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8. Promote Environment-Friendly Behaviour:

a) Encourage behavioural change through:

1) Climate communication campaigns that address individuals as members of a local
community.

2) Designing interventions that consider psychological and social constraints to positive
action.

3) Fostering socially desirable outcomes by shaping social norms.

9. Coordinated Efforts and Inclusive Policies:

a) Cities should incentivize and accelerate digital transformation and carbon neutrality
initiatives.

b) National policy makers should design inclusive policies and programmes, with people at
their core.

c) Capacity-building across digitalization and energy sectors is essential.
d) Ensure timely, robust and transparent access to data.

e) Promote financial innovation and provide access to finance.

f) Encourage the development and adoption of international standards and benchmarks.
g) Facilitate opportunities for sharing and learning among cities.

h) Implement Regulatory and Incentive Mechanisms to enforce building codes, emissions
standards, and renewable energy mandates using digital platforms. Use digital payment
systems to manage subsidies and incentives for renewable energy adoption, electric vehicles
(EVs), and green buildings. Use blockchain for tamper-proof environmental reporting and
compliance

10. Strengthen Cooperation Across Government Levels:

a) Foster collaboration between local, regional, and national governments to advance equitable
energy transitions and achieve shared Net Zero objectives.

b) Monitor Progress and Scale with digital dashboards to visualize energy savings, emissions
reductions, and other KPIs. Use AI and predictive analytics to identify areas for improvement.
Ensure that all systems are scalable to accommodate city growth and evolving carbon
neutrality goals.

c) Collaborate with foreign governments and international standards development
organizations (SDOs) to monitor advances in sustainable and Net Zero technologies and
evolving standards

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