每週一日不開車 相當年造5千座大安公園
中央社 更新日期:"2009/09/20 12:39"
（中央社記者唐佩君台北20日電）汽機車族若每週一天不開車，經濟部能源局計算，每年可節省8.5億公升汽油，減少191萬公噸二氧化碳排放，相當造林逾13萬公頃，等同5159座大安森林公園面積。
為響應節能減碳，能源局將成效化為數字，讓民眾有更實際感受；依據交通部統計資料，全國上班族約使用287萬輛自小客車，平均每天行駛約37.8公里；而機車族784萬輛，平均每天行駛約16.3公里，全國的汽機車若每週1天不開車及不騎車，每年可節省8.5億公升汽油。
所節省的8.5億公升汽油，換算可減少191萬公噸二氧化碳排放，相當造林13萬3776公頃，約等於5159座大安森林公園面積。
全國汽機族只要每週一天不開車及騎車，一年可以相當創造出5159座大安森林公園，對環境生態將有非常大幫助外，能源局又計算，開車族若每週 1日不開車，每年可以省下約新台幣5700元的油錢，機車族則可省下約1100元的油錢，除有助節能減碳外，更可以節省支出。
能源局提醒民眾，除減少開車以節能源碳外，民眾也可以藉著減少不必要的出差遠行，多使用網路、電話或郵件等進行溝通聯繫；以視訊會議取代傳統會議；利用網路銀行辦理各項業務如轉帳、繳款、資料變更等，以降低交通運輸排放污染。
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2009年9月20日 星期日
2009年9月12日 星期六
[新聞] 8礦區解禁 環團：大高雄災難
8礦區解禁 環團：大高雄災難
自由時報 更新日期:"2009/09/12 04:09"
〔記者蘇福男、李宜儒／綜合報導〕土石流災害殷鑒不遠，經濟部卻將從10月1日起，開放高高屏等6縣市12個石灰石礦業保留區採礦，其中，大高雄地區解禁8處山區，面積廣達3700多公頃，地方和環保團體昨天痛批中央大開環保倒車，這項政策無異是「大高雄未來的大災難！」
痛批開環保倒車
解除禁採礦石的保留區計有高縣岡山鎮小崗山、田寮鄉大崗山；高縣燕巢鄉金山子、大社鄉大陳新村；高縣林園鄉竹坑、高市小港區中林；高市楠梓區半屏山；高市鼓山區壽山；屏東縣恆春鎮大平頂；台南縣東山鄉西勢角、土地公崎；台南縣白河鎮枕頭山、麒麟尾、水火洞；嘉義縣中埔鄉、大埔鄉中崙南方；嘉縣番路鄉觸口村；新竹縣關西鎮赤科山、尖山鄉鉛山、橫山村馬福社；竹縣馬武督及六畜等地。
高雄縣府建設處工商服務科並未接獲經濟部這紙公告，直到昨天本報記者詢問，才獲悉有這回事，相關人員表示：「經濟部是我們的頂頭上司，他不告知，我們也沒辦法！」
阿蓮鄉長陳東海很不以為然地說，該案與當前節能減碳和預防全球暖化世界潮流背道而馳，大高雄地區未來將因該案通過而變成「礦區城市」，地方復育山區多年的成果，全部付諸流水，他疾呼高雄市長陳菊和高雄縣長楊秋興務必重視此案。
大崗山人文協會理事長張美娟表示，八八水災對南台灣造成的衝擊，至今仍記憶猶新，災難過後，政府官員才告訴災民不要與天爭，才不過1個月，經濟部就驟然公告開放石灰石礦業保留區採礦，顯然政府並未從此次災難學到教訓！
礦務局：會勘才核照
經濟部礦務局則表示，此次開放的區域主要礦產為石灰石礦，石灰石礦是水泥的原料；由於去年金融風暴影響，經過立法院決議，由於1997年發布的水泥工業長期發展方案已廢止，經濟部檢討過後，決定解除開採限制。
礦務局表示，解除限制並不是全面開放，民眾或是企業想要申請採礦，仍需要經過中央、地方政府及相關學者的會勘同意後，才會核發採礦權。
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自由時報 更新日期:"2009/09/12 04:09"
〔記者蘇福男、李宜儒／綜合報導〕土石流災害殷鑒不遠，經濟部卻將從10月1日起，開放高高屏等6縣市12個石灰石礦業保留區採礦，其中，大高雄地區解禁8處山區，面積廣達3700多公頃，地方和環保團體昨天痛批中央大開環保倒車，這項政策無異是「大高雄未來的大災難！」
痛批開環保倒車
解除禁採礦石的保留區計有高縣岡山鎮小崗山、田寮鄉大崗山；高縣燕巢鄉金山子、大社鄉大陳新村；高縣林園鄉竹坑、高市小港區中林；高市楠梓區半屏山；高市鼓山區壽山；屏東縣恆春鎮大平頂；台南縣東山鄉西勢角、土地公崎；台南縣白河鎮枕頭山、麒麟尾、水火洞；嘉義縣中埔鄉、大埔鄉中崙南方；嘉縣番路鄉觸口村；新竹縣關西鎮赤科山、尖山鄉鉛山、橫山村馬福社；竹縣馬武督及六畜等地。
高雄縣府建設處工商服務科並未接獲經濟部這紙公告，直到昨天本報記者詢問，才獲悉有這回事，相關人員表示：「經濟部是我們的頂頭上司，他不告知，我們也沒辦法！」
阿蓮鄉長陳東海很不以為然地說，該案與當前節能減碳和預防全球暖化世界潮流背道而馳，大高雄地區未來將因該案通過而變成「礦區城市」，地方復育山區多年的成果，全部付諸流水，他疾呼高雄市長陳菊和高雄縣長楊秋興務必重視此案。
大崗山人文協會理事長張美娟表示，八八水災對南台灣造成的衝擊，至今仍記憶猶新，災難過後，政府官員才告訴災民不要與天爭，才不過1個月，經濟部就驟然公告開放石灰石礦業保留區採礦，顯然政府並未從此次災難學到教訓！
礦務局：會勘才核照
經濟部礦務局則表示，此次開放的區域主要礦產為石灰石礦，石灰石礦是水泥的原料；由於去年金融風暴影響，經過立法院決議，由於1997年發布的水泥工業長期發展方案已廢止，經濟部檢討過後，決定解除開採限制。
礦務局表示，解除限制並不是全面開放，民眾或是企業想要申請採礦，仍需要經過中央、地方政府及相關學者的會勘同意後，才會核發採礦權。
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2009年9月6日 星期日
[News] People won't change lifestyle for planet: straw poll
By Nina Chestney Wed Sep 2, 2009 8:42am EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - People want to save the planet but are unwilling to make radical lifestyle changes like giving up air travel or red meat to reduce the effects of climate change, a straw poll by Reuters showed.
