Do we have to fly less to mitigate climate change?

Research causes and consequences

You will then join up with another person to present your findings to each other.
Use the worksheet to guide your research.

Starter source: BBC Future – Should we give up flying? – Colour Coded

You should read this article to start with - it will provide you with answers to some of the questions below.
After that, go searching for more answers.

Research consequences

Suggested web search terms and

Suggested avenues for research Your Notes – Your Words: Do NOT copy and paste
links

Global perspective: Our World in Data – Aviation

What proportion of global warming is caused by flying?
Emissions by sector - Our World
How does that compare in size to other sources of GHG in Data
emissions globally?
UN IPCC Special Report
What does the UN think about flying as a contributor to climate UNITED NATIONS Secretariat
change globally? Climate Action Plan 2020-2030
– p.2 point 4
Can/should emissions from flying be reduced? By how much?
Regional/national perspectives: E.g. for the UK, web search UK
What does your nation think about GHG emissions from national policy on aviation
flying? climate change leads to a
government research briefing
Find out whether your country has a reduction plan, and what Aviation, decarbonisation and
people think of it. climate change

Compare nations – how does your nation compare to others in Aviation Emissions by country –
terms of its amount of aviation? Tourism Dashboard

Local perspective: Ask your teacher to help you

view the results of your class
Look at the results of the class survey you did earlier in the survey.
lesson.

How much CO2 emissions are caused by members of your

class?

What do the survey results suggest about future emissions from

you and your classmates?

Your personal perspective: Your results from a carbon

What have you found out about the carbon footprint of your calculator such as this one.
flying?

How does it compare to your other personal carbon emissions?

A* Challenge:
How have your findings affected your personal perspective?

What is your answer to the research question?

What would be top of your list of suggested courses of action?

Who should take the action, how, and what impact would you
 anticipate?

Research causes
Starter source: BBC Future – Should we give up flying? – Colour Coded
All students should read this article to start with - it will provide you with answers to some of the questions below.
After that, go searching for more answers.

Suggested web search terms and

Suggested avenues for research Your notes
links

Causes of flying What Are The Factors Behind

What are the causes of flying? Soaring Air Travel Growth?
– Forbes.com
Which reasons for flying seem most/lease essential to you,
personally? Ask your teacher to help you
view the results of your class
How does your personal perspective on this compare to the survey.
results of the class survey?

Which causes of flying seem easiest/hardest to change? Why?

Causes of climate change from flying https://ourworldindata.org/

Why is flying such a large personal contribution to climate transport#what-share-of-global-
change? co2-emissions-come-from-
Is there any way to make flying less polluting? How & how aviation
much? Is it enough?
https://www.iea.org/reports/
aviation

Causes of industry growth Fact Sheet | The Growth in

How has the amount of flying changed over the history of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from
commercial aviation? Commercial Aviation (2019) |
White Papers | EESI
What are the national and local benefits of having airports and
airline routes? The economic & social benefits
of air transport – Air Transport
Action Group

Causes of consumption of air travel and transport – comparing https://www.boeing.com/

perspectives resources/boeingdotcom/market/
Does the global air travel industry believe it can continue to assets/downloads/CMO
grow? How? What are the supporting arguments? %202021%20Report_13Sept21.p
df
Who thinks the total amount of air travel must be reduced.
How? What are the supporting arguments? https://www.bbc.com/future/
article/20200218-climate-change-
What do you think about your findings? how-to-cut-your-carbon-
emissions-when-flying
How do you feel about changing your own air travel habits?

A* Challenge:
How have your findings affected your personal perspective?

What is your answer to the research question?

What would be top of your list of suggested courses of action?

Who should take the action, how, and what impact would you
anticipate?