Zeronia
04-04-2004, 09:49
ZNO - National Report: Zeronia initiates 15-year plan to clean up the streets
ZAEA CENTRALIS - Today, the Ministry of Transportation kicked off an ambitious plan to cut down air pollution by over 85%. It started when Transportation Minister, Herman Polonov, unveiled Zeronia's first maglev train, and rode the route from Zaea Centralis to New Malov. The route is expected to be expanded across the nation, and another north-south route is expected to be built within the next decade. When he arrived back (in a record 14 min 42 sec) he disclosed the government's plan to create a clean transit system across Zeronia. He also alluded to the introduction of clean cars in sales depots.
"The plan is to completely cut off Zeronia's dependence on the world's fossil fuel markets," Polonov explained. "After we shut down our last coal power station, we immediately saw positive feedback. Though our clean energy sources are more expensive, the introduction of these clean, renewable energy sources heralded the recent economic boom. In areas where fossil fuel plants were removed or replaced, worker output increased by an average of 4% within one year. The next logical step is to move from power stations to automobiles."
Currently, transportation accounts for almost 80% of the air pollution in Zeronia. Air pollution in major cities was at least in part responsible for 6440 deaths last year. The plan will start off by implementing electric-powered public transit. This is expected to take 10 years. After, the government will slowly begin replacing automobiles with fuel-cell, solar, and hybrid models.
The plan is for it to take 15 years, but some insider estimates range from 10 to 25 years.
ZAEA CENTRALIS - Today, the Ministry of Transportation kicked off an ambitious plan to cut down air pollution by over 85%. It started when Transportation Minister, Herman Polonov, unveiled Zeronia's first maglev train, and rode the route from Zaea Centralis to New Malov. The route is expected to be expanded across the nation, and another north-south route is expected to be built within the next decade. When he arrived back (in a record 14 min 42 sec) he disclosed the government's plan to create a clean transit system across Zeronia. He also alluded to the introduction of clean cars in sales depots.
"The plan is to completely cut off Zeronia's dependence on the world's fossil fuel markets," Polonov explained. "After we shut down our last coal power station, we immediately saw positive feedback. Though our clean energy sources are more expensive, the introduction of these clean, renewable energy sources heralded the recent economic boom. In areas where fossil fuel plants were removed or replaced, worker output increased by an average of 4% within one year. The next logical step is to move from power stations to automobiles."
Currently, transportation accounts for almost 80% of the air pollution in Zeronia. Air pollution in major cities was at least in part responsible for 6440 deaths last year. The plan will start off by implementing electric-powered public transit. This is expected to take 10 years. After, the government will slowly begin replacing automobiles with fuel-cell, solar, and hybrid models.
The plan is for it to take 15 years, but some insider estimates range from 10 to 25 years.