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That's only a meaningful comparison if you drive across oceans to different continents. People tend to fly much much longer distances than they drive. Supposed
by upofadown 7y ago
That's only a meaningful comparison if you drive across oceans to different continents. People tend to fly much much longer distances than they drive.
Supposedly a single long over ocean flight costs something the same as a whole year of driving in terms of carbon emission.
- maccard 7y ago> That's only a meaningful comparison if you drive across oceans to different continents. People tend to fly much much longer distances than they drive. Distance isn't everything, many many flights are avoidable/suitable for alternative modes of transport. This [0] estimates that 18% of flights of adults in the UK are "long haul". 40% were either domestic or short haul in Europe, both of which are replacable by trains. The longest domestic flight in the UK is from Gatwick to Inverness, and takes just under 2 hours, or an 8 hour train journey. [0] https://fullfact.org/economy/do-15-people-take-70-flights/ https://fullfact.org/economy/do-15-people-take-70-flights/ - (Note this was just the first source I found)
- magicalhippo 7y agoTo put it in perspective, I live in Norway, and I live in the city where I work. Driving to and from work each day for a year would be roughly the same distance[1] as a single direct flight to and from New York. Of course an ICE car doesn't get the same milage as that aircraft, but it's just a factor of 2-3 off. And then there's the difference in emissions and between a jet engine with its jet fuel vs the ICE car. For someone like me, even if I was driving to work, that single vacation would be a significant contribution to my travel CO2 footprint. [1]: https://www.airmilescalculator.com/distance/osl-to-jfk/ https://www.airmilescalculator.com/distance/osl-to-jfk/