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AnAngryAlpaca@feddit.de ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Planes are already pretty fuel efficient per passenger. And larger planes are unlikely, because this would mean all runways they want to use must be extended so the can start and land there.

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freebee@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Commercial planes with high occupancy got somewhat efficient (until you compare to other modes of transportation), but private jets with 1 ego on board are incredibly fuel inefficient.

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- anlumo@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  It’s a very big ego though, so of course it needs a lot of fuel.
  
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  - freebee@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    how much fuel would it take to burn the ego to the ground?
    
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emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Carbon emissions per km:-

Domestic flight: 240 g

Eurostar (train): 4 g

Source: ourworldindata.org/…/carbon-footprint-travel-mode
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- Womble@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  That’s domestic flights in the UK which are stupidly short. Short and long haul flights are at 150g which is already less than ICE cars are ~170 and not far above the average bus at 100g. Though obviously no where near electrified rail.
  
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merc@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Planes are already pretty fuel efficient per passenger

Eh… They’re similar to cars for a similar distance. But, that still means gobs of CO2 emitted if you’re traveling from NY to LA, which would be a massive trip in a car.

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