Our series Life Swaps looks at smart ways to go placesAustralia is a car-loving nation, understandably so given the size of our country and our often meagre public transport systems. Transport is Australia’s third-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, with emissions from transport increasing nearly 60% since 1990, more than any other sector, according to the Climate Council. “Car share users get direct personal benefits because they save on transport costs,” says Car Next Door co-founder Will Davies. Embrace 'ugly' fruit and compost: cutting back on food waste Read moreSwitch to public transport as much as possibleOnly 16% of Australians aged over 18 use public transport – many who don’t often say they find services inconvenient and unreliable, or they simply don’t have access to a service at all. “Many public transport systems around the world, and some in Australia, are switching to 100% renewable energy – cutting pollution even further,” says Petra Stock, Climate Council’s energy and climate systems analyst.

Source: The Guardian March 17, 2018 21:33 UTC