The Impact of Air Travel on the Environment

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Four billion passengers now travel by air each year. Efforts to curb emissions from planes have so far failed to take off. Passenger levels are expected to exceed 2019 numbers by next year. Currently, passenger jets only account for around 2% of total annual carbon dioxide emissions.

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