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Sierra Club Outings and Carbon Offsets
How does travel impact global warming?
Every time you drive or fly, you emit carbon, which contributes to global warming.
Worldwide, airline travel contributes to roughly 2% of carbon emissions. While
this may not seem like much, each flight you take does have an impact. For
example, a flight from New York to London emits approximately 2.8 tons.
Compare that to the average American's total annual emissions of about 20 tons,
and you can see that flying is carbon-intensive. (Compare it to the average
Nepali's annual emissions of 0.1 tons, and the picture becomes even more
troubling.)
Curious about other travel-related emissions? Go to NativeEnergy's
carbon
calculator and see how you measure up.
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