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Air travel is an environmental sore spot
2013-03-21 12:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Covering a global industry like automotive is air travel dependent. I won't go into the awful details, but my annual carbon footprint is alarming. British Airways estimates in-flight carbon dioxide emission of a 10th of a kilogram per passenger, per kilometre. It's more for short-haul flights. A 7-1/2 hour overseas flight means a passenger like yours truly can be responsible for kicking out about 700 kilograms of CO2 going one way. Aviation has been growing faster than any other source of greenhouse...
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