By JEFF MONTGOMERY • The News Journal • May 29, 2008
Residents who live in greater Philadelphia and Wilmington contribute less to global warming than people who live in most of the nation's major metropolitan areas, according to a new report.
The Brookings Institution study released Wednesday found residents in densely populated areas with rail transit have smaller "carbon footprints" -- or tons of carbon dioxide pollution per capita -- than communities where suburban sprawl forces heavier reliance on the automobile.
The study was meant to show the big role that land use and energy policies in metropolitan areas could play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, its authors said.
The study ranked the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area 27th best out of 100 metro areas overall for per-capita carbon dioxide emissions. Northern Delaware benefited from Philadelphia's better record on transit.
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