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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Per fuel/mile/cargo, aircraft are actually very efficient

Not really : https://ourworldindata.org/travel-carbon-footprint

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That chart says “per passenger mile” and doesn’t seem to include cargo.

E: and I don’t disagree that short-hop domestic flights are worse for the environment. High-speed trains should definitely be used in that instance.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Relative to passenger cars, they really sort of are.