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minus-squareBedSharkPal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up8·16 hours agoThis seems like something Chat Gippity might actually be of some value: The CO₂ exhaled by a person riding a bike is tiny compared to a car’s emissions. Let’s break it down: Human CO₂ Emissions from Biking A resting human exhales about 0.7 kg of CO₂ per day (~29 g per hour). Moderate cycling increases breathing rate, and a cyclist might exhale around 4x more CO₂ than at rest. This comes to ~116 g of CO₂ per hour. A cyclist at 20 km/h would emit ~5.8 g of CO₂ per km. Car CO₂ Emissions The average gasoline car emits ~200-250 g of CO₂ per km. Even efficient cars emit over 100 g of CO₂ per km, which is still far more than a cyclist. Comparison A cyclist exhales ~5.8 g CO₂ per km. A typical gasoline car emits ~200 g CO₂ per km. A cyclist produces ~30-40 times less CO₂ than a car per km. Even when considering food production emissions for fueling the cyclist, biking is vastly cleaner than driving.
This seems like something Chat Gippity might actually be of some value: