The biggest CO2 impact on festivals is simply through the audience travelling to get there?
If you travel alone to the festival by car, you are emitting approximately TEN TIMES the amount of CO2 than if you travelled a festival by bus and three and a half times as much as if you travelled by train.
Figures for these calculations were taken from the DEFRA July 2007 Report: Passenger Transport Emissions Factors.
Car Travel (average sized petrol car)
- 344 gram C02 per mile (1 passenger)
- 172 grams CO2 per passenger mile (2 passengers)
- 86 grams CO2 per passenger mile (4 passengers)
Train Travel (National Rail diesel trains – average passenger numbers per annum)
- 96.32 grams per passenger mile
Coach Travel (40 people per coach)
- 26.97 grams CO2 per passenger mile
SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL
There are public transport options to get you to the festival without any fuss and with the minimum environmental impact as possible.
By Bike: Riding your bike to the festival will obviously put out the least amount of CO2 emissions. We have bike racks available onsite. See the Travel page for more details.
By Vehicle:
If you want to get to a festival by vehicle, travelling by coach is by far the lowest impact way if you’re looking to reduce your carbon footprint. Train is the next best option in terms of CO2 emissions.
Coach Is Best: Coaches are the greenest form of motor transport with each journey generating less than 10% of CO2 of those who travel by car. Not to mention a solution for congestion. For each coach full of people, it’s estimated that this is equivalent to 25 cars off the road. So relax, let somebody else do the driving and do your bit for the environment.
Festivals for All has partnered with National Express who provide coach transport to most festivals
Car Share: If you do need to come by car, then please consider car sharing.
There are a number of companies that offer a car share scheme including:
FestivalBudi
goCarShare
freewheelers.co.uk
isanyonegoingto.com
liftshare.com
loco2travel.com
nationalcarshare.co.uk
pickuppal.com
shareacar.com
Remember, when using car share sites you should always:
1. Be aware that all arrangements which you make are private arrangements between you and other sharers. Festivals For All does not arrange car sharing or have any liability to or for lift sharers.
2. Ensure you know the identity of the person or persons you are sharing with.
3. Dont leave without your home telephone number and make sure you leave deatils of the telephone numbers of the car sharers at home.
4. Have your mobile phone with you at all times.
5. If you feel uncomfortable with any arrangements, or the condition of the vehicle being used, then make other plans.
6. If a valid tax disc is not visible it's possible the driver has no driving licence, no insurance and no MOT.
7. Trust your instincts and use common sense, its better to be safe than sorry.
