Transport coughs out about a quarter of the UK's greenhouse gas emissions. It's also a major source of air pollution – linked to 36,000 early deaths a year in the UK.
There are lots of ways to reduce your impact on the planet.
Put the brakes on climate breakdown with these top tips.
![British Airways jumbo jet](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/jumbo-jet_0.jpg?itok=qEJJGJE6)
1. Fly less long-haul
![British Airways jumbo jet](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/jumbo-jet_0.jpg?itok=qEJJGJE6)
![Railway track running through a clearing in a forest](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/railway-track-nature.jpg?itok=98iu-mh9)
2. Take the train
![Railway track running through a clearing in a forest](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/railway-track-nature.jpg?itok=98iu-mh9)
![People walking and cycling in a park](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/walk-cycle-park.jpg?itok=snLKTl26)
3. Walk or cycle
![People walking and cycling in a park](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/walk-cycle-park.jpg?itok=snLKTl26)
![Inside an empty train carriage](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/train-carriage.jpg?itok=Yrb9ztDD)
4. Choose public transport
![Inside an empty train carriage](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/train-carriage.jpg?itok=Yrb9ztDD)
![Black electric car charging at street charging point](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/electric-car-charging.jpg?itok=SCsb2o9f)
5. Switch to an electric car
![Black electric car charging at street charging point](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/electric-car-charging.jpg?itok=SCsb2o9f)
![A close up of a tyre on the back wheel of a black car](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/black-car-tyre.jpg?itok=adzmz0HY)
6. Green your driving habits
![A close up of a tyre on the back wheel of a black car](http://cdn.friendsoftheearth.uk/sites/default/files/styles/media_with_text_image/public/media/images/black-car-tyre.jpg?itok=adzmz0HY)