'Environmentally friendly bus service to Australia launched'

Britannist · 06-03-2007, 02:04 AM

"Environmentally friendly’ bus service to Australia launched":

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http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=344382007

Britannist · 06-03-2007, 02:06 AM

Just realised - this thread should really be in the Environment section of the forum. Maybe the moderator will be kind enough to move it there.

mkpdavies · 06-03-2007, 06:32 AM

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. A one-way ticket for the 12-week trip - which will visit 20 countries including Iran, Pakistan, India, Nepal, China, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia - costs £3,750.

I think I'll give that a miss.

Besoeker · 06-03-2007, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by mkpdavies

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. A one-way ticket for the 12-week trip - which will visit 20 countries including Iran, Pakistan, India, Nepal, China, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia - costs £3,750.

I think I'll give that a miss.

One way at that.

Britannist · 06-03-2007, 02:50 PM

The route goes through one or two countries which might be described by the Foreign Office as 'problem areas'.

Going by sea might be a better alternative.

Although I noticed a report in one of the 'papers last week in which someone was claiming that ships emit too much carbon too.

These people really are becoming obsessed. I mean, even if it's true (which it probably isn't) there aren't that many ships anyway (compared to car and aircraft numbers).

I can only repeat - carbon emissions from aircraft account for 2% of worldwide global emissions of carbon (less than half the amount that the worldwide population of cows is responsible for).

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Britannist Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 22,896	Environment Just realised - this thread should really be in the Environment section of the forum. Maybe the moderator will be kind enough to move it there.

06-03-2007, 02:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
Britannist Uber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London Posts: 22,896	Sea is main alternative to flying to Australia The route goes through one or two countries which might be described by the Foreign Office as 'problem areas'. Going by sea might be a better alternative. Although I noticed a report in one of the 'papers last week in which someone was claiming that ships emit too much carbon too. These people really are becoming obsessed. I mean, even if it's true (which it probably isn't) there aren't that many ships anyway (compared to car and aircraft numbers). I can only repeat - carbon emissions from aircraft account for 2% of worldwide global emissions of carbon (less than half the amount that the worldwide population of cows is responsible for).

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