The rest of my family can’t do this: they live in a small town where the public transport is not great. It’s even harder for my extended family who live in a tiny village in the countryside, where the nearest shop is miles away. People often picture eco-friendly living as rural. Living on your farm in the countryside is the green thing to do. Living in the packed energy-guzzling city is what’s wrecking the planet. In reality, it’s the opposite. There are clear environmental benefits to cities: we can build efficient, connected networks for travel.39 When we look at the travel emissions across
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