If don't normally drive, how many air miles per year does the planet allow me?

Question

I live in the center of a city so I usually have no occasion to drive. I normally drive only once a month or so when visiting relatives in the country. So how many air miles in the year would that work out at? I ask the question as I fly a lot and sometimes feel a bit guilty about it, from an environmental point of view. (A rough answer is OK--I'm not looking for the exact number!)

Answer 1

Quit worrying about it.You need to get to where you are going. The goal of the environmentalist fringe is to make us feel guilty about everything! Do you know the that you are putting out CO2 right now? That's right, you are doing something bad for the planet. You are












Breathing!!!!!!


There is not enough data to prove that the planet is in any danger. The earth heats and cools in cycles! In the 70's the big threat was a"new ice age", Now we have to stop progress because of "global warming:"

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Answer 2

Look who's talking! Yes, this whole global warming movement is going to hurt the auto industry, so of course fire4511 is against it. Why would someone in the auto industry be an expert on atmospheric chemistry anyway?

To answer your question, it depends on so many factors that it's hard to give even a rough figure. Different model planes burn different amounts of gas. It also depends on how full the plane is (if there are less people, then it's more gas per passenger). If you're only driving once a month, then your impact on the environment is far less than most people, so don't worry about a thing. Congratulate yourself and be glad you don't have to sit in an hour of traffic every working day like some people do.