Eurostar: carbon footprint

Eurostar comes in at about 0.45 kg CO₂e / 100 km (per 100 km).

Of the 11 ways to get around Carbonle tracks, Eurostar sits at #1 from the lightest — one of the lightest.

Distance times how it's powered. Rail is cheap, a seat on a plane is not.

0.45 kg CO₂e to travel 100 km. (4.46 g per passenger-km, DEFRA 2022.)

Compare with

Figures from DEFRA 2022 GHG factors: 4.46 g/passenger-km × 100 km, licensed OGL v3.0.
How we get these numbers: Methodology.