Why we fly as little as possible

 

 

Short Answers to Hard Questions About Climate Change

By JUSTIN GILLIS           NOV. 28, 2015

 

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/11/28/science/what-is-climate-change.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fscience&action=click&contentCollection=science&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=1

 

Is there anything I can do?

Fly less, drive less, waste less.

 

“Perhaps the biggest single thing individuals can do on their own is to take fewer airplane trips; http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/27/sunday-review/the-biggest-carbon-sin-air-travel.html

 just one or two fewer plane rides per year can save as much in emissions as all the other actions combined. If you want to be at the cutting edge, you can look at buying an electric or hybrid car, putting solar panels on your roof, or both.”