This document discusses the benefits of slow, low-carbon travel. It notes that aviation emissions are a large and growing source of emissions that could undermine other climate efforts if not addressed. However, alternatives like high-speed rail can provide comparable travel times to short-haul flights while emitting far less carbon and costing similar amounts. The document advocates promoting these lower-impact options as part of shifting to a more sustainable transportation system overall.

1. ‘Joy of Slow, Low Carbon Travel’
Ed Gillespie !
LCC!
January 2013!

5. The journey is the reward

6. MISSION
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8. IF
YOU
WANT
TO
SUBVERT
THE
DOMINANT
PARADIGM
YOU
NEED
TO
HAVE
MORE
FUN
THAN
THEY
ARE
(and
let
them
know
while
we re
doing
it)

10. Complexity

13. "This isnʼt a gentlepersons debate, its a street fight against well-funded,
merciless enemies who play by entirely different rules.""

15. age of problems! age of solutions!
• Poverty and inequity! • Sustainable development!
• Epidemics and
health crisis!
Social!
• Climate change!
• Biodiversity loss! Bearable Equitable
Sustainable
• Financial crash!
Environment! Viable Economic!
• Security threats!

16. Source: Loup Niboyet!

19. “We
are
not
blindly
opposed
to
progress…we
are
opposed
to
blind
progress”
John
Muir

21. Everybody talks about the weather, but
nobody does anything about it
Mark Twain

25. WILLINGNESS
No Fly!
IMPACT
Recycling!
No Plastic Bags!
SINGLE ACTION BIAS

27. UK & International Aviation Growth
• 180M flights in 2000 ⇒ 500M in 2030!
• 13% of UK emissions (incl. radiative forcing impacts)!
• Tyndall scenarios by 2050:!
• Aviation = 50% allowable emissions (optimistic)!
• Aviation = 100% allowable emissions (pessimistic)!
• Wipe out efficiency/renewables gains!
• Worldwide traffic growth 5% p.a.!
• Worldwide air freight growth 6% p.a.!
• Global fleet to double in size by 2020!

29. Half the UK
population flies
at least once a
year and a
quarter flies
twice or more

32. The irresponsible face of capitalism?

42. Plane vs Train London: Verbier. Time, Cost & Carbon
Plane Train
Time 1 hour airport 9 hours
transfer
2 hour check-in
1.5 hour flight
30 min disembarking
2 hour transfer
Total 7 hours 9 hours
Cost £100 RTN £275 RTN
£30 Gatwick Express
£60 Snowboard/Skis
(+£10/Kg excess)
£120 Airport transfer
Total £310 £275
Carbon 0.3 Tonnes 0.085 Tonnes

43. Flying versus Shipping
Mode gCO2/passenger/km*
Short Haul Flight 330-460
Long Haul Flight 210-330
27/3/2008
Large Bulk Carrier 0.63
Futerra RSA
*Includes radiative forcing effects

46. • 45,000 miles
• 31 countries
• 381 days
• 1.8 tonnes of carbon
• My UK carbon footprint = 2.58 tonnes
• UK average = 4.48 tonnes

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56. SOCIAL
PROOF
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61. THE STONE AGE
DIDN’T END
BECAUSE WE
RAN OUT OF
STONES

62. thanks and goodbye
ed gillespie!
@frucool!
ed@futerra.co.uk !
www.futerra.co.uk!