Is your flight really necessary ? (airport watch)
Flying now accounts for 13% of the UK's climate change effect, and is the fastest growing source of CO2. One return flight to Rome produces about as much CO2 as all one person's electricity and gas for a year.
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More and more people are coming to realise (sometimes reluctantly) that flying can make up a huge proportion of their own personal carbon footprint. If you are serious about trying to reduce our contribution to climate change, then cutting down on flights can be a significant step. If you share our concerns about the total contradiction between government policy on climate change, and its policy to expand aviation (three times as many flights predicted by 2030 as in 2000) - then join us. Let's start by fighting to stop any more runways being built .......
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Created by Rene Jorgensen, Last updated 6 months ago,
Air Travel FAQs
How does my flight contribute to climate change?Aeroplanes burn kerosene; a non-renewable fossil fuel. This releases carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, which contribute to global warming and climate change.If my flight is longer, does that mean that the impact on the environment is greater?
Created by Marieke Datema, Last updated about 1 year ago,
calculate your carbon emission
The cost of offsetting the carbon from a return flight to Spain, for example, is less than the price of a Starbucks coffee, so well worth the cost for trying to minimise our carbon impact. Please visit the link http://www.carbonneutral.com/cncalculators/flightcalculator.asp to c...
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Created by Marieke Datema, Last updated about 1 year ago,
An alternative way of travelling...
Read the article: Travel without leaving a trail by Nigel Richardson, The telegraph at: www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2006/09/09/etgreen09.xml At a stroke - or possibly a heart attack - the travel plan was compromised. I never did find out wha...
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Created by Louise Ruggiero, Last updated about 1 year ago,
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AirportWatch is an umbrella movement which unites the national environmental organisations and the airport community groups opposed to the aggressive go-for-growth policy of aviation expansion outlined in the Aviation White Paper. AirportWatch aims to oppose any expansion of aviation and airports li...
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Created by Sarah Clayton, Last updated about 1 year ago,
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