'Twisted economics': UK trains four times more expensive than planes

Cecilia Keating
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'Twisted economics': UK trains four times more expensive than planes

New Greenpeace analysis reveals how regulations across Europe are incentivising travel by plane, despite flying being five times more polluting than train travel - and the UK is one of the worst offenders

The cost difference between travelling on a low-carbon train or an emisisons-intensive flight is more acute in the UK than it is in any other country in Europe, new research has revealed. A report published...

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