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Big data reveals true climate impact of worldwide air travel - EurekAlert


<p>A new study that looked at nearly 40 million flights in 2019 calculated the greenhouse gas emissions from air travel for essentially every country on the planet. At 911 million tonnes, the total emissions from aviation are 50 per cent higher than the 604 million tonnes reported to the United Nations for that year.</p>

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