Travel

Travel Around London 

This collated information can & should be shared amongst colleagues and collectors who may be travelling internally within the UK,  especially in the lead up to Frieze London/ London Gallery Weekend etc.

Take the tube
Whilst transport is responsible for more than a quarter of London’s carbon emissions, London has one of the most mature low-carbon transport systems in Europe. In 2018/19, the average normalised carbon emissions from the London Underground were 44 gCO2e per passenger km. London’s Underground system is intensively used, enabling 3-4 million efficient and fast journeys around the capital every day. If all these trips were made by car, the additional 2.5 million more cars on the roads everyday would increase congestion and add 1. 3 million tonnes to London’s annual Carbon Dioxide (CO 2) emissions

All contactless tube journeys between zones 2 and 6 cost the same as a bus fare on weekdays before 6:30am, between 9:30am and 3:59pm, and after 7pm. Travel at other times, and through zone 1, is just 90p extra per trip.

Bus
London’s entire 9,000-strong core bus fleet now meets or exceeds the cleanest Euro VI emissions standards, the same strict standards that apply in the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)

Book an Electric Taxi
London now has over 3,570 ZEC (Zero Emission Capable) taxis on the roads. Many of these can be booked ahead of time, online or via an app.

Sherbert London - download the app for easier booking

Green Tomato Cars - also available on the app store

Electric London Taxi - needs 12 hours notice for bookings

Bike Hire
Santander Cycles offer more than 750 docking stations and 11,500 bikes to hire around London, either using a bank card at any docking station or via the official app. It costs only £2 to access a Santander Cycles bike for 24 hours; the first 30 minutes of each journey is free. 

View a map of docking stations with live bike availability, or explore leisurely bike routes around London

Electric Scooter Hire
Electric scooters are available to hire in the boroughs of Camden, City of London, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth (north of the borough only) Richmond upon Thames, Southwark, Tower Hamlets (limited parking) and Westminster. ​​

International Travel UK - US

Atmosfair, a German non-profit organisation that works to mitigate CO2 production, has produced a Flight Emissions Calculator that allows users to compare the carbon emissions between different airlines and flight routes. *Note that Atmosfair uses a different methodology to the GCC carbon calculator and will not always give the same carbon numbers as GCC's online tool. 

If you do have to fly, we suggest flying Economy, and donating to a Strategic Climate Fund on booking. GCC doesn't generally support carbon offsetting as it is difficult to verify the effectiveness of any of these schemes; we rarely know what carbon calculations have been used, or what untested assumptions might lie behind any claims.

The most CO2e efficient airlines from London to NY:

From London to New York

1. Norwegian Air Shuttle: Climate impact: 1,532 kg CO₂ 77 CEP*

2. El Al Israel Airlines: Climate impact: 3,138 kg CO₂ 42 CEP*

3. United Airlines: Climate impact: 3,561 kg CO₂ 35 CEP*

From London to Chicago

1. British Airways: Climate impact: 2,911 kg CO₂ 40 CEP*

2. United Airlines: Climate impact: 3,401 kg CO₂ 32 CEP*

3. Virgin Atlantic Airways: Climate impact: 3,830 kg CO₂ 26 CEP*

From London to LA

1. Norwegian Air Shuttle: Climate impact: 2,990 kg CO2

2. Air New Zealand: Climate impact: 4,196 kg CO2

3. United Airlines: Climate impact: 5,283 kg CO2

From London to Miami

1. British Airways: Climate impact: 4,588 kg CO2

2. American Airlines: Climate impact: 4,633 kg CO2

3. Virgin Atlantic Airways: Climate impact: 5,137 kg CO2