Tagged: car emissions

Does building and expanding motorways really reduce congestion and emissions? - Unsorted

Guest Author • Oct 07, 2020 •

• car emissions,
• carbon emissions,
• climate change,
• Motorways,
• Traffic

Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, please send it to climate.change@stuff.co.nz Q: Does building and expanding motorways really reduce congestion and emissions, or does it increase it? Simon Kingham, … Read More

The bacterial jungle of your car - Chthonic Wildlife Ramblings

Brendan Moyle • Feb 04, 2019 •

• Air Pollution,
• bacteria,
• car care,
• car emissions,
• car safety,
• emissions

A recent article on car cleanliness described the bacteria that abound on car interior-surfaces. The results were shocking, with the headline announcing steering wheels had on average four times the amount of bacteria that public toilets did.  It inspired some to clean their cars . Nonetheless I confess I felt no surprise reading this. This is one of my … Read More

The problem with cars - Chthonic Wildlife Ramblings

Brendan Moyle • Feb 15, 2017 •

• air pollution,
• Aotearoa Bike Challenge,
• auckland transport,
• car emissions,
• car pollution,
• congestion,
• cycling,
• go by bike day,
• particulates

It seems appropriate this time of the year to be talking about cars.  In London, pollution from particulates generated by motor-vehicles have contributed to a dangerous smog that have invited comparisons to Beijing. Here in NZ we have February set up as a biking challenge.  I’ve commuted by bike every workday so far. I may go the whole … Read More