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Except in Paris there are so many cars in use, causing such a huge amount of pollution, that the government had to ban half the cars in Paris from driving on ce
by jozzz 10y ago
Except in Paris there are so many cars in use, causing such a huge amount of pollution, that the government had to ban half the cars in Paris from driving on certain days last year.
- Xixi 10y agoIsn't the main issue of Paris the lack of wind to blow the pollution away? Combined maybe with the high number of diesel cars? I don't think you'd see this level of pollution in a city like NYC, or really any city near the coast, simply because of the wind.
- knz 10y agoIsn't LA known for it's smog?! Being coastal just means you have prevailing winds - if geography is working against you (barrier mountains or a basin) then you will have a pollution issue.
- chimeracoder 10y ago> Isn't LA known for it's smog?! LA has the second-lowest carbon emissions in the country, after NYC. The problem is that it sits at the foothills of mountains which block the wind and prevent the pollution from blowing away. NYC, on the other hand, has very clean air because it has incredibly low pollution output per capita and the geography favors its quick removal. (In fact, most of the pollution in NYC air actually comes from across the Hudson - pollutants emitted by Newark and Elizabeth and which pass over NYC as they disseminate.)
- rhino369 10y agoI bet LA and NYC are low carbon only because they don't actually produce any electricity inside their borders.
- phdp 10y agoAccording to this list, I count at least five in New York City. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_power_stations_in_New_York https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_power_stations_in_New_...