Locked-down humans saved 17M tons of CO2 from being emitted daily, much of it from the aviation industry
(Editor’s note: This article has been updated as of August 23, 2021) Even if it was already expected that nationwide lockdowns would greatly impact aviation emissions, nobody had foreseen the magnitude of the reduction. Yes, the pandemic has created an enormous drawback in the airline industry. Never-before-seen situations around the world, wherein thousands of planes […]