Green Gaia

Join us as we explore the practice of being green.

What is green tourism?

Green tourism refers to adopting relatively environmentally friendly travel modes through carbon emission reduction and carbon neutrality to achieve sustainable use of environmental resources and sustainable development of transportation. The story of the automobile industry has brought speed and convenience to human beings. Still, at the same time, the development of automobiles has also caused energy consumption and air pollution.

In economically developed cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, vehicle emissions of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and fine particles account for 80%, 75%, 68% and 50% on average, making it the largest source of air pollution in these cities. Pollution damages human health and turns into an economic burden.

Cars are the fastest-growing source of greenhouse gas emissions, and the world’s transport energy consumption is growing faster than any industry. They also cause noise pollution damage to human health and the ecological environment. The rapid increase in the number of cars clogs roads and leads to inefficiency, making it impossible to realize the speed, comfort and efficiency that cars are supposed to bring. How to enjoy the benefits of cars more and avoid the disadvantages of cars? You and I both need to go green! One bus takes up about three cars’ road space and can carry dozens of times as much at peak times. It reduces the emission rate per capita and improves the efficiency of the city. The subway carries 7 to 10 times as many passengers as the bus, with lower energy consumption and pollution.