A doctoral thesis from Sweden suggests that car commuters die younger than those who walk, cycle or go to work by bus.
For his thesis, Patrik Wennberg from Umeå university studied the effects of commuting and other activities on heart disease. He concludes: ‘A clearly increased risk of myocardial infarction was found for car commuting compared to active commuting (walking, cycling or going by bus).’
Uphold the European Green Deal
The Commission must champion the Green Deal as a strategy for hope, resilience and fairness. Now is the moment to lead with courage – and to invest in...
But going back on the 2035 zero-emissions target and deploying no industrial strategy could instead see loss of 1 million auto jobs.
A new study models the impact of EU electric vehicle leadership and ambitious policies on investment and jobs.