1. World problems
  2. Carbon pollution arising from air travel

Carbon pollution arising from air travel

  • Carbon dioxide emissions from airplanes
  • Climate change impacts of aviation

Nature

Estimates put aviation’s contribution to greenhouse gases somewhere between 1.5 and 2 percent.

Background

There has been a rapid growth of commercial air travel. The International Air Transport Association projected last year that the number of fliers will double over the next two decades. By 2036, fliers will take 7.8 billion trips annually.

Broader

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Content quality
Presentable
 Presentable
Language
English
Last update
Oct 4, 2020