Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6 kilometres each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, the study suggests, annual global carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.

This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.

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      Because they think it’s a conspiracy to eventually lock people down into their 15 minute block and not let them leave. Once 15 minute cities have been established, they’re going to create another “plandemic” like COVID to initiate another lockdown.

      Not kidding. Source: my family

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          It’s not something people reasoned their way towards, it’s constructed propaganda from the Fox News or Prager U crowd (I forget which). They discovered a long time ago that if they want their audiences to hate something that they can just straight up lie about what it is.

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            You’re right of course, this kind of media is starting to flourish outside of the US and although they’re not as prominent, the trend is there and it’s looking bleak.