What is Green Transport Week?

ETA Green Transport Week is a chance for you to make a difference. You can use Green Transport Week as a national banner to publise what you are already campaigning on, or as a chance to really get something rolling and support the ETA.

Green issues are high on the agenda for all countries as our reliance on cars contributes to damaging the natural environment. As we become more aware about the impact of transport on the environment, here is our chance to do something to prevent further damage to the planet. The ETA Green Transport Week is a chance for you to make a difference – both by trying to ‘travel green’ yourself, and by putting pressure on your MP, your local council, or local employers.

It’s never been more important! We’re travelling more and more by car, putting out more pollution on guzzling more gas. New roads are churning up the countryside and cutting communities in half. In some parts of the country the bus is an endangered species. There are fears that we’ll soon see more Beeching-style closures of the railways. And as roads get busier, the greenest transport of all – walking and cycling – gets more difficult.

But it’s not bad news. All over the country, groups are campaigning for traffic calming, more cycle paths, better buses, and a unified rail network, and against more and more roads.

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What is the ETA?

The ETA is a not-for-profit ethical organisation providing motorists and cyclists with carbon-neutral breakdown cover and insurance products. As well as encouraging responsible driving to reduce carbon, the ETA campaigns for sustainable transport.