Housing, transport & tourism Hendrik, Marius, Hilde,
Kristine, Marco & Polly Slide 2 Slide 3 PROBLEM 1/3 of the CO2
emission in the UK come from housing House bigger than necessary
Waste of energy Clothes and furniture Slide 4 SOLUTION
micro-generation techniques : solar systems, micro-wind and water
turbines change our behavior Businesses, individuals and government
policy Slide 5 GOVERNMENT RESPONCE Rules for building new houses
Energy performance certificate (UK) Zero carbon emission at 2016
(UK) Slide 6 transport Slide 7 5 % of the 50,000 megatonnes 5 % of
the 50,000 megatonnes 2,800 megatonnes CO 2,800 megatonnes CO
Minerals and food transportation Minerals and food transportation
Air, ocean and rail freight Air, ocean and rail freight Carbon
emissions will grow Carbon emissions will grow OECD countries OECD
countries 3% per year from 1990 to 2004 3% per year from 1990 to
2004 Slide 8 Bonus Car wrecking Car wrecking Eco cars Eco cars GPL
and metan plants GPL and metan plants Light commercial vehicles
Light commercial vehicles Greener public transport Greener public
transport Motorbikes Motorbikes Slide 9 Conclusion Using more
efficient, lower carbon vehicles Using more efficient, lower carbon
vehicles Using lower carbon fuel Using lower carbon fuel Using
exiting vehicles more efficiently Using exiting vehicles more
efficiently Reducing the number and lenght of trips Reducing the
number and lenght of trips Using alternative modes Using
alternative modes Slide 10 Tourism Slide 11 Tourism pollution Slide
12 Effects of Tourism Pros source of income eat excotic local food
local products new work areas Discovers new cultures Language
awareness Broadens horizons Cons They have to travel Overcrowding
Terrorism threats Uses too many natural resources Diseases Demands
quality Changes landscape Endangers species Slide 13 Government
comment Important to keep the environment. But most countries need
the cash from the tourist industry. Therefor there will not be
restrictions on the numbers tourist during a season, but perhaps
there will be restrictions on travel ways. Example one week then
they can fly in, then the next week it will be boat Slide 14
Solutions Make your own country more attractive to the inhabitants
Reduce living standard Recycle Plastic Paper Waste Slide 15 Sources
http://www.greenpeace.org/mediterranean/mediterranean-
marine-reserves/threats/pollution-and-tourism
http://www.greenpeace.org/mediterranean/mediterranean-
marine-reserves/threats/pollution-and-tourism
http://www.trifter.com/Practical-Travel/Tourism-Pros-and-
Cons.400989
http://www.trifter.com/Practical-Travel/Tourism-Pros-and-
Cons.400989 http://www1.american.edu/TED/costa-rica-tourism.htm
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http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BldrsdFxPTA/SaB2nT4qXOI/AAAAAAAAG
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hus.no/wsp/blink3/frontend.cgi?func=publish.show&table=CONTE
NT&func_id=10287 http://www.blink-
hus.no/wsp/blink3/frontend.cgi?func=publish.show&table=CONTE
NT&func_id=10287 Housing versus the environment, can there be
only one winner? By Shelter, GOOGLE (pictures)
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