5050 – A fair share for Smart Transport

To create a zero carbon Aotearoa, we need to develop zero carbon infrastructure. Transport is New Zealand’s largest source of CO2 emissions (40%), and yet over the next decade – our Central Government plans to spend $14 billion on new highways, but only $0.5 billion on smart transport solutions.

Our 5050 campaign is calling for smart investment into our future. We’re calling for a move towards a 50-50 split between roads/highways, and smart transport solutions such as rail, buses and active transport like cycling and walking.

We’re calling for a smart transport system – one that is designed to integrate roads, rail, buses, cycling and walking to provide a more efficient and sustainable transport network that would:

  • Drastically reduce our carbon emissions
  • Provide greater personal choice and reduce congestion
  • Less dependence on increasingly expensive foreign oil
  • A healthier nation
  • The development of smart zero carbon infrastructure

Climate change is the defining challenge of our generation. We need smart and innovative 21st century transport systems that create a smart and innovative zero carbon Aotearoa.

For more information and to get involved – check out the 5050 website.

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