Transportation Part 3: Planes

01/09/22 • 23 min

Michael and Professor Zingg discuss the impact flight has on greenhouse gas emissions, plane design, biofuels, and other areas of emissions to focus on. They cover renewable sources of power for aviation, long vs medium-range flights, investment in R & D, airlines and green marketing, and how you can get involved in making flight more environmentally friendly.

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Transportation Part 2: Electric Cars

In this episode, Michael talks to Dr. Alex Milovanoff, a researcher in the School of Environmental Engineering at the University of Toronto
about electric vehicles. They discuss their pros and cons, and how much of an environmental impact they have, and how they perform winter. They also cover hybrid vehicles, and how other solutions can contribute to lowering our emissions when it comes to transportation. They touch on the other effects of pollution from transportation, from air quality to the impact on the health system.

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Transportation Part 4: Trains

Michael talks all about rail travel with Dr. Gnanapragasam. They discuss alternatives to diesel power including hydrogen and battery power. They touch on biofuels, and how our personal actions can lower emissions.