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5⃣ things everyone needs to know about aviation and the climate – what science says.

The institute @ISAE_officiel has together with external experts summarised the scientific literature on aviation, its climate impact and ways forward: isae-supaero.fr/en/aviation-an…

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1⃣ The climate impact of aviation

@ISAE_officiel: "If we consider all the effects (CO2 and non-CO2), commercial aviation accounted for 5.1% of the climate impact over the 2000-2018. Period."

2⃣ Aviation's non-CO2 effects

@ISAE_officiel: "Specific strategies for the reduction of non-CO2 effects provide a major lever for limiting aviation’s climate impact. Due to the short lifetime of non-CO2 effects, these strategies can be effective quite quickly."

3⃣ Aviation's CO2 effects: limited technological opportunities

@ISAE_officiel: "incremental improvements are coming up against technological limits, while constraints of energy availability, production capacities and competition among uses risk reducing biofuel’s availability."

4⃣ Amount of traffic and aviation's share of the worldwide carbon budget

@ISAE_officiel: "if traffic grows at the rate foreseen by the aviation industry, it will consume a greater share of the carbon budget than its current share of emissions"

5⃣ Aviation's fossil fuel substitutes: uncertainties as to energy availability

@ISAE_officiel: "The decarbonization of aviation fuels could be limited by the availability of low-carbon energy resources. Their massive use could then lead to a shift in the environmental problem"

Read and download @ISAE_officiel's full report here. 🔽
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