[sustran] UN Calls for Pedal Power to Reduce Environmental Damage/

[chuwa]

KUALA LUMPUR - More bicycle riding and other lifestyle changes are
urgently needed to reduce climate-altering carbon emissions that are
damaging Asia’s health and could also threaten the economy, the World
Health Organisation said Monday.


“So far the impact is on the health of the people. If the trend
continues, it may have an impact on the economy,” said Shigeru Omi,
WHO’s regional director for the Western Pacific.




Omi proposed greater use of bicycles, the use of clean energy sources, and tax incentives to reduce carbon emissions.

 
“…
we have to adopt lifestyles that are not only healthy but also
environment friendly such as reducing the use of private vehicles,
walking more or riding bicycles,” he said in a speech.





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Chu Wa

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What would happen when car advertisements come with health/environment warning, just like the cigarette?
The future would be brighter when bicycle industry is bigger than car industry.  



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