Published in ERW, 3 Jul 2013
People living in cities produce more greenhouse-gas emissions than those living in the countryside, a Finnish study has found. The study blames urban habits of “parallel consumption”, in which people duplicate activities they could do in their home elsewhere in a city.
In recent years, various studies have suggested that city dwellers ought to produce fewer greenhouse-gas emissions than those living in the countryside. It was thought that the higher density of living typical of urban environments would promote a more efficient use of energy, as people travel less and live in more confined spaces. […]
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