UN adopts resolution promoting bicycles to combat climate change
Gulf Times
It calls on member states to "integrate the bicycle into public transportation, in urban and rural settings in developing and developed countries."
The 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution Tuesday supporting bicycles as a tool for combatting climate change.
The resolution, proposed by Turkmenistan, was passed unanimously and like all General Assembly resolutions is non-binding.
It calls on member states to "integrate the bicycle into public transportation, in urban and rural settings in developing and developed countries."
Increasing cycling through improved road safety and the promotion of bike-riding will help achieve "sustainable development, including the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions," according to the resolution.
