Bikes are one of the best and cheapest ways to get around. Not only does the exercise keep you fit, the trip does very little damage to the environment.

As Bikes are powered by legs, there’s no chemicals, polution or waste resulting from their use. Bikes nowadays are made from mainly recyclable materials so they can be reused for years and when they are no longer able to be used they can be recycled rather than thrown away.

Children should be taught the many benefits of bike riding early in life and trained in personal and road safety while bicycling. Only then can they truly do the least harm possible - to themselves and the earth.

Wiggle is officially the UK’s number one online bike and cycle shop boasting nearly 10 years online, and have a huge January sale on, meaning you could save even more money on a new bike.

Remember it’s also possible claim taxable benefits if you cycle to work!

A Ford Mondeo (2007 2.0 Ltr Duratec model) covering 10,000 miles per year, will generate more than 3 tonnes of Co2 meaning anyone wanting to offset this figure would need to plant approximately 16 trees costing approximately £80.

A better and cheaper alternative is to change your driving habits to ensure that you keep your Co2 emissions to an absolute minimum.

Making sure your tyre pressures are correct will not only help reduce the pollution, but also improve your mpg, meaning you’ll be spending less money on petrol. Under-inflated tyres are not only unsafe, but they increase rolling resistance that uses more fuel.

Keeping them topped up to the correct levels can be a pain at times. Not everyone has the time to call into a local garage in order to get a tyre pressure reading. This handy Digital Tyre Pressure Gauge Keyring has a clear LCD display and measures pressure from 5 to 99psi in 0.5psi increments.

Right from the start, the BMW Mini was designed for optimum recyclability. Recyclable materials are used wherever possible, the number of materials is minimised, and components are easy to dismantle.

BMW are now looking at going one step further. Fully charged in two and a half hours and 0 to 62mph in 8.5 seconds with a top speed of 95mph, the Mini cooper may change peoples opinions of electric motoring.

Officially unveiled at the Los Angeles Motor Show on 19 November, only 500 cars will be assembled at the BMW plant near Oxford and will be offered to select private and corporate customers in California, New York and New Jersey.

With a claimed range of 150 miles between full charges, the BMW’s Mini E may go into full scale production in 2010 or 2011.

Together with their offsetting partners (including The Carbon Neutral Company) Ibuyeco make it easy for policy holders to balance the CO2 their cars produce by investing money to projects which save the equivalent amount of CO2 elsewhere.

For every 1kg of CO2 produced by their cars each year Ibuyeco will pay for 1kg to be saved by a climate friendly project somewhere else in the world - one balancing the other to make your driving carbon neutral!

The offset continues for the duration of the car insurance policy, based on the information supplied to them, making Green Car Insurance a real alternative. You’ll get that warm fuzzy feeling you get inside from knowing you’re doing your bit to help fight climate change.