A more efficient aero-engine to reduce aviation's carbon footprint
Date:
12/05/2016
Air traffic around the world continues to increase by an average of 5 % per year. With aviation currently responsible for around 2 % of all human produced global carbon dioxide (CO2), any annual increase adds up fast. For every 100 kilometres flown by just one passenger, depending on the distance and the aircraft, up to four litres of fuel can be burned. With numbers like this, the predicted increase in traffic poses a significant challenge to attaining any targeted reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
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http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/news/more-efficient-aero-engine-reduce-aviations-carbon-footprint