The carbon footprint of commuting is largely based on that of your transport. I cycle to work. I'd be very surprised if that is anything close to 1g/km. Vs 100+g/km for many a Dino burner.
Sure there's many arguements to be made about flexible working, work from home, etc... but what this article is really saying, is our transport system is utterly fucked up (and about 25% of global emissions). Ban cars.
@quixoticgeek https://www.bikeradar.com/features/long-reads/cycling-environmental-impact/ claims around 21g/km for biking. Still way better than cars obviously, but humans aren’t very efficient either.
@tfheen that assumes you eat extra for the cycling. If you were going to eat the food anyways then that doesn't figure. Same as we don't count the calories needed by a car driver in the emissions.
The manufacturing contribution is all that remains. I do such a high distance that it's reduced to almost a rounding error.
@kim @tfheen depends on the riding. If you're doing 5km to work at 15kph on an omafiets you're not getting sweaty. The Dutch don't shower at work having cycled to the office.
Sure. When I do a 100k ride, I eat more, and I create a couple of items of extra laundry. But for utilitarian commuting, like the example in my original post. We're not eating extra, we're not sweating out our clothing, and not having an extra shower. Context.
Else I'll judge all motoring emissions on an f1 car.
@quixoticgeek that’s like saying that you were going to set fire to that petrol anyway, so it doesn’t count. The article talks about extra emissions, not what you’d emit by just being alive.
@tfheen except for utilitarian cycling people don't think "oh I'm cycling to work, I better have an extra slice of toast". Until you're riding 30+km it's just gonna be covered by your normal intake. So for a typical commute of less than 10k. Most people don't consume extra food. So the emissions from eating should not be included.
@quixoticgeek@social.v.st @tfheen@snabelen.no I reckon the carbon emissions of my additional cycling-induced washing (body and clothes) are substantial, but hard to calculate in a meaningful way.