Bigger houses, longer commutes and sprawl are, it turns out, bad for the environment
Two-thirds of Cuyahoga County residents are worried about climate change and nearly half believe it will affect them personally, according to aThese residents should see how drastically carbon emissions differ by area.the New York Times this week mapped carbon emissions by neighborhood across the country.
Because residences, businesses and services in cities are geographically closer, residents tend to drive less in their daily lives. As such, dense cities generate less carbon emissions than sprawling suburbs, where residents log long commutes to work and anywhere else. City dwellings are also usually smaller than their suburban counterparts, which means they require less energy for heating and cooling. Outside of cities, this trend reverses.
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