Calculating the true #climate impact of #aviation #emissions
"Aviation’s climate impacts have been studied for many years, but rarely are all the results pulled together to produce such a comprehensive #analysis and assessment based on the best available #science." #ccaviation
#climatechange #climatecrisis #climateemergency #climateaction
https://www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-calculating-the-true-climate-impact-of-aviation-emissions/
The oft-quoted figure is that aviation accounts for around 2% of global CO2 emissions. Yet, the impact of aviation on the climate goes beyond just CO2 and its emissions have complicated interactions in the atmosphere that can reinforce the warming impact.
#Airlines are finally admitting #contrails are an environmental problem
"Contrail clouds may be a more significant factor in #globalwarming than #carbondioxide or other fuel #emissions" #ccaviation
#climatechange #climatecrisis #climateemergency #climateaction
https://phys.org/news/2022-12-airlines-contrails-environmental-problem.html
#Airlines have met just one of 50+ #climatetargets set in past 20 years
"A report assessed every public #climate target which the international #aviation industry set itself between 2000 and 2021." #ccaviation
#climatechange #climatecrisis #climateemergency #climateaction
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/airlines-aviation-climate-targets-missed-forgotten-b2082542.html
Aviation could consume a quarter of 1.5C carbon budget by 2050
"Even if it does meet all its targets, #aviation will still have consumed 12% of the global #carbonbudget for 1.5C by 2050. If it fails to reach this target, its share of this budget could rise to as much as 27%." #ccaviation
#climatechange #climatecrisis #climateemergency #climateaction
https://www.carbonbrief.org/aviation-consume-quarter-carbon-budget/
Aviation’s contribution to #globalwarming higher than expected
"According to research, #aviation could consume up one-sixth of the remaining temperature budget required to limit warming to 1.5˚C by 2050." #ccaviation
#climatechange #climatecrisis #climateemergency #climateaction
https://www.ukri.org/news/aviations-contribution-to-global-warming-higher-than-expected/
Airbus tells EU #hydrogen won't be widely used in planes before 2050
"Most airliners will rely on traditional jet engines until at least 2050, #Airbus told European Union officials in a briefing" #ccaviation
#climatechange #climatecrisis #climateemergency #climateaction
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/airbus-tells-eu-hydrogen-wont-be-widely-used-planes-before-2050-2021-06-10/
Most airliners will rely on traditional jet engines until at least 2050, Airbus <a href="https://www.reuters.com/companies/AIR.PA/"target="_blank">(AIR.PA)</a> told European Union officials in a briefing released on Thursday on its research into creating zero-emissions hydrogen fuelled planes.
Scientists pour cold water on UK #aviation’s #netzero ambitions
"A report published by the #RoyalSociety argues there is no single, clear, sustainable alternative to jet fuel that could support the current level of #flying." #ccaviation
#climatechange #climatecrisis #climateemergency #climateaction
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/feb/28/scientists-uk-aviation-net-zero-ambitions-half-farmland-double-renewable-electricity
Top #airlines’ promises to #offset #flights rely on ‘phantom credits’
“Neither planting trees nor avoiding #deforestation will make a #flight #carbon neutral.” #ccaviation
#climatechange #climatecrisis #climateemergency #climateaction
https://www.source-material.org/top-airlines-promises-to-offset-flights-rely-on-phantom-credits/
The Airport Tracker: uncovering #aviation #emissions
"The #Airport Tracker is an ongoing project attempting to visualise the #climate impact of the world’s largest airports." #ccaviation
#climatechange #climatecrisis #climateemergency #climateaction
https://odi.org/en/publications/the-airport-tracker-uncovering-aviation-emissions/
The #Greenwashing Factsheets
"What the #aviation industry tells you and what they DON’T tell you" #ccaviation
#climatechange #climatecrisis #climateemergency #climateaction
https://stay-grounded.org/greenwashing/
"This study provides an example of a rapid process of social institutionalisation of long-distance travel, which has become a default tool for meeting #SocialExpectations and performing #SocialRituals. We show that the prevalence of flying has become so high that people who do not fly are subject to #NormativePressure." #ccaviation
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09669582.2023.2214344?src=
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