discovery. subscribers. documentary. the novel pandemic has forced more stuff. but a few will people driving record study and that has meant that relatively less the pollution in the last few months can we keep this up in a liquid and a dog track when it comes to our mobility that's what we need to talk about today how lobo could equal india i'm someone who come to my makeshift home studio just in

mumbai. now bangalore world famous traffic jams may have just gotten the lock down but residents are basing themselves the business as usual when they daily commute. a group of techies we met before the lockdown is true why did a much needed alternative to help decongest the city's back. oh the world's most traffic congested city that was a designation given to bangalore to have the start of 2020 is a dubious honor for india's i.c. hub which is home to some of the world's biggest tech corporations. during rush hour commuters here spend an extra 243 hours stuck in traffic into 1900 that's 10 days and 3 hours in traffic each year. so what's the

best way to beat the congestion in jena kartik on the mountain bike but can he really be faster than his colleague who's driving a car to. riyadh at i've been among like them and we need to get to the don't move which is approximately 2 kilometers from here so i get you there you. got to climb the mountain and not really evoke the same company i'm good not evil travel by car vile can't think on the mountain will take his bike. which. is very. small stretch.

banking has been part of carpet on the mountain. daily routine since his childhood as a seasoned writer he expertly navigate the city's jampacked road using his tried and tested environmentalists friendly mode of transport. taken we're less than 9 minutes to go a little kilometers from ramallah and i get a large. sign every 6 minutes later his colleagues at a. heavy traffic like you know by. almost 15 minutes. they rang the mountain is the clear winner but cycling in bangalore comes with strings attached the onset of corporate 19 may have led to fewer vehicles on the streets but it is estimated that by 2022 the number of vehicles in the city will cross the 10000000 mark so even though it

can be a quicker option riding a bicycle in bangalore can be dangerous as the city lacks cycling infrastructure such as bike leave. the. for me my helmet and. my gloves to their 2 non-negotiable so the minute i mean. when i get to these 2 come along with me. then yeah i mean. i mean to annoying ready. helps. in 29 team car to climb the mountain became a bicycle ambassador for his company as part of a citywide initiative called cycle to work he wants to encourage his colleagues to also make the switch to using the bicycle as a long term solution to decongest this city. cycle to work was born out of

a desire to target people who have the option to choose between various modes. transport for their well commute and ensuring that the off on a bicycle for that particular trip. the project was initiated by said to not i and some good and a techie turn on top and no consulting on urban mobility and decked out planning for smart cities. and the play would motivate those they cause condition in their quest for your show and. causing this together it is not one so you can't solve the only condition and so your solve the problem. of solve the problem. itself in our own son couldn't is also known as bangles bicycle mirror and on it are read all commissioned by b. by c.s. a dutch social enterprise working bald like to get 50 percent off all city trips

made by a bicycle by 2030. i think every time a person makes this choice of trying to take a bicycle the entire city benefits it's one thing for you to enjoy riding the bike and make it. a recreational option and get fit. but it's another thing to make it cold for the city. he developed the cycle to work platform that cyclists can use plenty of charge to clamp their daily work right through and the data for each trip comprises workplace location the route taken distance traveled and calculates the carbon emissions offset by the commute this creates a leaderboard that is updated in real time. using technology to give if i cycling to work has generated a sense of competition among writers that fosters sustainable behavior change cycle

to work a wants the best teams among the members of the platform one of them is kartik and then happens company. this became the daily habit of to see if. i've been to a number of raids that we did. so how how how how many rides would be due to the need to get in and. so that sort of begin became this habit within the whole team. and push the whole company to get on it. to those to do 1000 people in bangalore who are today to disturb on the cycle to work together they have clocked 600000 kilometers but i think their bicycles to work just within 2 years. traffic snarl ups are expected to reappear in the city forced lock down but the citizens of bangalore who are fighting hard to

prove that by thinking could be a viable and eco friendly mode of transport for india's urban booking classes. now the world economy has taken a huge beating because of the pandemic governments have taken unprecedented steps in the form of credits and subsidies to kickstart their economy obvious steps aligned with sustainable development we did a fact check to find out. aircraft with nowhere to go commercial aviation almost ground to a halt worldwide because of coronavirus travel bans. on the left flights over europe on the last sunday of march last year. on the right this year the difference is huge and astonishing. industrial activity has also plummeted.

