Yes. The TGV runs on the French electricity grid, which is more than 90% decarbonised. A Paris-Marseille journey emits 2.4 kgCO2e by TGV compared with 150 kgCO2e by plane. The gap is even greater than with an electric car, because steel-on-steel contact and the number of passengers carried make the train much more efficient per traveller.
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