UN adopts climate change resolution promoting bikes
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Bicycles were adopted in the United Nations General Assembly as a tool for combatting climate change.
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A cyclist rides in Toronto on a permanent bike lane (CBC)
The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution Tuesday in favor of bicycles as a tool for combating climate change.
Turkmenistan submitted the resolution, which was approved by all 193 members, and like other General Assembly resolutions, is non-binding.
The resolution calls on member states to "integrate the bicycle into public transportation, in urban and rural settings in developing and developed countries."
Increasing cycling through increased road safety and bike-riding promotion would assist achieve "sustainable development, including the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions."
More precisely, the resolution encourages member countries to "give special attention to cycling in cross-cutting development strategies, including bicycle-sharing services," as well as in "international, regional, national and subnational development policies and programmes."
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