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From fiction to reality: Could people ever embrace a ban on flying? (grist.org)
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[–] jarfil@beehaw.org 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Fully loaded, there isn’t that much difference between a private jet, a limo, a car, light aircraft, ultralight, motorbike, train, or low range commercial jet.

  • -, bus, ~100…300mpg/pp
  • Commercial jet, -, ~60…120mpg/pp
  • Ultralight, motorbike, train, ~50mpg/pp
  • Light aircraft, car, ~15…60mpg/pp
  • Private jet, limo, ~5…50mpg/pp
  • Fighter jet, monster truck, ~0.5mpg/pp

The more passengers, the more efficient.

To reduce carbon emissions, the best choices are:

  1. Bicycles
  2. Buses
  3. Commercial jets
  4. Trains, motorbikes, ultralight aircrafts

While the first to ban would be:

  1. Cars with fewer than 4 people
  2. Empty limos
  3. Fighter jets

Cars with just the driver, are by far the largest source of carbon emissions from people transportation.