Highway widening and CO2 emissions
One of the best things about this blog becoming more and more widely read is that I am increasingly having people email me interesting links to transport research or transport-related events happening around Auckland. I also seem to have ended up on ARTA’s emailing list for all media releases these days (perhaps I am now an important stakeholder?)…
8 Comments London v Auckland – transport emissions
Joel Cayford is on the Auckland Regional Council, and keeps a most excellent blog where he comments on planning, transport and other matters quite regularly, and in good detail too. A post that he made a week or so ago included a table that really caught my eye:
London’s population in 2006 was just over six times Auckland’s population, and yet their transport emissions were below twice of ours.…
Transport and CO2 emissions
It seems timely to talk a bit about carbon dioxide emissions, as the government is currently undertaking consultation on what New Zealand’s 2020 target should be in terms of reducing our CO2 emissions when compared to 1990 levels. There has been a big push for a dramatic 40% reduction target, as that is what is considered necessary to avoid the worst effects of climate change, although it is likely the government is going to end up on something a bit more modest.…
Climate Change (Transport Funding) Bill
It was an interesting day in parliament yesterday, with the Green Party dominating the member’s day to such an extent that the only bills that were actually debated were from the Green Party. One of those bills was the Climate Change (Transport Funding) Bill, put forward by Jeanette Fitzsimons.…
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