Can you go a year without flying?
We have a decade in which to halve our carbon emissions - or see our children's future destroyed. There are many things we can do towards this goal, but one of the simplest and most effective is to cut down on aviation.
Just one return flight from London to New York produces a greater carbon footprint than a whole year's personal allowance needed to keep the climate safe.
There are currently no green alternatives to aviation fuel. Biofuels come from palm oil, and are a big cause of tropical deforestation.
If you think you can go through 2020 without flying, sign the pledge here - https://www.flightfree.co.uk/pledge
Easy for me - I've already signed. I realised the carbon cost of flying much earlier than most (I did my degree in Environmental Sciences) and gave up flying back in 2002.
One international flight blows your carbon budget out of the water - it's as simple as that.
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Just one return flight from London to New York produces a greater carbon footprint than a whole year's personal allowance needed to keep the climate safe.
There are currently no green alternatives to aviation fuel. Biofuels come from palm oil, and are a big cause of tropical deforestation.
If you think you can go through 2020 without flying, sign the pledge here - https://www.flightfree.co.uk/pledge
Easy for me - I've already signed. I realised the carbon cost of flying much earlier than most (I did my degree in Environmental Sciences) and gave up flying back in 2002.
One international flight blows your carbon budget out of the water - it's as simple as that.
This entry was originally posted on Dreamwidth where it has
comments.