Jumping on a plane for work, holidays or see friends seems the normal but compared to the rest of the world it's the opposite. Less than 20% of the global population has ever step foot on a plane.
Flying is one of the most high-carbon ways of travelling. Switching to another mode of transport can make a huge impact on our emissions.
Green techno-fixes such as electric flights, hydrogen and sustainable fuels are not enough to stop the high carbon emissions for many years. So reducing or not flying is the best option.
And quite useful tool on the Flight Free is the carbon calculator (I know it was developed by a dodgy oil company but still quite handy), worth playing around with and gives a clear picture on the scale of emissions from aviation: