We believe that global warming is real and that travelling is a contributing factor in climate change. But we also know that staying at home isn’t an appealing solution and that travel by Eurostar helps to make sure that you have a much smaller impact on the planet than flying to our destinations.

Everyone is talking about what needs to be done and we believe actions speak louder than words. That’s why over the next few pages we want to tell you more about what we are doing and how our plans are progressing.

You may have already heard that a Eurostar journey emits 10 times less carbon dioxide than flying to our core destinations. This was the starting point for our commitment to becoming greener still. Our first step was to launch our Tread Lightly initiative in April 2007. This set out our plans to reduce our impact on the environment and further increase our energy efficiency. As part of this we made a commitment to reduce our carbon dioxide emissions by 25% per traveller journey by 2012. And since 14 November 2007, all Eurostar journeys are now carbon neutral at no extra cost to our travellers.

We have also made changes across the business, including setting up a new Environment and Energy team to make sure we deliver on our promises, and appointing 34 Tread Lightly champions across all departments of the business to really drive this forward. We’re also working closely with Friends of the Earth to make sure that we are up-to-date with the latest environmental and climate change thinking.