Last year, heat-trapping greenhouse gases reached a new record, surging above the planet's 2011-2020 average, and has continued in 2021, according to a new report published on Monday by the UN weather agency.
Although air travel accounts for less than two per cent of the emissions that contribute to global warming, the aviation industry is doing its part to protect the environment.
That’s according to the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Dr Liu Fang.
The aviation industry recently announced that from 2020, it will offset or balance any increases in carbon dioxide emissions by planting trees or through other “clean energy” projects.