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Going on vacation by train, is it really more ecological?

2023-01-25T05:32:35.878Z


THE VERIFICATION - Considered the least polluting means of public transport, the train nevertheless generates nuisances due to the construction and maintenance of the tracks. Data not taken into account in the calculation of CO² emissions for a trip.


As travelers increasingly care about their carbon footprint, rail companies are making green a selling point.

Traveling by TGV, "

it's 26 times less CO² emitted than by internal combustion engine car and 65 times less than by plane

", claim SNCF advertisements for a few years now.

A way to divert travelers from the road and the air, whether for business or leisure travel, in France or in Europe.

If the train prides itself on all the ecological virtues, is it as white as snow?

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Source: lefigaro

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