BICYCLING TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSION IN HUE CITY

Environment has become a burning issue, particularly he global environmental pollution in the recent years, in which daily carbon discharge is the main cause that pollutes environment seriously, especially the big volume of carbon emissions from motorcycles. So, how to reduce daily carbon discharge from this transportation source? There are many various ways to deal with. Nevertheless, we think that it is better for primary students aged 8 to 11 years to go to school by bicycles on their own instead of the fact that their parents have to pick them up by motorcycles. Today, almost of parents pick their children up by motorcycles in Hue city. The daily carbon emission from motorcycles accounts for approximately 30 percent of total motorcycles on the road. This causes air contamination for the city. We think that the best way to solve this problem is that parents should buy bicycles for their children in order that they can go to school by themselves. If doing like this, we hope to limit the release of carbon and make air quality fresher and healthier.

I have been known that some developed countries like South Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong…currently expect to carbon reduction on their own countries through launching the strategy of bicycling, which aims at raising the people’s awareness on environment protection. Meanwhile, poor families living in Hue city and in rural areas have no condition to buy a bicycle for their children to go to school. As a result, we have called for the interest of these developed countries in assisting our least developed ones with funding projects. Through that, we can launch the strategy of encouraging children to go to school by bicycle. For instance, the implementation of old bicycles collection to help poor kids living in Hue city and the neighboring areas. This activity will contribute to reducing carbon emission from motor vehicles and control environmental pollution. In addition, this practical issue urges our expectation of carbon reduction in our country in particular and throughout the world in general.

Ho Son