“If we all rode bikes like the Dutch, annual global emissions would drop nearly 700 million tonnes. This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia & Australia.” Via @euronews
#ClimateCrisis #climateEmergency #ClimateChange #bikes #cities #Dutch #bikelanes #transportation
https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/08/19/on-your-bike-if-we-all-cycled-like-the-dutch-global-emissions-drop-nearly-700-million-tonn
Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint 

If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset Canada’s entire carbon footprint.

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@lightweight @BrentToderian That’s somewhat interesting but the problem is it’d be borderline impossible for rural folks. It would be more interesting to see what the figure is if all city dwellers switched to cycling.

@koherecoWatchdog @lightweight @BrentToderian

While the post is focused on #Bikes it's also about rail between towns and cities. This is why public infrastructure is so important versus private