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Carbon dioxide emissions fell by 13% in the past five years, because of new energy-saving technologies and a doubling in the take-up of renewable energy, the report compiled by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) for the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) said.
via US carbon emissions fall to lowest levels since 1994 | Environment | guardian.co.uk.
Nah. It’s because we’re driving less. Look at the VMT chart. The drop in emissions is mainly due to the bad economy, not renewable energy.
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The European Cyclists’ Federation just put out a study on CO2 emissions and the possible savings that might come from additional cycling in the EU.
QUANTIFYING CYCLING’S CO2 SAVINGS (pdf)
[just one of several interesting graphics from this report]
Industrialized Cyclist Notepad 