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Editor: Alex Keen, [email protected]
Concerns and action from governments over reducing and correcting the effects of climate change are gaining importance and support from citizens in most countries. Legislation for net zero carbon emissions by 2050 is being enacted and is gaining support, and, in some countries, there is already pressure to reduce the deadline and move to net carbon capture — cities like Manchester in the UK are already setting more demanding targets than the national government and the UK National Farmers Union is promoting a net zero carbon emissions target of 2030. Large parts of the solutions that have been proposed to manage and reverse climate change, and its effects, include the move to electric powered vehicles and renewable energy, afforestation and reforestation, agricultural greening, and the increase of photosynthesis from agricultural and other land.
As soil is the main terrain we deal with, its long-term sustainability and that of the vehicles that we use is a prime concern; ISTVS colleagues have a record of investigating aspects of the environmental impact of how we use vehicles, including soil erosion and flora, and the development of electric vehicles, their performance, and drivelines. The move to having only new electric vehicles, already within two decades in some countries, should be focusing our attention on electric vehicles, their technology, support, and control systems.
These Environment, Climate Change, and Terramechanics Pages welcome interest, dialogue, feedback, and relevant content from ISTVS colleagues for this concern, much of which will be relevant for the other areas of the RI pages.
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The background problem of climate change and finding solutions that relate to terramechanics
Solutions involving terramechanics
Feedback comments from colleagues
References_for_the_ISTVS_Terrabite_Series_2021-07-14_Dr_Alex_Keen.pdf