04.15.09 | MASTERTransport (Main Menu)

ACCORDING TO THE UNITED NATIONS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ARISING FROM TRANSPORT INCREASED BY 17.5 PERCENT FROM 1990 to 2005 IN INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES. (2008) (Fact Check)
DAILY COMMUTE
- Walk or bike more often.
- Take public transit more often.
- Ride an electric bike or scooter.
- Carpool.
- Sell your car, join a car-share service.
LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL
- Take fewer overseas holidays.
- Take the bus or train when possible
- Resolve to only fly twice this year.
- Choose to video conference or teleconferenceinstead of travelling.
- Take a road trip instead of flying.
- Be a tourist in your local area!

- Work with other students to get a UPass at your school.
- If you already have it, try going for a staff, faculty or graduate student UPass!
- Start a bike community and pick people up on your way to work.
- Organize a carpooling network for your school or work.
- Help your workplace or school develop policy that chooses video/teleconferecing over travel.
- Plan a vacation within BC!
- Encourage your school to re-examine how tenure is considered and reduce the weighting of conference presentations.














