It is responsible for the fastest-growing and second-largest source of carbon emissions, so can transport clean up its act? Europe is leading the charge on tackling the problem.
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van Renssen, S. The final carbon frontier. Nature Clim Change 2, 11–14 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1340
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