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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

Dem_in_Nebr.

(315 posts) Sat Aug 24, 2019, 10:40 AM Aug 2019

Climate change: Should you fly, drive or take the train? -- BBC

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Climate change: Should you fly, drive or take the train? -- BBC (Original Post) Dem_in_Nebr. Aug 2019 OP

The average passenger car in the US emits 253 grams per km. mn9driver Aug 2019 #1

mn9driver

(4,586 posts)

1. The average passenger car in the US emits 253 grams per km.

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Sat Aug 24, 2019, 01:42 PM

Aug 2019

In the EU, it’s less. Divide the US number by 4 passengers to get 63 grams per km for cars.

The article points out that even small, diesel EU cars with only one occupant (the US average is 1.22 occupants) are generally worse than commercial airliners.

Something to think about when you are deciding whether to fly or drive.

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