The first diagram shows an estimation of the grams of CO2 emissions per passenger kilometre depending on the commute. While the second chart indicates how much the European Union has financed transportation for six years.
To start with, the highest CO2 emissions are produced through air transportation. Air pollution produces more than three quarters of grams of CO2 per passenger. The next form of transport that generates roughly a quarter of CO2 emissions are cars and buses, with less than a hundred grams of CO2 per passenger. Maritime and rail are a small minority among the rest. The table’s less polluter are coaches that cause a tiny fraction of pollution by CO2 emissions.
However, looking closely at the table, roads are the most financed form of transport compared to the others, nearly more than half. Nearly a third The European Union funds invested nearly a third in railways and less than a quarter in public transport. Ports, airports, intermodal and inland waterways only receive a tiny financial fraction.
To conclude, even though EU Funds for transport between 2007 and 2013 are mostly roads and railways, those together cause nearly more than half of CO2 emissions per passenger. Most CO2 pollution comes from air transport, which is one of the least financed by the EU.