If you're concerned about cutting your carbon emissions, you may want to look at the impacts of different types of travel, as it is estimated to account for a quarter of the average person's carbon emissions. The Energy Saving Trust has produced a 'transport hierarchy' graphic to show this.
Many of us are trying to drive less and walk, wheel or cycle more, particularly during the summer. The Ethical Consumer magazine's top tip for driving less is: Streamline your schedule. The magazine suggests:
"If you do lots of small car-based jobs on different days, you might be making lots of return trips that could be combined. You might therefore want to think about how you plan your time. For example, can you have specified car and no-car days and plan your jobs around them? Could you put all meetings that need a car on the same day?"
Could this work for you?
Written by:
Councillor Tricia Austin
Chair of Climate Change Task Group
Councillor for Central Harbour Ward