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IF YOU WANT TO SUBVERT THE DOMINANT PARADIGM YOU NEED TO HAVE MORE FUN THAN ‘THEY’ ARE
(and let them know while we’re doing it)
"This isnʼt a gentlepersons debate, its a street fight against well-funded, merciless enemies who play by entirely different rules.""
• Poverty and inequity!• Epidemics and
health crisis!• Climate change!• Biodiversity loss!• Financial crash!• Security threats!
• Sustainable development!
age of problems! age of solutions!
Economic!
Social!
Equitable
Environment! Viable
Bearable
Sustainable
UK & International Aviation Growth
• 180M flights in 2000 ⇒ 500M in 2030!• 13% of UK emissions (incl. radiative forcing impacts)!• Tyndall scenarios by 2050:!
• Aviation = 50% allowable emissions (optimistic)!• Aviation = 100% allowable emissions (pessimistic)!
• Wipe out efficiency/renewables gains!• Worldwide traffic growth 5% p.a.!• Worldwide air freight growth 6% p.a.!• Global fleet to double in size by 2020!
Plane Train
Time 1 hour airport transfer
2 hour check-in 1.5 hour flight
30 min disembarking 2 hour transfer
9 hours
Total 7 hours 9 hours
Cost £100 RTN £30 Gatwick Express £60 Snowboard/Skis
(+£10/Kg excess) £120 Airport transfer
£275 RTN
Total £310 £275
Carbon 0.3 Tonnes 0.085 Tonnes
Plane vs Train London: Verbier. Time, Cost & Carbon
Flying versus Shipping
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Mode gCO2/passenger/km*
Short Haul Flight 330-460
Long Haul Flight 210-330
Large Bulk Carrier 0.63
*Includes radiative forcing effects
• 45,000 miles
• 31 countries
• 381 days
• 1.8 tonnes of carbon
• My UK carbon footprint = 2.58 tonnes
• UK average = 4.48 tonnes