Why is flying the least environmentally friendly form of travel?
Posted by admin | Posted in pilot | Posted on 09-01-2009-05-2008
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mash4t asked:
Modern airliners, such as the new model of the Boeing 747, only produce 75g of CO2 per passenger Km. Most modern cars produce over 150g of CO2 per passenger Km. How is flying worse than driving? I do realise that cars can carry more than 1 passenger, but most of the time I don’t think they do.
I think that flying is the most un-environmentally friendly mainly because of the media. When being told about how to reduce your Carbon Footprint, flying less is always a big part of the answer.
Like I said above, I do realise that a 747 does produce more CO2 than a single car. However, to transport 416 people in a car each, as per the norm, a plane quickly becomes more environmentaly friendly.
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Modern airliners, such as the new model of the Boeing 747, only produce 75g of CO2 per passenger Km. Most modern cars produce over 150g of CO2 per passenger Km. How is flying worse than driving? I do realise that cars can carry more than 1 passenger, but most of the time I don’t think they do.
I think that flying is the most un-environmentally friendly mainly because of the media. When being told about how to reduce your Carbon Footprint, flying less is always a big part of the answer.
Like I said above, I do realise that a 747 does produce more CO2 than a single car. However, to transport 416 people in a car each, as per the norm, a plane quickly becomes more environmentaly friendly.
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