Climate Change
REPORT: In 2021, Drivers Nearly Erased 2020 Climate Wins
Transportation emissions climbed back to two-thirds of pre-pandemic levels during 2021 — and that modest reduction was almost entirely attributable to decreases in air travel not driving, a new study finds.
January 10, 2022
RETURN TO SENDER: USPS Decarbonization Plan is Weak, Say Advocates
Sustainability leaders are furious at the United States Postal Service for dragging its feet on ditching gas-powered mail trucks and other vehicles — and the agency doesn't seem to be seriously considering non-automotive mail delivery options, either.
January 10, 2022
Year In Review 2021: The Bad News
It's time for our year-in-review. Let's get the bad news out of the way first.
December 23, 2021
Oregon DOT’s Real Climate Plan: Keep on Polluting
The Oregon DOT’s “Climate Action Plan” claims the agency wants to decrease greenhouse gases, but its revenue projections show it is planning for gasoline consumption not to decline at all – meaning that carbon emissions don’t decline, either.
December 14, 2021
Study: Shifting to EVs Won’t Save Our Planet without Creating ‘Compact’ Cities
“When we design our cities, we’ve been putting moving cars ahead of moving people,” said the head of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. “It doesn’t have to be that way.”
December 10, 2021
OPINION: Cars Are Killing Us (Says a Former City DOT Official!)
We let their production dominate our economies without a thought of how private car ownership would affect our living spaces.
November 30, 2021
Report: Climate Goals Impossible Unless Sustainable Transport Claims 40 Percent of Mode Share
City residents must massively increase the percentage of journeys they take on public transportation and using active modes within 10 years if the world is going to meet its climate targets, a new report argues — but federal governments aren't stepping up to make it happen.
November 12, 2021
COP26 ‘Transport Day’ Ignores Everything But EVs
The agenda for "transport day" at COP26 Glasgow is dominated almost entirely by electric cars. So, in other words, the planet is screwed.
November 10, 2021
Advocates Demand Global Leaders Increase Bike Mode Share
Sustainable transportation advocates are urging world leaders at COP26 to commit to a global goal to increase cycling mode share — because if they don't, there is "no conceivable way" for them to meet the summit's climate goals.
November 4, 2021
What’s In (And What’s Out Of) the New Reconciliation Bill For Sustainable Transport
Most programs favored by sustainable transportation advocates have survived negotiations over the massive social infrastructure package that's held up the country's transportation ambitions for months — though a few of them have gotten a little skinnier.
November 2, 2021
