Measure your current pollution production: with the questionnaires.
3. Airports, airlines, airplanes, air pollution ... just say no
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This could be the biggest cut to your emissions! ​
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Each person flying coach creates approximately one pound of CO2 per mile (similar to a car).
Is taking that flight, with the accompanying killer pollution, absolutely necessary?
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Jet engines burn a lot of kerosene and emit nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, and soot - plus the CO2.
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Plus, “research has ... linked ultrafine particles from aircraft to health problems."
Most airlines offer passengers a way to offset the pollution, but:
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“Offsets 'do almost nothing to tackle the emissions from flying',” ​said
Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines.
Are others staying "on the ground"? Sure; here's how:
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Zoom and other apps are available for video-calls.
If you’re not in a hurry, Amtrak has some great
views of the USA. Some of the photos on this site
were taken from a train window.
For more on train travel, see The Man in Seat 61.​
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And for shorter trips, why not the bus?​
Or try out your new EV: tips-for-your-summer-ev-road-trip
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To see brief stories from non-flyers, plus other good news, go to flightfree.org or noflyclimatesci. ​​​​
An airplane in the the sky is pollution in the sky.
For more on airplanes, see the
travel/tourism page.
