Josh Newton
Take planes out the sky for one day a month
04 May 2010
Location: Climate Change
Travelling by air is polluting. Aircraft require large amounts of fossil fuels, and their high position in the atmosphere exacerbates the problems of global warming. However, until a greener fuel or engine is commercially viable, this trend will continue and increase. In light of the recent problems caused by the Icelandic volcanic eruption; a new idea is proposed. We all saw the problems caused by the Europe-wide flight groundings, with millions of people left stranded globally - but what if this was planned? If we could agree to take planes out the sky for one day a month, CO2 emissions would fall, skies would be left clear, and people living next to flight-paths could take a well deserved lie-in. With pre-planning, businesses, conferences and holidays would face minimal disruption and airlines could use the grounding time to carry out plane maintenance.
Comments
Comment 1
Really great idea, who do we speak to to make this happen?
Written by Sophie Simmons on 23 Jun 2010, at 10:18 Report this comment
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