Aviation emissions – articles from the Conversation website
The Conversation website is a platform for academics and researchers to share their knowledge and scientific expertise and research in a readily accessible and readable format. A selection of articles on tackling aviation emissions and aviation climate impact are listed below:
- October 22, 2019 – These celebrities cause 10,000 times more carbon emissions from flying than the average person
Stefan Gössling, Lund University. The vast emissions caused by these individuals suggest that a very small share of humanity has a very significant role in global warming. - September 20, 2019 – Climate explained: why don’t we have electric aircraft? Dries Verstraete, University of Sydney
- September 4, 2019 – Universities need to rein in academic air travel and greenhouse gases, Julie Talbot, Université de Montréal and Julien Arsenault, Université de Montréal
- August 23, 2019 – Travel the world without destroying it – Imagine newsletter #5, Jack Marley, The Conversation
- July 29, 2019 – We can’t expand airports after declaring a climate emergency – let’s shift to low-carbon transport instead – Jefim Vogel, PhD Researcher in Ecological Economics, University of Leeds; Joel Millward-Hopkins, Postdoctoral Researcher in Sustainability, University of Leeds; Yannick Oswald, PhD Researcher in Ecological Economics, University of Leeds.
- July 22, 2019 – Climate change and air travel: why we have a responsibility to countries dependent on tourism
Tom Baum, University of Strathclyde
Reducing air travel may have a positive effect on climate change but it will inevitably damage developing countries that rely on tourism for their chances of prosperity. - July 9, 2019 – University sector must tackle air travel emissions
Milena Buchs, University of Leeds
Universities play a significant role in the high and rising air travel footprint – and they need to do more about it. - May 28, 2019 – Rising seas threaten Australia’s major airports – and it may be happening faster than we think, Thomas Mortlock, Macquarie University; Andrew Gissing, Macquarie University; Ian Goodwin, Macquarie University, and Mingzhu Wang
- April 24, 2019 – Get set for take-off in electric aircraft, the next transport disruption. Jake Whitehead, The University of Queensland and Michael Kane, Curtin University
- April 12, 2019 – Climate change: yes, your individual action does make a difference – Steve Westlake, PhD Researcher in Environmental Leadership, Cardiff University
- February 14, 2019 – Researchers, set an example: fly less – Xavier Anglaret, Université de Bordeaux; Chris Wymant, University of Oxford, and Kévin Jean, Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (CNAM)
- January 8, 2019 – Businesses think they’re on top of carbon risk, but tourism destinations have barely a clue – Susanne Becken, Griffith University
- November 27, 2018 – Why aren’t there electric airplanes yet? – Venkat Viswanathan, Carnegie Mellon University; Shashank Sripad, Carnegie Mellon University, and William Leif Fredericks, Carnegie Mellon University
- July 4, 2018 – Why our carbon emission policies don’t work on air travel – Francis Markham, Australian National University; Arianne C. Reis, Western Sydney University; James Higham, and Martin Young, Southern Cross University
- December 15, 2017 – Flying home for Christmas? Carbon offsets are important, but they won’t fix plane pollution – Susanne Becken, Griffith University and Brendan Mackey, Griffith University
- August 3, 2017 – How hot weather – and climate change – affect airline flights – Ethan Coffel, Columbia University and Radley Horton, Columbia University
- February 27, 2017 – Flight to greener aviation fuel has hit turbulence – here’s why – Simon Blakey, University of Sheffield
- January 12, 2017 – Life in a post-flying Australia, and why it might actually be ok – Martin Young, Southern Cross University; Francis Markham, Australian National University; James Higham, and John Jenkins, Southern Cross University
- January 11, 2017 – It’s time to wake up to the devastating impact flying has on the environment – Roger Tyers, University of Southampton
- December 14, 2016 – Perth to London non-stop: great for travellers, but little help for emissions – Rebecca Johnston, University of Western Australia
- October 11, 2016 – The new UN deal on aviation emissions leaves much to be desired – David Hodgkinson, University of Western Australia and Rebecca Johnston, University of Western Australia
- September 26, 2016 – Are we finally about to get a global agreement on aviation emissions? – David Hodgkinson, University of Western Australia and Rebecca Johnston, University of Western Australia
- April 5, 2016 – Airline emissions and the case for a carbon tax on flight tickets – David Hodgkinson, University of Western Australia and Rebecca Johnston, University of Western Australia
- March 11, 2016 – Aviation emissions are rising – and industry solutions are just technological myths – Paul Peeters, NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences; James Higham; Scott Cohen, University of Surrey, and Stefan Gössling, Western Norway Research Institute
- February 11, 2016 – The planned aviation emissions rules will just delay the heavy lifting until later – David Hodgkinson, University of Western Australia and Rebecca Johnston, University of Western Australia
- December 4, 2015 – Discussing the ‘success’ of limiting aviation emissions is just hot air – David Hodgkinson, University of Western Australia
- November 12, 2015 – Aviation has an emissions problem, and COP 21 won’t solve it – David Hodgkinson, University of Western Australia
- January 14, 2015 – It’s time for a global tax on aviation emissions – Rebecca Johnston, University of Notre Dame Australia and David Hodgkinson, University of Western Australia
- October 24, 2014 – Can you be a sustainable tourist without giving up flying?
Morgan Saletta, University of Melbourne
Australians love to travel. About 9 million Australians travelled overseas last year, 60% of them on holiday. For most tourists, sustainable development and climate change were probably not high on their… - August 15, 2014 – Political taboos leave politicians unwilling to take steps to cut transport emissions – Scott Cohen, University of Surrey
