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Sunday, 26 January 2020

Understated Carbon Emission by Aircraft



Here's How Many Planes Are in the Sky Right Now
Depending on the time of day or time of year, there could be anywhere from 8,000 to 20,000 planes mid-flight at any given moment, according to Flightradar24, which keeps track of flights in real time.

That roughly equates to 1,000,000+ planes airborne from 1970 to 2020. (may be understated)

CO2 emissions from aviation fuel are 3.15 grams per gram of fuel [38] , which gives CO2 emissions from a Boeing 737-400 of 115 g per passenger km. At a cruising speed of 780 km per hour [Wikipedia, 28.2. 08], this is equivalent to 90 kg CO2 per hour. So for both aircraft, the emissions are around 90 kg CO2 per hour

That equates to 2,160kg per hour per plane roughly across the board of 2,000,000,000kgs of CO2 emissions.

Global Warming??

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