Enrique Gili is a freelance writer covering Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability (The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said on Friday that worldwide greenhouse gas emissions needed to peak by 2015 to keep the expected temperature rise this century to 2C, defined by scientists as dangerous. Unrestrained growth could see a 6C rise by 2100.
Although aviation contributes only about 2% of global emissions, campaigners have highlighted the industry's environmental impact because it is the fastest-growing source of greenhouse gases, and there is no technological fix. (Guardain Unlimited)
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