Aviation contributes roughly three percent of global carbon emissions
Gregory Davis · The Electrification of Everything: From Sky to Sea · Jun 12, 2023 · at 3:38
Gregory Davis, CEO of electric aircraft manufacturer Eviation Planes, context-setting the carbon impact of aviation.
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“What I mean is that right now aviation contributes about three percent of all world CO two emissions.”
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