You can reduce your environmental impact by leaving your car at home and cycling or walking more. If the journey is too far to walk or cycle, use public transport instead.
The impact of road transport on the environment
- 14% of CO2 emissions in Camden are caused by road transport, which contributes to a large proportion of all air pollution in Camden
- poor air quality causes 9,500 deaths in London each year
- Camden residents make over 80,000 trips by car every day, 80% of these trips could be walked, cycled, or made by public transport
What can you do to help?
- register for our free bicycle loan scheme to try out cycling before getting a bike of your own
- if you must use a car, try joining a car club to save you money and reduce your carbon emissions
- find out about how we are making it easier for you to walk and cycle in Camden
- try our free cycle skills training, there is training for both adults and children
- open a Play Street in your neighbourhood so that children can play in a traffic-free street