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The Positive Impacts of 'Decarbonising' Transport w/ Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago, Caroline Shaw: 16 September, 2024

The Positive Impacts of 'Decarbonising' Transport w/ Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago, Caroline Shaw: 16 September, 2024

The Positive Impacts of 'Decarbonising' Transport w/ Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago, Caroline Shaw: 16 September, 2024 The Positive Impacts of 'Decarbonising' Transport w/ Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago, Caroline Shaw: 16 September, 2024, 8.57 MB

A new study has shown that if transport were to be decarbonised, this would have substantial health benefits for individuals.

The research further suggests two different pathways, which had been changed in the Climate Change 2021 advice to the government.


News and Editorial Director, Joel, spoke to Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago and co-author of the study, Caroline Shaw, about what these findings mean, and how these pathways could improve health statistics in Aotearoa.