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CARS

Petrol and diesel cars, as you know, are big polluters. Did you know that the school run ALONE is responsible for 2 million tons of CO2 emissions? This is really terrible in terms of both kids breathing in asthma-causing fumes, and also for Earth’s atmosphere. (More on that here)

In terms of which car to own, you’d automatically assume electric. However, there has been worrying findings about the environmental cost of creating electric cars (you didn’t think it would be straight forward, did you?! Read some in-depth stats on resource usage to make electric cars here. )

In short, we all need to drive less. Cycle! Car share! Take the bus or the train. Every time you possibly can.

So with this is mind the BEST car you can buy is a secondhand electric car. There are not many of them around yet, and if your budget doesn’t stretch that far then try a second hand hybrid. Chat to your local car dealer too - they need to feel the pressure to be supplying cleaner cars…