Comments on: Eight low-carbon car projects set for UK trials http://www.greenbang.com/eight-low-carbon-car-projects-set-for-uk-trials_10342.html Sustainable Energy Insight Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:18:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ifti Akbar http://www.greenbang.com/eight-low-carbon-car-projects-set-for-uk-trials_10342.html/comment-page-1#comment-8839 Ifti Akbar Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:48:32 +0000 http://www.greenbang.com/?p=10342#comment-8839 It is encouraging to see the government back sucha a scheme, that will undoubtedly do a great deal to help reduce carbon emissions through road transport. But for the total number of car journeys to be curtailed, more investment in public transport and in travel plan initiatives are needed. Long-term thinking is needed. Estimates suggest that a good workplace travel plan can cut car travel by between 10 and 30 per cent, at negligible cost. Ifti Akbar, Envido<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8839','Ifti Akbar'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('8839','Ifti Akbar','It is encouraging to see the government back sucha a scheme, that will undoubtedly do a great deal to help reduce carbon emissions through road transport. But for the total number of car journeys to be curtailed, more investment in public transport and in travel plan initiatives are needed. Long-term thinking is needed. Estimates suggest that a good workplace travel plan can cut car travel by between 10 and 30 per cent, at negligible cost.\r\n\r\nIfti Akbar, Envido'); return false;">Quote</a></div> It is encouraging to see the government back sucha a scheme, that will undoubtedly do a great deal to help reduce carbon emissions through road transport. But for the total number of car journeys to be curtailed, more investment in public transport and in travel plan initiatives are needed. Long-term thinking is needed. Estimates suggest that a good workplace travel plan can cut car travel by between 10 and 30 per cent, at negligible cost.

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