Global Warming
Highlights
- People are changing the way people travel in China
- Carbon emissions have been reduced by 11.87 lakh tonnes.
- is a significant contribution to national fitness
Global Warming: Cycling with friends in cities or on nature trails is becoming the choice of more and more people. Cycling is known as golden aerobic exercise, which is not only a popular way of leisure travel, but also fulfills people’s pursuit of green and healthy life. World Cycling Day is celebrated every year on 17 September. The purpose of establishing this day is to appeal to people to focus on sustainable development of cities, to use bicycles instead of driving cars and to take practical action to reduce congestion and air pollution.
China will enter a new phase
According to the Annual Report of Mobile Source Environmental Management in China (2021) released by the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment, automobiles are the main contributor to all pollutant emissions. Ecosystem conservation in China will enter a new phase of collaborative governance for pollution reduction and carbon reduction during the 14th Five-Year Plan. More and more people choose bicycle as their main means of travel. Sharing cycles and motorcycles are emerging ways to create low-carbon and efficient transportation systems and reduce urban emissions.
Carbon emissions reduced by 11.87 lakh tonnes
According to statistics, the carbon emissions of a car are 16 times higher than that of a sharing motorcycle. Year 2021 The total number of users of Sharingan motorcycles in China has more than quadrupled from the previous year. Users of high-carbon travel have introduced low-carbon travel. Since the operation of China’s leading bicycle and motorcycle sharing platforms, all their users have reduced carbon emissions by 11.87 lakh tonnes, which is equivalent to reducing the carbon emissions of 2.7 lakh cars for a year. Also the total load of pollutants reduced due to these users reached 7.7774 thousand tonnes (including carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, fine particulates, etc.).
Now cycling is becoming popular
At the same time, cycling is an important contribution to national fitness. With the recurrence of the epidemic situation, people’s travel methods in China are changing. In the case of limited long distance travel, such as local tourism and nearby tours, short distance vacations and holidays have become the new choice of people. Cycling not only satisfies the desire for low-risk travel but also fulfills people’s social entertainment needs and their desire for a green and healthy lifestyle. Cycling is becoming more popular.
Changes seen in urban areas
The popularity of cycling is actively driving the development of related industries such as sports and tourism. The popularity of cycling in China is reflected in the continuous improvement of various infrastructures, including local green routes, increasing the construction of urban green leisure spaces, improving roads, products, services and related policies. Simultaneously, the creation of an urban infrastructure environment conducive to cycling is being enhanced.
People are being encouraged to ride bicycles
On 31 May 2019, a fully dedicated cycle route was opened in Beijing with a total length of 6.5 km. Since then cycling has become the least cost-effective way to commute between places along this route. It also takes into account the functions of leisure, entertainment and fitness. Apart from this, similar cycle routes have been built in other Chinese cities to encourage people to cycle. For example, there are 11 cycling routes in the name of ‘Tianfu Greenway’ in Changdu city of Sachwan province of China. Even thousands of tourists reach Chhangdu every year to cycle on this route.
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