Global shift away from cars saves US$100 trillion, eliminates 1,700 MT of CO2 pollution
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 02:00
in Earth & Climate
More than $100 trillion in cumulative public and private spending, and 1,700 megatons of annual carbon dioxide (CO2)—a 40 percent reduction of urban passenger transport emissions—could be eliminated by 2050 if the world expands public transportation, walking and cycling in cities, according to a new report released by the University of California, Davis, and the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP).