… #ClimateChangeRochdale Transport Decarbonising Transport: a better greener Britain 2021 • Double cycle activity to 1.6 billion stages per year by 2025 (from 2013 levels of 0.8) • Double walking activity to 300 stages per person per year by 2025 • Increase the proportion of children aged 5 to 10 that usually…
… outlining five key areas where money would be invested to help the UK’s transition towards a cleaner, greener, healthy, safe and more resilient planet. 1. Replacing or improving energy 4. Implementing initiatives and systems with more efficient infrastructure to make it easy equipment for people to walk, cycle and work remotely 2. Planting trees, restoring peatlands and enhancing 5…
…. Energy Reducing the use of fossil fuels and using more renewable energy sources. 2. Travel Reducing the amount of polluting types of transport on our roads and using more public transport and active modes of travel such as walking and cycling. 3. Buildings Reducing the energy demand of buildings and infrastructure by making them more energy efficient. 4. Consumption and production Using…
… and cardiovascular disease from air pollution; infectious diseases and respiratory conditions; depression and anxiety caused by events such as flooding; or forced migration and physical stress and injuries caused by extremes of heat. • Improving health through physical activity, including walking and cycling and through healthier eating. • Ensuring the operation of local healthcare facilities…
… production and consumption. • Energy is generated locally and able to meet local demand. • Less vehicles on the road, less road congestion and all vehicles are zero emission. • Public transport, cycling and walking are the default modes of transport. • Less commuting and more working from home facilitated by increased digital accessibility. • Less buying of new goods and throwing away…