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Airports and the Environment
Airports and the Environment
An overview of the sorts of environmental problems faced by airports and the positive contributions they can make to reducing the overall impact of air travel....
Does Air Travel Pollute?
Does Air Travel Pollute?
A discussion of some of the pollution issues in aviation, centred on carbon and its place in the wider emissions context, with some suggestions regarding effective…...
Does the Type of Aircraft Matter?
Does the Type of Aircraft Matter?
Examining some of the issues surrounding comparisons of fuel usage and carbon emissions between aircraft, the difficulties involved and the implications for achieving…...
Getting to the Airport
Getting to the Airport
How to make sure that whichever means of transport you use to get to the airport, it remains as green as possible all the way to the gate....
Plane or Train?
Plane or Train?
Looking at the economic advantages of aviation and the environmental benefits of rail travel and how issues of cost, convenience and the environment are beginning to…...
Problem With Long Haul Flights
Problem With Long Haul Flights
The environmental problems of aviation, why long haul flights have been singled out for particular criticism and how much of it is fair....
Selecting Your Airline
Selecting Your Airline
How to choose an airline, when we have a choice, which is the least environmentally damaging, given that there are times when flying is the only realistic way to travel....
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