In 2018, more than 99% of cars on the road ran on gasoline or diesel. With vehicles spewing gigatons of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere each year, phasing them out is a powerful climate solution. Electric vehicles offer alternatives. Boosting use of mass and public transit is another option. But these are just part of the picture. 

Other ways to eliminate fossil fuels from transport include increasing walking and bicycling. This means altering infrastructure, changing mindsets, and providing incentives for adopting these modes. Offering remote work options to employees can also reduce the need to commute. Teleconferencing and related technologies allow people to connect electronically across time and space.

A major challenge to switching away from petrol and diesel cars to other modes of transportation is the deep entrenchment of the status quo. The automobile industry is lobbying hard to avoid regulations and bans, and major system changes will require new infrastructure and a retrained workforce. But making the shift opens the doors to exciting new opportunities to design healthier, friendlier communities as well as forward-facing career paths with better air quality at work.

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• Transportation Solutions (Project Drawdown)

• Transport (Wikipedia)

• Phase-out of Fossil Fuel Vehicles (Wikipedia)

• Achieving Zero Emissions with More Mobility and Less Mining (Climate + Community Project)

• Reduce your personal use of gasoline and diesel by choosing alternatives to driving a car, if you are physically able to: walk, bike, take mass transit, connect remotely.

• Encourage local planners to envision and implement policies to minimize the use of powered vehicles.

• Encourage your government representatives to eliminate fossil fuel use and instead fund incentives and infrastructure that makes it easier to use alternatives: electric charging stations, bus and train routes, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.