Methane release feedback-loop many times worse than carbon dioxide

There are 50 million additional cars on the road every year. Each one puts more carbon dioxide into the air. This causes the warming which melts the permafrost, which releases the methane, which speeds up the warming. This is a feed-back loop. We need free public transport now.

Shenzhen chosen to pilot City of Public Transport program | Shenzhen Standard

Shenzhen chosen to pilot City of Public Transport program | Shenzhen Standard: "Shenzhen is in the process in building a City of Public Transport that can be compared with international cities in ten years. A city of Public Transport features a comprehensive network that is supported by subway or metro lines, bus routes and non motorized transport."

Here is the proof -- People WANT free transit

China shuts free-ride scheme for Asiad following huge response: "GUANGZHOU, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in south China's Guangzhou, host city of the 2010 Asian Games, Saturday said it will cancel a newly-launched free public transportation service due to the enormous public response, which might pose a security threat to the Asian Games."

Guangzhou - 871,000 cars off the street. How? Free public transport

Last Monday passengers flocked at the Guangzhou Metro taking advantage of the free public transportation that was set for the Asian and Para Games. Guangzhou Metro had 6 million passengers, a 2 million more passengers than the Metro have on an average week day.

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Sichuan Junlian free trial bus ride

Zhang Song told reporters that members of the public hope that the Government continue to implement public transport free of charge, so that people travel faster and more convenient, safe, civilized, and let more people take the existence of security risks leave the vehicle travel habits.

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Is Free Public Transportation Sustainable? -- Beijing Review

Is Free Public Transportation Sustainable? -- Beijing Review: "Ever wished public transportation was free? Well, if you're in Changning City, central China's Hunan Province, your wish just came true. Starting from July 1 [2008], local residents and visitors enjoy a free ride along the city's three public transportation lines and the government has allocated 7 million yuan ($1 million) to facilitate the initiative.

According to the local media, on the first day of the free public bus service, passenger numbers jumped by over 60 percent."

Free public transport necessary to ease congestion

Sydney, Oct. 22 Xinhua (Xinhua Jiang Yaping) major cities in the face of growing traffic congestion, an Australian expert advice, free public transportation can be taken simultaneously to charge tolls for private cars of measures to alleviate traffic.

University of Sydney, Australia Professor, Institute of Transport and Logistics -- John Stanley issued a report that a city to improve urban public transport there are many solutions to the situation, including in non-peak free and allowing people to use public transport, as well as private car drivers entering the city levied tolls to subsidize public transportation.

Stanley believes that private car drivers to road use fee is imposed urban traffic congestion management an effective approach. It was rush hour should be higher than the non-peak road fee collection.

According to statistics, every major Australian city growth rate of private cars more than population growth. Australia this year because of traffic jams caused economic losses estimated as high as 100 million Australian dollars (about 9.8 billion U.S. dollars) by 2020 this figure will increase to 200 billion Australian fear (about 19.6 billion U.S. dollars).

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