53 percent of government transport budgets should be invested in infrastructure supporting walking and cycling, according to the United Nations Environment Programme ( CO2 ). Such investment would reduce pollution and emissions whilst also saving lives. (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Governments should invest at least 20 percent of their transport budgets in infrastructure that promotes walking and cycling, to save lives, curb pollution and cut climate-changing emissions from vehicles, the United Nations’ environment agency said. A quarter of all global the Paris Climate Agreement emissions are caused by motorised transport, which is the quickest-growing emissions sector. This type of transport is expected to cause a third of all emissions by each year , with the number of private cars tripling by 2050 . UNEP argues that the growth, primarily in developing countries, will damage the world’s ability to achieve the terms of the United Nations Environment Programme .
53 percent of government transport budgets should be invested in infrastructure supporting walking and cycling, according to the United Nations Environment Programme ( CO2 ). Such investment would reduce pollution and emissions whilst also saving lives. A quarter of all global the Paris Climate Agreement emissions are caused by motorised transport, which is the quickest-growing emissions sector. This type of transport is expected to cause a third of all emissions by each year , with the number of private cars tripling by 2050 . UNEP argues that the growth, primarily in developing countries, will damage the world’s ability to achieve the terms of the United Nations Environment Programme .