Editing Eurostar (section)

===Environmental initiatives===
In 2007, Eurostar said they would become the world's first carbon-neutral train service through its launch of "Tread Lightly," an environmental programme with the goal of reducing the service's carbon-dioxide emissions by 25% by 2012.<ref name="greenlight">{{Cite news |last=McCarthy |first=Michael |date=15 November 2007 |title=A green light for Eurostar: The train that takes the eco-strain |work=The Independent |location=London |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/a-green-light-for-eurostar-the-train-that-takes-the-eco-strain-400430.html |access-date=15 December 2020 |archive-date=20 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220124517/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/a-green-light-for-eurostar-the-train-that-takes-the-eco-strain-400430.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="industryweekeco">{{Cite news |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=17 April 2007 |title=Eurostar Trains To Go Carbon Neutral |work=ET Energy World |url=https://www.industryweek.com/the-economy/environment/article/21933578/eurostar-trains-to-go-carbon-neutral |access-date=15 December 2020 |archive-date=30 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130014010/https://www.industryweek.com/the-economy/environment/article/21933578/eurostar-trains-to-go-carbon-neutral |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Update inline|date=June 2024|reason=are they now carbon heutral}} The programme included: reducing power consumption on its rolling stock; sourcing more electricity from lower-emission generators; adding new controls on lighting, heating, and air conditioning; reducing paper usage via electronic tickets; recycling water and employee uniforms; sourcing all food on board from Britain, France, or Belgium.<ref name="industryweekeco" /> Eurostar also funded three renewable energy projects in developing regions around the world: a windfarm in Tamil Nadu, India; a micro-hydropower project in China; and a plan specifying improvements on fuel consumption of three-wheeler taxis in Indonesia.<ref name="greenlight" />

In 2019, Eurostar removed all single-use plastics from its trains between London and Paris.<ref name="globalrailwayrev">{{Cite news |date=14 November 2019 |title=Eurostar announces new environmental commitments for 25th anniversary |work=Global Railway Review |url=https://www.globalrailwayreview.com/news/92546/eurostar-environmental-commitments/#:~:text=Marking%20its%20commitment%20to%20environmentally,trains%20between%20London%20and%20Paris.&text=The%20journey%20will%20feature%20wooden,and%20eco%2Dfriendly%20food%20packaging |access-date=15 December 2020 |archive-date=30 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930053743/https://www.globalrailwayreview.com/news/92546/eurostar-environmental-commitments/#:~:text=Marking%20its%20commitment%20to%20environmentally,trains%20between%20London%20and%20Paris.&text=The%20journey%20will%20feature%20wooden,and%20eco%2Dfriendly%20food%20packaging |url-status=live }}</ref> Now the trains serve only wooden cutlery, recyclable cans of water, glass wine bottles, paper-based coffee cups, and eco-friendly food packaging.<ref name="globalrailwayrev" /><ref name="businesseco">{{Cite news |last=Brandler |first=Hannah |date=26 November 2019 |title=Eurostar announces eco-friendly initiatives |work=Business Traveller |url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2019/11/26/eurostar-announces-eco-friendly-initiatives/ |access-date=15 December 2020 |archive-date=24 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024234948/https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2019/11/26/eurostar-announces-eco-friendly-initiatives/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="lonelyplanet">{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Andrea |date=18 November 2019 |title=How Eurostar plans to become more eco-friendly |work=Lonely Planet |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/eurostar-eco-friendly-initiatives |access-date=15 December 2020 |archive-date=2 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102165603/https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/eurostar-eco-friendly-initiatives |url-status=live }}</ref> Eurostar partnered with the Woodland Trust, ReforestAction, and Trees for All in 2020, with the goal of planting 20,000 trees each year in woodlands along its routes across the UK, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Since Tread Lightly launched, Eurostar has reduced its carbon footprint by over 40% and now emits up to 90% less greenhouse gas emissions than the equivalent flight.<ref name="globalrailwayrev" /><ref name="businesseco" /><ref name="lonelyplanet" />

But in 2023 cycle booking was described as “farcical”.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tims |first=Anna |date=17 August 2023 |title=Eurostar derailed my efforts to book a bike on to one of its trains |url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/aug/17/eurostar-derailed-my-efforts-to-book-a-bike-on-to-one-of-its-trains |access-date=3 June 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>