Victor Thévenet – Transport & Environment https://www.transportenvironment.org Campaigning for cleaner transport in Europe Sat, 02 Dec 2023 14:04:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 Corporates must lead the shift from air to rail https://www.transportenvironment.org/discover/corporates-must-lead-the-shift-from-air-to-rail/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 13:36:00 +0000 https://www.transportenvironment.org/?post_type=article&p=39253 Flying is becoming an increasing climate problem. While other sectors are reducing their emissions, the climate impact of aviation is increasing. This year, the 6th of July was the busiest day for commercial aviation in history. In a single day 134,386 commercial flights were tracked. Forecasts show that the number of passengers is set to double by 2050. With current trajectories...

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]]> Time to wake-up on sleeper trains https://www.transportenvironment.org/discover/time-to-wake-up-on-sleeper-trains/ Tue, 29 Nov 2022 23:01:33 +0000 https://www.transportenvironment.org/?post_type=article&p=33743 Imagine yourself. It is 8PM and you are boarding on your overnight train at Berlin Hauptbahnhof. Your destination is Madrid Atocha, which you will reach next morning just before 8AM after a 2,300 km long journey across Europe at an average speed of 200km/h. Today, such a journey is not feasible overnight. In China, on the other hand, this is common practice. The D901 train from the capital Beijing...

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