FAA Climate Migration Prevention Plan
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What is Happening in the Aviation Industry
Aviation always has been and always will be a growing industry. With increasing development of transportation methods, there is an increase in carbon emissions and pollution entering our atmosphere that will continue to grow as time goes on. Transportation is one of the biggest causes for the climate crisis, and although it is not the biggest contributing factor, aviation continuously adds to the problem. A common trip taken by college students during spring break is to go to Florida for a change in weather. According to Flightnook, it is shown that a flight from KAZO to KMIA produces about 400 pounds of carbon dioxide. This, of course, may depend on the type of aircraft that is being taken for this trip, and what kind of AVGAS is being used.The main contributing problem from the aviation field towards climate change is the exhaust coming from the fuel being burned. Depending on the lead content within each AVGAS being used and burned, this may determine how much emissions are being released into our atmosphere every flight.
Aviation and Climate Migration
As the aviation industry progressively grows, the amount of carbon emissions is projected to increase. With an increase in carbon emissions, there will, of course, be an increase in greenhouse gasses and global temperatures. Thousands of flights occur throughout the globe every day, each releasing a different amount of carbon emissions. The aviation industry has begun using cleaner fuel in order to fight the climate crisis, but the release of greenhouse gasses into our atmosphere is inevitable with air travel. Rather than focusing on reducing the amount of carbon being released into the atmosphere, it would be more effective to focus on using the excess load of carbon emissions to our advantage.
Ritchie, H (2020). Global carbon dioxide emissions from aviation [Graph]. Our World in Data. https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions-from-aviation
Doing this, the aviation industry would slowly decarbonize the atmosphere without having to drastically change its foundation. Over time, the climate crisis is inevitably going to become a bigger problem, especially for those living in locations susceptible to dramatic environment changes. The Earth is going to gradually heat up whether we like it or not. Scientists, researchers, and activists have been telling us for years how to avoid such a tragic ending for humanity, but not nearly enough people have listened. In order to change the direction that the world is going, the great majority of the world’s population will have to come to an agreement on how to slow down climate change. As the Earth is heating up, large parts of the world are turning into uninhabitable areas. For instance, the temperature at the equator is going to rise to the point where that area is no longer safe to live. To prevent this from happening, we need the participation of the population and large corporations to make a change and to save our planet.
What is happening
While temperatures are slowly rising throughout the world, some areas are changing so fast to the point where the residents must adapt to the situation and relocate as soon as possible. Not only do we have to find ways to prepare those who are going to have to migrate, but we will also have to find ways to prepare the areas that will be taking in these large communities. A few objectives we can do as a community to prepare for this is to:
Educate those who may not be aware of the situation
Start building more shelters for those who are going to migrate
Start more crops to handle the change in food output
Although doing these tasks may not fully prepare those for what is inevitably coming, it will help more than doing nothing for those who need the support in these trying times. While climate change is becoming a bigger and bigger problem as every day passes, potential for unwanted migration increases. Whole communities are doing what they can to get by with the environment they live in now, let alone when the entire environment changes within a short period of time. To support these communities, the aviation industry must specifically recognize the impact on the climate being made every after every flight. This kind of education is not necessarily to encourage people to stop flying, but to inform them on what they can do to do their part.
What is being done
There are several large companies and corporations that are actively fighting against climate change and are taking action. To be specific, let’s use Delta Airlines as an example. Delta has recognized the impact aviation has on our global climate system, and they have committed towards being more sustainable as a large company to do their part. A few proposals this company has made to improve our environment includes:
Bedding made from 100% recycled plastic bottles
Reusable and biodegradable service ware
Premium canned wine
These actions, although seem small, will ultimately reduce 4.9 million pounds of plastic per year. Delta is a progressive company that is developing ideas to make the Earth more sustainable for the coming years. This large company has collaborated with organizations and foundations to find more ways to reduce waste, and these ongoing ideas will cumulate to create a better world (Delta Airlines). It has been recognized that jet fuel releases the most amount of carbon emissions into the atmosphere throughout the field of aviation. In order to combat this growing
problem, American Airlines has come up with several plans to reduce the use of jet fuel, and to replace it with a cleaner fuel by 2030. Their projection for the future includes reducing emissions by 40% by 2035 and hitting their absolute goal of net zero emissions by 2050. United Airlines has similar if not the same goals as American Airlines. The ultimate sustainability objective for the aviation industry is to accomplish net zero emissions by around the year 2050 while using cleaner fuel and other components to lean the number of emissions and greenhouses gasses in our atmosphere.
Roper, W (2020). Aviation Emission to Skyrocket [Graph]. Statista. https://www.statista.com/chart/23321/aviation-emissions-by-continent/
ATOMATOFLAMES Mission Statement
The reason behind the company, ATOMATOFLAMES, is to educate those within the aviation industry about the climate crisis and how aviation is making a negative impact. Those who are new to the field may not be as educated about sustainability due to the fact that they are simply there to learn how to fly a plane, not how to make the Earth a better place with their new skills. ATOMATOFLAMES recognizes the climate migration crisis that is currently occurring throughout the globe, and how rapidly is it becoming a problem. Since climate migration is not directly linked to aviation, it is important that the field acknowledges the problem and works towards solving it. Companies of all sizes need to do their part to reduce the carbon footprint that is being made throughout the globe. In order to do this, the aviation community needs to agree to use cleaner fuel and/or designate a day to plant more trees in local areas such as a park. Using cleaner fuel prevents more carbon dioxide emissions and counteracts Arctic ice melting. Although planting trees does not have as strong as an effect as cleaner fuel does, the act still stops a significant amount of carbon emissions from entering our atmosphere and cleans the air (Flightnook).
Resources
Delta Airlines. (2023). Our Flight to Net Zero. Sustainability | Delta Air Lines. Retrieved February 11, 2023, from https://www.delta.com/us/en/about-delta/sustainability
Flightnook. (2021). Evaluate your travel emissions and Fly Carbon Neutral. Flightnook. Retrieved February 11, 2023, from https://www.calculation.flightnook.com/
Ritchie, H (2020). Global carbon dioxide emissions from aviation [Graph]. Our World in Data. https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions-from-aviation
Roper, W (2020). Aviation Emission to Skyrocket [Graph]. Statista.
https://www.statista.com/chart/23321/aviation-emissions-by-continent/
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