People are scrutinizing airline travel as a source of greenhouse gas emissions. Yes, it seems pretty big, and mainly serves the…
People are scrutinizing airline travel as a source of greenhouse gas emissions.
— Dr. Jonathan Foley (@GlobalEcoGuy) February 27, 2019
Yes, it seems pretty big, and mainly serves the wealthiest on the planet.
But keep numbers in perspective.
Airline travel is ~2.5% of global emissions.
Cement is 8%.
Food, Land, Forests is 24%.
(via http://twitter.com/GlobalEcoGuy/status/1100821592618061824)