Transport/travel Articles

  • 12 Aug 2012
    Will the Olympics prove a long-term congestion cure?

    Efforts to keep London moving during the Games could help unjam the city for years to come, says Terry Slavin....

  • 12 Jul 2012
    Blackfriars Solar Bridge: Solar On The Water

    Energy costs are rising and leaps in technology make renewable power a natural choice for reduction of bills and carbon....

  • 11 Nov 2011
    A new danger for city cyclists?

    You may want or need to consider a face mask if cycling in the city.

  • 11 Aug 2011
    Honduras protects sharks in all its waters

    Endangered sharks are finding more sanctuaries. Honduras has announced that commercial shark fishing will be banned from its 92,665 square...

  • 11 Jul 2011
    Richard Leakey: 'selfish' critics choose wrong fight in Serengeti road

    The controversial Serengeti road is going ahead, but with conditions. Critics argue that even an unpaved road would eventually cripple...

  • 11 Feb 2011
    How to Be a Car-Free Family: Think having kids means you need a car? Think again.

    Tired of paying car insurance, sitting in traffic jams, and guzzling too much gas? Do you never want to dig...

  • 10 Dec 2010
    The Latest From the Labs - University researchers are leading us back to the future

    Imagine a country where clean, green electric vehicles dominate the roads and rails, offering drivers and passengers the...

  • 10 Jul 2010
    Transport for tomorrow

    More sustainable transport systems are increasingly important. Giles Crosse looks at the situation, and ways to hasten improvements. Photo Credit: Mohd...

  • 10 May 2010
    Out in space: Should we exhaust Earth’s resources, escaping to another world may be the only option.

    Our Future Planet peers through the telescope. Space colonisation may seem literally light years away. In recent decades, due in no...

  • 10 Mar 2010
    Travelling the sustainable path

    Public transport could replace millions of cars in tomorrow’s future planet. Giles Crosse spoke to Heather Allen, Sustainable Development Senior...

  • 10 Feb 2010
    Flight to the Future

    International travel can be massively harmful to the environment. Our future planet looks for more sustainable ways to get about. Glancing...

  • 09 Nov 2009
    Green tourism is under increasing scrutiny. Is it really any good for the environment?

    With rising air miles, doubts over how much money filters through to locals and CO2 costs, Giles Crosse wonders if...

  • 09 Oct 2009
    With faster internet and emerging technologies, how much longer will unsustainable working practices remain the norm?

    IT and communications are becoming ever more advanced. Might home working soon replace the carbon intensive daily commute? Giles Crosse learns more. Glance at...

  • 09 Oct 2009
    Amid today’s oil driven economies, can electric cars ever become affordable enough to challenge the supremacy of internal combustion?

    To arrest rising global temperatures, the way we travel must change. But the future for electric vehicles will depend on...