The industry lobby for lower energy prices is short-sighted because it ignores the geopolitical reality of the EU's heavy dependence on energy imports. Instead, state aid should focus on improving energy efficiency. The European Union imports 70% of the energy… Read More
Aviation needs to reduce its CO2 emissions to zero not far beyond 2050. Making people take the train instead of the plane is one of the options. I assessed the potential reduction in CO2 from intra-European aviation, by such a modal shift. Main conclusion is that 4 to 7 megaton CO2 can be avoided. This reduction corresponds with 6 to 11% of the emissions from intra-European aviation and with 2 to 4% of CO2 from flights from European airports.
Report Air2Rail (2020)
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