Solutions to Global Warming: Reduce my Carbon Footprint by 70%?

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:37:48 +0000

Making a list of actions you can take to prevent global warming, or at least reduce your own carbon footprint? One item you may not have considered: move to (or stay in) an urban environment.

Reduce Your Transportation Carbon Emissions by 70%

That’s the conclusion shown by data recently added to the Chicago-based Center for Neighborhood Technology’s Housing and Transportation Affordability Index. CNT took a look at 55 metropolitan areas around the United States, and found that, in terms of transportation choices, urban living definitely belongs on the list of solutions to stop global warming: “When measured on a per household basis, it found that the transportation-related emissions of people living in cities and compact neighborhoods can be nearly 70% less than those living in suburbs.”

What does this mean for you?

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Solutions to Global Warming: Reduce my Carbon Footprint by 70%?

Reduce Your Transportation Carbon Emissions by 70%