
[13]. Li, G., Guo, F., & Di, D. (2020). Regional Competition, Environmental Decentralization, and Target Selection of Local Governments. The Science of the Total Environment, 755, 142536.
[14]. Marks, D., & Pulliat, G. (2022). Urban Climate Governance in Southeast Asian Small and Mid-sized Cities: Undermining Resilience and Distributing Risks Unevenly. Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, 19(2), 141-160.
[15]. Liogkas, V. (2023). Circular Cities: Challenges and Opportunities towards Their Transition to a Green, Smart and Circular Economy. Global NEST International Conference on Environmental Science & Technology.
Cite this article
Guo,Q. (2024). The Role of Climate Change in Catalyzing the Decentralized Green Economy: How U.S. Cities are Pioneering Sustainable Industry Clusters. Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences,135,40-45.
Data availability
The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study will be available from the authors upon reasonable request.
Disclaimer/Publisher's Note
The statements, opinions and data contained in all publications are solely those of the individual author(s) and contributor(s) and not of EWA Publishing and/or the editor(s). EWA Publishing and/or the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to people or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content.
About volume
Volume title: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Financial Technology and Business Analysis
© 2024 by the author(s). Licensee EWA Publishing, Oxford, UK. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and
conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. Authors who
publish this series agree to the following terms:
1. Authors retain copyright and grant the series right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this
series.
2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the series's published
version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial
publication in this series.
3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and
during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See
Open access policy for details).