Vegetarian menu saves 286,501 kg CO₂ in one year
A 90% vegetarian menu saved 286,501 kg CO₂ at Jaarbeurs in 2021
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846 tonnes of CO₂ saved per year with sustainable catering
Sustainable catering at Jaarbeurs can save up to 846 tonnes of CO₂ in a normal year
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10.21% of Utrecht’s bicycles were already electric in 2020
The share of electric bicycles in the province of Utrecht grew from 7% in 2015 to 10.21% in 2020.
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Electric vehicle sales grow 50 times faster than petrol
The average annual growth of electric vehicles in the Netherlands is 85.9% — almost 50 times the growth of petrol cars (1.7%).
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Electric bicycles Utrecht: 320 kton CO₂-eq reduction potential by 2030
If 37% of all bicycles in the province of Utrecht are electric by 2030, that delivers a reduction of 320 kton CO₂-eq per year.
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Electric vehicles Utrecht: 870 kton CO₂-eq reduction potential by 2030
Electric vehicles can deliver the province of Utrecht a reduction of 870 kton CO₂-eq per year by 2030.
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Mobility Utrecht: 1,190 kton CO₂-eq reduction potential per year
Two calculated solutions give Utrecht mobility a combined reduction potential of 1,190 kton CO₂-eq per year by 2030: electric vehicles (870 kton) and electric bicycles (320 kton), both calculated on the RIVM Emissions Registry.
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Hempcrete stores a net 35.5 kg of CO₂-eq per m³
One kilogram of hemp fibre sequesters 2.1 kg of CO₂, and one cubic metre of hempcrete represents 251.67 kg of CO₂-equivalent stored.
Cement causes 5 to 6% of global CO₂ emissions
Cement is one of the most used substances on earth after water — and the source of 5 to 6% of global CO₂ emissions.
Cement alternatives: 290 kton CO₂-eq reduction potential in Utrecht
Partially replacing concrete and cement products with alternative materials can deliver the province of Utrecht 290 kton CO₂-eq of reduction plus 50 kton of sequestration per year by 2030, linked to the 2020-2030 housing programme.
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