Aviation

Most airplane fleets are grounded and the airline sector is on its knees. But post pandemic, our appetite for travel will return and climate change will loom ever larger as an existential threat to the industry and the world. Commercial aviation accounts for 2% of global carbon emissions and has a pathway to carbon neutrality by 2050. The bigger challenge is how to make the shift more rapidly. Sustainable aviation fuel can reduce CO2 emissions by 70-100% but remains expensive. Electric planes for short-haul flights and carbon offsetting can help. But we need stronger government incentives and increased public pressure.

— Wayne Visser

From Purpose Inspired: Reflections on Conscious Living, Volume 3. Buy on Lulu ↗