Air Travel

Quite simply, air travel is one of the most greenhouse-gas rich forms of transport in existence. There's no getting away from it - this is definitely not a greener choice!

Greenhouse gases produced in the upper atmosphere can hang around longer and cause more damage than those released at ground level. Air travel is a significant contributor to emissions of nitrogen oxides, a major source of greenhouse gases.

You may like to look at the report Lo-costAir.com produced by The World Development Movement which summarises the key issues, facts and figures related to air travel.

Choose Climate is also a good source of more detailed information, including a chance to calculate the global warming effect from your own journeys.

Are there alternatives?

The Man in Seat Sixty-One provides boat and train information from the UK to Europe and beyond. And journey times aren't always that much longer once you take into account air travel check-in times, getting to and from airports etc.