Environmental Impact of Long Distance Travel

Linda Christensen

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingArticle in proceedingsResearchpeer-review

    894 Downloads (Pure)

    Abstract

    This paper presents an analysis of the CO2 emission resulting from long distance travel by Danes. The emissions are analysed as the Danes’ footprint the whole way from Denmark to the final destination. International travel represents 31% of the Danes’ CO2 emission from passenger travel and the climate burden from long overseas distances is especially high even though only few travel overseas. The travel activity is furthermore increasing much more for long distances than for European destinations. Domestic travel activity with overnight stay is nearly stagnating. The study furthermore shows that the Danish development is not especially outstanding compared to other countries.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationTransportation Research Procedia
    Number of pages10
    Volume14
    PublisherElsevier
    Publication date2016
    Pages850-859
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2016
    Event6th Transport Research Arena - Warsaw, Poland
    Duration: 18 Apr 201621 Apr 2016

    Conference

    Conference6th Transport Research Arena
    Country/TerritoryPoland
    CityWarsaw
    Period18/04/201621/04/2016
    SeriesTransportation Research Procedia
    ISSN2352-1465

    Bibliographical note

    This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.

    Keywords

    • Long Distance Travel
    • Climate Foot Print
    • Development Long Distance Travel
    • Air Travel
    • Europeans' Holiday Activity

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Environmental Impact of Long Distance Travel'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this