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We are all traveling more and are all traveling much greater distances. There has been a massive increase in the amount of cars on our roads and planes in our skies. A quarter of all CO2 emissions come from transport. Our lifestyles have become completely connected to the transport we use but this cannot continue forever.
All our transport technologies are wholly dependent on fossil fuels which speaks for its self. Change is going to happen whether we like it or not, how smoothly as a nation and an individual we take on this challenge is in our hands.
The simple fact remains that we have to travel less and when we do travel that we use more environmentally friendly methods to reach our destination.
| It is not for ecogo to enter too deeply into the national unhappiness with our railway system and pricing structures. From a personal point of view i can say that having traveled in India's railway network that we are not doing too bad in comparison. Trains and buses are much greener forms of travel than our beloved motor vehicle and not to mention the safety aspects of train travel. The problem of demand and supply is clear to see when traveling on some of our busier routes, with overcrowding and inflated prices we too readily forget the green credentials that train travel posses. The government has a great deal to answer for when it comes to these issues that unfortunately tend to put the general | ||
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Bicycle >
Love or hate the cyclist his green credentials are top notch. With zero CO2 emissions we should all consider at some point the benefits of this form of travel. Many urban councils have now created cycle lanes within there cities. With around only 2% of all trips on the bicycle there is room for improvement.
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