Meanwhile in America we have a world class freight system between America, Canada, and Mexico that’s unrivaled anywhere else in the world. Europe uses trucking which is less environmentally friendly[1] than rail. The United States also runs the largest rail system in the world[2] vs any country (and the combined EU[3]).
Europe is leading the world in electrification and they are likely getting that power from greener energies. The US’s diesel-electrics are nasty but hopefully they will become fully electric in the long term or offset in the short term by improving passenger car pollution and building more renewable energy sources.
China’s energy sources are very nasty pollution wise and impact the environment in bad ways (hydro power, Three Gorges dam).[4]
Anyone know the pollution difference from using coal to power a train or using an ICE train?
I’m all for passenger trains and would love high speed rail but I also enjoy a healthy debate with some sources.
Europe is leading the world in electrification and they are likely getting that power from greener energies. The US’s diesel-electrics are nasty but hopefully they will become fully electric in the long term or offset in the short term by improving passenger car pollution and building more renewable energy sources.
China’s energy sources are very nasty pollution wise and impact the environment in bad ways (hydro power, Three Gorges dam).[4]
Anyone know the pollution difference from using coal to power a train or using an ICE train?
I’m all for passenger trains and would love high speed rail but I also enjoy a healthy debate with some sources.
[1]https://theconversation.com/rail-travel-is-cleaner-than-driv...
[2]https://www.railway-technology.com/features/featurethe-world...
[3]https://www.railjournal.com/regions/europe/european-passenge...
[4] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_sector_in_China