Cycling is time-saving, quiet, healthy, and highly eco-friendly:

• Pedelecs or E-Bikes provide electric assistance, making biking to work feasible for also for longer distances.

• Bicycle repairs can be challenging at times. To avoid long downtimes in case of a breakdown, the FUrad self-help workshop is available at Fabeckstr. 30. FU members can perform their repairs or learn how to do it.

Utilizing buses and trains is environmentally friendly and quick:

• FU employees can purchase discounted subscription tickets with the Jobticket, providing affordable commuting even after work and on weekends without a car.

• Combined with a bicycle, public transportation can be flexibly used based on weather conditions or personal preferences. The monthly bicycle pass is available in the VBB network starting at €11.50.

A drive with a combustion engine car consumes fossil energy, creates noise, emits greenhouse gases, and poses health risks due to exhaust emissions. If a car is necessary, negative impacts can be minimized:

• Small, fuel-efficient vehicles consume significantly less fuel compared to larger ones.

• Electric vehicles, when charged with green energy, are nearly emission-free and relatively energy-efficient. They can cover about 100 km with the energy equivalent of approximately 2 liters of gasoline (19.4 kWh).

• Using car-sharing services reduces the number of cars and parking space requirements.

• Carpooling is not always easy to implement. Tips and examples on facilitating carpool formation can be found here.

• Everyone can do it: Bicycle, bus, train and car can be combined in such a way that the changeover is convenient and stress is reduced because traffic jams and the search for a parking space are avoided.

• Trips within the campus can be managed by bicycle or public transportation.

• Digital or hybrid events result in significantly lower emissions compared to business travel.

• Business trips to destinations within Europe can often be done by train, saving substantial climate-harming emissions compared to flying or driving. Night train connections can be a relaxed alternative for long journeys in Europe.

• The upcoming FU business travel policy aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Unavoidable flights should be offset, and regulations for this will be published in the coming months.

• Every aircraft take-off and every stopover causes particularly high greenhouse gas emissions. Air travel should therefore be planned without changing planes wherever possible. The journey to the take-off airport, which may be further away, should be made by train if possible.