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Airplanes account for 5% of global emissions. Ground transport, 40%. Presently, the low hanging fruit is ground not only because of its much larger share of em
by czep 8y ago
Airplanes account for 5% of global emissions. Ground transport, 40%. Presently, the low hanging fruit is ground not only because of its much larger share of emissions, but also because transitioning to renewables is easier (at least today) for road than air vehicles.
Noone is going to "severely limit" air transport due to its emissions. Doubling the cost of oil, maybe, but not emissions.
- jandrese 8y agoIronically a heavy push to electrified cars would reduce demand for gasoline, potentially dropping the price of oil and saving money for airlines and reducing ticket prices. The final result would be increased air travel and CO2 emissions from air travel. Overall still a win for the environment, but not as much of one as people would want.
- joelthelion 8y ago> Noone is going to "severely limit" air transport due to its emissions If no one does it (and many other radical changes), we will have 4+°C warming and a major global catastrophe. I'm not optimistic, but that's what should be done.