One Planet Transport
Moving around a single planet
In the UK, transport accounts for around 28% of our total emissions of carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas causing climate change. Living within the limits of a single planet will therefore require changes in the way we currently move ourselves and our goods around the world.
WWF's One Planet Transport campaign is focused on finding solutions that will help reduce the need for travel and encourage a shift to more sustainable ways of making those journeys that are necessary.
Flying and climate change
WWF is focusing its work on aviation because:
- It is already responsible for around 13% of the UK's overall climate change impact.
- It is one of the fastest-growing sources of carbon emissions in the UK.
- At current rates of growth, by 2050 aviation emissions will account for half the UK's carbon budget.
- The UK is committed to an 80% cut in CO2 emissions by 2050 - if aviation emissions continue grow unabated, aviation will consume the majority of this carbon budget.
- Swallowing up our limited carbon budget in this way, could potentially push up the cost of living for everyone - including half of the UK population who don't fly in any given year.
Join the One in Five Challenge
WWF's One in Five Challenge aims to galvanise the growing desire among businesses to fly less by providing a focus for flight reduction.
Traveling Light
Our research challenges the assumption that airport expansion is essential for business productivity.
Heathrow
WWF and other leading green groups, along with local councils and residents’ groups, had success at the High Court following their legal challenge.
