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Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities (theconversation.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Globally, only one in 50 new cars were fully electric in 2020, and one in 14 in the UK. Sounds impressive, but even if all new cars were electric now, it would still take 15-20 years to replace the world’s fossil fuel car fleet.

The emission savings from replacing all those internal combustion engines with zero-carbon alternatives will not feed in fast enough to make the necessary difference in the time we can spare: the next five years. Tackling the climate and air pollution crises requires curbing all motorised transport, particularly private cars, as quickly as possible. Focusing solely on electric vehicles is slowing down the race to zero emissions.

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[–] mydude 2 points 8 months ago

Let the exploitation-class cycle to Davos.

[–] set_secret 1 points 8 months ago (6 children)

honest question is it practical to shop for 4 people using a bike? how do we get around the need to move things? i,guess if you had an e bike and a trailer it could work?

[–] hakobo 3 points 8 months ago

In the Netherlands they use bikes like these with a large cargo area that can carry goods or even kids. And you can get them in electric too. I live in the US and I've been considering getting one, but I live in a downtown-ish area which is much easier than suburbia.

https://www.amsterdam-bicycle.com/product-category/cargo-bikes/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I grew up in village (population ~3000, 0.85 mile²) and as a kid, the local butcher, greengrocer, post-office/local shop, two small grocery stores and an offlicence (package/ABC store) had literally everything you could need.

By the time the year 2000 rolled around they had been driven out of business by supermarkets that were 3x further away.

This isn't a solution but just a reminder that things were very different and it wasn't that long ago.

[–] daellat 1 points 8 months ago

Comes back to one of the biggest problems in USA: urban planning / zoning. No grocers etc in your neighborhoods is yet another factor in car dependance.

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