The Climate Question
The Climate Question
How can we get more people on their bikes?
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July 11, 2022
27 minutes
Available for over a year
Cycling is healthy, cheap - and as modes of transport go, they don’t come much greener.
Worldwide, transport is responsible for nearly a quarter of all carbon emissions, with road transport alone accounting for 75% of that. But so far, most discussions on greening the transport sector have focussed on electrifying our cars, trucks and buses – overlooking the vital role that bicycles could play in the climate transition. In fact, experts say that we’re unlikely to meet our short-term climate goals without more people getting on their bikes. So what needs to change to make that happen?
We look at what’s been done on streets of Bogota, New York and Kampala to get more people cycling across the world.
Presenters Kate Lamble and Neal Razzell are joined by:
Janette Sadik-Khan, former Transport Commissioner of New York City
Henk Swarttouw, President of the European Cyclists Federation and World Cycling Alliance
Amanda Ngabirano, Lecturer in Urban Mobility at Makerere University, Kampala
Jaime Ortiz Mariño, architect and organiser of the first ciclovía event in Bogotá
Producer: Zoe Gelber
Reporter: Laura Ubate in Bogotá
Researchers: Immie Rhodes and Louise Parry
Series Producer: Alex Lewis
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
Sound Mix: Tom Brignell