Tools and support

Explore guidance and tools to help you plan and track low-carbon travel more effectively.

Travel decision tree 

If you are still not sure whether to travel, our Travel decision tree may help.

Calculating the carbon impact of your travel plans 

To help you understand the impact of your mode of transportation we've designed a Sustainable Travel Calculator so that you can see approximately how much carbon your trip will produce. 

Carbon offsetting 

Offsetting can be expensive and is rarely as straightforward as it appears; it is vitally important that any schemes do not negatively affect local communities and indigenous people. There are also several other pitfalls to avoid including, double counting and carbon leakage making measuring impacts difficult; you can read more about the issues around offsetting in UK Universities Climate Network: Carbon Offsetting for UK Higher and Further Education.

The University's policy on offsetting for travel booked using university funds is therefore simple: offsetting should be avoided unless it is approved by an external funder. For guidance regarding offsetting of travel and hotel stays using external research funding, please email sustainability@liverpool.ac.uk.

Booking travel 

You must book all staff travel via the Clarity Travel portal so that we can accurately track our business emissions and work towards achieving net zero. The travel portal is accessible via 'Tools and Services' on the staff intranet (book travel). 

Student group travel must be booked using the University's appointed Travel Management Company, Studylink Tours. Students are increasingly concerned about the impact of their travel and where they have concerns these should be considered by the member of staff making the booking. Information on how to book travel using Studylink Tours can also be found on the intranet.