By 2019, the total annual world-wide passenger count was 4.56 billion. In 1960, 100 million passengers traveled by air, at the time a relatively expensive mode of transportation available only to a small fraction of the public. Subsequent briefs will feature the aviation industry’s emission mitigation efforts and commitments to reduce its contribution to climate change, as well as the effects of a warming planet on industry operations. This issue brief examines the impact the growth of air travel and freight will have on greenhouse gas emissions. Revised in June 2022 (originally published in October 2019) See our related article series on sustainable aviation fuels Environment & Energy Congressional Round-Up.House and Senate Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucuses.Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO.National Security and Energy Independence.
