The document discusses the importance of sustainable transport and its impact on greenhouse gas emissions, highlighting how choices in transportation can lead to significant savings and emissions reductions. It presents data on the environmental footprint of various sectors and encourages individuals to take responsibility for their transportation habits. The content was created for a sustainable transport workshop, collaborating with local leaders and organizations to promote eco-friendly practices.

1. transport Verb [intransitive] to carry from one place to another; convey.

2. Transport

3. our food …

4. Poultry?

5. Big stuff …

6. Smaller Stuff

7. Building supplies

8. Mountains …

9. & mountains …

10. & mountains …

11. & mountains …

12. … of STUFF!

13. BUT … the decisions we make are, at times, FOOLISH !

14. Houston, we have a problem!

15. People !

16. Did You Know

17. If everyone swapped to a hybrid car tomorrow global greenhouse emissions would reduce by …

18. Over 10 years about …

19. 4%

20. Did You Know

21. Greenhouse footprint food 24% electricity 16.9% construction and renovations 11.7% transport 8.9%

22. Did You Know

23. RACV research shows

24. Weekly Operating Costs Small-car = $ 111

25. Weekly Operating Costs 4WD = $ 380

26. Think “ How much you could save by sharing a car?”

27. For a 4WD $ 20,000 per year

28. Did You Know

29. oil reserves Our

31. peak oil & climate change is a reality now ! 1 1 1 1 1

32. Map of 98 oil producers

33. Peak oil a theory? 64 oil producers have past their peak

34. CSIRO predictions of $8 per litre fuel by 2018

35. Did You Know

36. Health & Transport are linked

37. Incidental exercise …

38. Like walking to shops or riding to work

39. Is better for …

40. than …

41. Did You Know

47. For transport!

48. Did You Know

49. oil Coal gas

50. Due to increased use of Bio fuels

51. need for oil

56. oil

58. Know that you know

59. What is it that we need?

60. “ The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook” William James, US pragmatist philosopher New ways of thinking

61. Less of this …

62. Option 3. More of this?

63. “ And the big question is how do we change ?”

64. “ How do we take responsibility for the one part of the solution that we are in charge of? That is our own behaviour .” Chris Jordon @ TED .”

65. Discuss these 2 questions … What specific FACTS stood out most 2.What does all this MEAN for us … … right now?

66. THANKYOU ! The Eco-Casuarina Team A Surf Coast Shire Project run in partnership with the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) and the Department of Sustainability & Environment (DSE). This slideshow was used at a Sustainable Transport Workshop as a part of the Australian Conservation Foundation’s Green Homes Program . A group of local leaders from the Surf Coast Shire designed the workshop and the slideshow to help workshop participants think more broadly about Sustainable Transport in their regional community.

67. THANKYOU ! Many of the Slides were sourced from free downloads at www.slideshare.com Many of the individual slides were adapated from existing slideshows created by other creative sparks! We do not take credit for the creation of these slides and thanks the following people : http://www.slideshare.net/ carlosremontti - For Thirst http://www.slideshare.net/ jbrenman - For Shift Happens http://www.slideshare.net/henriquealves - For Nature Matters