How much do rockets pollute?

Re:How much do rockets pollute? by Retric on Saturday March 21, 2020 @07:10AM (#22645771)

The average London resident emits unusually low amounts of CO2. A 5,369 miles flight, which is extremely long, at ~100MPG = 54 gallons of fuel. A 30 MPG car driven 15,000 miles per year is 500 gallons of fuel.

A far more common round trip London to Paris flight is ~6 gallons of fuel. So, someone doing that every weekend is still using 38% less fuel per year is using our 15,000 mile driver.

Flying only emits 2.5% of global CO2 because it’s surprisingly efficient and most people don’t travel ultra long distances frequently. LA to London takes a ~10 hour travel day each way making it unappealing to do frequently.

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Re:How much do rockets pollute? by nine_k on Saturday March 21, 2020 @01:17PM (#22648033)

15000 miles per year is 41 miles a day every day. If we see it as a work commute (plus some grocery shopping on the way), it's about 56 miles a day. Is this realistic in UK? (I can imagine it can be that bad in some parts of the US.)

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Re:How much do rockets pollute? by heavenlyblue on Saturday March 21, 2020 @06:15PM (#22650674)

People don’t do that in the UK. Public transport is much more convenient.

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