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  1. Something has been bothering me about this graphic for days now: the lack of private #airtraffic over East Asia as a whole and China specifically.

    An anomaly due to under-reporting? That much less actual private aviation in China and Japan?

    #highspeedrail obviates the need for 'in-country' #airtravel?

    (from this original article:)
    #PrivateAviation is making a growing contribution to #climatechange

    nature.com/articles/s43247-024

  2. phys.org/news/2024-11-private-

    some individuals who regularly use private aviation may produce almost 500 times more CO2 in a year than the average individual; there were significant #emissions peaks around certain international events, including COP 28 (2023 UN #ClimateChange Conference), and the 2022 #FIFA #WorldCup.

    #PrivateAviation is #energyintensive, emitting significantly more #CO2 per passenger than commercial flights, but is used by approximately 0.003% of the world's population.