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11-24-22, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by cjenrick

Oh, and for the scientifically challenged>

In 2018, emissions from civil aviation were responsible for around 6% of climate heating worldwide and growing. Interestingly, half of this impact was caused by frequent flyers who represent just 1% of the world’s population. Meanwhile, more than 80% of people have never been on an airplane.

A modern, fully loaded passenger plane gets better fuel efficiency (per passenger, per mile) than automobile travel. So, when little Johnny flies home for Thanksgiving or CEO Sally flies to a meeting, they're using less fuel than if they drove.