Transport

'Transport accounts for around a quarter of the man-made greenhouse gas emissions from the UK.' (Department for Transport web-site, 2006)

See also section on Carbon management


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Organisations

Department for Transport
Outlines work to promote initiatives that can reduce congestion, improve local environments and encourage healthier and safer lifestyles

Energy Saving Trust
A non-profit organisation, funded by government and the private sector, that aims is to cut CO2 emissions and encourage the sustainable use of energy.

Sustrans
A UK-wide transport charity that focuses on active travel.

Resources

EAUC transport information - EAUC
The database provides access to transport-related information and statistics.

Travel Planning for Sustainability - HEPS (2003)
Guidance for higher education institutions on how to develop a travel plan.

Travel Plans - Oxford Brookes Environmental Information Exchange
Information on developing travel plans. 

HEI sites

University of Cambridge
Guide to the environmental aspects of vehicle purchasing.

University of East Anglia
Sustainable transport initiatives.

University of Kent
Green Travel Plan developed in conjunction with the Canterbury Employers Transport Network.

Oxford Brookes University
Sustainable travel plan.

University of Oxford
Staff travel plan.

University of Plymouth (Adobe PDF)
Paper titled 'Moving Forward: From Travel Plan to Transport Policy'. 

Page last updated 5 December 2011

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