Show notes
The wheels on the bus go round and round, hopefully even more so after this episode! This week, the girls dip our toes into the world of transportation by taking a look at why the transportation sector is consistently the globe’s biggest GHG emitter. Big takeaways are the world needs: denser cities; more accountable local leaders; less dependence on fossil fuels; and more public transportation.
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- https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-data#Sector
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