airplane emissions Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 19 Nov 2015 20:51:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Norwegian Airline Most Fuel Efficient, British Airways – the Least https://www.greenoptimistic.com/norwegian-airline-fuel-efficient/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/norwegian-airline-fuel-efficient/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2015 20:51:16 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=57747 British Airways and Lufthansa top the chart for the least fuel efficient carriers, contributing the most to carbon pollution from aviation. Air travel has quite a huge carbon footprint. Although many studies suggested that aviation tax for carbon emissions should be made obligatory if we are to reduce pollution, little is done about it. Some […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/norwegian-airline-fuel-efficient/feed/ 1 57747 6 Worst Sports for the Environment https://www.greenoptimistic.com/worst-sports-environment/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/worst-sports-environment/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2015 10:15:06 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56148 Modern life is hard. Without exercise, health suffers, but what do you do if your favorite physical activity hurts the environment as well? Luckily, most of these sports are only harmful at the professional level, or in places where lots of people are participating at once. The following six sports are some of the most […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/worst-sports-environment/feed/ 2 56148 Biofuel from Sugarcane to Reduce Airplane Emissions https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sugarcane-biofuel-airplane-emissions/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sugarcane-biofuel-airplane-emissions/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2015 10:55:07 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=55197 New biofuel for airplanes, made from sugarcane biomass, holds the potential to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation. Getting from one side of the planet to the other has never been easier or faster than it is now. The main reason for this is the more affordable and regular flights that provide convenience and […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sugarcane-biofuel-airplane-emissions/feed/ 0 55197 UK Scientists Predict Aircraft as Significant Source of CO2 for Next 10 Years https://www.greenoptimistic.com/aircraft-co2-emission-prediction-20100531/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/aircraft-co2-emission-prediction-20100531/#respond Mon, 31 May 2010 19:29:11 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=7819 A 10-year prediction made by Bethan Owen and her colleagues from the UK's CATE (Center for Air Traffic and the Environment) says that aircraft emissions will become the a significant source of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, and will double or triple by 2050.

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