Chapter 9Green travel
Chapter 4 showed that the CO2e emissions due to people commuting between home and work can be greater than the CO2 emissions due to the energy consumption of their office building. How people choose to get to work is primarily determined by the time, cost and convenience of their transport options. The location of a building, including its proximity to cheap car parking and a reliable public transport network, will have more influence than the number of cycle racks provided in the basement.
9.1 Modes of Travel
Figure 9.1 (overleaf) shows how ...
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