In recent months, climate activists have stepped up efforts to convince travellers to boycott air travel, with Swedish schoolgirl and campaigner Greta Thunberg making “flygskam” a buzzword in the Scandinavian country.
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Swedish schoolgirl and campaigner Greta Thunberg is spearheading the trains-over-planes movement and making “flygskam”, or flight shame, a buzzword in the Scandinavian country.
Climate activists are calling for a boycott of air travel and ‘green tax’ on the industry is being mooted.
According to European Environment Agency figures, the Aviation industry has been under fire over its carbon emissions, which at 285 g of CO2 emitted per km travelled by a passenger far exceed all other modes of transport. Road transportation follows at 158 and rail travel is at 14.
The airline industry says it wants to reduce emissions but the technology needed to drastically reduce its carbon footprint is still out of reach.
Companies are banking on a new generation of less polluting planes with updated engines, aerodynamic modifications and fittings that weigh less.
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