Transport is the biggest source of UK emissions, and cars are the biggest contributor to transport emissions. It’s not just a problem on the carbon front either: our urban areas are shrouded with toxic air; the millions of hours we spend stuck in traffic jams taking its toll on our physical and mental health.
This is a social justice issue. The wealthier you are, the more likely you are to drive, own more than one car, and buy the biggest, dirtiest cars on the road. Meanwhile, the poorest are least likely to drive a car, and most likely to live in a community blighted by toxic air pollution.
We accelerate the shift from car dependency and help people to reimagine their streets, free from the harms of car dominance, and with new freedom to get around by walking, wheeling, cycling or public transport.
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My name’s Caroline Sibanda and I’m a home care worker. I truly truly love my job. It’s fulfilling and it means a lot to me to know I’m making a difference in someone’s life. But I spend about five hours driving every day, simply travelling to and from homes of my elderly and disabled clients. I feel bad about the impact my driving has on the planet, but I have to do my job, and it has to be done by car.
We’re working with two groups in East London to reclaim parking spaces and turn them into green and vibrant community meeting places. Will you help bring their visions to life?
After our landmark research experiment of supporting a dozen people to go car free in 2022, we’re doing it again - and this time we’re looking for people in Oxford. Could one of them be you?
We have created a simple online tool to help campaigners, residents, councillors and council officers to assess their local parking policies, and produce a Parking Action Plan which they can use to advocate for taking space away from cars and giving it back to people and nature.
We are calling for councils across the country to set up a simple process that lets any resident transform their street with a permanent community parklet.
Will you help us?
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We’ve started this year with a bang; four weeks in and we’re celebrating big wins in each one of our four mission areas.
Every year in London, thousands of people are injured or killed on our roads. These aren’t just numbers - they’re real lives changed forever. The toll is staggering. Not only in human terms, but financially too. According to our latest research, the total cost to society of serious and fatal road collisions in London last year was over £1.2 billion.
For years, there’s been a narrative that cutting emissions from flying means sacrificing family holidays or pricing ordinary people out of travel. But our new research with the New Economics Foundation shows that this story doesn’t hold up.
We believe our streets should be more than just parking lots for cars — they should be places where communities can come together, relax, and enjoy a bit of green space. That’s why we’re excited to launch not one, but two Parklets Toolkits: one tailored for communities and another for local authorities.
We’ve rounded up some top-notch repair and reuse tips to help you save money, cut waste, and kick off 2025 on the right (carbon-friendly) foot.
Join us for our Fixperience Workshops, coming to Camden’s Fixing Factory from January to March 2025! These workshops are a fun, hands-on way to jump into DIY repairs, cut down on waste, and keep a little extra cash in your pocket.
It’s 2024, and our government is still considering expanding polluting airports. Eight leading climate organisations — including Possible, Friends of the Earth, and Greenpeace — are urging the UK government to pause all airport expansions.
This week, we published our new research report with the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB), calling for safer routes, fairer pay, and better access to e-bikes for London’s couriers.
We polled 2,000 cab drivers in London to find out what they think about the switch to greener vehicles and efforts to reduce car use in the city. Find out what they said.