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Air travel has a major impact on the world's environment, especially the atmosphere. With fast globalisation, air traffic has quickly increased, and is one of the biggest causes of climate change.

This is due to the noise pollution emitted from the aircraft while it is flying. It also takes fuel to fly the planes which causes pollution. Aircraft pollution has increased a great deal although flying or taking a transportation method that can carry more than a few individuals at a time is more environmentally friendly than a smaller vehicle.

Public awareness of the impact of aircraft on the environment is a lot less compared with automobiles.

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  • Enviro.aero (undated). "What is the impact of flying?". Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  • Travis, David J. (2002). "Contrails reduce daily temperature range". Nature 418 (6898): 601. doi:10.1038/418601a. PMID 12167846.

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  • CO2 emissions fraction of Aviation (%)

    Between 1940 and 2018, aviation CO2 emissions grew from 0.7% to 2.65% of all CO2 emissions.

  • Basket of measures

    By 2020, global international aviation emissions were around 70% higher than in 2005 and they could grow by over further 300% by 2050 in the absence of additional measures. The ICAO aims to lower carbon emissions through more fuel-efficient aircraft; sustainable aviation fuel; Improved air traffic management; and CORSIA

  • Lärmkarte Flughafen Berlin-Tegel

    Noise map of Berlin Tegel Airport

  • A U.S. Army C-37B aircraft transporting Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, gets de-iced before it departs Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska

    Excess aircraft deicing fluid may contaminate nearby water bodies

  • Train station Charles de Gaulle, Paris

    The Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV station offers train connections

  • Air traffic optimal climat-cost relation

    Economic cost and climate influence relation for transatlantic traffic

  • Windmill D1 (Thornton Bank)

    Money generated by carbon offsets from airlines often go to fund green-energy projects such as wind farms.

  • Pipistrel Velis Electro sn003 LJAJ left

    The Velis Electro was the first type certificated electric aircraft on 10 June 2020.

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