Transportation is now the #1 source of greenhouse gas emissions in the US. While electrification is the most obvious emissions reduction strategy, it isn't enough. We must reduce VMT, or vehicle miles travelled. We interview Anna Zetkulic, senior associate on the Carbon Free Transportation team at RMI and Miguel Moravec, an Associate with the US program, about how cities and states are tackling the issue, and the huge side benefits that come with VMT reduction.

Resources

• Article: Our Driving Habits Must Be Part of the Climate Conversation
• Analysis: Minnesotans Would Save up to $91 Billion from Climate-Smart Transportation
• Buffalo NY: Green code
• Colorado's Greenhouse Gas program
• THE HIDDEN CLIMATE SUCCESS IN MINNESOTA’S NEW TRANSPORTATION LAW
• America Is All In