Revolutionary changes in transportation could slow global warming, if done right

AROUND THE WORLD, revolutionary changes are under way in transportation. More electric vehicles are on the road, people are taking advantage of sharing mobility services such as Uber and Lyft, and the rise in telework during the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the way people think about commuting.

Transportation is a growing source of the global greenhouse gas emissions that are driving climate change, accounting for 23 percent of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions worldwide in 2019 and 29 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.