UK Climate Change Cttee on active & sustainable travel (tho' we'd like to see more)...
Another sizable chunk of emissions savings, amounting to 9% by 2040, comes from the replacement of 7% of car journeys with buses, walking and cycling. This is an “ambitious assumption” that the committee says is based on evidence from Germany and the Netherlands.
To achieve this shift, the committee says the government should “provide local authorities with long-term funding and powers”.
The CCC emphasises that many of the biggest benefits associated with net-zero will come from a switch to low-carbon forms of transport. For example, people will save money because electric cars are cheaper to run.
However, this also applies to the £2.4-8.2bn annual “co-benefits” that will accrue across the economy by 2050. Most of these benefits, including better air quality, fewer road accidents and reduced congestion, result from a switch to electric cars or away from cars altogether.
Carbon Brief comments on the UKCCC report
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Reducing 🚘 trips cuts emissions and brings "better #airquality, fewer #roadaccidents and reduced #congestion"
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