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Over 250 million individuals populates Indonesia, meaning over 250 million people are contributing to air pollution in Indonesia causing our air pollution level to be quite high. This is due to the fact that most of Indonesia?s inhabitants uses modern transport such as cars, motorcycle, etc. Most parts of Indonesia also lacks in pubic transport or most of their inhabitants uses private vehicles. The use of public transport is lacking in Bali, Indonesia because it is often considered unsafe by our citizens. This in turn causes the increase in the use of private vehicles. Traditional transport system were used in most parts of Indonesia, but is now banned as it is considered to be the cause of traffic jams. This traditional transport system includes becak a form of transport using bicycle and a small carriage that could fit two people. A lot of the public transport in Indonesia contributes to air pollution as they are still traditional and their engines aren?t modern yet so they produce lots of greenhouse gases. In the year 2006, an air pollution test was conducted to measure the concentration of pollutants such as nitrogen oxide, lead, etc. The results was bad as it was found that lead concentration was upper threshold. A high lead concentration in an area is bad for the area?s inhabitants as the absorption of lead by the body may cause in health issues such as headaches, constipations and, for pregnant women, the damage in their developing baby?s nervous system. It may also cause miscarriages and infertility to both men and women. A way for us to be able to decrease air pollution in our region is by doing simple things such as using environmental friendly public transport (buses that runs on biodiesel, etc.) or by having carpools with your friends. Your friends could pick you up for school and vice versa. We would be able to spend some quality time with them and also help decrease air pollution. Another way of decreasing air pollution would be by planting more trees as carbon dioxide is a huge pollutant and leaves traps carbon dioxide for photosynthesis. Not only would this decrease air pollution, but it would also make our region look better. So let?s make a difference by doing simple things. It?s not too late yet. |
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Hi Patricia! thanks for posting! Traffic jam and air pollution that follows is a big issue every cities around the world. I've been to Bali last year so i can personally understand the ing level of pollution in the business and residential areas. Hope appropriate measures will soon be taken to preserve the beautiful nature of Bali and other regions of indonesia!
Posted 04-04-2016 16:42
We all can contribute towards green economy. Small actions brings big changes.
Posted 04-04-2016 12:34
Thank you for the great report Patricia
Posted 03-04-2016 15:24
I agree to what Minjoo mentioned! Car pooling has become popular because people are realising that it's a great way to save money! In India too, since we don't have the capacity to build efficient and quality public vehicles ourselves much of it has to be imported which makes the shift to newer technology slower.
Posted 03-04-2016 15:23
Patricia, I wonder why people in Indonesia consider traditional public transportation as the reason of traffic jam. If modern public transportation, as ones you have mentioned earlier, comes into use, they may be much efficient than every citizen carrying their own cars. Carpooling is one of the great ways you can practice in daily life. Actually, it has recently been considered as part of 'sharing economy'. It means that car pooling can not only save the Earth but they can also create economic benefits. You might find out more at Google. Thanks for reporting and have a great day :-)
Posted 02-04-2016 14:29
Indeed, carpooling and public transport are effective means to ensure plummeting air pollution levels in Indonesia. Thanks for your great report , Patricia! :)
Posted 02-04-2016 08:35
Dear Arushi, I agree. It is sad. My friends and I have started doing carpools. We do carpools to get home from school, when we're going to events, etc.
Posted 01-04-2016 23:21
It is sad to hear alarming levels of air pollution in yet another region. Indonesia should prioritise and modernise the public transport system by introducing hybrid/electric/CNG buses to control emissions. As you rightly said, residents can contribute by car-pooling and planting trees. Thanks for the great report.
Posted 01-04-2016 05:11