{"id":6106,"date":"2021-10-27T10:52:18","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T09:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/engineering\/?p=6106"},"modified":"2021-10-27T10:52:21","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T09:52:21","slug":"youth-discuss-traffic-reduction-for-net-zero-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uwe.ac.uk\/engineering\/youth-discuss-traffic-reduction-for-net-zero-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth discuss traffic reduction for Net Zero 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

During the three day Youth Engineering for Environmental Sustainability Summit (YEESS), 11-13 October 2021, young people across the West of England discussed carbon-emission cutting solutions with experts, before quizzing local politicians on their Climate Action strategies.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was lots of great discussion worth noting, so we’re reporting each day’s targets, questions and potential solutions in a three-part series.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

D<\/span>ay 1 – How might we take 40% of traffic off our roads by 2030<\/span>?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Traffic reduction is a core target mapped into the Bristol and West of England Climate Action Plans, and after exploring the topic, KS4 & KS5 pupils posed questions for Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees on his strategy<\/a> for achieving traffic reduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why<\/span> do we need to slim down road traffic?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr Steve Melia, Senior Lecturer in Transport and Planning, UWE Bristol<\/a> introduced the issue, explaining the patterns of increased traffic in the UK and introducing a few traffic reduction methods used across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTransport accounts for 27% of the UK\u2019s carbon emissions, but is our fastest growing sector,” said Melia. He concluded that electrification wouldn’t be enough to reach carbon cutting targets and therefore traffic volume cutting methods will be required. See his video introduction below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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