Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities
theconversation.com
Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.
  • pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    6 days ago

    the average person who shifted from car to bike for just one day a week cut their carbon footprint by 3.2kg of CO₂ – equivalent to the emissions from driving a car for 10km

    Surprised by this stat, I thought it would be lower