US airlines have an abysmal carbon footprint - Vox

Air travel is surging. That’s a huge problem for the climate.

Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States appear to be on the rise again after years of decline. The Rhodium Group recently released preliminary estimates showing carbon dioxide emissions overall surged 3.4 percent in 2018, with the transportation sector leading the way as the largest source of emissions for the third year in a row.


Greenhouse gas emissions from air travel increased in 2018 and are poised to surge in the coming decades. Silas Stein/picture alliance/Getty Image

US airlines have an abysmal carbon footprint - Vox