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Our Driving Habits Must Be Part of the Climate Conversation
The briefing highlights that transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the US, driven by a reliance on personal vehicles and sprawling land use. It asserts that reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by 20% by 2030 is necessary to limit warming to 1.5°C, regardless of electric vehicle adoption. The author proposes a combination of smart growth development, transportation pricing signals, and roadway redesign to achieve these reductions, noting that an integrated transportation demand management (TDM) plan can compound these benefits.
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