Introduction
There are different ways of reducing energy use and GHG emissions. These include the use of electricity, transport and industrial output for less coal, oil or gasoline. GHG emissions have adverse effects and thus need to be addressed right from homes, institutions and state government (Australian Greenhouse Office, 2007).
Barriers and Benefits of Less GHG Emission Methods
The use of less GHG emission methods entails experiencing benefits as well as barriers. Benefits that are experienced include health, high agricultural production, energy security and natural ecosystems preservation.
These benefits contribute to growth and development of a nation. Barriers of using less GHG emissions methods include lack of available technology, difficulty in implementing of policies concerning GHG and finances to cater for the same.
Barriers of Public Transport
Public transport such as bus travel has got barriers that make the means unattractive. This is despite of its importance and the role it can play in reducing energy consumption and GHG emissions. Time of operation for instance is not reliable hence making it unattractive. It can cause delay in terms of departure time hence affecting other businesses of the day.
It is also unreliable because it cannot reach everybody. In most cases bus travel do not serve all home addresses hence to other people it is out of reach. In addition, bus travel is expensive as compared to private car travel. These challenges discourage people from using the public means and opting for private means.
Public transport such as bus travel is advantageous in that it is one way of using less energy at same time reducing greenhouse emissions. Moreover it reduces congestions in the cities. This in return reduces traffic jams and parking problems.
It is also relatively cheap means of travel especially to students who have no income. It also encourages unity among people. This is because people of different backgrounds meet in the buses and learns to accommodate each other.
Assessment of UNSW In Terms of Transport
The UNSW has been in the forefront in encouraging public transport travel. They have been informing people via their website about public transport such as buses, train and cycling. They also inform people on the operations such as fare, route of operation and timetable.
They also encourage by subsidizing the bus fare hence making it more affordable to most of the students. The parking fee within the university is deliberately made high so that it discourages private vehicles. On the other hand, the UNSW provide funds that encourage cycling within the university.
It also encourages its staff to use public transport by offering discount on annual transport passes. All these policies encourage one to use public transport to and from the university.
The NSW State Government in Australia
The NSW government has come up with policies that are meant to discourage private transport and at the same time encourage public means of transport. These include a long term plan of increasing infrastructure such as rail and buses at the residential places. This ensures that public transport is available at a convenient time and place (NSW Transport and Infrastructure, 2011).
Conclusion
Public transport is advantageous as compared to private transport. It is recorded to consume less energy and reducing GHG emissions. NSW government and other institutions such as UNSW have played a big role in encouraging public transport.
References
Australian Greenhouse Office, Department of the Environment and Water Resources 2007, National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Analysis of Recent Trends and Greenhouse Indicators.
NSW Transport and Infrastructure, Integrating Land Use and Transport. Web.