Aviation and Climate Change

 green-house gas , but the most common being , C02
Have you ever wondered how much aviation, along with others such as ,nitrous oxide , and
contributes to our climate change?. Well the fact issulfate . The sad part of this all is that nothing is
that , aviation contributes its own share of  about 4really being done to combat this ever growing
to 9% in "green-house" gas emissions, and this figureproblem. There are very few sanctions or policys
is ever so rapidly growing, in our world today.imposed to the aviation industry which could induce
Are Todays aircraft more fuel efficient than theyany type of change in the near future.
were 40 years ago?.So What Can We Do To Help?.
Some reports state that Aircraft entering in todaysWell First and foremost , travel by air when only
aviation world, are 70% more feul efficient than theynecessary . Try having your meetings via video-
were 30 -40 years ago, while others argue that theconferencing , Email , or try using Webcams or
typical airplanes of the 1950's were as efficient asrelated technologies . Try using other means of
the modern airplanes we use today. Activity in thetransportation , especially for shorter trips . Air travel
airline industry today , is far greater than it was inis a luxury and treat it as so . Contact your local
the 1950's , and the planes are much larger whichPolitical Constituancy and voice your concern , in the
leads me to beleave that the figure at 70% moreimportance of this issue .
fuel efficient is slightly exagerated. Studys show thatThe more people that do this , the more likely we will
air travel is 10 times more climate intensive , than anybe , to see change in our environment in the years
other means of fuel driven transportation that weto come .
use today. Airplanes produce more than one type of