Skiing by rail: Why taking the train is the sustainable and easy option
If you’re keen to hit the slopes this winter but are, like many of us, conscious of your carbon footprint on the way, we have a solution. Why not take a train to the mountains? It seems new services are popping up all the time. Two in particular, Eurostar Snow and Ferrovie dello Stato in Italy, have started running in the last months. While hopping on a bargain flight might be tempting, the average flight to the French Alps from London airports emits just over 122 kilograms of CO2 per passenger. That figure doesn’t even take into account the carbon cost of travelling to and from the airport, n...