tonytremainDec 18, 2022
Brent Toderian

"The report makes clear that simply replacing gasoline with batteries won’t be enough: cities must also dramatically curtail the use of automobiles and avoid 'locking in' future emissions by building more car-dependent infrastructure." Via @StreetsblogUSA
https://mass.streetsblog.org/2022/04/22/international-climate-report-demands-systemic-changes-to-transportation-and-urban-planning/

#ElectricVehicles #cars #cities #EV #city #urbanism #transportation #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Climate

International Climate Report Demands ‘Systemic’ Changes to Transportation and Urban Planning

Simply replacing gasoline with batteries won’t be enough: cities must also dramatically curtail the use of automobiles and build more walkable neighborhoods to avoid “locking in” …

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Dec 18, 2022 at 1:51amWeb
Show threadRusty FreewheelDec 18, 2022
@BrentToderian An affordable for everyone EV
Show threadDan WalkerDec 18, 2022
@RJF @BrentToderian yes! Fully electric and while not quite self driving, it might as well be for the riders. The future can be here now if we just have the will to build it.
Show threadPeter BrownDec 18, 2022
@BrentToderian Highland Council, are you listening?
That means that when you next build a retail area it must be within walking distance of the railway station. (Unlike eg. the appalling retail park development you have facilitated at Inverlochy, even including drive-through fast food!!!)
No matter that the current train frequency is insufficient; you have to be looking to the future. Build it and they will come.
Show threadMike EvansDec 18, 2022

@BrentToderian I don't understand this chart though. How is solar listed as having over 4X more "potential to reducing greenhouse gasses" vs. nuclear?

I love solar, but it doesn't solve the base load problem. Nuclear does.