As leaders gear up for another round of climate change talks later this month in New York, motivating people to change their lifestyles will be crucial in ensuring cuts in planet-warming greenhouse gases, experts say.
Over 40 percent of Britain's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the main greenhouse gas causing climate change, come from the energy we use at home and in traveling.
A straw poll of 15 British men and 15 British women between the ages of 25-75 in central London, showed all were willing to make small changes for the environment, such as recycling, but few would commit to more fundamental changes to behavior.
"I try to minimize using my car but I wouldn't give it up," a 42-year-old man, Emerald Wijesinthe, told Reuters.
Changing small habits like leaving appliances on standby are relatively easy, but more radical changes face resistance.
"We know from plenty of evidence in social, personality, and clinical psychology that people generally do not like to change their identities - they prefer stability," Tim Kasser, psychology professor at Knox College in Illinois, told Reuters.
Tapping into gender differences could help focus energy efficiency measures and deliver better results.
"Women are more likely to be energy conscious and willing to make habit-related changes, whereas men are more likely to make investments in more efficient equipment," said Sarah Darby, research fellow at UK Research Council's Energy Programme.
All the women interviewed in the straw poll said they made efforts to reduce energy use, compared with 60 percent of men.
Seventy percent of men said they were unwilling to change their lifestyles, compared with just 10 percent of women.
"I make sure the house isn't overheated, lower our meat intake and grow vegetables," said 71-year old Rosie Hughes.
Eighteen percent of all greenhouse gas emissions is due to meat production, according to the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation.
Research suggests women in general show more empathy and concern for the greater good than men, Kasser added, which made them more likely to think about the impacts of their daily behavior on the environment.
In fact, appealing to people's altruistic side is likely to spur people to make fundamental changes, rather than motivation from financial concerns, and advertisers can play an important role in encouraging greener lifestyles.
"Climate change is now a marketing challenge as well as a scientific one," said Ian Curtis, founder of Oxfordshire climate project ClimateXchange.
(Editing by Sue Thomas)
Reference Link: Reuters.com
LONDON (Reuters) - People want to save the planet but are unwilling to make radical lifestyle changes like giving up air travel or red meat to reduce the effects of climate change, a straw poll by Reuters showed.
As leaders gear up for another round of climate change talks later this month in New York, motivating people to change their lifestyles will be crucial in ensuring cuts in planet-warming greenhouse gases, experts say.
Over 40 percent of Britain's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the main greenhouse gas causing climate change, come from the energy we use at home and in traveling.
A straw poll of 15 British men and 15 British women between the ages of 25-75 in central London, showed all were willing to make small changes for the environment, such as recycling, but few would commit to more fundamental changes to behavior.
"I try to minimize using my car but I wouldn't give it up," a 42-year-old man, Emerald Wijesinthe, told Reuters.
Changing small habits like leaving appliances on standby are relatively easy, but more radical changes face resistance.
"We know from plenty of evidence in social, personality, and clinical psychology that people generally do not like to change their identities - they prefer stability," Tim Kasser, psychology professor at Knox College in Illinois, told Reuters.
Tapping into gender differences could help focus energy efficiency measures and deliver better results.
"Women are more likely to be energy conscious and willing to make habit-related changes, whereas men are more likely to make investments in more efficient equipment," said Sarah Darby, research fellow at UK Research Council's Energy Programme.
All the women interviewed in the straw poll said they made efforts to reduce energy use, compared with 60 percent of men.
Seventy percent of men said they were unwilling to change their lifestyles, compared with just 10 percent of women.
"I make sure the house isn't overheated, lower our meat intake and grow vegetables," said 71-year old Rosie Hughes.
Eighteen percent of all greenhouse gas emissions is due to meat production, according to the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation.
Research suggests women in general show more empathy and concern for the greater good than men, Kasser added, which made them more likely to think about the impacts of their daily behavior on the environment.
In fact, appealing to people's altruistic side is likely to spur people to make fundamental changes, rather than motivation from financial concerns, and advertisers can play an important role in encouraging greener lifestyles.
"Climate change is now a marketing challenge as well as a scientific one," said Ian Curtis, founder of Oxfordshire climate project ClimateXchange.
(Editing by Sue Thomas)
Reference Link: Reuters.com
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