eli5: why is taking a plane or helicopter worse for the environment than a train or a boat?
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Planes and helicopters take an enormous amount of fuel to move a relatively small amount of people and cargo. Trains and certain boats use a fraction of the amount of fuel compared to what they can transport, because they’re specifically designed to do so. A plane or helicopter has to use far more because they’re fighting against gravity all the way. And the more fuel you use per person you transport, the worse for the environment it is.
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