According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, approximately one-third of the nation’s residents don’t have driver’s licenses. In her 2024 book “When Driving is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency,” disability advocate Anna Zivarts argues that not only is America’s car-centric infrastructure harmful to the climate, it also fails to meet the everyday needs of many Americans.
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Emissions growth (0.8%) is lower than GDP growth (3.2%) for 2025, which could be seen as evidence of decoupling. Growth in electricity demand (4.3%) outpaced GDP.
Renewables made up nearly 40% of new energy production, but coal, oil and natural gas use has continued to increase to record highs.
Total & per-capita emissions are decreasing in the US & EU, but increasing in China and India.
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