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Originally Posted by lyeinyoureye
Not many on the grand scheme since the miles covered by the average car free individual likely aren't close to what the average driver covers. Since the bicycle rider will also use fossil fuels, they have some, albeit lower, carbon emissions signature as well. I would guess the cyclist could offset ~.2-.4 metric tons of Carbon per year assuming a trade of about 3,000 bicycle miles for car miles. The personal economic incentives are already there for most Carbon cuts...

Poor reasoning. I am car free. If I had a car, I would add 13,000 miles of driving to the mix. It doesn't matter how many miles I go on my bike. My "carbon credit" would be for one years worth of car usage.
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