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Urburnites claim that city living is cleaner (co2 wise) that living in the country
by isostatic 8y ago
Urburnites claim that city living is cleaner (co2 wise) that living in the country
- CalRobert 8y agoLiving near the people and things you need, walking, cycling, and taking electrified public transport to said things, and multi-family dwellings allowing the use of district heating (or heat pumps powered by renewable energy) can drastically reduce your carbon footprint compared to living in the burbs and driving to everything. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/mar/23/city-dwellers-smaller-carbon-footprints https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/mar/23/city-dwe... Of course, you _can_ have a low carbon footprint in the country, but it's really hard, because those places are hostile to cycling and walking.