

How can we make travel greener?
About a quarter of carbon emissions come from transport, such as cars, trucks, buses, motorbikes and aircraft. It’s hard to imagine modern life without these vehicles, but as well as having a large carbon footprint, they also produce other types of pollution. Are electric vehicles the answer?
In this episode, Scarlett discovers what an internal combustion engine does – and why the pollution they produce damages the atmosphere. Meanwhile, Jeriah discovers electric cars are a lot older than people think...
About a quarter of carbon emissions come from transport, such as cars, trucks, buses, motorbikes and aircraft. It’s hard to imagine modern life without these vehicles, but as well as having a large carbon footprint, they also produce other types of pollution. Are electric vehicles the answer?
In this episode, Scarlett discovers what an internal combustion engine does – and why the pollution they produce damages the atmosphere. Meanwhile, Jeriah discovers electric cars are a lot older than people think...