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> Its also one of the reasons that despite private planes being one of the biggest contributors to climate change nothing will ever be done about it. Aviation
by iso1210 5y ago
> Its also one of the reasons that despite private planes being one of the biggest contributors to climate change nothing will ever be done about it.
Aviation as a whole is responsible for 3.5% of climate change [0]
So while the impact on a per-person is very high, it's a tiny amount compared to the mass impact of international shipping, heating, and even commercial planes.
[0] https://research.noaa.gov/article/ArtMID/587/ArticleID/2667/Aviation-is-responsible-for-35-percent-of-climate-change-study-finds https://research.noaa.gov/article/ArtMID/587/ArticleID/2667/...
- citizenpaul 5y ago3.5% by weight. However I've seen some research that indicates that due to the nature of it being dumped in upper atmosphere and better distribution it may actually be a much larger effect.
- iso1210 5y agoOK lets call it 35%. How much of that is scheduled and cargo flights, and how much is it private jets? I'm just looked at the planes crossing the Atlantic at the moment on FR24, I couldn't see any private planes, but can see dozens of scheduled ones.