Carbon Emissions for Ferry Travel to Spain

What are the carbon emissions for ferry travel to Spain

If you're traveling to Spain from the UK, Morocco or Italy, you could keep your carbon footprint down by traveling by ferry.

Find below the carbon emissions generated by popular ferry routes to Spain.

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• Round trip ferry from Portsmouth, England, to Bilbao, Spain generates 77kg (171lb) of carbon emissions per person.

• Round-trip ferry trip from Tangers, Morocco to Tarifa, Spain generates 4.8kg (10.5lb) of carbon emissions per person.

• Round trip ferry trip from Civitavecchia, Italy, to Barcelona, Spain generates 67kg (147lb) of carbon emissions per person.

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Source: CO2balance.com's figure of 0.047kg of CO2 per person per km of travel, based on DEFRA figures for emissions from heavy oil. Distances between ports calculated using portworld.com.