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The climate impact of road transport — diving deeper
Our means of transport make our lives easy but take a toll on the climate: in Europe, road transport alone accounts for one fifth of total greenhouse gas emissions. Luckily, there are ways to make road transport climate-smarter.
Linda
Climate basics
12 alternatives to owning a car
Thinking about going car-free? Owning a car is no cheap business and not too climate-friendly either.
October 26, 2020
Pauliina
Climate basics
Top tips to reduce your lifestyle carbon emissions
If one person in each Finnish household would reduce personal carbon emissions by 20%, we would already achieve 38% of Finland’s emission reduction targets, as set in the Paris Agreement!
June 29, 2020
Pauliina
Science to Action
Here’s why the bike should become king of the road (again)
Today, road transport accounts for over 70% of all emissions from transport! What about bringing back the bike on a big scale again?
May 8, 2019
Sparkling Stories
From daily car commute to 16 km per day on electric bike
Nothing beats the feeling of fulfilling a personal goal while also supporting sustainable development, says Madelene Eklund.
October 24, 2018
Felicia
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