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Be green!

 

Please select your journey below and click 'calculate' to see the amount of CO2 emissions you will save.

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Alternatively, enter the number of miles here:

Your CO2 emissions savings

 

The chart below shows the amount of  CO2 emissions you will save if you travel by train, instead of a car or plane.

  • Car Kg CO2
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  • Plane Kg CO2
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  • Saving Car Kg CO2
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  • Saving Plane Kg CO2
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The saving is equivalent to:

  • Car
  • Plane
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The calculations are based on:

Car = 0.114kg CO2 / pass km. This is derived from the DEFRA CO2 emissions factor for an average petrol car which is 0.180kg CO2 / vehicle km and the average loading for a car: 1.6 people / journey (DfT).

Train = 0.052kg CO2 / pass km. This is derived from the DEFRA CO2 emissions factor

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