Oslo to Ban Private Cars by 2019

There's little debate left around the issue of climate change, as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirms, and it's generally understood that carbon dioxide emissions, commonly referred to as one of the greenhouse gases, are largely responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer. Sadly for car enthusiasts, vehicles are one of the world's primary sources of greenhouse gases, which has lead to some intense and radically different fuel sources to be developed by manufacturers.
A pedestrian street in Oslo, with flowers planted down the center to keep cars from driving.
As The Guardian reported Oct. 19, this is part of the country's overall goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent when compared to 1990's levels before the year 2020. Given the country's track record with adopting green technologies, this shouldn't be difficult to achieve - as EVNorway.no states, they have the world's highest number of electric cars per capita, "by a wide margin."

So, long story short, if you want to see what it looks like when a country goes full force into fighting climate change, visit Norway. Just don't plan on driving your Tesla through the center of Oslo.

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(Source: Reuters, The Guardian, EVNorway.no, Environmental Protection Agency, Images via Visit Oslo)

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