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Table 1 EIU’s The Green City Index

From: The impact of technological innovation on building a sustainable city

CO2

Energy

Buildings

Transport

 • CO2 intensity

 • CO2 emissions

 • CO2 reduction strategy

• Energy consumption

• Energy intensity

• Renewable energy consumption

• Clean and efficient energy policies

• Energy consumption of residential buildings

• Energy-efficient buildings standards

• Energy-efficient buildings initiatives

• Use of non-car transport

• Size of non-car transport network

• Green transport promotion

• Congestion reduction policies

Waste and land use

Water

Air quality

Environmental governance

 • Municipal waste production

 • Waste recycling

 • Waste reduction policies

 • Green land use policies

• Water consumption

• System leakages

• Wastewater system treatment

• Water efficiency and treatment policies

• Nitrogen dioxide

• Sulphur dioxide

• Ozone

• Particulate matter

• Clean air policies

• Green action plan

• Green management

• Public participation in green policy

  1. Source: The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) [55]