FIND OUT HOW TO REDUCE YOUR TRANSPORT CARBON FOOTPRINT NOW
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PARK YOUR CAR AND CATCH A TRAIN
Australia's carbon emmissions per person are amongst the highest in the world.
(See the Comparison table of greenhouse gas emissions below, reference: Environmental
Protection Agency 2006; Carbon Planet 2006)
Passenger motor vehicles are 3.9 times more energy intensive and motorcycles are 3.2 times, buses are 2.4
times and ferries are 9.7 times more energy intensive than passenger rail transport. Reference:
Apelbaum Consulting Report 2007
To find out more about passenger rail services including Traveltrain holidays and Tourist Trains
visit QR's website.
You can also talk to your organisation about our Corporate Passenger Carbon Credit Program.
| Country |
Total Emissions (million tonnes of CO2) |
Emissions per person (tonnes of CO2 per person) |
| Australia |
564.70 |
28.20 |
| China |
3650.00 |
3.05 |
| United States of America |
6746.00 |
24.09 |
| United Kingdom |
656.00 |
11.01 |
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