Lee Schipper, transport expert from University of California, Berkeley, who has been examining the Asian issues, said, "Just putting money for green transport or chasing the carbon fund without strong measures to discourage woefully underpriced car use will not deliver."
"If this is true, it's a horrible way to fix transport problems," said Lee Schipper, Project Scientist at University of California Berkeley's Global Metropolitan Studies program. "You can't roll over cars, they don't drive in straight lines."
O prefeito de Belo Horizonte, Marcio Lacerda (PSB) assina nesta quarta-feira convênio com o Centro de Transporte Sustentável do Instituto de Recursos Mundiais (WRI, em inglês) e o CTS-Brasil (Centro de Transporte Sustentável do Brasil), para elaborar estudos de consultoria visando assegurar a qualidade e eficiência dos corredores rápidos de ônibus (BRT, em inglês).
O convênio que a Prefeitura de Belo Horizonte assina hoje para agilizar a implantação do BRT será firmado com a Rede Embarq, organização voltada para o transporte sustentável em países em desenvolvimento. A Embarq “trabalha para catalisar e implementar soluções sustentáveis para os problemas da mobilidade urbana”, define a assessoria da Prefeitura.
“The big challenge for developing countries like India is to keep a balanced transport mix that provides adequate accessibility for people and goods.
“The big challenge for developing countries like India is to keep a balanced transport mix that provides adequate accessibility for people and goods.
"The Chinese are understanding very well the challenge ahead. The challenge ahead is that with the growth of personal income and activity, there's a greater need of mobility," said Dario Hidalgo, senior transport engineer for EMBARQ, a group researching international transport at the World Resources Institute.
"The Chinese are understanding very well the challenge ahead. The challenge ahead is that with the growth of personal income and activity, there's a greater need of mobility," said Dario Hidalgo, senior transport engineer for EMBARQ, a group researching international transport at the World Resources Institute.
En su momento, el subdirector de Transporte del Ayuntamiento de Mérida, René Flores Ayora, informó que tras varios meses de análisis, directivos del Centro de Transporte Sustentable de México (CTS) determinaron que Culiacán, Aguas Calientes y Mérida, cuenten con los recursos para realizar acciones según sus necesidades que permitan recudir los índices de carbono.
En su momento, el subdirector de Transporte del Ayuntamiento de Mérida, René Flores Ayora, informó que tras varios meses de análisis, directivos del Centro de Transporte Sustentable de México (CTS) determinaron que Culiacán, Aguas Calientes y Mérida, cuenten con los recursos para realizar acciones según sus necesidades que permitan recudir los índices de carbono.
