Table 2
The five most carbon-effective options in each city.
City Measureb Carbon savings
(ktCO2-e)
Kolkata, India Adopting green building standards for 100% of
new buildings in the commercial
6768
Deploying the most energy efficient air
conditioners currently available in the domestic
sector
6003
Retrofitting fibreglass urethane roofs for 20% of
existing households
4989
Deploying more energy efficient air
conditioners than BAU in the domestic sector
3688
Deploying the most energy efficient
entertainment appliances currently available in
the domestic sector
3529
Palembang,
Indonesia
Replacing diesel with biodiesel in industry 7048
Supplementing diesel boilers with solar water
heaters
6730
Promoting landfill gas utilisation 3802
Promoting energy-from-waste (combined heat
and power)
3414
Promoting energy efficiency in the fertiliser
industry through steam reforming
3166
Johor Bahru,
Malaysia
Replacing diesel with biodiesel in industrya 43,798
a Biofuel is assumed to be carbon-neutral in this analysis. This would demand effective
supply chain management.
b Where two mutually exclusive options are among the top five, the less carbon-effective
has been removed from this list.