Travel

• Walk or cycle more - for those short journeys use your own power, it only takes 10 minutes to walk half a mile.
• Keep your car engine maintained - your oil level just above minimum (but check more often) and your tyre pressure set for maximum load will save fuel and money.  
• Switching your headlights off when not needed can also save energy.
• Walk or cycle more - for those short journeys use your own power, it only takes 10 minutes to walk half a mile.
• Take unneeded weight out of your car (roof rack, pram, tool box) - you’ll save on fuel.
• Slow down - driving at 50mph uses 25% less fuel than 70mph.  
• Try public transport - going into the centre of a town or city? Why not try the bus / train or use the park and ride.
• Share a journey - with four occupants a car has a smaller footprint per person than a bus.
• Think food miles - look at how far your food has come and when it is normally in season in the UK. Most shops provide this information.

Carbon footprint of a journey,
g CO2 per person / km

Bicycle / Walk 0
Car-share (4 occupants) 51
Typical train 60
Typical bus 89
Car-share (2 occupants) 102
Motorbike (average) 107
Long-haul plane 115
Short-haul plane 142
Domestic plane 172
Average Car (1 occupant) 204

Every litre of fuel you save prevents 2.31 kg of CO2 from being released into the environment.