Saving energy on personal transport

Use an on-line carbon calculator to get an idea of your current level of carbon dioxide emissions from personal transport

• defra calculator
• Carbon Diet - a calculator we particularly like as it is easy to add incremental data, and so have a dynamic picture of your usage.

Ask yourself where you can make savings:

• Can any journeys be avoided?
• Do you need to own a car? Could public transport and/or taxis work equally well instead.
• Use supermarket delivery services to avoid some journeys?
• Walk or cycle if possible
• Public transport instead of the car
• Car share if possible –link to car sharing schemes
• Drive with energy saving in mind -see here for more
• Buy a low carbon car – in general the smaller the car, the smaller its footprint . Carbon rating of cars
• Avoid flying if at all possible – high impact on environment

Look at our top tips2 and our living lightly list.