Embrace cleaner personal & public transport
Understand the carbon footprint of your vehicle(s)
Rethinking travel is necessary; as is understanding how your own vehicle(s) and motor habits contribute towards world emissions – as well as ultimate increases in congestion and traffic fatalities.
29% of our energy-related emissions come from transport, and the majority of that from our petrol guzzling cars: the average CO2 emission of a new light vehicle in Australia is around 182 grams per kilometre. And currently, the number of cars and trucks on our roads is 1.2 billion, heading fast towards 2 billion by 2030.
Rethinking travel is necessary; as is understanding how your own vehicle(s) and motor habits contribute towards world emissions – as well as ultimate increases in congestion and traffic fatalities. The increase of cleaner transportation options mean it’s now becoming easier and more accessible to reduce your personal emissions, whether it be via purchasing vehicles with best in class emissions, electric vehicles, or ride-sharing.
You can learn more about your own vehicular footprint and your options here:
You can also learn more about reducing your carbon footprint in other areas here.
The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions—or C2ES—forges practical and innovative solutions to address climate change and engages with leading businesses to accelerate climate progress.
Footprint Calculator
The Ecological Footprint Calculator estimates your personal ecological footprint, calculating how your personal choices and habits influence it.
- Take the quiz - find out your personal ecological footprint
One Small Step App
One Small Step is a social enterprise that uses technology and behavioural science to make it easy and rewarding for people to successfully adopt greener habits.
Green Vehicle Guide
This Australian government initiative provides information on the environmental performance of light vehicles sold in Australia to help reduce your impact on the environment.
- Use the car guide - use their guide to compare the environmental performance of vehicles
- Australian vehicle emissions - read about CO2 emissions in Australian motor vehicles
National Transport Commission
NTC leads national land transport reform to improve safety, productivity, environmental outcomes and regulatory efficiency, to socially and economically advance an integrated land transport system.
- Read the 2020 emissions report - NTC’s carbon dioxide emissions report summarises vehicle emissions intensity for light vehicles sold in Australia in 2020.
- Download the emissions infographic - their infographic details carbon dioxide emission intensity for Australian light vehicles in 2020
- Download the electric vehicle infographic - their infographic details total electric car sales in Australian in 2020
National Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Updates of Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory summarise Australia’s national emissions quarterly, providing timely information for us to understand how Australia is tracking against our targets.
- Read the report - read the quarterly update of the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory
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Understanding the carbon footprint of your vehicle(s) is part of a larger collective response. Click here to read more.
