Who: Charles Darwin University sustainable transport solutions expert, PhD Candidate in Law, Ferdinand Balfoort. Ferdinand is completing his doctoral dissertation on distributive justice, sustainability and shared e-scooters, focussing on the benefits and burdens of sustainable transport technologies and possible solutions to reduce greenhouse emissions via carbon taxation and carbon credits. He is currently engaged on sustainable transport technology solutions, methodology development and carbon credit assisted deployment in Australia, as part of his PhD internship through Urban Analytica Pty Ltd, an incubator company from University of Melbourne.
Topics:
Public Transport's role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Distributive justice, benefits and burdens of public transport
Potential to support greater public transport uptake through carbon taxation and credits
