Where is the best place to find green travel?

The big problem with being a 'green' individual, is that there are very few ways to be green whilst travelling. Modern travel involves the use of fuel, heating, wear and tear and other factors that sap energy and resources from our planet.

When we have accepted that the only way to travel green is on a bike or by foot, the only option we can then take is by air, car or sea. It's just important to remember not to use an airline with poor policies on renewable energy technology, fuel efficiency improvements and from airports not supporting the local eco-systems.

Either way, it's difficult to be a completely green traveller but these little differences can make a big differnce long term.

Green Car Scheme

So it wont be long now until we hear all about the new incentive to upgrade our vehicle to a more efficient new model. The government has announced plans (in the wake of pressure from the public and press) to follow in the footsteps of the French and Germans and introduce a trade in scheme for cars over a certain age.

Obviously the biggest reason for the government bowing to the pressure is the economic reasons. Although they have to pay the trade in grant, the injection of cash into the economy from the boost in car sales via taxes will almost make up the difference I would hazard to guess. Road tax, sales tax and other related income will see that initial cost buffeted.

So the question remains- why on earth have we got to push for these kind of sales incentives / green schemes? We lag behind when it comes to thinking out of the box, and the latest government scandel shows that they are spending more time composing false emails than putting effort into innovative projects to help the country.

Green Cars- Tata Nano

So here's the car we have all been waiting for, the Nano! Weighing in at just 20 grams (ish), it's light, cheap and economical. Aparantly it will average over 80 MPG which is as good as any economical car nowadays.

But hang on a minute, it runs on petrol! It's not green and it's not the way forward. If it gets more people in developing countries like India onto the roads, then we are getting more CO2 in the atmosphere and not really achieving anything very positive.

It's yet to be seen how the Nano will perform sales wise in Europe and the West, the small size and instability (due to weight saving and materials used) will render the car a little unsafe for motorways and busy roads alike.