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Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint (www.euronews.com)
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Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6 kilometres each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, the study suggests, annual global carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.

This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.

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[–] obviouspornalt@fedinsfw.app 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm all for more biking. I will remind everyone that the Netherlands is almost completely, absolutely, flat. probably the most conducive place for biking in the entire world

[–] LotrOrc@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I think this is the biggest thing. Everyone's complaining about weather like you cant just dress for it.

The biggest thing is that the biggest hills you'll get in the netherlands are when youre going over a bridge over the canals. Otherwise the whole place is below sea level.

Still though, we can definitely make it easier and better for bikes around the world.

[–] RecursiveParadox@piefed.social 6 points 1 day ago

But you forget: the wind is against you both ways!

Only partly a joke. I have a job in N Holland once, way up, and my commute was directly North-South. The prevailing winds come from the West, BUT usually the started off SW, against me, then over the course of the day changed to NW, again against me!

Hate that job anyway.

[–] mirshafie@europe.pub 1 points 1 day ago

I think this is irrelevant now that bicycles with electric motors are so common.

[–] Gsus4@mander.xyz 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

200m climb per 10k is also very doable.