A team from Austria and Norway has found that the climate impact from a long-distance trip (310--621 miles) can easily vary by a factor of 10 per passenger depending on mode choice, vehicle efficiency, and occupancy. Among the findings of the study, published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology, is that a car's fuel efficiency and occupancy are central to whether the impact from a trip is as high as from air travel or as low as from train travel.
Study Finds Climate Impact of Long Distance Trip Can Vary by Factor of 10
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