Pete Buttigieg is back and ready to cut emission
Good morning! Whether you went apple-picking or sat on the couch, we hope you had a great fall weekend. But first:
Pete Buttigieg is back and ready to cut emission
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/10/18/pete-buttigieg-speaks-out-climate/?utm_source=reddit.com
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Pivoting away from parenting, Buttigieg said the Department of Transportation will work to slash carbon emissions from the transportation sector, which recently surpassed the power sector as the country's largest source of greenhouse gases.
Cars and trucks account for the bulk of the sector's pollution, according to data from the Environmental Protection Agency. And in addition to boosting electric-vehicle adoption, Buttigieg said DOT will help more Americans ditch their cars for lower-carbon alternatives such as mass transit, biking and walking.
“We have to make cars clean, which is what EVs can do, and we have to give people good transportation alternatives,” he said. “I often say you shouldn't have to take two tons of metal along with you everywhere you go.”
Beyond cars and trucks, Buttigieg said aviation and shipping are two of the hardest parts of the economy to decarbonize, given that airplanes need high-density fuel and ships run on heavy oil.
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