Reduced rainfall forecast in coming decades could cause the breakdown
of the transport system in trees that takes water up from soil to the leaves, scientists say.
As the Government approves the expansion of Heathrow airport, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is highlighting three important engineering and technology issues that it hopes the Government is considering as part of a wider airport expansion strategy: Wider transport infrastructure Any airport expansion can not be considered in isolation, but as
part of the transport system as a whole.
Important too is that the Government not only considers the potential for an individual airport expansion, but also how the surrounding road and rail infrastructure might support it effectively — and how a new runway can benefit the
whole of the transport system and the economy of the country.»
The expansion of the «ABC transporters family,» the
unit of the transport system, may enhance the mussel's ability to move toxic chemicals outside its gill epithelial cells.
In follow - on investigations the researchers measured the
activity of the transport system, enabling the identification of the chemicals which Abcb4 transports.
And visitors to the region might also be interested in another Liguria - based Web site that contains numerous links for the disabled and provides a guide to the accessible routes for the main tourist attractions in Genoa, along with details on the
accessibility of its transport system.
Climate Action recently caught up with Karen Hamberg, Vice President, Industry and Government Relations at Westport Fuel Systems - a Gold Sponsor for the 8th Sustainable Innovation Forum, about the
future of the transport system.
Biofuels offer one possibility for reducing the carbon
footprint of these transport systems, but many plants grown as biofuel feedstocks compete with food crops and / or wild lands.
Committee chair Meg Hillier adds there is uncertainty over how High Speed 2 will integrate with the
rest of the transport system and voices concern at the departure of the project's chief executive Simon Kirby at the weekend.