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The greenhouse effects of flying is about 3-5x the effect of just burning the fuel.
by ant6n 1y ago
The greenhouse effects of flying is about 3-5x the effect of just burning the fuel.
- amadeusw 1y agoWhat do you mean by this? What else than burning the fuel contributes to the greenhouse effect?
- Aeolun 1y agoBuilding the airplanes? Servicing them? Heating the airports?
- DiscourseFan 1y agoThat's nebulous, are we going to claim that for all industrial processes?
- mierz00 1y agoCould you explain why this is?
- mercutio2 1y agoWater vapor in the stratosphere has a very high radiative forcing. Offset somewhat by particulates in the upper atmosphere. Cirrus clouds and contrails have a distinct, and large, additional forcing.