Melbourne Suburbs: Carbon Emissions Disparity
Update: 2025-12-06
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Melbournes outer suburbs emit fourteen times more carbon than the inner city due to limited public transport, costing residents up to fifty-eight cents per weekday for climate change impacts. Better public transport links could reduce emissions by eighty percent. Only sixty-five percent of trips are currently made by car, but this could be reduced to sixty-eight million dollars in annual climate change costs with more walkable, integrated neighborhoods. Associate professor Liton Kamruzzaman emphasizes that planning failures, not personal choice, often force people to drive. Simple changes like more pedestrian crossings and expanded bicycle networks could improve walkability and reduce emissions in existing suburbs.
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