Switch your flights to train, coach, or boat
| While travelling by train or coach can take longer, it can allow you to see more of the places you're travelling through and you can add stopovers on the way! It's also important to remember that you save on time spent queueing at the airport and you can pack as many liquids as you want!Domestic, short-haul flights can be made by train or coach. Switching from a domestic flight to a coach emits 9 times less CO2 per kilometre. Switching from a domestic flight to a train emits 7 times less CO2 per kilometre per passenger. (source: BEIS carbon emission factors 2022).CLIMATE IMPACT - Switching from a domestic flight to a coach emits 9 times less CO2 per kilometre. Switching from a domestic flight to a train emits 7 times less CO2 per kilometre per passenger. (source: BEIS carbon emission factors 2022). Flights are responsible for 7% of our national carbon emissions (pre-pandemic).<br><br>Flights produce greenhouse gases â mostly carbon dioxide (CO2) â by burning fuel. They are the worst offenders when it comes to increasing your carbon footprint. That's why more people are choosing to travel by train for UK and near-Europe work trips and holidays. Trains produce only 41g of CO2 per person per km travelled compared to 133g for an airplane. According to Eurostar, taking the train from London to Paris instead of flying cuts up to 90% of CO2 emissions. |