If everyone...
in the UK drove at 70mph max we would reduce CO2 emissions by
1 million tonnes a year!
1 million tonnes a year!
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Stay below 70.
Reference: UK Energy Research Centre. Read more.
The average car emits 14% less carbon at 70mph than it does at 80mph.
Half of all car on motorways exceed the speed limit.
41% of road transport CO2 comes from motorway journeys. This is 8% of all UK CO2 emissions.
If we all drove at 70mph we would collectively save 1 million tonnes of CO2 emissions.
Every driver can reduce CO2 emissions by choosing to stick to 70mph.
This would equate to 15% of the 6.8 Metric Tonnes total savings that the Government has calculated we need to reduce from transport by 2010.
A recent report Getting the Genie back in the Bottle from the UK Energy Research Centre suggests that a significant contribution to this goal could come from enforcing speed restrictions.
Download ‘Genie’ Powerpoint file here
Download ‘Quick Hits Limiting Speed’ pdf here
For more on the benefits of curbing car speed visit the Slower Speed Initiative.
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