| Title: |
The climate change mitigation effects of daily active travel in cities |
| Authors: |
Brand, C; Dons, E; Anaya-Boig, E; Avila-Palencia, I; Clark, A; de Nazelle, A; Gascon, M; Gaupp-Berghausen, M; Gerike, R; Götschi, T; Iacorossi, F; Kahlmeier, S; Laeremans, M; Nieuwenhuijsen, MJ; Pablo Orjuela, J; Racioppi, F; Raser, E; Rojas-Rueda, D; Standaert, A; Stigell, E; Sulikova, S; Wegener, S; Int Panis, L |
| Publisher Information: |
Elsevier |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Collection: |
Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) |
| Description: |
Active travel (walking or cycling for transport) is considered the most sustainable form of personal transport. Yet its net effects on mobility-related CO2 emissions are complex and under-researched. Here we collected travel activity data in seven European cities and derived life cycle CO2 emissions across modes and purposes. Daily mobility-related life cycle CO2 emissions were 3.2 kgCO2 per person, with car travel contributing 70% and cycling 1%. Cyclists had 84% lower life cycle CO2 emissions than non-cyclists. Life cycle CO2 emissions decreased by −14% per additional cycling trip and decreased by −62% for each avoided car trip. An average person who ‘shifted travel modes’ from car to bike decreased life cycle CO2 emissions by 3.2 kgCO2/day. Promoting active travel should be a cornerstone of strategies to meet net zero carbon targets, particularly in urban areas, while also improving public health and quality of urban life. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2021.102764 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.trd.2021.102764 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2021.102764; https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:ca8015aa-75d1-4dd6-b28c-5729b402b7f4 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; Other |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.DD016933 |
| Database: |
BASE |