Environmental impact of aviation

Air travel has a major impact on the world's environment, especially the atmosphere. With fast globalisation, air traffic has quickly increased, and is one of the biggest causes of climate change.

This is due to the noise pollution emitted from the aircraft while it is flying.[1] It also takes fuel to fly the planes which causes pollution. Aircraft pollution has increased a great deal although flying or taking a transportation method that can carry more than a few individuals at a time is more environmentally friendly than a smaller vehicle.

Public awareness of the impact of aircraft on the environment is a lot less compared with automobiles.[2]

References
  1. "Noise Pollution Sources: Aircraft". www.macalester.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-06-13. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  2. "Public awareness on the impact of aircraft noise pollution on health - Call For Participants". www.callforparticipants.com. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  • International Civil Aviation Organization, Air Transport Bureau (ATB) (undated). "Aircraft Engine Emissions". Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  • Enviro.aero (undated). "What is the impact of flying?". Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  • Travis, David J. (2002). "Contrails reduce daily temperature range". Nature 418 (6898): 601. doi:10.1038/418601a. PMID 12167846.
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