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.
Get a linen hoodie and put your hood up while you ride to catch the air. Cycling takes less energy than walking, so it generates less heat. It’s cooler to ride than to walk, but you have a better breeze.