{"id":114690,"date":"2023-06-05T07:52:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T04:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/world-bicycle-day-if-we-all-cycled-like-the-dutch-co2-emissions-would-drop-by-690-million-tonnes\/"},"modified":"2023-06-05T07:52:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T04:52:22","slug":"world-bicycle-day-if-we-all-cycled-like-the-dutch-co2-emissions-would-drop-by-690-million-tonnes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/news\/world-bicycle-day-if-we-all-cycled-like-the-dutch-co2-emissions-would-drop-by-690-million-tonnes\/","title":{"rendered":"World bicycle day: If we all cycled like the Dutch, CO2 emissions would drop by 690 million tonnes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\" data-trp-original-action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button\" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114690\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"en\"\/><\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\nIf everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia\u2019s entire carbon footprint. If everybody cycled as much as the Dutch, global carbon emissions would drop by nearly 700 million tonnes per year. A study from the University of Southern Denmark &#8211; published by the Communications Earth and Environment journal &#8211; has urged people to saddle up like they do in the Netherlands. Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6 kilometres each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, the study suggests, annual global carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.<\/p>\n<p>This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia. \u201cThe significant untapped climate and health benefits of increasing bicycle use suggest an urgent need to promote sustainable bicycle use,\u201d the authors conclude.<\/p>\n<p>On an individual level, it is a great way to stay fit and healthy, staving off the chronic diseases associated with a sedentary lifestyle. People who cycle to work have a 45 per cent lower risk of developing cancer, and a 46 per cent lower risk of cardiovascular disease. But it\u2019s not just good for you &#8211; it\u2019s great for the environment, too.<\/p>\n<p>The transport sector accounts for a quarter of global fuel-related greenhouse gas emissions, with half coming from private vehicles, including passenger cars and trucks. Cars also contribute to air pollution, clogging the air with toxic chemicals and gases. According to UK climate organisation Hubbub, 50 per cent of the journeys we take each day are less than 3.2 kilometres long &#8211; meaning they could feasibly be swapped out for bike rides.<\/p>\n<p>According to the new study, bike production has ballooned over the last 60 years. 123 million bikes were produced in 2015 &#8211; up from 20.7 million bikes in 1962. But this doesn\u2019t mean more people are cycling as a proportion of the global population. Bike journeys account for just five per cent of daily trips worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The study authors recognise that not everyone lives in a cycle-friendly place &#8211; but call for an \u201curgent\u201d expansion of cycling infrastructure worldwide. \u201cLessons learned from successful experiences in countries like Denmark and the Netherlands, particularly on the city level such as Copenhagen and Amsterdam, would be essential,\u201d they write. \u201cThese include but are not limited to, for example, proper bicycle lanes planning and construction, pro-bicycle education and culture, and policies to discourage car use through tax.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2023\/06\/03\/on-your-bike-if-we-all-cycled-like-the-dutch-global-emissions-drop-nearly-700-million-tonn\">Euronews<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/environmental-news-en\/world-bicycle-day-if-we-all-cycled-like-the-dutch-co2-emissions-would-drop-by-690-million-tonnes\/\">World bicycle day: If we all cycled like the Dutch, CO2 emissions would drop by 690 million tonnes<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\">Vastuullisuusuutiset.fi<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[6628,3240,2122,711,575,671],"class_list":["post-114690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-bicycle","tag-day","tag-drop","tag-emission","tag-environmental-news-en","tag-world"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114690\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}