Join the growing number of people who are switching to green transportation and drastically
reducing their carbon footprint.
Why is this important?
It has never been easier to reduce the climate impact of your travel through
the use of cleaner electric vehicles, carpooling apps, and carbon offsets, or by changing
your behavior and flying less, taking public transportation, and walking more.
Millions of people are switching to cleaner modes of transportation, which
improves their journey, the environment, and their health.
Key Actions
Fly less
Reduce your personal carbon footprint by flying less and join the one in seven
people worldwide who choose not to fly due to climate change.
Action:
Choose to take a lower-carbon alternative to flying where available such as rail or ship.
Reduce the need to fly for work by using video-sharing platforms for conferences and meetings.
Holiday closer to home rather than flying to far-flung destinations that come with huge carbon
costs.
If flying is necessary, use Carbon Footprint’s tool to learn the impact from your flight and consider
using Atmosfair to calculate and offset
the emissions-caused.
Greener land transport
Contribute to the creation of a climate-safe world by opting for more
environmentally friendly modes of transportation. Read and complete at least two of the following steps.
Action:
Take public transport as a first option where available and use Citymapper to help you navigate public
transport and get to your destination in many cases faster and cheaper.
Walk or cycle. Learn about electric bikes at TheVerge and consider purchasing one for a faster and easier trip than on a
manual bike.
Make sure your car is as efficient as possible. You can find out your car's fuel economy at FuelEconomy.gov and
learn about how you can improve your gas mileage at Car Bibles.
Carpool with others to reduce needless emissions and often get to your destination faster by using
these useful carpooling apps at TechRepublic or Digital
Trends
Make sure your next car is as green as possible. Browse electric cars at CNET and explore the actual carbon emissions of electric and hydrogen cars
compared to their fossil fuel counterparts at Carboncounter.
Track your journeys and offset your emissions at Capture.