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Changing the way we travel

There's too much traffic on Britain's roads. This doesn't just cause congestion, it also contributes to climate change.

Road building: heavy trafficDid you know?

Traffic levels on UK's roads have nearly doubled since 1980.

Transport Statistics Great Britain

We need to change our travel behaviour to reduce transport's contribution to climate change.

This means

Did you know?

We can cut transport's contribution to climate change by 60% by 2030.

Bartlett School of Planning / University College London/Halcrow Group

Instead of spending money on promoting these solutions, the Government are building new roads and failing to give financial incentives for us to use public transport.

Since 1997, the cost of motoring (allowing for inflation) has fallen whereas the cost of public transport continues to rise.

Friends of the Earth says:

The Government should spend less on building roads and more on improving alternatives to the car.

Next: we are flying more often than ever before, with serious environmental impacts.

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