climate researchers estimate that carbon dioxide emissions this year could be 7 percent less than last if some restrictions remain in place worldwide that would be the biggest drop in c o 2 emissions in 75 years. economies are suffering governments around the world are trying to shore up companies and programs worth billions of euros to offset pandemic related losses does not come at the expense of the climate . the european commission has presented a 750000000000 euro economic rescue package 25. percent of which like all e.u. expenditure will be used for climate action at the national level some countries are using economic support packages to curtail pollution italy is offering city dwellers up to $500.00 euros to help them buy a bicycle or eat scooter. austria's making bailouts conditional on companies agreeing to eco friendly changes for austrian airlines

that means reducing the number of short haul flights increasing fuel efficiency and reducing c o 2 emissions. the pandemic is also hitting the automobile industry. consulting firm mckinsey estimates that $7500000.00 fewer vehicles will be produced worldwide this year than last. that's a drop of about 10 percent. in india air quality improved during lockdown in part because of a drastic cuts in industrial production the government introduced a 250000000000 euro relief package some of that will help businesses but with no eco friendly strings attached but it offers no relief to the beleaguered automobile industry which represents more than 7 percent of g.d.p. . that will please environmentalist's who want to see the development of a green public transport system.

in the city of forney invest in india expanding the need for other cities to clean the commons and cut into walking and reduce mortar ice traffic but is this really possible to sustain in the long term and engine which is helping bring the civic authorities says yes let's take a closer look at the. pool is considered the most livable city in india at the same time the traffic is horrendous car ownership is rising the air pollution is intense and it's no. walking is a dangerous activity. it's no hard to imagine that was once a fine place for cyclists. and i was good. but. moving those days even.

though people. would definitely want. 30 kilometers of footpath. to make it walking in and say. there will be greenery separating white footpaths from traffic and bicycle paths. but there's still a long way to go to encourage people to give up their cars or mopeds. together with the institute for transportation and development policy. urban planners and architects have been studying travel patterns and. they want to take into account the needs of ordinary people as they formulate a long term development plan for the city. this.

will. be. he. told. me right. now it is school children learn how to get around town in an eco friendly way. way they were encouraged to use the b.r.t. rapid transit bus network it has dedicated corridors that connect downtown with the suburbs in delhi by contrast a b r t corridor met with popular resistance and had to be removed the authorities here once young people to appreciate the benefits of public transport buses currently

run on natural gas and as the b.r.t. buses have their own lanes they get you where you want to go relatively fast all. the new water footpaths are giving people the opportunity to walk rather than drive . and traffic free public spaces are being created for a little rest or recreation. shreya got to polya the east asian director of. once people across india to a claim urban space for their everyday life like many residents. you know. the idea of living in $55.00 and we get the buy but in theory. people. live enjoy their life and not just run through the middle of daily life. what's more with the help of. 400 kilometers of bicycle paths are going to be

created over the next few years. each cooney aims to defend its title as india's most livable city and even extend its lead. in most cities across the world a lot of systemic changes needed to make woods of transport and barmaids friendly and secure for the rest of the pandemic has shown us that in a way sion in our transport systems is imperative research in a western germany university have been working to solve some of these problems. and asking technical university or r.w.d. 8 scientists are working flat out. they want to develop

new kinds of environmentally friendly mobility for the future. leading the charge there is its director going to shoot a man with big ideas. his dream was an electric car that everyone can afford even leave the car makers weren't interested so in 2017 she founded the company ego and built his own factory overnight the scientist became a comic has been removed or how to prove engineers don't have the privilege of conducting research only with the aim of gaining new insights unlike other disciplines were obliged to carry out research according to its relevance we take that very seriously here at arc and university. so whatever we dedicate our resources to researching it has to be of use to society. and you also have to be strong enough to fight for things that you think would be good for society even if

the establishment doesn't want them for your life this was. going to shoot and ego change the german automobile market the trailblazer success is inspiring his colleagues at art and university to realize their own ambitions for them he's a pioneer that opens doors for others to go through but one of my grandmother unfortunate people would always say you researchers are academics you will. city in ivory towers you broke the stereotype. showed that universities can also bring new products to the market and successfully bring new products to the market and we profit from that of course. if it is a good showing the way for all of the issues surrounding mobility we have very happy that he is here in arkansas and that he is helping even if just subconsciously take us all to another level in my opinion without going to shoe and ego we would not have secured the funding for this project and over. the team is

