Ahead of the U.N climate meeting set in Paris later this year, negotiators are looking at Bhutan, one of the world’s poorest countries, for inspiration. The tiny Buddhist kingdom in the Himalayas is implementing plans to make electric cars the main mode of transportation in order to protect the environment, improve the economy and “to show in a small measure that sustainable transport works and that electric vehicles are a reality.” Electric cars are also less likely to disturb the silent practices of monks. Who says developing countries can’t contribute to tackling global warming?
Bhutan aims to make electric cars main mode of transportation
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