This question is impossible to answer exactly.
It depends on the type of aircraft and how much fuel the aircraft uses per mile, how efficiently it burns the fuel, and how much carbon dioxide that specific fuel releases at that level of efficiency.
An estimate carried out for a Boeing 747 shows a CO2 production of 30 kg per kilometre, equivalent to 48 kg per mile.
A small bus can emit 270 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre. (Australian figures). This might be the equivalent of about 21 tonnes of Carbon dioxide (CO2) a year for a bus driving 60,000 km (36,000 miles).
Develop more efficient plane engines that produce greater flight time/distance/speed on less fossil fuel.Until then:Use alternate transportation that creates less CO2/mile such as railwaysIf there is no option to flying, only fly on aircraft with the lowest CO2 emissions on that route.Participate in a Carbon Offset Program. Some airlines (Continental, Virgin Blue, STI, Silverjet, et al.) will arrange to plant a tree to consume the carbon dioxide created by your flight.It is just like a car so the only thing that you can do is to improve the fuel economy of the aircraft.
The atmosphere of Venus consists mainly of carbon dioxide, and a small amount of nitrogen. The thick cloud cover is composed of sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid droplets. Due to the dense atmosphere, the surface temperature ranges from 750 to 930 degrees Fahrenheit (398 to 498 Celsius). The surface pressure is 90 times that of Earth. That's like being one kilometer (more than half a mile) under the ocean.
The atmosphere of Venus consists mainly of carbon dioxide, and a small amount of nitrogen. The thick cloud cover is composed of sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid droplets. Due to the dense atmosphere, the surface temperature ranges from 750 to 930 degrees Fahrenheit (398 to 498 Celsius). The surface pressure is 90 times that of Earth. That's like being one kilometer (more than half a mile) under the ocean.
The atmosphere of Venus consists mainly of carbon dioxide, and a small amount of nitrogen. The thick cloud cover is composed of sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid droplets. Due to the dense atmosphere, the surface temperature ranges from 750 to 930 degrees Fahrenheit (398 to 498 Celsius). The surface pressure is 90 times that of Earth. That's like being one kilometer (more than half a mile) under the ocean.
A small bus can emit 270 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre. (Australian figures). This might be the equivalent of about 21 tonnes of Carbon dioxide (CO2) a year for a bus driving 60,000 km (36,000 miles).
Planes reportedly produce 0.8320 lb CO2/ton-mile and ships 0.0146 lb CO2/ton-mile. The other appended link shows the fuel use for each of several forms of transport (not just cargo vessels) but the data is extrapolatable to others
The good folks at SAS have put together an emission calculator for all types of aeroplanes if you want the answer by specific type. As for cumulative emissions it is estimated that some 16,000 commercial aircraft reoduce 600 million tonnes of carbon dioxide every year.
The atmosphere of Venus consists mainly of carbon dioxide, and a small amount of nitrogen. The thick cloud cover is composed of sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid droplets. Due to the dense atmosphere, the surface temperature ranges from 750 to 930 degrees Fahrenheit (398 to 498 Celsius). The surface pressure is 90 times that of Earth. That's like being one kilometer (more than half a mile) under the ocean.
Develop more efficient plane engines that produce greater flight time/distance/speed on less fossil fuel.Until then:Use alternate transportation that creates less CO2/mile such as railwaysIf there is no option to flying, only fly on aircraft with the lowest CO2 emissions on that route.Participate in a Carbon Offset Program. Some airlines (Continental, Virgin Blue, STI, Silverjet, et al.) will arrange to plant a tree to consume the carbon dioxide created by your flight.It is just like a car so the only thing that you can do is to improve the fuel economy of the aircraft.
The international norms that will help to regulate the amount of carbon dioxide released into the air as defined by the Clean Air Act are 0.010 gram/mile and 0.030 gram/mile for newer vehicles.
Yes. Catalytic converters and other emissions control devices would clean things up, but they're often too big, too heavy or too hot to install on motorcycles. Motorbikes, they emit less carbon dioxide, but they emit large amounts of nitrogen oxides, so turns out the average motorcycle is 10 times more polluting per mile than a passenger car, light truck or SUV. It seems counter-intuitive, because motorcycles are about twice as fuel-efficient as cars and emit a lot less C02
Riding a bicycle is carbon neutral, which means it has no carbon footprint. It does not increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the air.Many other human activities, particularly sports and exercise are carbon neutral. But whenever you turn on some electrical gadget or ride in a fossil fueled vehicle you start increasing the carbon dioxide in the air.
A Long EZ with a back seat fuel tank
If more of us use buses, yes it can help. Buses usually produce much less carbon dioxide per passenger-mile than do private cars.
Venus contains the following gases in its atmosphere:Carbon dioxide (96.5%)Water vapour (0.002%)Argon (0.007)Neon (0.0007)Hydrogen (0.0012)Carbon monoxide (0.0017)Nitrogen (3.5%)The percentages are estimations of how much of the gas is in Venus' atmosphere.
The atmosphere of Venus consists mainly of carbon dioxide, and a small amount of nitrogen. The thick cloud cover is composed of sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid droplets. Due to the dense atmosphere, the surface temperature ranges from 750 to 930 degrees Fahrenheit (398 to 498 Celsius). The surface pressure is 90 times that of Earth. That's like being one kilometer (more than half a mile) under the ocean.