Air Planes Air Pollution Output

 Air Planes Air Pollution Output


              Air planes contribute a significant amount of air pollution through emissions such as green house gases and carbon dioxide. Green house gasses have had a major impact on the world. Global warming is a huge example of how green house gases have negatively impacted the world. Air planes currently result in about 1.9 percent of the worlds green house gasses (as of 2016) and 2.5 percent of the worlds carbon dioxide emissions (Climate change and flying: what share of global CO2 emissions come from aviation?, n.d.). They also account for 3.5 percent of global warming. Even though they only result in 2.5 percent of green house gasses, they contribute to a higher degree of warming because most of the gasses are emitted directly into the upper atmosphere. These numbers are far smaller than I originally expected, but they are not insignificant. If a reduction in these percentages is possible, it could help the environment significantly. 

     Airport managers should still take these factors into consideration. It is important to keep airplanes idle for the least amount of time possible in order to reduce emissions. The main solution to this problem would be the decarbonization of air travel. This has been done in things such as automobiles and other forms of transportation, but the technology to apply such capabilities to air planes is currently still in development. The main problem is that jet fuel has much higher power capabilities compared to electric options. Airport managers are unable to contribute to this development directly, so the only way to contribute is by reducing unnecessary emissions through proper airport management.





References

Ritchie, H. (n.d.). Climate change and flying: what share of global CO2 emissions come from aviation? Our World in Data. https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions-from-aviation.

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