The environmental impact of flying can be seen in the distance flown. In 2020, more than half of CO2 emissions in Europe came from long-haul flights (distance over 4,000 kilometers). This is an increase from 48 percent of CO2 emissions from long-haul flights in 2019.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions share from departing flights in Europe in 2019 and 2020, by flight distance
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Eurocontrol. (February 16, 2021). Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions share from departing flights in Europe in 2019 and 2020, by flight distance [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259973/passenger-air-traffic-carbon-dioxide-emissions-europe-flight-distance/
Eurocontrol. "Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions share from departing flights in Europe in 2019 and 2020, by flight distance." Chart. February 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259973/passenger-air-traffic-carbon-dioxide-emissions-europe-flight-distance/
Eurocontrol. (2021). Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions share from departing flights in Europe in 2019 and 2020, by flight distance. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259973/passenger-air-traffic-carbon-dioxide-emissions-europe-flight-distance/
Eurocontrol. "Carbon Dioxide (Co2) Emissions Share from Departing Flights in Europe in 2019 and 2020, by Flight Distance." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259973/passenger-air-traffic-carbon-dioxide-emissions-europe-flight-distance/
Eurocontrol, Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions share from departing flights in Europe in 2019 and 2020, by flight distance Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259973/passenger-air-traffic-carbon-dioxide-emissions-europe-flight-distance/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions share from departing flights in Europe in 2019 and 2020, by flight distance [Graph], Eurocontrol, February 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1259973/passenger-air-traffic-carbon-dioxide-emissions-europe-flight-distance/
