Flying is bad for the environment, but for those who are in the high season, driving in a traffic jam. You can also take the train or ride your bike handle. What are the pros and cons of the different travel options available to you to go on vacation? And how much CO2 emits exactly you are from? NU.nl find out with an example travel to the French coastal town of Marseille, france.
“What mode of transport you choose will depend on your travel purpose, you will amount of time and expense in and what is important to you convenience,” says Stefan Harris, the director of the European Tourism Futures Institute of the NHL, Stenden University of applied sciences, which conducts research into the future of the tourism, leisure and recreation.
Also, environmental considerations will play an increasingly larger role. Voorlichtingsorganisatie the Environment to calculate the CO2 emissions of the transport modes on the basis of a standard C02 emission. As an example, a trip to Marseille, and how much CO2 to emit in the different modes of transport consist of?
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now, We have to ask Yet to the benefits and drawbacks of the various means of transport, and Mariken Stolk, who works for the Environment, for environmental reasons.
Option 1: Travel by car Location: Marseille Duration: Approx. twelve o’clock (starting point: Amsterdam, the netherlands) Quote: 152,09 eur (Euro 95, 1,65 per-gallon, fuel consumption: 1, 13), CO2-emission, on the basis of a single room: 450 kg for a medium-sized petrol/diesel car) or 170 lbs (medium size electric car).
“the car is able to go on holiday, it is one of the most commonly used and widely accepted reisvormen,” says Harris. “In particular, there is an easy way to do it. The stuff in front of the door to be loaded. In addition, you will have full control over your time, and you don’t have to move. The possibility of traffic jams, it is often not the main reason for not using the car to go, it will usually come to you the same day you want to work with.”
“you’re on your own in a petrol or diesel vehicle to your travel destination creates just as much CO2 when you’re on your own fly,”
Mariken, Stolk, Environment
now, you’re on your own in a petrol or diesel vehicle to your travel destination creates just as much CO2 when you’re on your own to fly, says Stolk. But, if there are two or more persons in the vehicle will change that. “The smaller the car is, the lower the emissions. If you are frugal, drive the emissions down. What you get in your car, or behind the hanging makes all the difference. The living accounts for some 60 per cent, more fuel, and 200 pounds more of CO2-emissions. Two people in a car with a caravan to emit almost as much CO2 as two people on an airplane. The same is true for an rv. The unit, does it get any better than that caravan.”
“in Addition to its CO2-emissions by driving a car of harmful substances in the air such as particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen,” says Stolk date. “Also, petrol and diesel are made from oil, a fossil fuel that will ever be used. The electric car is CO2 in the air due to the energy production of the battery, and the non-green electricity), but it does not go to the oil, and emits no pollutants.”
Option 2: Car-pooling or lift access Location: Marseille Duration: Approx. twelve hours, but can sometimes take longer due to transition (starting point: Amsterdam, the netherlands) Quote: Often a few tens to be cheaper than the total price, or entirely free of CO2-emissions on the basis of four: 450 kg to 112.5 kg per person (medium-sized petrol/diesel car), or 170 kg, 42,5 kg per person (medium size electric car).
“Car sharing and car-sharing fits into the trend of people owning it to want to use”, says Hartman. On the platform, BlaBlaCar, holiday-makers can, for example, paid-for lifts, as the directors determine, one or more participants in their vehicle. Also, social media sites, such as Facebook, groups of people who have a lift to offer, all free of charge.
Harris: “Travellers who travel typically will be less material to set. There must be some barriers have to be taken for granted, but if it’s based on a certain belief, and it will happen, carries with it the right to reisbeleving.”
“Car-pooling is very efficient, because the stage is already being driven,” says Stolk. “The more people in a car is, the better it is for the environment.”
” What mode of transport you choose will depend on your travel purpose (Photo: 123RF).
Option 3: Travel by bus to Destination: Marseille-Duration: About 20 hours (start point: Amsterdam): indication of price: 63 euro, CO2 emissions, on the basis of one person of 80 kg
“Having a coach is ideal for those with small purses, because it is a very inexpensive way,” says Harris. “But it takes a lot of time, and as a result, at an affordable price heavy-weight. I think that it is especially for those who have no private means of transportation, such as young people, choose to do that. The advantage of the coach is to be able to read or study.”
“in The tour bus along with the train is the most environmentally friendly vehicle to join the flight.”
Mariken, Stolk, Environment
“in The tour bus along with the train is the most environmentally friendly vehicle in order to travel,” says Stolk. “A car runs on fossil fuels and emits harmful pollutants, but it is effectively used and is fully charged. How to get more people in the car, the lower the emissions per passenger.”
Option 4: Travel to the aircraft Location: Marseille Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes origin: Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, this apartment may be booked From around € 40 CO2 emissions on the basis of one-person 400kg
“the farther you go, the more attractive the plane, it is often other ways of cost, time, and effort,” says Harris. “In addition, it can be next to nothing to fly, which is often the most important factor. The CO2-emission and damage to the environment does play more of a role in this, but it is not yet in the ground. The journey has been easy and well, predictable, that you know ahead of time what is going on. Often, it can be seen in the real world: you still have to go to the airport, wait for a long time (especially during the peak season) and check-in.”
“the longer the flight is, precisely, the higher the emissions,” says Stolk. “Out of all the options is getting to be the worst choice, unless you’re on your own, you are in the car or in a camper van there. To fly, to play in the high altitude also has a negative effect: the CO2 is dispersed, and thus strengthens the greenhouse effect. The same is true for the emissions of particulate matter. It is sometimes possible to have your emissions are offset, which allows you to contribute to plant trees or renewable energy sources in the future. However, it is best for the environment, the prevention of emissions.”
the Travelers check in at the airport. (Photo: Pro-Shots).
item 5: Travel by train to Destination, to Marseille Travel time: Around 8 hours start point: Amsterdam) price indication: € 150 (high-speed train plus local trains) CO2 emissions, on the basis of one person of 80 kg < / p> “Travelling by train compared with driving a car, the more barriers to overcome, such as a switch,” says Harris. “A lot of luggage, it can be an annoyance. That’s why you see different types of travelers-less, and families for more light, pack, travellers, and backpackers. It’s a different kind of vacation, the journey is an end in itself. The travellers, which, for environmental reasons, choose to take the train, take the obstacles for granted.”
“take the train to your holiday destination, it is a conscious choice, and is about the same with the car,” says Stolk. “We’re going to perform the calculations of the emission from the high-speed rail link, which is on the current drive. However, In practice, the majority of the route the train is to be made, and the last, or the first part of the journey on a normal train. In the Netherlands we are driving all the way in wind electricity one has to, but in Eastern Europe, kolenstroom. The French trains used to be a large part of the nuclear energy.”
Option 6: Bike or walk to a Destination: Marseille-Travel bike: About 70 hours straight (starting point: Amsterdam (the netherlands) Duration of walk: Approximately 235 hours, right price: the Price of free CO2 emission on the basis of one person, which does not have a
“For a walk, and biking is really the journey and the experience, not to get from point A to point B. Efficiency in time and do it less. However, it is possible to use it as a means of transportation, because there is a lot of good infrastructure for walking and cycling in Europe. You will have trails and signs. Once you get into you will realize that there are a lot of regularly in the near future.”
“Biking and walking are the most eco-friendly options that are out there,” says Stolk. “If the people of this little adventure, to dare to go, is to be commended. I don’t think that there are a lot of people will be coming to Marseille to walk or ride a bike, but on shorter trips it happens to be.”
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