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Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint (www.euronews.com)
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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.

This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.

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[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 29 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

People shit all over 15 minute cities. I miss it moving to Canada from the UK.

[–] labyrinth@sh.itjust.works 15 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Why do they shit on them? I love them.

[–] thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz 19 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Because they think it's a conspiracy to eventually lock people down into their 15 minute block and not let them leave. Once 15 minute cities have been established, they're going to create another "plandemic" like COVID to initiate another lockdown.

Not kidding. Source: my family

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I don't even understand the logic behind that one. Although looking for logic might be optimistic.

[–] brisk@aussie.zone 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

It's not something people reasoned their way towards, it's constructed propaganda from the Fox News or Prager U crowd (I forget which). They discovered a long time ago that if they want their audiences to hate something that they can just straight up lie about what it is.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

You're right of course, this kind of media is starting to flourish outside of the US and although they're not as prominent, the trend is there and it's looking bleak.

[–] Solventbubbles@lemmy.world 12 points 15 hours ago

My guess is not enough bathrooms.