Travelling by car increases global temperatures more than travelling by plane, but only in the long term

Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 17:21 in Physics & Chemistry

Driving alone in a car increases global temperatures in the long run more than making the same long-distance journey by air according to a new study. However, in the short run traveling by air has a larger adverse climate impact because airplanes strongly affect short-lived warming processes at high altitudes.

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