developing an innovative project with its roots in outer space. in order to connect the cabin of an electric bass to an overhead cable a highly complex clamping device was developed from satellite technology by tossing traffic from above that's the vision under the direction of professor. they've come up with a new concept that has really taken off it gets over what has become i'm now the opinion that we have found the key to what mobility might look like in the future because we've solved so many problems by lifting transport of the ground we freed up the space below and can return it again to the people and. it's hoped the people mover will be at the center of the university's cable project the small electric bass is the latest innovation from going to shoot when the us and university crews work on mobility ideas they often examine how autonomous driving technology can be integrated. for that reason project leaders are meeting

with colleagues from the institute for automotive engineering at the university there at the forefront of research into autonomous driving. we are working on systems that need to be put in production tomorrow but we can take our time to find something for the future i. blick. the researchers are testing the concept in one of the most modern simulators in the world here they're looking into how the movements of a driverless bus impact the senses of its passengers this pleasure type called speedy has already passed through the simulation process kitted out with the latest technology it aims to provide a driving experience fit for the future but when you purchase it's about improving mobility not restricting us and making it environmentally friendly my job is not

only to make that happen but to try it out and test it with my young team so that they're excited about this journey and then want to pursue it their whole lives because certain. an excitement that drives innovative ideas and that can change the way we travel in the city and beyond. now the pandemic has many of us in our. forcing us to confront our choices. like how do we travel in the future what is the impact of this travel on the embargo and is there a way for to be sustainable. lots of web sites are now helping on some of these questions. on the road but back at home they maybe take up space nobody really needs to put burdens any more tourism today is smart smart tourism to me smart tourism means using the options digitalisation provides us to minimize

risk as far as possible and sustainability is also important. for instance in how you get to a place services like eco passenger helped travelers compare different routes in terms of their emissions. if you want to know how to travel by train in asia or africa you can visit the man in 61 a block created by real. expert mark smith from britain. if you're traveling by plane sites like atmosphere will calculate your journeys carbon footprint and convert it into the sum needed for carbon offsetting a flight from burning to cape town would produce the equivalent of 150 euros which you could donate to climate protection projects directly on the site. other providers use a similar principle. sustainability isn't only about c o 2 it's also about social sustainability such as reforestation or education traveling could also mean flying to the amazon to help with social projects there

are. people interested in that type of trip can use social b. and b. which lets you put developmental conservation projects through a struggle focus on local projects there off platforms like work away in public. for simply booking accommodation there being these are greener alternatives the commissions go to support local projects the site is still in development as off most of the service is a sustainable travelling. toilet and it would be great if we could expand the data networks and share data better we even have the technology to collect data as tourists. let's say i don't find a given offer very sustainable i could suggest another if we use the potential there is in the right way we can also do good. now it's great to be able to look for sustainable alternatives to the way we travel but in some parts of the world

it's still a luxury that many channel for some binman in india for example being able to travel safely across the city all by themselves is in itself a new phenomenon and it can't always be done with me and bob mentored by. first steps to freedom to be here in the city of bonnie in northern india as i getting ready to roll. why some are making progress after a week of class or other it is still a long way to go i they're finding it's not easy to balance a scooter in our busy domestic life. as we get up very early in the morning and make breakfast for the kids prepare them for the school and then be called and do household work after all that become here to learn how did i just. was going to sink in to the how do you think a good idea the school day has become

a necessity nowadays it is very helpful for the community it saves a lot of time women are going to colleges and offices and the scooter has become very important now all things are not at this point is watching by the end of it. in many parts of india renard are still dependent on men for them a bit but that's not changing as women venture out into the ministry. for snow as they were there to have a go up some people cooperate with us on the road they say you go ahead we can wait it doesn't matter that you're doing a little odd but not everyone is cooperate to some say i've moved past and you stay behind me i get ready at which any. man are having to reassess our tribute to them and grow. to do is good their women that i didn't squander it is necessary in our. they break very unexpectedly they drive into heavy traffic and don't know

what. the pressures of modern life are patriarchal society for you and despite all the portholes and the tubes along the way it appears in the environment of bringing their right. that's all we have time for you today i hope you had many takeaways from today's show about how all of us from one place to the other you know post good 19. and next week we'll remind you of the world right here of indian cuisine as the country has been nice to look even steals new shoot it slowly disappear. into campaigners for the devival of traditional food clothing reading slowly even in cities. i'll see you again next week until then stay safe the good care of your loved ones and yourself goodbye.

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