THE FUTURE OF URBAN CONSUMPTION IN A 1.5°C WORLD

C40 Cities run by M. Bloomberg here and all over the world.

Pg. 67-96

On transport, private car ownership needs to end and the shared vehicles that replace it have to use less materials and be longer lasting.

Urban residents will also need to adopt a largely plant-based diet, mostly replace flying with less energy-intensive forms of long-distance transport, change how clothes and textiles are consumed and keep electronics and household appliances for longer.

1 short-haul return flight (less than 1500 km/932miles) every 3 years per person

0 private vehicles

3 new clothing items per person per year

0 meat consumption

0 dairy consumption (milk or derivative equivalent) per person per year

7 year optimum lifetime of laptops and similar electronic devices

Choosing timber over cement and steel could allow for a near 60% reduction in deliveries to building construction sites…

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Massachusetts city to post climate change warning stickers at gas stations

Bright yellow stickers warn drivers burning of gasoline has ‘major consequences on human health and the environment’

Cambridge, Massachusetts, has become the first US city to mandate the placing of stickers on fuel pumps to warn drivers of the resulting dangers posed by the climate crisis.

The final design of the bright yellow stickers, shared with the Guardian, includes text that warns drivers the burning of gasoline, diesel and ethanol has “major consequences on human health and the environment including contributing to climate change”.

“The gas pump stickers will remind drivers to think about climate change and hopefully consider non-polluting options.”

The city has a target of slashing planet-heating emissions by 80% and offsetting the remainder by 2050, making it carbon neutral.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/25/massachusetts-city-to-post-climate-change-warning-stickers-at-gas-stations