What London is doing to lower Green House Gases
In my opinion London is taking very good steps to lower it's carbon footprint, such as driving smaller cars and car pooling.** In addition recently the city appyled a congestion of 8 pounds daily for driving a persenoal vehical into the two central districts. Also it is encouraging greater use of buses, trains and subways. Some of the buses are already hybrid and deisel. Currently London is planning to have a new buss by 2015 which will reduce it's fuel comsumtion by 40% and GHG also by 40%. Recently the "Lord Mayur" of London, with Barkley's Bank, installed a mass bicycle rental system that can be found through out central london nicely lined up here and there readly to ride.** In the three weeks that I have been in London, almost every day I am in the central area and see these bikes being used regularly.
Unfortunatly, bus transite price seems high for odaniary people. As an example, if you were to take a trip with 2 tranfers total back and forth is would cost around GBP 8 ($12); thats 4 buses you used back and forth for your one trip. Overall I think London is doing a fairly good jod on starting to combat global warming.
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* Please note that this is my second posting (Post 2) that is focused particularily on my acadamic subjects for this year (exscluding Math): Social Studies, Sceince, English and French-after I reach France.
**Pictures in the link:http://frozenmiceblogpics.wikispaces.com/
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