When trains are pricier than planes, there’s a heavy social, financial and environmental cost

In this week’s newsletter: Whether it’s a holiday or work trip, railway travellers find themselves burdened by astronomical prices – and the environment is left footing the bill• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIf I want to get from Barcelona to London, I face what should be a simple choice: either I take the plane, and pump out about 280kg of pollution that heats the planet, or the train, and spew just 8kg.That is not the calculation travellers are presented with, nor is it the one they care about most. Because while the plane ticket would cost €15, an analysis from Greenpeace found this summer, the train ticket would cost a galling €389.Climate disasters in first half of 2025 costliest ever on record, research showsGlobal use of coal hit record high in 2024Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images visualise how tech could harm our planet Continue reading...

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