Principles of Sustainable Transport

This course on Principles of Sustainable Transport explores sustainable transport definitions, leisure travel types, and alternative fuels. Learn about global transport impacts, promoting sustainable methods, and overcoming barriers. Understand economic, environmental, and social benefits of reducing vehicle use, environmental impacts, and promoting sustainable transport schemes.

Guided Learning hours: 16

Learning method: Online

Printable Certificate (CPD Certified)

Assessment type: Auto-marked questions and all knowledge-based units.

In this course, learners will cover:

• What sustainable transport means
• Sustainable transport methods
• The importance of reducing transport vehicles
• Vehicle fuels not derived from petroleum
• Factors to consider when assessing alternative fuels as sustainable options
• Economic, environmental and social aspects of sustainable fuels
• Economic, environmental and social benefits of reducing the use of vehicles
• Ways organisations use and interact with transport systems
• Impact of transport on the environment
• How organisations can incentivise staff to reduce transport use
• Incentives that can be offered to the public and transport providers to reduce vehicle use
• Schemes to penalise vehicle use
• Barriers that may inhibit the public from reducing vehicle use
• Types of leisure travel
• Sustainable options for leisure travel
• Carbon dioxide emissions of different transport types
• The impact of carbon dioxide emissions of different transport types
• Methods to promote more sustainable transport