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Are we enjoying cheap flights at a huge cost to the environment?

Low-cost airline companies have beenrealms of possibility, with the airline
incredibly successful over the past fewindustry pointing out that planes now are 70%
years, but their success relies on being ablemore fuel efficient than they were in the
to offer a large number of flights, which60's. Planes can also be built bigger, with
unfortunately for the environment equates toAirbus stating that their new A380 planes
larger quantities of CO2 emissionsburns  13%  less  fuel  than  a  747.
contributing to climate change. While the
general public enjoy the convenience of cheapDespite the facts and figures being thrown
air travel the backlash against the companiesback and forth between the aviation industry
providing the services has been fierce, evenand the government, environmentalists argue
prompting Environmental minister Ian Pearsonthat no matter what solutions are thought up,
to brand several low cost airlines "not justnothing will diminish the public's desire to
the unacceptable face of capitalism... (but)fly. Some have commented that the only way to
the  irresponsible  face  of  capitalism."solve the problem is to simply make the cost
of flying more expensive, with the Aviation
In the face of such criticism low-costEnvironment Federation suggesting that every
airlines have been quick to point out thatpassenger pays an extra £34 per 700 miles
long-haul flight companies and otherthey fly. The aviation industry was quick to
transport pollutants such as cars are a farrebuke this idea, stating that it would be
bigger threat to the environment than theirdetrimental to the British economy, revealing
flights. The fact remains however, that whilethat air travel contributes around
one 800 mile journey from Stansted to Rome in£14billion  to  the  country  every  year.
a Boeing 737 produces 27 tonnes of CO2,
governmental authorities on climate changeSo what does the future hold for air travel
have estimated that the aviation industrycompanies and the customers that use them?
contributes just 3% to total worldwideEarly indications certainly suggest that the
emissions, compared to the 25% pumped out bycost of flying will rise while flights in
power  stations.Europe will come under the jurisdiction of
the Emissions Trading Scheme by 2011, with
Many have predicted that aviation emissionsairlines being issued with pollution permits.
will soon rise to 15%, due to aviation beingFines will be charged to airlines exceeding
one of the few sources of greenhouse gasestheir emission limit while green airlines
that are growing, with the governmentthat lower their carbon emissions will be
predicting that air travel will triple duringable  to  sell  back  their  permits.
the next thirty years. In light of these
predictions, a target to make planes 50% moreThe pressure is now on airlines to come up
fuel efficient by 2020 is in place. Scoffedwith new technology to make air travel more
at by some, this target isn't out of theenvironmentally sound in the future.



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