Research

=Problem: Car pollution is one of the biggest sources of pollution in the world, so we must try and take action to reduce car pollution.=

=Question / Concept: What is car pollution? (form)= How can we reduce the amount of car pollution? (responsibility) How many people die from car pollution? (reflection) Will low oil mean less car pollution? (connection) What are the greenest fuels? (responsibility/change) What will it be like with no fuel? (form/connection) How much car pollution comes from SUV's? (change) How does car pollution effect us? (Function) Why is car pollution so bad? (causation) Are some people not caring about car pollution? (perspective) =Answers:= Car pollution is one of the biggest sources of pollution in the world. We can reduce the amount of car pollution by, not using cars for short journeys, care for your vehicle and lighten up your car. About 30,000 people die from car pollution each year in the US. Yes because scientists have shown that the amount of car pollution created had dropped by 2%. The greenest fuel is hydrogen because the only thing coming out of it is water and heat. It will be chaos when we run out of fuel, because of resource wars. About 43% of all car pollution comes from SUV's. Cars release dangerous gases that cause diseases like asthma. Car pollution is so bad because of are lack of action on car pollution. Yes, some people don't care about car pollution. Car sale have increased by 50% since 1991. =Reasons that car pollution is/is not the biggest source of pollution in Hong Kong:= 1. Most of Hong Kong's acid rain comes from its own industry and transport. 2. Hong Kong's roads are crowded, with almost 280 vehicles per kilometre of road. 3. The city’s commercial vehicle fleet is dominated by heavily polluting, ageing goods vehicles, most of which run between the city and the Pearl River Delta/Shenzhen. 4. Diesel commercial vehicles are responsible 90% of RSPs and 80% of NO2 emissions from the entire road transport sector, despite making up only 23% of the vehicle fleet. Double-decker diesel buses and a steadily growing fleet of private cars have also added to congestion and pollution. 5. According to research at the University of Hong Kong, the air in Hong Kong contains almost three times more soot and other pollutants than New York's and more than twice of that in London. 6. Environmentalists blame principally the electricity companies, which have been ordered by the government to cut emissions. Hong Kong has declared the goal of reducing levels of four major pollutants by 55 percent by 2010. 7. Part 2 Law 8. In November 2007, the government launched a public consultation on the proposal which would impose a fixed penalty of HK$320 on drivers who would violate a ban on idling, with taxi and minibus drivers likely to bear the brunt of the ban. 9. The government said its action is due to the failure of motorists to heed many past campaigns switch off engines while waiting. Taxi and minibus drivers were opposed to the proposal. 10. Currently it is illegal for any driver to leave their engine running if they get out of their vehicle. The courts have been awarding fines of HK$700. It is also illegal for taxis to loiter and minibuses to stop longer than necessary to pick up or put down passengers. It is also illegal to park anywhere except in a designated parking place. This means that the vast majority of drivers who idle their engines are already in violation of at least one existing traffic safety law. 11. Part 3 industry 12. Factories in the Mainland is a significant cause of air pollution in Hong Kong. 13. Before the rapid industrialisation of Shenzhen and the Pearl River Delta region in the 1980s and 90s, smog or haze across Victoria Harbour was rare. 14. The appearance and continue deterioration of this phenomenon may possibly be explained by the rapid increase in the number of factories across the border, as the population and therefore domestic pollution in Hong Kong has been relatively stable over the last decade. 15. A study in 2007, using data from 2006, found that regional sources were "the primary influence on Hong Kong's air" for just 36% of the time (132 days a year) whilst local sources were responsible 56% of the time =**Action Ideas:**= Give out leaflets and tell our classmates to get their mum and dad to make there car greener. Put up posters and advice people to buy a greener car (if they are thinking of buying a car). Make electronic adds on our wikis, blogs and other peoples blogs and wikis. =Bibliography:= [] []