United Airlines has operated a commercial flight 100% powered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in what it described as a “significant milestone” for the...
As commercial space tourism has recently got off the ground, this article considers some of the issues and impacts, including emissions, safety and regulation. Right now, it’s not clear if these trips will offer scientists major new insights, and some think it’s just a vulgar display of wealth and power.
Calculating transport emissions can quickly get complicated when all numbers are considered, but the simplest answer to travelling more sustainably is to go flight-free. We don’t need to stop travelling, just get much smarter about the way in which we travel.
Investment in sustainable aviation fuel and alternatively powered aircraft are the next steps for airlines and meaningful partnerships are key to making these concepts a reality. If airlines don’t do more to tackle their emissions, they risk their passengers choosing more environmentally friendly options such as rail travel.
A new sleeper train route linking Prague, Dresden, Berlin, Amsterdam and Brussels adds to the biggest planned extension of the European night train network in years. Concerns about climate change and Covid-19 are changing people’s travel preferences and some train journeys are in fact faster than flying.
