In 2022, aircraft generated 9% of the nation’s transportation sector greenhouse gases and approximately 2.5% of all U.S. GHG emissions. At a global level, the International Energy Agency reports that aviation accounted for 2.5% of the world’s energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in 2023. According to the international industry trade organization Air Transport Action Group (ATAG), the sector produced 12% of all global transportation emissions. The severe contraction in commercial a...
