You Should Care About Transportation Emissions. Here’s Why
Why should we be more interested in transportation emissions? In short, transportation is the largest single contributor of US greenhouse gas emissions.
Why should we be more interested in transportation emissions? In short, transportation is the largest single contributor of US greenhouse gas emissions.
In last month’s article, we reported on which countries were the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases and CO2. This week, we’re taking a closer look at global emissions. It is not surprising that the transport industry is currently the biggest source of emissions.
Transport and manufacturing sector emissions in Germany are continuing to rise by the year, despite recent reductions in energy sector emissions, data released by a government agency there has revealed.
A new easy-to-use smartphone app tells you your carbon footprint according to your transport choices. With total privacy guaranteed, CarbonDiem works out which mode of transport you use (bicycle, bus, car, foot, plane, subway, tram) and calculates your carbon emissions and ongoing footprint. I spoke to CarbonDiem founder Andreas … [continued]
[social_buttons] A new study out of the Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York reports on “a significant breakthrough in climate change policy by showing how to make drastic cuts in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from transport.” Beyond the matter-of-fact carbon emissions reductions it finds possible, it also doesn’t … [continued]