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Motorised transport: train, plane, road or boat — which is greenest?

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News Published 24 Mar 2021 Last modified 09 Feb 2023

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Train travel remains overall the most environmentally friendly mode of motorised passenger transport in Europe — in terms of greenhouse gas emissions — as compared to travelling by car or plane, according to two transport and environment studies published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) today.