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Transport is the fastest growing source of carbon dioxide emissions and the road sector is a particularly big polluter. Air transport also makes up 12% of global CO2 transport emissions and is growing steadily. Per passenger kilometre, air travel is the most polluting form of transport.
Anything you can do to improve the fuel efficiency of your transport options will have an enormous impact on YOUR CONTRIBUTION to climate change.
 Drive less. Use public transport whenever possible. Individual maintenance of a car costs more than public transport.
 Service it! Get your car serviced regularly. Just a simple check up often improves fuel efficiency.
 Slow down, do not race your car’s engine, and watch your idling. All of these have a big impact on burning! If followed it can save on fuel usage.
 Efficient transport: Inefficient SUVs, minivans and pickup trucks now make up a large percent of the cars on the roads avoid using these gas guzzling toys.
| NOT SATISFIED WITH YOUR PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPTIONS? Encourage your local government to move towards energy efficient communities. Encourage your city to expand transit and other alternatives, make city operations more energy efficient and encourage compact development instead of sprawl. Encourage change by contacting your elected representative. |
If you have to use the car:
 Switch off the motor when you are waiting for longer than 30 seconds.
 Check your car’s tyre pressure -> 0,5 bar too little increases the petrol use of your car by 5%.
 Build car pools with your colleagues and friends.
 Balance: Always keep in mind that a balanced driving style requires less petrol -> avoid unnecessary breaking and do not use high gears.
 Lighten up! Try not to drive around with heavy loads such as your roof racks, if you do not need them. Heavy loads increase the air resistance and therefore the car uses more petrol. Unload your car if you do not need the baggage anymore -> 100 kilo extra weight uses one more liter petrol over a distance of 100 km.
| TRY TO AVOID AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THE USE OF PLANES! That goes especially for short distances. If you take the train for distances which are less than 500 kilometres you will use less energy and produce less harmful substances. Besides that there is often not much time difference between the train and the plane if you take into account the time you need to get to the airport, the time you have to wait there ... |
 Save: Do not let your car warm up in a standing position -> the car warms up much faster while driving so you can save petrol.
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