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minus-squarejoelthelion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·2 years ago Per fuel/mile/cargo, aircraft are actually very efficient Not really : https://ourworldindata.org/travel-carbon-footprint
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-22 years agoThat chart says “per passenger mile” and doesn’t seem to include cargo. E: and I don’t disagree that short-hop domestic flights are worse for the environment. High-speed trains should definitely be used in that instance.
minus-squarezephyreks@lemmy.mlOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoRelative to passenger cars, they really sort of are.
Not really : https://ourworldindata.org/travel-carbon-footprint
That chart says “per passenger mile” and doesn’t seem to include cargo.
E: and I don’t disagree that short-hop domestic flights are worse for the environment. High-speed trains should definitely be used in that instance.
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Relative to passenger cars, they really sort of are.