With heatwaves occurring all across Europe this Summer, here at Forest Friends Ireland we thought we would dive into the causes and hazards of heatwaves, a brainstorm of possible mitigation strategies for current and future heatwaves, and a bevy of tips to keep in mind in order to stay cool this Summer…
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Join the Fight Against Climate Change by Using Public Transport
For various fuel categories, petrol, diesel, or electric, public transport vehicles are more environment-friendly alternatives compared to personal vehicles. If we consider a bus and a personal car, we will notice that per capita CO2 emission is much higher in the latter’s case. A BEIS (UK) report from 2019 shows that an average local bus emits 82g of CO2 whereas a petrol-driven car emits 180g per kilometer. Now if we add the number of people that the bus carries in contrast with that of multiple cars, the difference becomes astronomical…
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