Transport

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Transport

• Lecture 10

Photo courtesy of Gwynedd County Council
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• A hundred years ago it was calculated that
  doubling the carbon dioxide (CO2) levels from the
  industrial revolution would raise the Earths
  temperature by 4 - 6 ºC.
• Today these figures are becoming startlingly
  true. The earth is now dangerously overheating
  because of our greenhouse gas emissions trapping
  the suns heat within our atmosphere.
• The 1990s were the warmest decade in the past
  1,000 years and we have had the nine warmest
  years on record in the last decade.
• And the heating is accelerating

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Transport and climate change

• A quarter of greenhouse gases come from cars and
  public transport. These emissions are expected to
  rise by 30 by 2010.
• Did you know? Up to 24,000 people die prematurely
  in the UK every year as result of poor air
  quality.
• 78 of people in Wales travel to work by car.
• Without the awareness, support and action of
  millions of UK citizens, the country will not
  deliver its ambitious climate change goals.

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Carbon dioxide emissions

• Over 80 of journeys to work are less than two
  miles.
• Each person in the UK needs to reduce their TOTAL
  CO2 emissions (including heating electricity)
  to less than 3000 kg/CO2/year
• Travelling 10,000 miles per year represents
• 1,200 litres of petrol 1080 pa
• 3,542 kg CO2 pa

www.cuttingyourcaruse.co.uk (1)
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Reducing CO2 and saving money

• Improve your fitness cycle or walk to uni
• Use public transport (bus or train)
  http//www.arriva.co.uk (2)
• New exclusive student deal! 30 / year for
  unlimited bus travel in Aberystwyth plus 50
  discount on travel further afield.
• See http//www.aber.ac.uk/en/student/travel/ for
  info and timetables.
• Journey planner timetables and connections
  (Wales)
• http//www.traveline-cymru.org.uk/ (3)
• Car share in Ceredigion www.doitwithdai.org.uk
  (4)
• Car share at UWA (two cars one car parking
  permit) contact btg_at_aber.ac.uk
• Park and ride Free and every 15 minutes
  http//www.ceredigion.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid1
  133 (5)
• Eshop for green goods

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Examples

• Travelling from town to university by taxi five
  times a week (one way over 40 weeks) 400
• Cost of a student bus card 30
• Travelling just two miles by car every day (over
  40 weeks) 112
• Cost of walking / cycling Free!
• Cost of insurance, tax, MOT and petrol
  approximately 20p / mile.

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If you do drive simple tips for your car

• Pollution every kilometre in your car counts
• Reduce fuel consumption by putting you in the
  driving seat, how?
• Avoid unnecessary car journeys
• Avoid hard acceleration or breaking
• Think about buying a smaller car, it will be more
  fuel-efficient, cause less pollution and will
  save you money on petrol and tax.
• Convert your existing car to run on
• cleaner fuel - There are over 1,300
• refuelling stations across the UK
• selling cleaner fuels, LPG, Biodiesel.

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External References

• Anna Semlyen (2003). Cutting your car use.
  Available to buy (3.95) from http//www.cuttingyo
  urcaruse.co.uk/ Accessed 30/09/05.
• Arriva (No date). Home Page. Available at
  http//www.arriva.co.uk/ Accessed 30/09/05.
• Traveline (No date). Home Page. Available at
  http//www.traveline-cymru.org.uk/ Accessed
  30/09/05.
• Do it with Dai (No date). Home Page. Available at
  http//www.doitwithdai.org.uk/ Accessed 30/09/05.
• Ceredigion County Council (2004). Aberystwyth
  Park and Ride. Available at http//www.ceredigion.
  gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid1133 Accessed 30/09/05

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Further Resources

• www.sustrans.org.uk for regional and national
  initiatives.100s of sources
• www.nationalcyclingstrategy.org.uk
• CycleCity Guides, Cyclemaps.net, Cycle-n-Sleep,
• Cycle-Routes.org, Greenways Quiet Roads, I'd
  rather cycle, LifeCycle UK
• www.forestry.gov.uk
• www.transportenergy.org.uk for Strategic
  background, Workplace travel plan links, School
  travel plans links, Travel plan networks links
• www.energyshift.co.uk
• www.h2cars.biz
• www.bmwworld.com/hydrogen
• www.hydrogen.org.au
• www.fuelcellsworks.com
• www.est.org.uk (Energy Saving Trust)
• www.ipcc.com (International Panel for Climate
  Change)
• www.cuttingyourcaruse.co.uk Environmental and
  Traffic Reduction Advice
• Cycle hire (CRAFT)
• www.pathsforall.org.uk www.ramblers.org.uk
  www.forestry.gov.uk
• www.livingstreets.org.uk www.aber.ac.uk/sportexer
  cise/
• http//www.transportenergy.org.uk/tools/refuelling
  map/