Record number of miles

 

Storrow, Benjamin. “U.S. Emissions Rise 4 Percent as Drivers Log a Record Number of Miles.” Scientific American, Scientific American, 27 May 2022, from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-emissions-rise-4-percent-as-drivers-log-a-record-number-of-miles/

In 2022, transportation emissions have risen greatly. In previous years, the new Covid-19 pandemic greatly reduced all kinds of emissions, yet as we become more comfortable with the pandemic, emissions rise. Data has proven that high gas prices have not changed consumers’ behavior, however many are hopeful that the sustained high prices will push Americans towards other types of transportation like walking or driving electric vehicles. On the other hand, the rate at which people are buying electric vehicles is at an all-time high, yet electric vehicles represent a very small percentage of the auto industry.

Transportation is necessary but at what cost to our environment? This article showed how prices and epidemics are affecting transportation emissions, harming our environment. Many habitats and species are being destroyed because of the amount of carbon in the atmosphere, which is determined by many factors, but specifically transportation. I am aware that electric vehicles can be very expensive to buy, and I wonder if EVs reduced their price, how would it affect emissions? 

2 thoughts on “Record number of miles

  1. Yes, it’s good you point out how transportation use very much decreased during the pandemic. And other possible alternative could be Electric cars.

    • Thank you for reading my post! It’s interesting to see how the pandemic affected carbon emissions, and how it also led to an increase in electric cars.

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