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Report Finds That Urgent Changes in Transport Financing Required to Enable More Sustainable Transportation Globally

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Yet current transport patterns, based primarily on private motorised vehicles, generates many social, environmental and economic costs, accounting for more than half of global liquid fossil fuel consumption and nearly a quarter of the world's energy related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (IEA, 2009).

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German transportation major FlixBus enters India – ET Auto

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The company promises to transform intercity passenger transportation in the country with convenient traveling at a competitive price and the best-in-class safety standards.

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UC Davis, ITDP study suggests global shift to public transport, NMT and away from cars could save $100T through 2050 and cut GHGs

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All of these would need to be achieved through policy and pricing initiatives, since autonomous changes in lifestyle that might affect car ownership are already included in the baseline. Transportation in urban areas accounted for about 2,300 megatons of co2 in 2010, almost one quarter of carbon emissions from the transportation sector.

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The Kiwi business journey to Carbon Zero

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Businesses big and small will play a vital role in reducing New Zealand’s carbon emissions through the transition to more sustainable transport. Businesses in NZ are setting new targets for their fleets to reduce CO2 emissions and driving down fleet costs. What are the current CO2 emissions of your existing fleet?

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Taking another look at methanol as an alternative transportation fuel for the US

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Bromberg and Cheng attributed the failure of methanol in becoming a substantial transportation fuel component in US earlier to several factors: Methanol was introduced in a period of rapidly falling petroleum fuel prices; there was no economic incentive for continuing the methanol program. use could be developed.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

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There needs to be a massive uptake in active and public transport, as well as the provision of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS), changes to urban development, and the way we work. Affordable, convenient, safe and sustainable transport choices should be available for all New Zealanders. Vans: 147 g CO2/km.

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Expert group report finds alternative fuels could replace fossil fuels in Europe by 2050

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The initiative intends to develop a consistent long-term strategy for fully meeting the energy demands of the transport sector from alternative and sustainable sources by 2050. If we are to achieve a truly sustainable transport, then we will have to consider alternative fuels.