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Eurostar Highlights Efficiency Of High Speed Rail
Eurostar highlights efficiency of high-speed rail by Cheap Flights Booker UK
Short-haul travellers who want to reduce the carbon footprint of their journey should make use of high-speed rail options, according to Eurostar.
The company said that people who decide to travel by train rather than plane will make "huge and immediate reductions in their carbon dioxide emissions".
Eurostar highlighted the environmental benefits of high-speed rail on the day that the aviation industry announced an agreement to reduce its net carbon emissions by 50% by 2050.
Louisa Bell, the operator"s head of environment and energy, said: "High-speed rail in the form of Eurostar achieves an immediate 90% cut in journey emissions, based on research which has shown that a Eurostar trip generates just 10% of the CO2 emissions of an equivalent flight."
She added: "Whilst the aviation industry has made long-term promises to halve carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, consumers are already making much bigger cuts, simply by choosing to take the train."
Eurostar provides direct links from London and south-east England to Calais, Lille, Paris and Brussels, as well as connections to destinations such as Bordeaux, Cologne and Amsterdam.
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