‘Compact cities’ needed to combat climate change

A transition to electric vehicles (EVs) coupled with an expansion of public transit and the development of “compact cities” will be needed to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions over the next 30 years. This is according to a new report from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) and the University of California, Davis.

The Compact City Scenario – Electrified looks at four scenarios for the evolution of transport over the next three decades: business as usual, a huge electrification of public and private vehicles by 2050, a major shift in cities to non-car transport, and a ‘high EV + shift’ combination.

The report found ‘EV + shift’ was the only scenario whe...