Walking & Biking
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Week 10, March 9: Walking, Cycling and Transit
Transportation produces 174 Mt of CO2e emissions a year, accounting for 24% of Canada’s emissions. We need to reduce this to zero by 2040. -
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Edmonton Diner Adds Carbon Footprint Rating to Menu
An Edmonton diner has begun estimating the carbon footprint of the various meals on its menu, using calculations produced by the non-profit Northern Climate ... -
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Halifax Takes Top Honours in National Climate League 2019 Standings
Halifax took top honours in four categories and eight Canadian municipalities were singled out for recognition last week as the National Climate League released ... -
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San Francisco Declares Market Street a Car-Free Zone
San Francisco has gone through with a plan to ban cars along Market Street, one of the busiest and most hazardous thoroughfares in the ... -
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‘Words Make Worlds’: Holthaus Issues Call to Imagine, Create a Radically Positive Future
As the climate crisis deepens, we must be “radically imaginative,” telling ourselves and each other stories of fiercely visionary, loving, and productive collective actions ... -
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12-Point Agenda Lays Out Possibilities for Global Energy Efficiency Gains
A 12-point agenda released by three of the world’s leading energy efficiency councils is setting out the steps countries can take to bring annual ... -
Ontario Town Counts on Transit, Urban Design to Protect Rural Flavour, Prevent Sprawl
Drawing inspiration from sources as diverse as the garden city movement of the early 20th century, Israel’s cooperative moshavs, and the annual Burning Man ... -
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Cut Carbon by Giving Citizens More Transportation Choices, Veteran City Planner Urges
A key step in getting Canadian urbanites out of high-emitting cars is to shed the notion that roads are natural habitat for cars alone ... -
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A 2030 Vision: Here’s What Life is Like if We Win on Climate
Far lower CO2 emissions, cleaner air and water, less meat on the dinner table, and less spending on consumer goods are key features of ... -
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Mississauga to Seek Public Input on 10-Year, $450-Million Climate Plan
The City of Mississauga is going out for public comment on its draft of a 10-year, C$450-million climate plan aimed at cutting its greenhouse ... -
Copenhagen Sets a Global Standard with 2025 Carbon Neutrality Goal
A vision of a “five-minute city”, restrictions on polluting cars, an awesomely effective transit system, and a shift to renewable energy are centrepieces of ... -
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Britain’s First-Ever Citizens’ Climate Assembly Generates 600 Ideas, Demands Local Government Action
In Britain’s first-ever citizens’ assembly on climate change, participants convened by Camden council in north London came up with rooftop solar, cutting fossil fuels ... -
Amsterdam to Cut 10,000 Parking Spaces by 2025, Faces No Serious Pushback
Two months after Amsterdam officials announced plans to cut some 10,000 parking spaces in the city core by 2025, pavements are rapidly blossoming with ... -
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 ... -
EV Adoption Won’t Drive Full Decarbonization Without Better Policies, Consultants Warn
Simply electrifying personal vehicles won’t be enough to complete the transition to livable, low-carbon cities without efforts to help users drive less, walk more, ...
