Transport is a crucial area to address as it is responsible for 24% of the average person’s carbon footprint. We are planning a number of activities that will aim to help people in our area reduce their carbon footprint of their travel.

• Car clubs – we are exploring with CommonWheels and Street Car whether there is a demand for car club cars in Oxford North. In January LCON hosted an event on Car Clubs in which Cliff Jordan from Common Wheels explained how they not only reduce carbon emissions but also save money and encourage people to use alternative forms of transport for small trips. You can view the presentations here.

Alison Hill, Apsley Road

• Promoting sustainable transport – we intend to link up with other groups in Oxford to support campaigns for more cycling and walking and improved public transport.

Get involved

We are setting up a group which will be looking at how to reduce the carbon footprint of travel. We will update this page with more information after the first meeting of the group.

If you would like to find out more, come along to our first meeting or get involved in other ways, send an email to alison.hill@lcon.org.uk

Transport facts

The average person’s annual carbon footprint in the UK is 12.5 tonnes and 24% of this is due to transport.

Car travel
Cars account for 39% of the carbon footprint of our travel. They are responsible for 10% of CO2 emissions, and 20% of the emissions we can control. Each car contributes 2.6 tonnes a year to the atmosphere.

Air travel
The elephant in the room is air travel. 58% of the carbon footprint of travel is due to air travel, and while the carbon footprint of cars and our household energy is going down, the footprint of air travel is increasing. This must be a high priority for us to address.

Other activities:

Carbon Conversations
Low Carbon Living Project
Sustainable Food
Renewable Energy
Helping to Run LCON