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This paper explores which trips currently made in Germany by personal motorized transportation could be replaced by e-scooters and what effect this would have on greenhouse gas emissions. This potential for substitution is estimated on the basis of data from the national household travel survey in Germany.
A new study based on data from ECF’s COVID-19 cycling measures tracker shows that pop-up cycling infrastructure boosted cycling levels in European cities in the first months of the pandemic by between 11% and 48%.
Read MoreAfter the first lockdowns, data suggested commuters were changing their transport ways — but old habits die hard
Read MoreSocial, political and technological inertia mean the Paris Agreement’s target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial temperatures is likely to be missed.
Read MoreDespite a study claiming that food-mile emissions are higher than previously thought, eating less animal produce remains much more important than how far your food travels
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