Passenger Aviation and High Speed Rail: A Comparison of Emissions Profiles on Selected European Routes

Table 10

Low-rail scenario with 3.5% annual growth and 5% shifting between the modes.

Total Passenger		Total CO2	Annual passengers increase	Annual CO2 increase	Passenger to Rail	CO2 Rail	CO2 saved respect to aviation	CO2 Balance
2016		ton	-	ton		ton	ton	ton	%
FRA - CDG	906,005	45,343	31710	1,587	1,586	18.1	79.4	-61.3	-3.9%
FRA - LHE	1,486,291	98,933	52,020	3,463	2,601	53.2	173.1	-120.0	-3.5%
CDG - LHE	1,209,158	59,987	42,321	2,100	2,116	18.3	105.0	-86.7	-4.1%
AMS-FRA	817,514	34,752	28,613	1,216	1,431	21.6	60.8	-39.2	-3.2%
AMS-CDG	1,187,339	63,193	41,557	2,212	2,078	15.1	110.6	-95.5	-4.3%
AMS-LHE	1,617,170	74,817	56,601	2,619	2,830	39.8	130.9	-91.1	-3.5%
FCO - LIN	1,188,538	77,483	41,599	2,712	2,080	42.5	135.6	-93.1	-3.4%