Do you cycle for or at least partly for Enviromental reasons ?

[vickster]

Approx 150,000 people die every day and 365,000 are born..

In the UK?? Data suggests around 750k births total in 2017...do you mean globally?
I doubt most of the world pays mothers child benefits so I'm not sure where that logic comes from

 

[Smokin Joe]

In the UK?
I doubt most of the world pays mothers child benefits?

It would need to be a world wide effort. Maybe impossible, but nothing else will address the problem.

 

[DCBassman]

@CarlP nails the biggest single environmental problem of all.
There are too many of US. Our toys compound the problem further, but WE are the biggest threat to the planet, because of sheer numbers.

 

[Milkfloat]

I cycle a lot of places therefore am killing the environment, that is because According to the Daily Mail I am slowing down all the motorists.

 

[classic33]

I cycle a lot of places therefore am killing the environment, that is because According to the Daily Mail I am slowing down all the motorists.

I do the same journey, on the same roads, in less time. They're slowing me down.

 

[jefmcg]

Definitely - empower women through education and genuine access to reproductive health services - so that having fewer children is a positive choice for them.

I can always trust CycleChat to pin down the real cause of the problems: women.

 

[mjr]

I do the same journey, on the same roads, in less time. They're slowing me down.

That's why I like having cycleways so I can overtake them.

I cycle partly for environmental reasons. It just seems so anti-social to shoot fumes into the town and take up a whole lane on my own, thereby making other people shoot more fumes into the town, if I don't need a motor vehicle to move something big.

 

[Banjo]

To be completely honest environmental issues are not why I cycle but it is nice to know we are helping to reduce the total amount of emissions.

 

[classic33]

That's why I like having cycleways so I can overtake them.

I cycle partly for environmental reasons. It just seems so anti-social to shoot fumes into the town and take up a whole lane on my own, thereby making other people shoot more fumes into the town, if I don't need a motor vehicle to move something big.

That's why I prefer roads. I can still beat them.

 

[Milkfloat]

I do the same journey, on the same roads, in less time. They're slowing me down.

You obviously don’t read the Daily Mail (thank God).

 

[classic33]

You obviously don’t read the Daily Mail (thank God).

Along with The Times, Evening Post & Yorkshire Post.

 

[tyred]

It's been established that cradle to grave, from digging out of the ground through to finally disposing of and recycling the dead carcass, a small petrol vehicle of 800kg or less is the least damaging, and a Pious isn't the answer to that. (My Smart is the answer to that ) And I know, theres an environmental penalty for manufacturing them. The point being (and seemingly being missed) is that Ministers aren't even bothering to make a pretence of being environmentally concerned, so any chance of them genuinely being concerned is zero.

My ancient 1100cc 205 weighs in at around 850KG so almost makes me green

As for cycling, I do that because I enjoy it, not because I'm saving the planet.

 

[subaqua]

I’ll start to look at the impact my consumerism has on the environment, when multi-story office blocks switch off their lights when the building is empty, when petrol stations turn off all their neon lights when closed, when bus companies run smaller more eco friendly buses on rural routes, when street lamps are turned off when not needed, when ALL new buildings are built with solar and other renewable power sources, when politicians stop letting farm land getting built on, when parents send their kids to school on their own, when water companies stop wasting water, when cities have car free days, when it compulsory for food and grocery suppliers to stop using plastic packaging.

I could go on but I need to drive one mile to the shop to buy milk in a plastic bottle and some crisps in a bag that takes a thousand years to degrade.

Have a look at new buildings in relation to BREEAM , LEED.

Have a look at the building regs , particularly Part L ( conservation of fuel and power)

They do get built with lights that turn off when nobody there - absence detection , the BMS turns off cooling etc when nobody present. Solar panels are installed but sadly if they can’t get close to top end of FIT band sizes developers only put in the maximum for next size down as it’s not economic sense . ( Merton rule is used extensively but 10% is measly )

Transformers , motors , chillers all have to be high efficiency as that’s an EU directive ( thank you EU another benefit of membership )

Where does the problem lie. Facilities management companies not understanding how to use and maintain the systems we design and install . And why - because of greed and not wanting to train staff how to.


Even the power used to construct is under spotlight . I am currently writing a scope of work and particular specification for the project I am on for “ temporary power and water” and have specified absence detection , LED lights where lights are needed, lights not being on in daylight unless required to meet legislation for escape route lighting.

We tried to get PV on top of site accommodation but that was too difficult to get the planning consents for....

Developers will spend green pounds , but the appetite has to be right.

 

[jefmcg]

To be completely honest environmental issues are not why I cycle but it is nice to know we are helping to reduce the total amount of emissions.

We aren't reducing the total emissions; we are just not increasing them as some other people.

Deliveroo riders might be decreasing emissions, assuming those deliveries would otherwise be made by car or scooter.

 

[KneesUp]

I cycled behind someone on an ebike this morning. They were wearing a high vis vest with “The zero emissions option” on it. They might charge the battery by solar I suppose.