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二氧化碳減排 WWF開發線上計算系統

2008年12月02日
摘譯自2008年11月27日外電報導;楊佳珊編譯;莫聞審校

圖片來源:世界自然基金會世界自然基金會(WWF)與一瑞士公司-routeRANK為幫助對抗氣候變遷問題,已專門開發了一套線上「歐洲旅遊計劃專家」(European travel planner)系統。

屆時,WWF旅遊計畫專家將提供使用者旅遊時刻和接駁方式資訊,同時也會顯示每次選擇旅遊方式後將會產生的碳足跡。WWF當然希望能藉此鼓勵旅遊者選擇碳足跡最低方案,然而透過旅遊者的不同選擇,所有交通工具的碳釋放量也能得以達到均衡。在交通工具方面,旅遊網頁通常只有一種考慮方式,但WWF旅遊計畫專家則提供了各種服務,包括全部路線以及完善的道路、鐵路和飛機整合資訊。

WWF旅遊計畫專家主要是針對消費者與個別商務人士,連結網址為http://travel.panda.org

WWF企業關係部負責人吉雷納德(Jean-Paul Jeanrenaud)表示,「大眾對於一個容易使用、線上的搜集引擎需求很大,不僅能從中得知A地到B地的所有不同路線,也能知悉每種方式所花費的成本和碳排放量。」

「不管是用於公事或是休閒用途,由routeRANK公司贊助的WWF旅遊計畫專家都將會提供協助,讓旅遊者能更加了解、管理,並能減少財務和環境成本。」吉雷納德說道,「以一個像WWF的保育組織而言,在幫助我們實際解決氣候變遷問題上,確實也是一個不可或缺的要角。」

旅遊者可以在網頁直接輸入起訖點,接著就會出現所有路線清單、相關行程、包含轉接駁車的預計旅遊時間以及詳細的二氧化碳排量放等資訊。

圖片來源:世界自然基金會WWF和routeRANK公司目前正準備開發更精緻且更加客製化的版本,以提供給企業與政府部門安排行程時使用。而客製化版本也會針對挨家挨戶拜訪提供更詳盡的路線選擇、管理回報工具、聯合預訂系統以及碳排放量減少額度。

前任聯合國環境規劃署執行長托佛(Klaus Toepfer)表示︰「旅遊計畫專家是個很聰明的工具,可以讓使用者為特定旅程和旅遊路線,做出一個具有知悉碳排放意識的抉擇。」

一位WWF合作夥伴表示,「透過選擇不同旅遊方式,使用者將有權利來均衡碳排放量。只要在綠色能源方案上點擊滑鼠,就能買到『友善氣候』。」

WWF旅遊幫手會自動計算整個旅程的碳排放量,同時也會算出全球藉由投資再生能源新計畫,以彌補排放出的碳所需耗費的成本。

WWF Travel Helper makes it easy to count and cut your CO2
27 Nov 2008, Gland, Switzerland

WWF and Swiss firm routeRANK have launched an online European travel planner designed to help fight climate change.

The WWF Travel Planner will give users information on travel times and connections, but will also reveal the carbon footprint of each option.

Whilst WWF hopes it will encourage travellers to choose the lowest-carbon option, it will also allow users to neutralise the carbon emissions of all modes of transport .

Travel websites usually only consider one transport means at a time, but the WWF Travel Helper addresses the entire route and fully integrates road, rail and air transport into a one-stop shop.

Aimed primarily at consumers and individual businessmen and women, the WWF Travel Helper can be accessed via http://travel.panda.org.

"There is a lot of demand for an easy-to-use, online search engine that not only tells you all the different ways of getting from A to B, but also tells you the cost - and the carbon emissions - of each alternative,” said Jean-Paul Jeanrenaud, WWF Director of Corporate Relations.

"Whether it is for work or leisure, the WWF Travel Planner powered by routeRANK will help people to better understand, manage and reduce the financial and environmental costs of travelling.

"For a conservation organisation like WWF it will also be an indispensable tool in helping us walk the talk on tackling climate change."

Visitors to the site will be able to key in their departure and destination points, and will be given a list of all the available routes and the corresponding schedules, expected travel times including connections, and detailed CO2 emissions information.

WWF and routeRANK are now looking to develop more sophisticated, custom-built versions of the programme for corporations and government departments. Customised versions will also provide more detailed door-to-door routing options, management reporting tools and integrated booking and carbon offsetting features.

“RouteRANK is an intelligent tool that will allow users to make an informed, carbon-conscious de-cision for specific journeys and travel routes,” said Dr Klaus Töpfer, former Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Users will be given the option of neutralizing the carbon emissions from their chosen mode of travel. With a mouse click green energy credits will be purchasable from “Climate Friendly”, a WWF partner.

The WWF Travel Helper automatically calculates the emissions generated by your trip and the cost of compensating for them through investing in new renewable energy projects around the world

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