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While increasing development densities can yield some reductions in carbon emissions, are there other ways of lessening carbon output?

A new study conducted by the University of Texas at Austin, and issued as supplemental research by the National Academy of Sciences, reveals that by decreasing the weight of vehicles nationwide, much greater gains can be made in decreasing carbon emissions. If all US vehicles were decreased in weight by 0.1 percent, this would make a 10 times greater reduction in carbon emissions than an 0.1 percent change in housing density.

To read the study, which outlines options for emissions control of greenhouse gases, click here.

Labels: climate change, efficiency, global warming, u.s. energy policy