Walking is Climate Action

We are never going to switch to electric cars in time to make a difference. That's why we have to get out of our cars and walk.

Recently we reviewed the UK's Committee on Climate Change report calling for a net zero nation by 2050, and I had some reservations, complaining that they focused on switching the nation to electric cars while pretty much ignoring alternatives. I wrote that "they do mention that 'shifting to more sustainable modes of transport (walking and cycling) could be a cost-effective alternative to private car ownership depending on location,' but never mention building infrastructure to support that, to make it viable for almost every location."

This has been bothering me ever since, because it takes a lot of stuff to build an electric car, generating a lot of what I call upfront carbon emissions. And as I have been also saying forever, it is still a car, needing all that concrete infrastructure and parking.

Read the story form Treehugger by Lloyd Alter - “Walking is Climate Action.”