The UK should follow the example in the US of more trains to save the Planet
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In the northern hemisphere, summer is almost upon us, and we're about to discover what the newest round of heat waves will have in store for us, thanks to climate change. The planet keeps warming and warming, yet government leaders don't seem to be doing much to address the main causes of this fiasco.
That's where trains come in. Cars and planes are some of the top contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, right up at the top of the list alongside animal agriculture. Meanwhile, trains can transport huge amounts of people very rapidly, while producing only a fraction of the carbon emissions associated with planes or cars.