Which is worse for global warming: travelling by car or by plane? According to the results of an EU-funded study, car travel increases global temperatures more than an air travel for the same journey but only in the long term. Travelling by plane, on the other hand, adversely affects short-lived warming processes at high altitudes. The findings are part of the QUANTIFY (‘Quantifying the climate impact of global and European transport systems’) project, which was funded EUR 8.39 million under the ‘Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems’ Thematic area of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6).

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