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May 17, 2022 โ€ข 14 tweets โ€ข 8 min read โ€ข Read on X
The climate crisis and aviationโ€˜s role ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ”ฅโœˆ๏ธ
11 facts that will change your view on air traffic and its climate impact
#CommonDestination #ReframeAviation

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Before Covid, flying caused around 1 billion tonnes of CO2* per year.

That means if aviation were a country, it would be one of the largest single emitters, just behind Japan and ahead of countries like Germany and South Korea.
*Flights have additional climate impacts.
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Flying regularly is not compatible with a 1.5 degree lifestyle.

Just one long-haul flight can emit more CO2 per passenger than what's feasible for staying below 1.5 degrees of global heating.
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If pre-Covid aviation growth rates resume, air traffic alone would contribute a massive 0.1หšC to global heating by 2050, as a study by @milankloewer and colleagues from 2021 has shown.
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The inequality of aviation is staggering!

The richest 1% of the world's population is responsible for 50% of aviation emissions. In contrast, around 80% of the world's population has never flown.
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Private jets are the peak of obscene pollution!

A flight on a private jet is 5-14(!) times more damaging to the climate than a scheduled flight per passenger. And private jets are extremely unevenly distributed globally.
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Aviation has contributed more to global heating than entire continents!

Including all its climate impacts, the share of aviation is 4%, whereas Africa, South America and India have each contributed only 3% to the climate crisis.
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Flying is the most climate-damaging means of transport per hour!

Due to speed and long distances, as well as the enormous amounts of energy needed to fly, a flight emits many times more CO2 (and other emissions) than alternative modes of transport.
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What if everyone on earth flew once a year?

Our thought experiment shows: that alone would eat up our remaining carbon budget. Frequent flying and a fair distribution of emissions are not compatible.
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Our climate cannot afford billionaires!

With their jet-set lives, the richest annually squander many times the lifetime emissions of average people. In addition, extreme wealth creates a problematic and undemocratic concentration of power.
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What would happen if everyone flew like the richest Europeans?

If everyone in the world flew like the richest 10% of Europe, aviation alone would cause annual climate pollution equal to 2/3 of the total global emissions in 2019!
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Can we believe the aviation industry's climate promises?

Evidence shows: No.
Aviation lobbies like @IATA and airlines regularly set new climate targets - and just as reliably miss them.

A new report by @possible proves this once again: wearepossible.org/latest-news/foโ€ฆ
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All graphics ๐Ÿ”ผ๐Ÿ”ผ๐Ÿ”ผ are from our new guide #CommonDestination. There you will find even more facts and narratives to #ReframeAviation.

You can find it here as an online version and PDF (also in German): reframeaviation.stay-grounded.org
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Want to learn how to use these facts best and embed them in transformative narratives? #ReframeAviation

Then sign up now for our free storytelling trainings on aviation and climate justice. In English, German, Spanish and French: stay-grounded.org/training/
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More details if you want them: stay-grounded.org/cop26-aviationโ€ฆ
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