Transportation Emissions Data
Key Takeaways
Avoid Connections
The significant portion of plane emissions come the take-off and landing. Through planning your trips sans connections, you can begin to take positive environmental action.
Drive Less
Going as much towards being car-free as possible will have the greatest impact in terms of ground transportation emissions. Did you know that leaving your car at home for just two days a week can reduce your emissions by over 3,000 pounds per year? Try to walk or bike when you can, take public transportation, carpool, or reduce car travel as much as possible.
Avoid trans-atlantic flights
Flights are one of the largest emitters of C02 and avoiding one trans-Atlantic flight is one of the top 3 emissions reducing actions you can take, right after living a car-free lifestyle. Just one flight from Boston to Paris, for example, will result in 2.2 tons of C02 emissions, more than double what you would save by going vegetarian for a whole year! Click here to see more about flight emissions.
Fuel Efficient Vehicles
In switching from a 25mpg to a 50mpg car, you could save $5,000 over 5 years and make half the amount of trips to the gas station. Click here for more fuel saving tips!
