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Air travel is the nuclear energy of transportation. (lemmy.ml)
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it's the most expensive to build/operate and much safer than typically perceived. Accidents are spectacular and rare.

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[–] Michal@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Id say cars are even greater polluter per km per passenger.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The data disagrees.

https://ourworldindata.org/travel-carbon-footprint

It turns out that overcoming gravity is a bitch

[–] Michal@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thanks, I stand corrected, however it does not apply for short haul flights (154g)

If travelling domestically, driving – even if it’s alone – is usually better than flying;

However on the other hand, most popular European airline boasts much lower numbers. I wonder how they achieved this figure.

Ryanair already has the lowest CO2 emissions per passenger/km of any major airline in Europe (66g) and by switching to Ryanair, passengers can now further reduce their CO2 emissions.