Many hands make carbon-lite work
One of the biggest threats to ecosystems is shipping. Work at the University of Southern California highlights the amount of carbon emitted in getting consumer goods from China to the Port of Los Angeles. Before the recent ecomonic turndown, close to 50% of US consumer goods from China and the Pacific Rim came in through the ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach. The throughput is exected to double in the coming decade. At the same time cargo related transportation
is estimated to contribute to much higher than normal ill health. In order to address this and releases of harmful chemicals, action researchers are convening inquiring conversations between key players such as the shipping companies, truckers and port authorities to raise standards of care. In the above 4 minute extract from a recent seminar held by lowcarbonworks and the Institute for Sustainable Energy and the Environment, Hilary Bradbury-Huang, Research Associate Professor at the Center for Sustainable Cities explains how they’ve been engaging salient stakeholders……..