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Iceland Aims for Full Carbon Neutrality by 2040
Iceland will increase the number of electric cars on its roads, ban new petroleum and diesel vehicles as of 2030, sequester carbon through wetland ... -
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Dauncey: ‘Timid’ B.C. Intention Papers Do Little to Boost Climate Action
With its recently-published series of “intention papers” on clean growth, British Columbia’s government is showing too much timidity and not enough initiative to counter ... -
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Ontario Cancels Renewables Projects and Cycling Funds, Pushes On with Nuclear Relicencing
Doug Ford’s new Progressive Conservative government in Ontario continued to flail away at the province’s efforts at an energy transition last week, with new ... -
Bike Infrastructure Would Save 2.31 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Bike infrastructure ranks #59 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. Better and more widespread bike infrastructure would eliminate 2.31 gigatons of carbon dioxide and ... -
Electric Bikes Would Save 960 Megatonnes of Carbon by 2050
Electric bikes place #69 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions. They can eliminate 0.96 gigatons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 at a cost ... -
Walkable Cities Would Save 2.92 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Walkable Cities place #54 on the Drawdown list of climate solutions. The strategy could cut atmospheric carbon dioxide by 2.92 gigatons by 2050 and ... -
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Everyday Consumer Goods Drive Up Cities’ Carbon Footprint by 60%
Municipal greenhouse gas emissions are 60% higher than city planners assume, after factoring in items that residents consume but are produced outside city limits, ... -
Biking to Work Grows 34% in Some Toronto Neighbourhoods
The number of Torontonians biking to work increased 34% in some neighbourhoods in just a decade, showing that if safe bicycle infrastructure is available ... -
Ride-Hailing Adds to Urban Congestion
Ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft can do a great job of reducing the number of cars on the road, cutting both emissions and ...
