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

Low-cost airline companies have beenthe airline industry pointing out that
incredibly successful over the past fewplanes now are 70% more fuel efficient
years, but their success relies on beingthan they were in the 60's. Planes can
able to offer a large number of flights,also be built bigger, with Airbus
which unfortunately for the environmentstating that their new A380 planes burns
equates to larger quantities of CO213% less fuel than a 747.
emissions contributing to climateDespite the facts and figures being
change. While the general public enjoythrown back and forth between the
the convenience of cheap air travel theaviation industry and the government,
backlash against the companies providingenvironmentalists argue that no matter
the services has been fierce, evenwhat solutions are thought up, nothing
prompting Environmental minister Ianwill diminish the public's desire to
Pearson to brand several low costfly. Some have commented that the only
airlines "not just the unacceptable faceway to solve the problem is to simply
of capitalism... (but) the irresponsiblemake the cost of flying more expensive,
face of capitalism."with the Aviation Environment Federation
In the face of such criticism low-costsuggesting that every passenger pays an
airlines have been quick to point outextra £34 per 700 miles they fly. The
that long-haul flight companies andaviation industry was quick to rebuke
other transport pollutants such as carsthis idea, stating that it would be
are a far bigger threat to thedetrimental to the British economy,
environment than their flights. The factrevealing that air travel contributes
remains however, that while one 800 milearound £14billion to the country every
journey from Stansted to Rome in ayear.
Boeing 737 produces 27 tonnes of CO2,So what does the future hold for air
governmental authorities on climatetravel companies and the customers that
change have estimated that the aviationuse them? Early indications certainly
industry contributes just 3% to totalsuggest that the cost of flying will
worldwide emissions, compared to the 25%rise while flights in Europe will come
pumped out by power stations.under the jurisdiction of the Emissions
Many have predicted that aviationTrading Scheme by 2011, with airlines
emissions will soon rise to 15%, due tobeing issued with pollution permits.
aviation being one of the few sources ofFines will be charged to airlines
greenhouse gases that are growing, withexceeding their emission limit while
the government predicting that airgreen airlines that lower their carbon
travel will triple during the nextemissions will be able to sell back
thirty years. In light of thesetheir permits.
predictions, a target to make planes 50%The pressure is now on airlines to come
more fuel efficient by 2020 is in place.up with new technology to make air
Scoffed at by some, this target isn'ttravel more environmentally sound in the
out of the realms of possibility, withfuture.



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