BEST PRACTICE
Transforming Our Transportation
Transportation accounts for 16% of climate emissions, while releasing carbon monoxide, lead, and other pollutants from cars, trucks, ships, and planes.
Cars and trucks account for 12% of global climate emissions, while clouding urban areas around the world with smog and other toxic pollutants.
Approximately 20,000 planes are operating around the world, generating roughly 2% of all climate emissions.
The number of ships in the ocean increased fourfold since 1992, causing more collisions, ocean noise, risks from oil spills, and the spread of invasive species. Shipping accounts for 3% of all global climate emissions.
Rethinking our transportation footprint could reduce global climate emissions by 10%, decreasing air pollution and reducing habitat fragmentation.
By supporting mass transit, carpooling, bike shares, and walkable cities, we can reduce climate emissions by up to 6% while increasing mobility and clean air in urban environments.
By choosing to travel less frequently and using efficient planes when we do travel, we could reduce climate emissions by 1-2%
With more efficient ships and decreased consumer demand, we can cut global climate emissions by 1-2% while reducing shipping traffic and collisions with marine megafauna like sharks and whales.
