Why Is It Cheaper to Travel 10,000 Miles By Plane Than 400 Miles by Train?
Economic incentives reward environmentally destructive behaviour
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6 min readMay 1, 2022
The mayor of Manchester, Andy Burnham, recently posted a tweet comparing the cost of a return journey from Manchester, UK, to various destinations. Burnham found return flights from Jamaica* (a 9180-mile round trip) for £343. From…
