The Lima-Callao area has a population of 9 million andan economy worth US$66 billion in 2014. The preliminary results of our research indicate that the total energy bill for the city was US$4.7 billion and that the bill for waste and water was US$50 billion - meaning that 8% of everything earned in the local economy was spent on energy, water and waste.
Research Themes
Our cross cutting research themes for 2012-2013 are Energy Systems, Green Growth and Smart Infrastructure. In each of these areas, the Centre for Low Carbon Futures brings strong technical expertise in evaluating green growth pathways. Our research teams identify and assess strategic opportunities for economic growth, job creation and improved wellbeing through the implementation of low carbon technologies, practices and policies. The CLCF works with a wide variety of academic, industrial and government partners to ensure that its research outputs have impact, are relevant to current debates and are widely implemented.
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The Centre for Low Carbon Futures (CLCF) is a collaborative research centre that focuses on the evidence base and demonstration of low carbon innovations, formed by the Universities of Birmingham, Hull, Leeds, Sheffield and York.
