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By Bryan Duong Milstead As cities increasingly develop their infrastructure, the size and scale of its needs grow proportionally — which also means that more resources must be harvested. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in 2020 alone, urban areas collectively contributed about three-quarters of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions (Keith, 2024). This is due to various factors, with the main aggravator being fossil fuel combustion for electricity, hea