Pressure mounts on aviation industry over climate change | The Malaysian Insight

The carbon emissions of the airline industry far exceed all other modes of transport at 285 grams of CO2 emitted per kilometre travelled by a passenger. – EPA pic, June 10, 2019.

UNDER pressure from frequent flyers alarmed over climate change, the airline industry says it is “hellbent” on reducing emissions — but the technology needed to drastically reduce its carbon footprint is still out of reach. In recent months climate activists have stepped up efforts to convince travellers to boycott air travel, with Swedish schoolgirl and campaigner Greta Thunberg spearheading the trains-over-planes movement and making “flygskam”, or flight shame, a buzzword in the Scandinavian country.

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