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Aviation and climate change: How much of a polluter is aviation?

Written by Aviation Advocacy on . Posted in Climate change

In the lead-up to the UNFCCC climate talks in Paris (COP21) attention is turning to the aviation industry’s contribution to global warming. The industry is currently included in the draft text for the climate talks, and is coming under increasing pressure to reduce its CO2 emissions. As the negotiations ahead of COP21 have progressed, aviation was first included then later excluded from the draft agreement. When the music finally stopped, it was included again. However, the latest draft agreement merely notes that a solution to manage greenhouse gas emissions from aviation must be found through the offices of ICAO. The targeted reduction in the sector’s emissions mentioned in earlier drafts has been removed. This begs one very important question: how much of a polluter is aviation? In the first of our two articles on the role of aviation in climate change, we explore how aviation has contributed to global warming.

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