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Air Travel and Climate Regulation: Why the EPA Might Let Big Aviation Off the Hook
The airline industry wants us to think it's special when it comes to climate change. It's not. Sure, it can reliably hurtle us through the air-7 miles off the ground-at near-supersonic speeds. Sure, tailpipe emissions from aircraft are difficult to track because planes frequently cross international borders.
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2015/06/air_travel_and_climate_regulation_why_the_epa_might_let_big_aviation_off.html
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Air Travel's Impact on Climate Change - ETA
Just one return flight from London to New York produces a greater carbon footprint than a whole year's personal allowance needed to keep the climate safe.
https://www.eta.co.uk/environmental-info/air-travels-impact-on-climate-change/
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Plane Exhaust Kills More People Than Plane Crashes
You're more likely to die from exposure to toxic pollutants in plane exhaust than in a plane crash, a new study says.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/10/101005-planes-pollution-deaths-science-environment/
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Aviation Q&A: the Impact of Flying on the Environment - The Guardian
Duncan Clark: Flying is a heated topic. But if there is no such thing as an 'eco-friendly' flight, is grounding planes the only option?
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/apr/06/aviation-q-and-a
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How Bad Is Air Travel for the Environment? - Smithsonian
A large passenger jet may consume five gallons of fuel per mile traveled. Is it possible, then, that planes are more efficient than cars?
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/how-bad-is-air-travel-for-the-environment-51166834/?no-ist
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IATA - Environment
The environment is one of aviation's top priorities. Airlines are working constantly to limit their climate change impact, emissions and noise. IATA helps them do so.
https://www.iata.org/whatwedo/environment/Pages/index.aspx
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Environmental Issues for Aviation - Eurocontrol
Like any other form of public mass transport that relies on finite planetary resources, aviation cannot (in its present form) be considered sustainable in the very long term.
http://www.eurocontrol.int/articles/environmental-issues-aviation
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Aviation and Climate Change
This impact takes several forms, including the disturbance caused by aircraft noise and aircraft engine emissions. A major concern for the industry is greenhouse gas emissions from aviation and their implication for climate change.
http://aviationbenefits.org/environmental-efficiency/aviation-and-climate-change
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Aviation and Environment - Clean Sky
The challenge facing aviation is to meet the predicted growth in demand for air travel (increasing 4-5% per annum over the next 20 years) but to do so in a way that ensures that the environment is protected.
http://www.cleansky.eu/content/homepage/aviation-environment
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Environmental Impact of Aviation - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
The environmental impact of aviation occurs because aircraft engines emit heat, noise, particulates and gases which contribute to climate change and global dimming.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_aviation
