Cards (3)

  • UK road journeys make up 80 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually. To solve this; increased usage of public transport, increased road tax for gas guzzling cars, purchase grants for electric/hybrid cars, increased car charging points, walk/cycle, car clubs, car pooling, hauliers can apply for freight grants to move produce by rail.
  • Tesco has trains from Glasgow to Inverness 6 days a week, each one reducing the number of long distance lorry journeys by 20.
  • Low Emission Zones (LEZ) in Glasgow, Dundee, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and London. London charges £15 for vehicles entering LEZ causing CO2 emissions to have fallen by 20%. ULEZ costs £100 for lorries and larger vehicles.