Your journey to sustainable travel

(£4.99 Paperback, Sawday’s Fragile Earth, published 25th June 2009)

Nearly a third of the UK’s greenhouse emissions come from transport. An upbeat new book offers some liberating alternatives to our current car culture…

Do Humans Dream of Electric Cars? is a fun, accessible and upbeat guide produced by Sawday’s Fragile Earth and Sustrans, that celebrates everyday common sense rather than a green manifesto! Lively, illustrated spreads and facts illuminate the myriad choices we have when picking a method of transport for a single journey.  The provoking analogies and revealing statistics take a direct approach showing the carbon and health impact of our decision in a critical era where society is ‘living beyond our planet.’

It is packed with realistic, proactive action plans for the individual, their workplace and the wider community. The book includes innovative and imaginative schemes that are already achieving popularity like car clubs and bike sharing. The publication coincides with the Sustrans Change Your World Campaign 2009.

Highlights of this practical and uplifting book include sections on community spaces, bus know-how, cycling networks, health & carbon benefits, oil consumption, the true viability of alternative fuels and even lift share Cuban style! Making a simple choice from this guide is a positive way to approach the transport challenges that are affecting us all.

Notes to editors:
Do Humans Dream of Electric Cars? is published by Alastair Sawday Publishing’s Fragile Earth imprint. Sawday’s won the independent Publishing Guild’s Environmental Publisher Award in 2008. www.sawdays.co.uk

The book is published in association with Sustrans, the UK’s leading sustainable transport charity. Their vision is a world in which people choose to travel in ways that benefit their health and the environment. www.sustrans.org.uk

Alastair Sawdays

A pioneer in the environmental world, Alastair Sawday is the founder of the first carbon-neutral publishing company, planting trees to compensate for air travel, promoting environmental awareness and sustainable living. The Fragile Earth series of envi

http://www.sawdays.co.uk



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