Climate activist groups such as Fridays for Future and the emergence of flygskram (Swedish for “flying shame”) are at the forefront of a global backlash against flying where people are being encouraged to opt for alternative modes of transport in order to lower their carbon footprints. In this era of cheap air travel, should people be ashamed by the amount of times they step onboard an airplane? A new study conducted by the International Council on Clean Transportation suggests that in most cases the answer is no and that flying isn’t a big part of the average American’s carbon footprint. The big problem is frequent fliers and determining which flights are a necessity and which flights are a luxury.
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