Addressing the “huge” carbon emissions produced by the 2010 Soccer World Cup — in part because South Africa is such a long haul — the organizing body announced they’ll supply green energy and use bicycles.
Bicycles would also be used in an attempt to reduce carbon emissions during the tournament.
At least three of the nine host cities have considered the implementation of bicycle lanes in strategic locations for the World Cup as well as [after] the World Cup, whereby further expansion of the programme will continue.
The department will fund for maintenance of bicycles in three host cities.”
That’s presumably a bike share and possibly cargo bikes. Hope the Olympics are next in using bikes and, of course, we’re not the only ones who have noticed all the diesel-burning vehicles in the Tour caravan.
Photo uploaded by Lucy in London.
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How else are you going to the riders and the equipment and the technicians and the nutrionists and the team managers to each stage in the tour? The caravan is unfortuantly needed in the sport of cycling, and due to it being so expensive they don't have the extra cash for these earth friendly buses http://green.autoblog.com/2009/11/17/daimler-debuts-next-gen-citaro-fuel-cell-bus-in-hamburg-half-th/
ReplyDeleteKeep the caravan of course but have electric cars man... electric buggies. it can be done! and that bus is too nice!
ReplyDeleteWith what money!? There isn't the funds for that after you pay the salaries and get the equipment and get the nutritional products such as supliments and food then theres lodging. It's just not feasable at the moment. Yes, I see it happening in the future when the price of said electric vehicles drops, but that won't be for a long while
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