Reducing air travel by small amounts each year could level off the climate impact

Reducing jet fuel consumption by 2.5% each year could halt aviation’s growing influence on climate change.

Milan Klöwer, Postdoctoral Researcher in Weather and Climate Modelling, University of Oxford • conversation
Nov. 5, 2021 • ~7 min

Contrails from aeroplanes warm the planet – here's how new low-soot fuels can help

Soot from aeroplane exhausts can linger in the atmosphere, seeding ice clouds which trap heat.

David Simon Lee, Professor of atmospheric science, Aviation and Climate Research Group Leader, Manchester Metropolitan University • conversation
June 18, 2021 • ~5 min

Boeing 737 Max: why was it grounded, what has been fixed and is it enough?

Almost two years after crashing twice within five months and being pulled out of service, the Boeing 737 Max's return to the skies has now been approved.

John McDermid, Director, Assuring Autonomy International Programme, University of York • conversation
Nov. 27, 2020 • ~7 min

Grounded aircraft could make weather forecasts less reliable

More than one million weather observations were made by aircraft each day in 2019. Since the pandemic started, these have dropped by 90%.

Matthew Blackett, Reader in Physical Geography and Natural Hazards, Coventry University • conversation
May 13, 2020 • ~6 min

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