Can we have net zero emissions and still fly?

With people taking more flights than ever and the air industry set to grow, can tech advances really help us achieve net zero?When you think about things that are quintessentially British, you probably would not immediately put “flying” into that category – but you should. We Brits don’t just like flying, we love it.Data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) shows that more Britons flew abroad last year than any other nationality. Roughly one in every dozen air passengers was British. Britons took to the skies 126.2m times in 2018, beating Americans and Chinese people into second and third place. Needless to say, this comes at an environmental price.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Aeronautics Air transport Greenhouse gas emissions Climate change Technology Environment Science World news Source Type: news