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Aviation emissions contribute significantly to global warming.
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Is it true that aviation emissions contribute significantly to global warming?
Yes. A peer-reviewed modelling study and an Our World in Data analysis both estimate aviation accounts for roughly 4% of observed human-induced global warming to date, and other sources describe aviation emissions as a significant contributor to climate change.
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Aviation. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation
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Quantifying aviation’s contribution to global warming. (n.d.). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac286e
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What share of global CO₂ emissions come from aviation? | Our World in Data. (n.d.). ourworldindata.org. https://ourworldindata.org/global-aviation-emissions
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Hendricks, J., Righi, M., Brinkop, S., Dahlmann, K., Mertens, M., & Beer, C. G. (2026). Large present-day and future climate forcing due to non-CO2 emissions from global transport. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-026-01383-y
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Romero, M. A., Mayorga, M. A., Gomez, Z. E., Correa-Mahecha, F., & Suarez, L. A. (2025). Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) in Colombia. cetjournal.it. https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/15308
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Global tourism, climate change and energy sustainability: assessing carbon reduction mitigating measures from the aviation industry. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-022-01207-x
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