Electric cars alone won’t save the planet. We’ll need to design cities so people can walk and cycle safely

Timothy Welch, University of Auckland

 

At the COP26 climate summit, world politicians patted themselves on their backs for coming to a last-minute agreement. Humanity now waits with bated breath to see if countries implement the commitments they made, and if those commitments help the planet.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://sciblogs.co.nz/changing-climate/2021/11/19/electric-cars-alone-wont-save-the-planet-well-need-to-design-cities-so-people-can-walk-and-cycle-safely/