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Transportation
In the United States, the largest category of carbon emissions is from transportation, which accounts for about 29% of total U.S. carbon dioxide emissions. Petroleum based products account for 91% of the transportation sector energy use and more than half of all transportation emissions are created by minivans and medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Gardens, museums and zoos have an opportunity to reduce carbon emissions by transitioning from petroleum to electric powered vehicles, incentivizing more sustainable travel and offsetting employee travel.
Click below to read more about each goal and explore further resources. If you need more support, please email the Climate Toolkit at climatetoolkit@phipps.conservatory.org.
Resources:
Institutions Pursuing Transportation Goals:
Botanical Garden Teplice / Botanická zahrada Teplice
Cincinnati Art Museum
Denver Zoo
Duke Farms
Fallingwater
Ganna Walska Lotusland
Hillwood Estate, Museum and Garden
Holden Forests and Gardens
Horniman Museum and Gardens
Houston Zoo
Hoyt Arboretum Friends
Inala Jurassic Garden
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Mt. Cuba Center
Natural History Museum of Utah
New York Botanical Garden
Norfolk Botanical Garden
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
Planting Fields Foundation
Royal Horticultural Society
San Diego Botanic Garden
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University
Science North
Smithsonian Gardens
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
The Natural History Museum
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