#2904: aviation, pollution
, last check: Mon, 24 Aug 2026. Post history
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aviation
Private aviation, primarily based in the USA, which holds 68% of aircraft, has seen a 46% increase in CO2 emissions from 2019 to 2023 due to 18 million flights for leisure, cultural, and political events.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01775-z?error=cookies_not_supported&code=cb5cc677-cacd-4bb2-8755-c8833f999c8c -
pollution
The industrial plants in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, have polluted the air and land of historically black communities for over a century and have yet to address the environmental injustice.
https://www.propublica.org/article/bluestone-jim-justice-north-birmingham
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