Welcome back to our blog our cutie pies readers. For this week we are going to post about concept and policy on green transportation. We know, we know!!!   this topic is going to be a little boring but please bear with us as it is compulsory for us to conclude this in our blog, BUT we promise you guys that next week topic is more fun , what is the topic? It is for us to know and for you guys to find out.

So, back to this week topic, we first going to explain on concept of green transportation then the policy. So I leave you guys to start reading. Enjoyyyy

 

Green Transportation Concept

 •The development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (Brundtland Report)

 •Three pillars: economic, social, and environmental Sustainable Transport Concept Main current approaches

 •Reduction of transport demand

•Promotion/improvement of more energy efficient and environment friendly transport modes

 •Improvement in efficiency of the transport process 

•Introduction of new technology Avoid Shift Improve.

 

It is the system that has the intermodal network of well designed, maintained and interconnected highways, railways, inland waterways, sea ports, river ports, airports or dry ports that, through modal shift,

 

 • optimizes the needs of transporting goods and passengers

 • minimizes consumption of energy, land and other resources

 • generates low emissions of, greenhouse gases and ozone depleting substances 

• minimizes the adverse social impacts arising from transport operations.


by: nur fatihah nabilah 

Credit to : https://www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/2_Concept%20of%20Sustainable%20Transport_ESCAP.pdf


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