CO2 generated from the business travel of an average user over a year exceeds six tonnes, according to joint research by GlobalExpense and Carbon Statement. The figure equates to the CO2 emissions from the average UK household in a year and is the equivalent to boiling a kettle 105,413 times.
The IT/telecoms industry has the largest average travel carbon footprint per expense-claiming employee in 2007 at 9.41 tonnes across car, train, taxi and air travel, as well as hotel accommodation. The financial sector was the second worst offender.