Better Transport

The need to reduce CO2 emissions from the transport sector is made clear when you look at the Government's road building programme. Government data show that if the proposed roads were built, there'd be hundreds of thousands of extra tonnes of CO2 pumped into the air every year. The 10 worst roads alone would add 253,235 tonnes a year.

10 biggest carbon emittors

1. M25, widening from junction 16 to J23
68,170 extra tonnes of CO2 a year
 
2. M62, junctions 25 to 27 
36,450 extra tonnes of CO2 a year
 
3. A14 Ellington to Fen Ditton
33,930 extra tonnes of CO2 a year
 
4. Norwich Northern Distributor Road
24,631 extra tonnes of CO2 a year
 
5. A46, Newark - Widmerpool
20,079 extra tonnes of CO2 a year
 
6. A421 Bedford to M1, junction 13
18,693 extra tonnes of CO2 a year
 
7. A1 Dishforth to Barton 
16,064 extra tonnes of CO2 a year
 
8. M1, widening from junction 6A to 10
16,000 extra tonnes of CO2 a year
 
9. A2 Bean to Cobham Widening Phase 2
12,675 extra tonnes of CO2 a year
 
10. M25, widening from junctions 27 to 30 
6,543 extra tonnes of CO2 a year