Vehicle-free weekends help cut down carbon emissions, Melaka assembly told

MELAKA: The vehicle-free weekend initiative at Bandar Hilir has significantly reduced carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the Melaka legislative assembly was told.

State housing and local government, climate change and disaster management committee chairman Datuk Rais Yasin said the CO2 reduction reached 12,000kg per kilometre since the initiative was implemented in August.