Pedal power: UN approves plans to allow bike lanes, sharing schemes to earn carbon credits

Published 23:55 on April 30, 2018  /  Last updated at 23:55 on April 30, 2018  /  Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Climate Talks, EMEA, International, Kyoto Mechanisms, Middle East, Other APAC, Paris Article 6, South & Central, Voluntary

Projects that facilitate the use of bicycles in developing nations, including installing bike lanes and parking lots and implementing bike-sharing programmes, now qualify for carbon credits, a UN panel has decided.
Projects that facilitate the use of bicycles in developing nations, including installing bike lanes and parking lots and implementing bike-sharing programmes, now qualify for carbon credits, a UN panel has decided.


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