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0 pointslazyjones7y ago0 comments

> *Airliners get better fuel efficiency per mile per passenger than most single-

http://www.greenrationbook.org.uk/resources/footprints-air-t... seems to disagee. In fact, driving a typical car for one year produces less CO2 than one long-distance flight per passenger.

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TheSpiceIsLife7y ago

That paper says, multiple times, that flying is about the same, or better, or worse, CO2 emissions per mile than single occupant cars.

lazyjonesOP7y ago

Per passenger. Therefore, a single passenger on a single 8000 mile flight produces as much CO2 as an average family car in a year (where I live - 13000 Km/year).

tapland7y ago

The calculator they base the plane numbers from seems off. Not counting passengers/plane or something.

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